Dr Tom Show

On this episode Dr Tom takes a moment to reflect on 25 years of Dentaltown, and 22 years serving as the Editorial Director. The conversation takes us back to the origin story and through the highs and lows over the years. If you are in the dental profession in any capacity, this is a familiar community. Please share your questions, suggestions and feedback at the show website: DrTom.show. Thanks for listening. Please like, follow or subscribe so you never miss a new episode. 

In this episode of The Dr. Tom Show, host Dr. Tom interviews Jennifer de St. George, a renowned expert in practice management and consulting, who has given over a thousand lectures globally and written numerous articles. The discussion covers various critical topics including managing perfectionist tendencies, team appreciation, and evaluation, and effectively handling common office controversies. Jennifer emphasizes the importance of 'inform before you perform,' addressing issues proactively, and the key elements of building a referral-based practice. She outlines her three-division management model: managing patients, managing the team, and managing the business. The episode also delves into role-playing scenarios dealing with toxic employees, emergency patient scheduling, misaligned treatment philosophies between associates, and long-term employees resistant to change. Jennifer shares practical advice on these scenarios and speaks on the future of dentistry, the role of DSOs, and the importance of maintaining patient referrals.

In this episode I have a conversation with Bill Owens, partner at Owens and Bondell a Dental CPA Firm that is also a founding member of the Academy of Dental CPAs. We discuss overhead, saving on taxes, embezzlement, DSO deals and much more. Enjoy the episode! Send your comments and questions through the show website: DrTom.show

This is my first podcast news segment. In this episode, I have highlights from the October issues of Dentistry Today, Compendium and Dental Economics magazines. Each month the news segment will provide a summary of the articles and events in our profession that deserve your attention. I look forward to expanding this concept in the coming months. The Dr Tom Show will also feature insightful interviews, new product discussions and editorial segments on the hot topics in dentistry. Please send your comments and questions through my website: DrTom.show

Welcome to the pilot episode of the Dr. Tom Show. I'm your host, Dr. Tom Giacobbi, and I want to take this short episode to tell you a little bit about my vision for the show. First, a bit about me. I'm a full-time private practice general dentist, and have been for more than 30 years. My wife, who's also a dentist, and I started our practice from scratch over 23 years ago. But you may remember me more from my role at Dentaltown, where I served as the editorial director for more than 22 years. In that role, I wore many hats. I wrote a monthly column. I curated peer content that appeared in the magazine. I produced numerous video segments, attended countless trade shows, and collaborated with dental manufacturers to stay ahead of [00:01:00] trends in our profession. This podcast will be a centerpiece of my continuing work, writing, product reviews, consulting with manufacturers, and sharing my thoughts on the hot topics of the day. In order to maintain the ever important contact with the audience, i've built a simple website where you can contact me anytime. Visit DrTom.show. That's D-R-T-O-M dot S-H-O-W DrTom.show. On that website, there's a simple contact form where you can send me your questions, suggestions, and comments anytime you like. Moving ahead. The shows will take one of three formats. The first will be the traditional interview. This will be with movers and shakers in the dental industry, dentists, consultants, manufacturers, and probably a few [00:02:00] surprise guests along the way. The second type of show will be a one-on-one where I'm gonna share my thoughts on the hot topics of the day. And finally, there will be an advice line style show where I'll bring back one of my expert guests to answer your questions directly. The guest will be announced ahead of time, and you'll have an opportunity to join in the show by contacting me through the website. So from here, let's do the first and most important step. Please follow or subscribe to this podcast on your favorite platform so that you don't miss an episode. If you have a suggestion, a topic, a question you want answered, please reach out to me through my website at DrTom.show. That's D-R-T-O-M dot S-H-O-W. DrTom.show. Thanks again for your time. I look forward to seeing you on our next episode.