How ZenSupplies Founder, Tiger Safarov, Navigated Funding for His Dental Tech Startup: A Lighter Capital Podcast
5 Dynamics With Dental Assistants In The Workplace. Which One Are You?
The success of any dental office depends on the effectiveness of the team working together to achieve a common goal. Dental assistants are one of the most important members of a dental clinic who play a vital role by providing support to the dentist and ensuring the smooth running of the office. However, the dynamics […]
Work-life balance – existential crisis or a need for a framework overhaul?
Just like many things in this world, work life balance is a complex subject, perhaps with the wrong term/title that forces people to search for answers in the wrong place. What is balance? According to the Oxford dictionary, it’s a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions. Meaning Your Work […]
How Dental Clinics Can Enhance the Customer Experience: Best Practices from ZenSupplies
Providing a consistent and positive patient experience is essential for driving business growth, as satisfied customers are more likely to remain loyal and help your business grow. In addition, the cost of acquiring a new customer is significantly higher than retaining an existing one. That is why, whether you’re a startup or a large DSO, […]
#50 ZenSupplies Road Map 2023 with Alesia and Delaney
2023 is promising to be an exciting year. Technology is booming and there is so much we can bring to dentistry to help with day to day tasks and stress. From AI to basic tasks automation we are looking at the entire landscape and discussing with our offices what is the path forward. From a […]
#42 Lightwave Dental COO John Demma
Today my guest is John Demma, COO of a very unique DSO, Light Wave Dental Management. We discuss leadership, team culture, and leading through service. John has a unique story, growing up in the family restaurant business, learning important skills early on. As John said during the interview “When it comes to leadership and management, […]
#41 Elizabeth Bueno, Clinical Director of River Run Dental. Exciting Story of Growth, Focus and Team work.
Elizabeth starts at 5am everyday at the gym to start moving and prepare for any challenges the day can bring. Then the work starts at 6:30am with one of the 6 locations at River Run dental. Her job role is a Clinical director, but she wears many hats to help achieve the goals. We spend […]
Episode #39 Dr. Tom Novak, DDS from 7 ops 2200SF to 12ops 4000SF building, best parenting advice, and 2 simple rules to a happy life
Dr. Tom has incredible story of growing up in Chicago ,having paper routes at 9 years old and growing up in the family of 6. After completing dental school, Tom joined the Navy for 5 years and then spent some time in Seattle making $31,000 a year before landing in Weatherford Texas. He recently expanded […]
Episode #37 Dr. Benjamin Johnson, leadership during COVID times, navigating employees retention, daily routine for peak performance, and how to build a special family
Welcome back to ZenOne podcast. Today I’m visiting one of my favorite offices in Waco Texas, Acre Wood Dental and the team, Dr. Ben Johnson, Allison, Meghan and Dan Johnson. We discuss projects Dr. Johnson completed during COVID, managing during tough times, culture and leadership.
Dental Inventory Management in a private, startup dental practice [Guest Post]
As a new practice from scratch, there was no question that we needed to have dental office inventory software. I had worked as an associate at multiple offices, of which none utilized a system that was proven efficient. There were unused, expired products, random lists of supplies needed, ordering from one supplier, never price comparing, […]
Okay….Now What?
The bad news is that our industry has been and will be fundamentally and permanently changed because of the pandemic. A lot of the changes affecting processes, procedures and protocols (especially as they relate to PPE’s) will probably remain. One guarantee therefore, is that things will not be going back to “the way they were”. […]
2020 the year of Patience and Priority
Those that navigate through 2020 and keep their head above the water deserve huge respect. It’s been a year of really testing everyone’s patience and in order to have some sense of stability, we all had to shift and rebalance our priorities. For most, it was rediscovering family time, for some it was learning a […]
Changes in Dentistry-What does the future hold?
WHEW! Have you taken some time to really think about all that has changed over the last 6 months? What a whirlwind! Every position in the office has been affected by this. Some have lower exposure risk, and some have very high exposure risks. But one thing remains consistent: The unspoken fear of what the […]
How to Have a Positive Work Environment
Who likes to get up in the morning and DREAD going into the office? How many of us work for fun? (Being honest, MOST of us have to work)! So, how can we make this a great place to be? How can we make our teams feel secure, appreciated, and that each and every one […]
When is change the right step forward?
Since we started Zen in 2016 I knew that the only way to grow and build the right solution is to say “Yes” to everything. The ability to say YES, perhaps at the expense of thinking through, is a strength and I try to lead my incredible team with this in mind. We said yes […]
Tips for Hiring
Are you struggling to keep up? YOU are not alone. There are more dentists than not having a hard time staffing for the surge of patients, especially hygiene. In this blog let’s discuss some tips on how we can get GREAT team members in the door. Let’s start with the ad. What does your ad […]
Live Events Recap for the Week of June 29
Dear ZenFamily, Happy Monday to all! We hope everyone had a fun holiday weekend. As we jump into another busy week, we’d like to share a recap of live events and webinars for last week (the week of June 29) as well as some exciting live events that we have planned for the week of […]
How To Do More, With Less
As we enter into a new era in the dental world, there are many changes that are happening. There is still a lot of uncertainty on what is to come. This can work both for us, and against us at the same time. We are seeing practices that are having a hard time getting their […]
Live Events Recap for the Week of June 15
Happy Monday to all! As everyone starts out another busy week, I’d like to provide a recap of the live events and webinars we’ve had at Zen this past week as well as some exciting live events that we have planned for the week of June 22! On Friday, June 19th, Tiger hosted an Inventory […]
Working Through Change
Working Through Change CHANGE! AHHH! I always think of Kevin from Home Alone with his hands on his face, screaming in the mirror. Yes, very few like to hear the word, “Change”. ESPECIALLY during these times of uncertainty. Change can be scary for most people. When you have worked for an office, or on a […]
Live Events Recap for the Week of May 18
Happy Tuesday, ZenFamily! Hope everyone had a relaxing holiday weekend. As we dive into another busy week, I would like to share a recap on our live events and webinars from last week as well as provide a small update on upcoming webinars. So last week here at Zen we had a webinar on Friday, […]
Live Events Recap for the Week of April 27
Dear ZenFamily, Thank you to all for participating in our live events and webinars this week! We had two live webinars with four awesome guests! Dr. Brett Gilbert joined Tiger on Monday 4/27 and they discussed why change is crucial for self development as well as the importance of a positive mindset. This webinar was […]
Live Events Recap for the Week of April 13
Dear ZenFamily, We had another phenomenal week full of exciting and informative live events! We invited 7 fabulous speakers to the live webinars who all shared lots of useful information for our members. Here is a recap of what happened: Monday, April 13: Tiger was joined by a dear friend, Vivek Kinra, co-owner/CEO of PPO […]
Live Events Recap for the Week of April 6th
Dear ZenFamily, We are thrilled to announce that we launched “Live Events and Webinars” on the homepage of your Zen Account!!! As we wrap up our third week of live events, I wanted to share a recap with everyone on the week of April 6th. Tiger was joined by 5 fabulous speakers this week who […]
Some few words about the situation in France…
Tiger, some few words about the situation in France… I saw your new services on the website: it’s a very good solution. Congratulation !! I don’t know if this document can bring something to your project but it is my way to keep the contact and help : it is essential for me. Take […]
ZenMarch: COVID-19 Action Steps and honest letter from Tiger to ZenMembers
(This letter was adjusted for public view, therefore financial and personal information has been removed) Dear ZenFamily, A few weeks ago I had a feeling this could be something serious, but honestly, I couldn’t even foresee the magnitude of the COVID19 virus. First and foremost, we hope that you are all safe and protect yourself […]
ZenSmart Inventory workshop on January 17 was a huge success (and sold out)
Sharing knowledge and creating an environment to get Dental Assistants together is at the core of our passion at Zen. We were thrilled to start 2020 with exactly that. On January 17 we hosted our 2nd inventory workshop with offices attending from Colorado, Florida, Delaware, Pennsylvania and our home state Illinois. We are grateful to […]
ZenSmart Inventory Workshop New Dates Added
Dear ZenFamily, we are opening 2 more days in 2020 for ZenSmart Inventory Workshop, RSVP Here: Chicago – January 17th 8am – 5pm Chicago – April 17th 8am – 5pm Each workshop will only have 15 seats available. Look forward to seeing you soon!
Yes, we hosted our first Smart Inventory Workshop (thanks to Dr. Dorfman:)
A couple of months ago I had a call with a good friend of mine, dentist, and a fellow CEO of a dental tech company Yapi, Dr. Gina Dorfman, when she casually said: “Tiger, why don’t you host something like Smart Inventory workshop?”. In November with the help of several Zen clients, we did just […]
Smart Dental Inventory Workshop
How it all started: Since we stared Zen it was very clear to me that at some point I’ll have to combine both passions, organizing physical space and training our officers on how to use Zen. Before hosting any seminars I wanted to learn how supplies are managed, how dental assistants restocking each room and […]
Dental Assistants National Conference for Excellence (DANCE2019) Recap
The first-ever National Conference for Dental Assistants in the US has been a great success. More than 100 people in attendance; great speakers; dinners; awards; and so much more was packed in a 2-day event. Thank you all who attended and look to seeing you next year. For more information: website: dentalassistantconference.com Instagram: instagram.com/dentalassistantconference/ […]
- How ZenSupplies Founder, Tiger Safarov, Navigated Funding for His Dental Tech Startup: A Lighter Capital Podcast →
- Mary Govoni, MBA, RDH, CDA, on Current Infectious Disease Issues in Dentistry and Why We Need to Stay Alert →
- 5 Dynamics With Dental Assistants In The Workplace. Which One Are You? →
- Amanda Kaminski on Using ZenSupplies, Multi-Vendor Management, and Being Successful in the Dental Office →
- Dr. Aaron DeForest’s Perspective on ZenSupplies and the Importance of the Dental Tech Community →