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When is change the right step forward?
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 […]
Is it too late to Manufacture things in the US again?
Let me start with a bunch of questions that I still don’t have all the answers to. How is it possible that during a pandemic that we are left with no masks, gowns, respirators? How did we get to the point that we have to rely on another country to get us protection equipment? If […]
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 […]
Live Events Recap for the Week of June 22
Happy Monday to all! As another busy week begins, 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 29! So last week, on Thursday, June 25, we invited Tim Twigg […]
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 […]
Why Are Systems SO Important?
When we hear the word systems, we instantly think of a machine, or a computer program, where everything MUST be black and white. We think redundancy. Ultimately, we think of the dreaded word…CHANGE. Yup, that’s the dreaded word we hear all too often!! CHANGE. Instantly our minds go to “She isn’t going to like the […]
Live Events Recap for the Week of June 1
Dear ZenFamily, Happy Monday to all! We hope everyone had a fun and safe weekend. As we jump into another busy week, we’d like to share a recap of live events and webinars for the last week (the week of June 1) as well as some exciting live events that we have planned for the […]
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 May 11
Dear ZenFamily, Hope everyone is staying safe and having a productive week so far! Last week here at Zen we had a webinar on Friday 5/15 on “Understanding N95/KN95 Masks and 3 Ply Surgical Masks, Compliance For Dental Practices Including research/diagrams/test/in office test log forms”. Mary Govoni joined Tiger to answer questions on what products […]
Live Events Recap for the Week of May 4
Dear ZenFamily, Happy Monday to all! I hope everyone had a great weekend and ready to start this week with full energy and potential! Last week here at Zen we had two live webinars with four phenomenal guests! On Monday, 5/4, Tiger was joined by Dr. Justin Moody, the owner of West Horizon Dental Group […]
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 20
Dear ZenFamily, Thank you to each and every one of you for participating in our live events and webinars this past week! We’ve gotten so many great questions in regards to our webinar on Monday 4/20 with Tim Twigg and on Wednesday 4/22 with Mary Govoni. Both of these webinars are eligible for 1 CE […]
Article Semaine 6 from Emilie Lacombe in France
Today, it’s the beginning of our sixth weeks of quarantine: time to make a point. On the last Tuesday, our President, M. Macron announced the extension of the shelter in place order for 30 days. The end of the quarantine will be May 11th. If statistics look good, schools and businesses will open on this […]
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 […]
[Repost] What the $2 trillion stimulus package means for dentists (from Becker’s Healthcare)
This is a repost from Becker’s Healthcare, written by Gabrielle Masson on March 30, 2020. President Donald Trump passed a $2 trillion emergency spending bill March 27 to combat the economic effect of COVID-19. Below are provisions of the legislation relevant to dentists, as explained by Chad Gehani, DDS, American Dental Association president. Provisions the ADA believes are most […]
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 […]
Water Lines: Basic information to stay in compliance
Questions about testing dental waterlines are all over social and print media. Terms like DUWLs, CFUs, and LPSs are in the literature but what does that alphabet soup mean and what is a dental office supposed to do about it? The good news is, is it isn’t as hard at pronouncing words like Pseudomonas Aeruginosa […]
What to do if you recently joined a buying group?
Recently we’ve been asked about buying groups and how to make your Zen Account work if you recently joined a buying group (Example: Synergy, DSN, DentalWhale, etc)? Let’s review the process together. Step 1: First of all, obtain a list of distributors that the buying group has negotiated prices with. Review distributors on the list […]
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 […]
Why choose Advanced Setup with Zen Subscription
Lowering overhead on dental supplies is a process. At Zen we approach it based on 3 Phases: Phase 1 is building a reliable ordering process Phase 2 is negotiating better pricing Phase 3 details and measuring supplies on a daily basis and by procedures Every office has its own goal and not all offices […]
Dental Inventory makeover with Ellicott City Smile Center
We recently completed a Dental Inventory Makeover in Baltimore and wanted to share with you what does the process involves. It’s a lot of fun for us and we hope you get excited so one day we meet you in person at your dental practice. Please enjoy! [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tBCVE7ZxYA[/embedyt]
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/ […]
Vivid Progression Conference, My Presentation on 4% overhead and what happened that I didn’t EXPECT!
Last week I was invited to talk at the Vivid Dental Progression Conference organized by a good friend of mine Daniel Johnson, Founder/CEO of Lucent Spot Marketing and he is also Director of Marketing for an emerging group in Texas, AcreWood Dental Care. It was exciting to finally share what we’ve learned at ZenSupplies […]