On making decisions, numbers, and how to bring your spouse into the practice with Michael Lomotan, biotech engineer turned into dental entrepreneur!

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeOh9tEiJ8I[/embedyt]   This is one of my favorite with one and only Michael Lomoton. His background is in biomedical engineering, but his passion is in dentistry. A few years ago Michael decided to step in and help his wife, Dr. Kathrina Agatep, DDS to run a practice in San Diego. We tour a recently […]

Your First Dental Supplies Order with Dr. Andy Tran DMD (Apex Dental Studio)

We’ve always wanted to put together a completely unbiased guide for STARTUPS for your first dental supplies order. I couldn’t do it without my good friend Dr. Andy Tran DMD, wh opened a practice in Austin Texas in February of 2019. It’s a rather short interview, so get comfortable, take notes and get ready for […]

Transition from Pre Dental in LA to Dental School in Detroit to becoming a dentist in Las Vegas. Interview with Dr. Patrick Anghel, DDS on life, student debt, and books to read

Instagram influencer Dr. Patrick Anghel DDS (@pat.the.dentist) and I seat down on Sunday night for a great conversation on life, dentistry, student debt, books to read and so much more. I promise there will be take #2 with Pat since we still need to talk about how he monetized his Insta as a side hustle […]

Tiger Safarov talks with Dr. Bryan Stimmler on The Better Dentistry Podcast

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ2Iw1HYmpc[/embedyt] Warning: uncensored interview A good friend of mine Dr. Bryan Stimmler and I seat down for a casual conversation at Bryan’s home in Brooklyn NY. You can give it a listen or watch full length. We go in different directions, discuss dentistry, everything around dentistry and much more. Hope you enjoy it! Tiger

Alexandria Endodontics Success Story

Zen Implementation at the Endo practice, 3 secrets every practice needs to know to successfully onboard. Interview with Meghan, Lead Dental Assistant at Alexandria Endodontic Once in a while, we get a chance to onboard a practice where we learn more from the team than they do from us. Alexandria Endo was that exception and […]

Zen & Work: New Podcast episode! Tiger Safarov & Dr. Andy Tran interview Dr. Suhail Mohiuddin of Dentologie

We are excited to bring you this new episode from the Zen & Work podcast archives! In this episode, Tiger Safarov, Founder of Zen Supplies, and Dr. Andy Tran (Apex Dental Studio) talk with Dr. Mohiuddin, an owner, and doctor at the Chicago based practice Dentologie. Listen along as they discuss User (ie. patient) Experience, […]

What Zen Setup Option is best for your practice?

When we started Zen back in 2016 it was a simple onboarding process that included – distributors, navigating Zen and pretty much that’s all. Then we started going to our client’s practices to learn and observe and we realized our offices are busy. Rarely we get someone excited over “Let’s rebuild your dental inventory“, and […]

How a simple spreadsheet can help you control dental inventory!

Hi, everybody. Let’s break this down into the simple steps and figure out a way to use spreadsheets to simply and easily control your dental inventory, submit orders, and pretty much stay within a budget.   First, we’re going to start with what we call Operatory Inventory Checklists. So that’s going to be available for […]

4 Ways To Determine Which Dental Inventory Software Will Work The Best For You

As technology evolves it’s getting really hard to choose the right provider for your dental supplies and inventory needs. At Zen, we really feel we have a unique perspective on the landscape and potential bumps on the road when it comes to searching, evaluating and selecting the right software. Not to mention the needs of […]

[Webinar] How StudioDental took full control of their inventory with Zen

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W1d0kHNAHA[/embedyt] Welcome to another webinar/interview with CEO of Studio Dental Lowell Caulder. We discuss how to match Physical space to their Virtual Space in Zen, How to get entire team compliance, and in case of turn around how to onboard new team members on Zen within minutes. Lowell explains their hiring process, books that […]

10 things your office should know about Infection Control with Julie Varney (15 min Interview)

10 Things Every Assistant Should know about Infection Control: PPEs – 4 items – mask; gloves; goggles; gown Utility Gloves Transport bins – to transport our items from the operatory to the sterilization area in a closed puncture proof, leak-proof container. With a biohazard sticker. Disinfectants – 2 step or 1 step. One step or […]

“Zen is like a lifesaver” full interview on how to implement Zen in your Dental Practice

ZenSupplies is a lifesaver when implemented and the entire team is on board. In order to understand what does it really take to implement Zen the right way and also provide true feedback from the “trenches”, we decided to interview one of our most successful lead dental assistants Brittany Lopez from Castle Peak Dental   Tiger […]

Dental Inventory Makeover Webinar

Welcome to our first webinar on Dental Inventory Makeover process. In this 30 minute video we break down the process into 5 major steps: Organizing Physical Space How to Implement Dental Inventory Controls Ordering Process How to Control your Budget How to Negotiate Prices Hope you find it productive and something you can implement right […]

The Power of Organization, Good Inventory, and Automation with Tiger Safarov

This is a crosspost from a recent interview, where Dr. Gina Dorfman interviewed Tiger Safarov on the Power of Organization and Inventory Control. Listen on: Stitcher iTunes Podcast Episode Info Dr. Gina Dorfman sits down with Tiger Safarov, founder of Zen Supplies. They talk about a wide range of hot topics in dentistry from dental […]

3 Reasons why Free Goods aren’t really FREE!

I’ve been asked this question a lot of times. Every time we onboard and train new dental practice this question comes up “How do I track my free goods?” My concern, they are not FREE!! There is no Santa Claus. There is no Easter Bunny.  There is no such thing as FREE DENTAL PRODUCTS! Now […]

Demystifying budget allocations with Jake Conway

Budget is one of the main reasons dental practices sign up with Zen. A single place for all distributors provides a better platform to manage the budget. Therefore that’s one of the questions we ask and the answer can be anywhere from 2.8-12%. To be honest, when I hear anything more than 7% I tend […]

Tiger’s Corner: What did we learn from a trip to Texas

Quick Warning: most likely you will see typos and sentences that would not make any sense. Please be patient with me since I refuse to use editors (except spell check) because I don’t want to lose my voice in the filtered/edited text. As many of you know I simply can’t stand still or be in […]

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English is a funny language. Words that are spelled the same can have different pronunciations and wildly different meanings. Words that are spelled differently can mean the exact same thing. To complicate things further, we also like to use everyday words in our slang. This can create some confusing and often humorous situations around these […]

A Drive to Deliver

Finding Zen is far easier at some times than others. Waking up in the morning, before the sun has crept over the horizon, the world sitting still, a great session of meditation, a great book, or a simply piping hot cup of coffee can bring that wave of calm. When things go wrong, it is […]

Howdy Y’all, Let’s Get Organized!

It is often said that the best way to learn a new language is immersion. Simply stated, it’s the concept that being present and surrounded by the speakers of that language with active context accelerates the learning process. Even greater than formal, structured education, immersion allows the learner to strip away all of the hypotheticals. […]

Bringing Zen to Bellmead

We traveled a long way and our first stop in Texas did not disappoint! We were blown away by the systems put in place at Acre Wood Dental. They got ORGANIZED! After embracing Zen, this office dropped their supply overhead from 10% in October to 5% in December! (And they are doing it again in […]

October 2018 Update

Dear Zen Family, Welcome to our Monthly Update! We really had a lot on our mind and on our plate and honestly we couldn’t wait to share with you. Please grab a seat and let’s go through all of this together. Software Update: New ZenOut is going live tonight. New and easier design eliminated unnecessary […]

What does it take to go from a Private Practice to 26 locations DSO

Happy Wednesday everybody! I would like to start a tradition and dedicate Wednesday to being a DSO day. As I travel around the country and meet with fascinating dentists I always wonder what makes one person grow and expand? What pushes someone to go outside of the comfort zone and disregard traditional wisdom? What are the personality traits of dentists who are expanding to two, three, five, or 26 locations? So let’s dive into this.

What did I learn from my recent trip to Greece?

Let me give you a little preview why I even decided to write this, I promise at the end it will all make sense! My story is a typical immigrant story, the one where you work all the time, build a business and work some more. The word vacation is sort of on the border […]

The Myth of the 5% Dental Supplies Budget

After two years of closely watching 130 practices across the United States waste money on dental supplies, we decided to study the problem and shed some light on the issue. We have seen a waste anywhere from 14% all the way down to 3.8%. Therefore the question is, is it even possible to have 5% […]

Building a winning TEAM incentive program (aka Bonus Structure)

Why incentive program is important? In the last 6-8 months I visited a lot of practices across the country and it’s always surprising to me that doctors have same if not bigger expectations to their team members as if they own a dental practice software. I understand the perfectionism and being type A, however, please […]

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The Fruits of ZenSupplies’ Travels

September 17, Sunday night, ZenSupples concluded the weeklong road trip, when we arrived to Chicago. It has been a rewarding trip in all ways possible; it has strengthened us as a team and it has strengthened the relationships we have with our clients. One of our main struggles since the inception has been to provide […]

THIS IS WHY WE LOVE OUR JOBS

Some people might say it is crazy; we say it is a great adventure, and we like crazy. We, Tiger, Liz, and Erika, have now set sail on a burgundy colored, rented Jeep, headed south, while our Minsk-team is working to keep everything afloat. We have a seven-day trip planned (as much as planning is […]

New Updates!

We are happy to announce our newest updates at Zen. On Monday September 4th, the update with several new features became available to you, through your Zen accounts. We always strive to improve our products and services; we listen, we ask questions, we take notes, and we change. Through our many meetings and conversations with […]