Podcasts

#65 Sandi Synstad, Chief Heart Offices of LightWave Dental (Director of Clinical Support)

On this podcast, I have a unique opportunity to interview Sandi Synstad, Clinical Director of Light Wave Dental, who is absolute rock star, heart officer of the organization and the energy sunshine of …

#64 How to Start a Side Hustle as a Dental Assistant by Sam and Sammie!

We are attending a Launch Event in Durham to support our great client Lightwave Dental, Dental Leadership Organization, headquartered in Virginia. Samantha Julia and Samantha Vaccarello are here to or …

#63 Haley Hayes on Success of Geneva Family Dentistry and 3 Unique steps to grow your practice

Today I am at the Wiregrass Dental Symposium in Dothan Alabama. Yes it’s south and I really enjoy it, from famous hospitality and accent, to how spacious dental practices are since the land is not an …

#62 Rajmonda Koci on going from 5 to 52 people at Westgate Dental Care and why doctors are the guests!

Today I sat down with Operations Manager at Westgate Dental Care to discuss her 20th year anniversary. How is it possible in the age of changing jobs every 2-3 years? We go deep into how Westage opera …

#61 How do we hire and keep great People?

Why does customer support in software sucks so much? We were curious too and decided to chat with our customer support rockstar Jillian Gomez (Head of Customer Support, until May 2023) what we are doi …

#60 3D Printing, Hololens, and What’s New in AI

In this episode, we discuss 3D printing and excitement around Hololenses by Microsoft (more on this here). It’s really a neat product that can take dentistry to a completely new level. Dr. Aaron and I …

#59 How ZenSupplies Founder, Tiger Safarov, Navigated Funding for His Dental Tech Startup: A Lighter Capital Podcast

In this podcast episode, Melissa Widner, CEO of Lighter Capital, sits down with Tiger Safarov, the founder of ZenSupplies, to discuss his entrepreneurial journey and the valuable lessons he’s learned …

#58 Ordering and Inventory Challenges of a Dental Startup

In this episode I interview Ayrat, co-owner of Cedar Park Dental Wellness. They have been open for almost 2 years and already have seen success in growth and challenges in the operations. We discuss o …

#57 Amanda Kaminski, Is the growth to 15 Specialty locations an accident?

Amanda is a Facility and Supply Manager  at Bubon Orthodontics, a group of 15 specialty locations in the Midwest with 60 staff members and most of them being with the company for almost 15 years. We c …

#56 Vendor Spotlight, Dr. Daryl Brito, from $400K in student debt to $1.2M side hustle

In this interview we talk with Dr. Daryl Brito who started a dental supply company right after dental school and while working for a DSO. His primary drive was to find a second stream of income to pay …

#55 Dr. Joon Han, how did we build a dental practice 14 years ago?

On this episode of ZenOne podcast I interview my friend Dr. Joon Han, the person who single handedly was responsible for my entry into the dental field. 14 years ago Dr. Han was looking for a contract …

#54 Starting ZenSupplies on the shoestring budget and how it almost failed in 2019

Today Tiger was interviewed by Brands and Brews podcast about building a business, entrepreneurship and marketing. It’s a short and engaging conversation that will hopefully inspire people to take act …

#53 What is a true application of Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry?

One of our beliefs at Zen is transparency and unbiased opinion of the industry and we always thought that there is not enough transparency when it comes to review of dental tech solutions on YouTube. …

#52 3DISC Intraoral Scanner Solution and Digital Dentistry

Ryan Lee, US Director of US Sales, and Catherine Coles, Lead Corporate Trainer, from 3DISC join ZenOne podcast to discuss all things intraoral scanners and how digital dentistry is changing the dental …

#51 Wonderful Dental Origin Story with Dr. David Epstein and Jason Epstein

Welcome to vendor spotlight episode, where Jillian interviews Dr. David Epstein and Jason Epstein on founding story of Wonderful Dental. This episode touches on so many different and diverse topics, s …

#50 ZenSupplies 2023 RoadMap, with Alesia and Delaney

From a customer standpoint, according to Delaney, our Customer Success Manager, one of the most desired and requested features is Bar Codes. Ability to scan a barcode and remove products from inventor …

#49 Waterline bacteria with Kellie Thimmes and Mike Rust [part 2]

This will be 2 part podcast series where I bring guests from ProEdge Dental Water Labs – Mike Rust Regional Sales Manager and Kellie Thimmes, Senior Consultant & Education Specialist to discuss detail …

#48 Waterline bacteria and treatment with ProEdge Dental Water Labs

This will be 2 part podcast series where I bring guests from ProEdge Dental Water Labs – Mike Rust Regional Sales Manager and Kellie Thimmes, Senior Consultant & Education Specialist. Part 1 we discus …

#47 Laura Mordica, fresh off the press, New Horizons Dental got Acquired by 2 DSO.

Laura shares the excitement of being acquired. We discussed the origin story, specialty, having 2 competing offices across the street, and crazy stories from when they acquired offices. Eventually New …

#46 Dr. David Bonner "Dentistry is a wonderful profession, but why are so many dentist blue?"

Dr. David Bonner has a years of clinical experience and business success that now he has a chance to share with fellow dentist. I love the energy and true passion Dr. Bonner has to dentistry. We kick …

#45 Matt Barber on Private Equity, being misunderstood, being ambitious, ADHD and how to clearly define success

Matt Barber is a Managing Partner at Highwire Ventures | Fractional Chief Strategist | Venture Studio Operator| Municipal Innovation strategist| Helping funds & business leaders manage change & strate …

#44 ZenSupplies Team Offsite in Austin

One of the challenges on remote work is being connected to your team and building personal relationships. The solution for that is Offsite, which we recently had in Austin. One night of a few drinks a …

#43 Delaney Barber, a career path from Dental Assistant to Customer Support Manager ZenSupplies

We discuss what made her successful, what was difficult and has helped her to switch gears, stay within dental field and grow professionally. At Zen we believe Dental Assistant is a career that can br …

#42 Lightwave Dental COO John Demma

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, there is nothi …

#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 ro …

#40 Angie Bachman, Design Ergonomics

Angie Bachman, Director of Education at Design Ergonomics, shares her story from Dental Assistant to Supplies Sales Rep and to a role at Design Ergonomics where she helps offices to truly get organize …

#39 Dr. Tom Novak, DDS from 7 ops 2200SF to 12ops 4000SF building, best parenting advice, and 2 simple rules will lead 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 sp …

#38 Santosh Patel on building Complete Specialty Solutions through perseverance and abundance mindset, why specialists burn out, and why AI will be so revolutionary in dentistry

Today I seat down with Santosh Patel, President of Complete Specialty Solutions. We talk about early days and how Santosh had to take PTO days to visit dental conferences and meet people at the Starbu …

#37 Dr. Benjamin Johnson, leadership during COVID times, navigating employees retention, daily routine for peak performance, and how to build a special family

🎥 VIDEO DESCRIPTION: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 dis …

What's new with Zen? Tiger will answer this and few other questions

🎥 VIDEO DESCRIPTION:Many of our friends have been asking “What is going on with Zen?”. Well, we have been very busy and now I’m excited to share with you what’s new, what’s coming in the next few mont …

Dr. Matt Kathan shares his invention

We invited Dr. Matthew Kathan from Timber Dental, Portland-based small DSO with 5 locations. During COVID, Dr. Matt invented a product and he will share with us what he learned. I’m really excited to …

Mary Govoni OSHA/CDC Updates and What are the Options if we Run Out of Gloves/Wipes?

Tiger will ask Mary about the current shortage of Nitrile Gloves and Surface disinfectants (wipes). What are the options if we can’t buy any more (which our team is working really hard to make sure th …

New Water Treatment Products from ProEdge Dental Water Lab

Our friends at ProEdge Dental (https://proedgedental.com/) are launching 2 new products and we invited The “Wizard of Water” Mike Rust and Kellie Thimmes to bring light to what these products are, how …

Importance of Supporting US Based Manufacturers with Jen Guarino, CEO of ISAIC

Dear ZenFamily,With the 4th of July holiday coming up in a few days, we decided to host a webinar on the importance of supporting US based manufacturers. There are a lot of discussions on US made prod …

Tim Twigg on Post COVID Hiring Challenges and PPP Forgiveness Update

For many dental offices across the country it’s been really challenging to bring the team back, adjust the schedules to the new guidelines and hire new team members. Also new guidelines for the PPP lo …

Disinfecting With Cold Fogging? Does it Really Work for Dental?

How do we move forward with a “New Norm”? Well part of that is disinfecting the rooms and I am lucky to have a friend, Dr. Tom Larkin who introduced me to an expert in the field of Fogging – Mike Sand …

5/22 Live 1 pm: Final Touches Prior to Reopening

On Friday 5/22 at 1pm CST, we invited Dr. Gina Dorfman, a dentist and fellow CEO of Yapi Dental and Julie Varney, CDA, RDA, COA, FAADOM, CDSO, CDSH, Mentor of Dental Assistants Rock to share their exp …

Understanding Mask Types and Compliance for Dental Practices

On this webinar we invited Mary Govoni to help Tiger to discuss following: What product will be in HIGH demand soon. Plan AHEAD What products can be helpful during reopening of your dental practice  H …

Water Line Treatment Prior to Reopening with Mary Govoni, Mike Rust and Kelly (1 CE Hour)

Since your dental units have been sitting idle, water can become contaminated, and before opening the practice back you need to make sure to follow protocols. We will discuss: What it means to test th …

Don't be Moody on Monday with Dr. Justin Moody

We are bringing back Dr. Justin Moody to talk about an emotional roller coaster we are going through and how to best prepare for getting ready to reopen. We will discuss what steps Dr. Moody and his t …

Dental Assistants Share Their Side Hustles

After such a wonderful webinar with Julie Varney and Ronda Holman on 4/6, we invited them again to share some thoughts and ideas with us on side hustles for dental assistants! Julie and Ronda will joi …

Dr. Brett Gilbert on Positive Mindset and Why Change is Crucial for Self Development

We invited one of my good friends, Dr. Brett Gilbert, an endodontist in Chicago, who has built a following on a simple message of accepting life challenges with a positive mindset. Dr. Brett and I met …

Mary Govoni: Guidelines on how we are going to protect our patients, our staff and ourselves. Understanding the purchasing constraints of PPE

By many of your requests we invited Mary Govoni to the live webinar to discuss one thing that ALL offices are worried about – how we are going to protect our patients, our staff and ourselves. In addi …

The HR Conversation with Tim Twigg

After such a wonderful live event with Tim Twigg on 3/31, we invited him again to share some updates and news on what’s been happening with the HR aspect of dentistry, as well as to answer questions a …

An International Reflection on the Coronavirus (France & New Zealand)

Many of us have been wondering what the coronavirus situation is like for other countries, especially for dental practices, so we invited Emilie from France and Dr. Nic Anderson from New Zealand to sh …

Zen Offices Share their Inventory and Ordering Process

We invite you to participate and tune into our live event happening on Wednesday 4/15 at 2 pm, where Iryna, our ZenTeam member will be joined by dental assistants from Zen Offices and they will share …

Vivek Kinra on Collecting 30K in Insurance from Home (CE)

Let’s open up this week’s Live Webinar with a good friend, co-owner/CEO of PPO Profits; co-owner/CEO of Verrific, and Zen Member (VIP Dental Lounge). On this live event our goal is to discuss how to k …

Mary Beth and Missy Fryer on Preparing Yourself for What Life Throws At You

On Thursday 4/9 at 2 pm CST we invited two special guests, Mary Beth, founder and CEO of Dental Support Specialists and Missy Fryer, co-owner of Buckeye Dental Solutions, to discuss what it means to p …

Story from the Trenches: Seeing 7-12 true emergencies every day with Ivana Bueno

On Wednesday, 4/8 at 2 pm CST we invited Ivana Bueno, the director of operations from Dental 360 and Associates in Chicago, IL to share with all of us the current situation in their office. Ivana’s of …

Dental Assistant Survival Guide During Quarantine

We will cover: How COVID-19 is affecting dental assistants nationwide The reuse of masks due to shortage I filed for unemployment, what do I do when offices open back up? What to expect when returning …

Dr.Sully Sullivan: Being a Millennial during the time of uncertainty

Is our generation (millennials) ready for this?  How to manage stress that it doesn’t lead to tragic events How do we keep our perspective if for some this is the first major  Is your circle of friend …

Tim Twigg: How the 3/27 Stimulus Bill Affects Dental Offices and what Details we Need to Know

How the current COVID-19 situation affects dental practices Key Provisions in the stimulus package for offices and team members Will the package help to keep the team employed? What to know before sen …

Week 1 Quarantine Recap with Zen Assistants

The webinar will be hosted by Iryna, a Zen Team member who is also a dental assistant, and we invited Vanessa and Rosanna from Forest Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, as well as Alyssa from Harve …

Thriving with Dr. Cristian Pavel (The Dental Yogis)

On Thursday 3/26, 12 pm Central, Live Webinar, with Dr. Cristian Pavel and Dr. Danielle. Some of you might think “Oh c’mon not another breathing exercise”, just give it a chance. On this live event we …

Reality with Dr. Justin Moody, DDS. Things are tough, now what? How to get yourself through this!

We plan to discuss the following: Reality of Dental offices being closed Emergency Patients vs Complete Closure. Should Specialist still be open?  What can we do while on mandatory quarantine? Implant …

COVID19 Reality Check with Dr. Gina Dorfman, Dentist, and CEO of Yapi Dental!!!

On Monday 3/23 2pm Central Live Webinar, I invited my good friend Dr. Gina Dorfman, dentist and fellow CEO of Yapi Dental. Dr. Dorfman is a published author and an experienced public speaker. She has …

Mary Govoni: COVID19 Reality and what we can do together (Earn CE)

Starting tomorrow we are kicking the series of live events streaming right into your Zen account. Tomorrow, Friday 3/20, we will have our first LIVE webinar with Mary Govoni (Compliance Expert) and Ju …

Interview With Dr. Patrick Anghel, DDS

Interview With Dr. Andy Tran DMD How To Put Together Your First Dental Supplies Order

Better Dentistry Podcast with Dr. Bryan Stimmler and Tiger Safarov

Dentologie Interview with Dr. Suhail Mohiuddin

Interview With Meghan Alexandria Endo July 12, 2019

Julie Varney Infection Control

Interview with Brittany Lopez Castle Peak Dental

Interview Jake Conway 4.15.19