Joe Oxman received his Ph.D. in organic photochemistry from Northwestern University (1983).  He has been employed by 3M for 38 years and is currently a Corporate Scientist. A developer of many dental and non-dental technologies and is considered a global expert in photocurable systems, nanotechnology, structural composites, hard tissue adhesives, glass ionomer materials, orthogonal smart-materials, bioactives and technologies to minimize polymerization shrinkage stress. He has 112 issued US patents, more than 100 publications/abstracts in peer reviewed journals and has been an invited global lecturer for more than 350 keynotes, presentations, and dental school curricula. He has received many international recognitions including induction into the prestigious 3M Carlton Society (2003), two American Chemical Society (ACS) Cooperative Research Awards (2007 and 2020), the University of Colorado Engineering & Applied Science Corporate Advocate Award (2007), the IADR Peyton Skinner Award for Innovation in Dental Materials (2013), ACS Industrial Polymer Science Award (2016) and induction as an ACS Polymer Fellow (2017). He was instrumental in co-establishing the NSF Cooperative Research Center on “Fundamentals Applications of Photopolymerization” (Universities of Iowa and Colorado). He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the AADR, the MinnCResT External Review Board and previously served as the 3M Director of Research for University of Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics and as a coach and judge for the Discovery Education/3M Young Scientist Challenge.

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164: Interview with Corporate Scientist, Joe Oxman Ph.D.

Business owner, award-winning financial planner, and pizza aficionado Justin Goodbread launched his first business when he was 15. From Brunswick, Georgia, he grew up running around barefoot and chasing alligators. His love for helping others with their finances evolved over time, but it began with a bet. A friend bet $5,000 Justin wouldn’t be able to pass three financial tests. With only a month to study, Justin passed the first time. That ultimately led him to become a Certified Financial Planner™ and later added Certified Value Growth Advisor®, and Certified Exit Planning Advisor to his expertise. Justin is the owner of Financially Simple, a company that aims to help business owners manage their wealth, sell their business and prepare for retirement. Financially Simple has been featured nationally in Forbes, Fox News, NerdWallet, Yahoo! Finance and Investopedia. Justin runs the Financially Simple blog, podcast and YouTube channel. He’s been awarded Knoxville Tennessee’s 40 Under 40, Investopedia’s Top 100 Advisor, Exit Planning Institute’s Leader of the Year and more. He’s been a featured speaker for the University of Tennessee MBA Finance Department, the Exit Planning Institute, various professional workshops and more. Justin lives on a small farm in the country with his wife and three beautiful children. He’s an avid outdoorsman who loves, farming, camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, and traveling. He’s also completed several half Ironman races, marathons and other endurance events.

163: Interview with CFP®, CEPA®, CVGA® and owner of Heritage Investors LLC., Justin Goodbread

Susie Reilly is an investor, trader, and community builder, in the cryptocurrency space. Until recently Susie owned and operated a successful general dental practice with her husband outside of Atlanta, GA for the past 23 years.  That all changed in 2021 when she remembered she had purchased Bitcoin a few years ago after being pressured by her son. She took the earnings from that purchase and began a trading career that has led her to leave her dental practice and pursue crypto full time. Susie is passionate about creating safe spaces for new investors to enter the crypto currency market. She’s the founder of 3 crypto communities The Hyve, Fomonomo, and The Crypto Garden. When she’s not reading a Bitcoin chart Susie can be found with her husband and four children traveling, exploring the outdoors, competing in triathlons, and enjoying a great glass of wine. You can join her new crypto investor community created specifically for professional women www.cryptohyve.io

162: Interview with cryptocurrency investor and trader, Dr. Susan Reilly

 With over 20 years’ experience in healthcare information technology, Seth Mendelsohn is a seasoned veteran in the industry. After graduating from Kansas State University with a major in management information systems he spent most of his career implementing healthcare IT systems at hospitals across the country. However, with a wife and two kids at home, he really wanted to do something different so he could spend more time with family. Since Seth was really interested in dentistry and his wife had a fast-growing dental practice, he decided to switch careers and help his wife grow her dental practice. This career switch couldn’t have gone any better. Seth found he had a passion for dentistry and thrived as the Director of Operations for his wife’s dental practice. In under two years with Seth’s help, the dental practices revenue nearly doubled. Seth’s favorite part of his job was performing SEO. Not only is he extremely good at it, but he really enjoyed this part of his job (maybe a little too much according to his wife). Since Seth had such a huge passion for SEO and excelled at it, he decided to start a dental marketing company help other businesses with getting new patients though SEO. Originally from Kansas, Seth currently lives near Denver, Colorado. When Seth isn’t working, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, hiking, fishing, and traveling. Speaking of traveling, he loves working so much he’s typically working during his vacations. But working is more fun on vacation than at home, right?   

161: Interview with CEO at Denterica & SEO specialist, Seth Mendelsohn

Dr. Talia Nutting has provided exceptional dental care in Knoxville since 2009. She has studied extensively on implant restoration at the Zimmer Implant Institute and with Biomet’s Synergy Program. Dr. Nutting has received intensive training on Cerec CAD/CAM technology, which allows the office to offer crowns in one day. She is also a member of the prestigious Kois Center in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Nutting grew up just down the road in Kingston, Tennessee.  She was a hygienist for 3.5 years and then went on to study at the University of Tennessee, earning high honors at the College of Dentistry.  Dr. Nutting went to work as an associate at a practice in Knoxville, until she was convinced to buy a practice that was about 70% HMO.  After a divorce 2 years into ownership, Dr. Nutting pretty much gave up everything but her practice and started over.  She got off the HMO and got involved in airway.  Dr. Nutting and her husband Marshall, along with their two children, reside in West Knoxville.  When not at the office, you can find her lending support to her children's school and sports activities and making a point to hear great live music. She loves hot tea, coffee and the Rolling Stones.  

160: Interview with dentist & practice owner, Dr. Talia Nutting

Brandi Hooker Evans is an experienced team trainer, motivational speaker, and an engaging continuing education provider. Brandi has been a clinical dental hygienist since 2007. She uses her master’s degree in health education as well as specialized adult learning tactics to help dentists and their teams achieve their highest potential as professionals. Brandi’s training approach is encouraging and efficient, additionally her enthusiasm is contagious! Dentists and their teams swiftly adopt the skillsets and mindsets needed to achieve healthy patients and practices, all while being healthy providers! 

159: Interview with motivational speaker and continuing education provider, Brandi Hooker Evans, RDH

Dr. Bar lives in Katy, Texas with his wife, Dr. Katie, and his son, Bailey. He is the founder and owner of Adventure Orthodontics located in Spring, TX.  As a Board Certified Orthodontist married to a biological dentist, his philosophies and treatment goals are in alignment with biological, airway, and whole body wellness. He believes that orthodontics treatment should provide all of his patients with a more Confident and Healthier Smile! He is passionate about spreading education and awareness about orthodontics. He realized that the majority of his patients are of Generation Z who are born into technology and social media. This is how he became known as ‘Dr. Bar The Braces Doc’ among his followers and subscribers on TikTok and YouTube. He has had great success using TikTok to reach his patients with engaging, fun, and educational videos delivered in a way patients of all ages can relate to and enjoy. He has amassed a strong following and loves to deliver new content to his followers on TikTok and YouTube.  When he’s not making video content, Dr. Bar and his family enjoy traveling, skiing and golfing. Here are a few of Dr. Bar’s favorites: Favorite vacation spots: Sedona, Iceland, Cancun, and Japan Favorite Dessert: Ice Cream Favorite Food: Seafood Favorite Drink: Mojitos

158: Interview with Orthodontist & "Dr. Bar the Braces Doc" on TikTok, Dr. Bar Nguyen

Ally Tompkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience treating a range of clinical issues across a diverse adult population. Ally earned her BA in journalism from Columbia College Chicago and her Master’s degree in clinical social work from Loyola University Chicago. Ally works with individuals seeking therapy as a means of improving their lives. Whether it’s managing stress, finding work/life balance, coping with role changes (marriage, divorce, parenthood, job loss) or working to feel “un-stuck,” Ally creates a warm and inviting environment for her clients to explore the barriers in their lives. Ally also specializes in the treatment of disordered eating, anxiety, OCD, depression, PTSD, grief, and body image disturbance. Her work is informed by a “Health At Every Size” (HAES) framework, allowing her clients to feel accepted and safe in their bodies and in the therapeutic space right from the start.  Ally uses a range of evidenced-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Exposure Response Prevention Therapy (ERP), and Written Exposure Therapy (WET). Ally cares deeply about the populations she has served, and over the years she has presented on eating disorder treatment to professionals, consumers, and students. Ally loves to learn and teach and is always seeking out new trainings and workshops to further her expertise in the areas most important to her clients.  

157: Interview with Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Allison Tompkins

For almost two decades, Dr. Gina Dorfman has continually proved herself to be an innovative leader in the field of dentistry. As a dentist, practice owner, and entrepreneur, Dr. Dorfman has had the opportunity to engage with dental professionals across the country with the goal of helping them grow and thrive. Dr. Dorfman graduated from the University of Southern California in 1996, earning a degree in Biochemistry. She completed her dental training at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry in 2000 and shortly after started her practice near Los Angeles, California. While starting a practice in a saturated market came with its own challenges, the practice grew tremendously over the years, expanding to several locations. Because of her experience running multiple practices and leading a big team, Dr. Dorfman developed a unique insight into how efficient practices organize and operate and how dental teams can work together to overcome obstacles and reach their goals. A recognized speaker and author, Dr. Dorfman is regularly invited to teach other dentists across the country. She has presented at multiple local and national dental meetings, such as the Townie Meeting and Practice on Fire Live. Recently, she’s had the honor to join the faculty at the Dental Success Network, a unique community dedicated to advanced learning and collaboration. Dr. Dorfman is also a frequent contributor to several industry blogs and the host of Behind the Smiles Podcast that features the most disruptive and influential members of the dental community who are moving dentistry forward. Dr. Dorfman spends numerous hours in continuing education each year to further her dental expertise and is always on the cutting edge of technology. Her passion for creating systems and leveraging technology to streamline practice operations is what eventually led her to co-found YAPI, a paperless dental software, where she is currently serving as the CEO of the company. When she is not working, Dr. Dorfman enjoys hiking, reading and spending time with her husband Ken, their two children, Mila and Lenny, and their German Shephard named Axel.

156: Interview with dentist, practice owner & co-founder & CEO at YAPI, Dr. Gina Dorfman

Amy Morgan joined Spear in 2018 as Vice President of Consulting Strategy. For more than 25 years as a consultant and trainer, and as former CEO of Pride Institute — a nationally acclaimed, practice management consulting company — she and her teams have revitalized thousands of dental practices using management systems proven to help dentists become more secure, efficient and profitable.

155: Interview with Vice President of Consulting Strategy at Spear Education, Amy Morgan

Dr. Julia Latham enjoys working with people of all ages and genuinely cares about improving the oral health of her patients. Dr. Latham grew up in New Zealand and moved across the Pacific in 2001 for her undergrad at Boston University, completing her DDS from the University of Michigan school of dentistry in 2011. While attending UMSoD, Dr Latham was the recipient of the William S. Kramer Award of Excellence, inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society and served as co- chair for the Scholars Program in Dental leadership where she led a capstone project collaborating students, faculty and community dentists to increase the efficiency and efficacy of local children’s clinic to help improve access to care. Additional honors include: the 2009 Periodontal Alumni Association Award for excellence in preventive periodontics and the 2011 American Academy of Oral Medicine Award. Dr. Latham began her dental career as a general dentist for the US Navy serving in a military dental clinic in Rota, Spain and returned to the US to practice general dentistry with Tidewater Dental Group in Virginia Beach, VA. In 2014, Dr. Latham partnered with a successful multi-disciplined practice, Brush and Floss Dental Center in Stratford CT, where she now maintains a private practice focused in orthodontic and restorative care. In her not so spare time, Dr. Latham is the proud mother of two young sons, and enjoys making rap videos with her husband, an emergency room physician at Bridgeport Hospital, including a recent video about dentistry they made during the Covid-19 shutdown. Dr. Latham may be contacted at julialathamdds@gmail.com.

154: Interview with practice owner & dentist, Dr. Julia Latham

Mikaeya Kalantari has been a practicing pediatric dentist since 2012. Always one to have side hobbies, Mikaeya started a personal blog in 2015 and began to dive into the world of SEO and social media. When her family moved across the country and opened a dental practice in competitive Southern California, she began to use her SEO and social media knowledge to grow the office brand and spread the word about the family’s new dental practice. Dr. Kalantari now teaches other dentists how to do their own branding, SEO and social media marketing in her online courses which can be found on ThinkingOutsideTheDrill.com. Along with teaching other dentists, Dr. Kalantari also runs the Facebook and Instagram page Thinking Outside The Drill and is a contributing writer for both Dr. Bicuspid and the Orange County Mom’s Blog

153: Interview with pediatric dentist & founder of Thinking Outside the Drill, Dr. Mikaeya Kalantari

Dr. Tina Saw is a General Dentist in Carlsbad, California. She obtained her DDS at Loma Linda University. She currently is a practice owner at Elevated Smiles in North San Diego. Dr. Saw founded Light Solutions Dental in 2020, bringing affordable wireless loupe lights to the dental market. In 2021, Dr. Saw founded her third company, Oral Genome, to help people understand what affects their dental health and how to target specific salivary factors to reduce their risks for dental problems.

152: Interview with dentist & founder of Light Solutions, Dr. Tina Saw

Zeeba is an internationally experienced Ayurvedic clinician, meditation teacher, energy healer and motivational speaker who uses holistic treatment to restore her patients’ mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health and to prevent disease. She is a leading practitioner with Mindvalley’s Soulvana, and was honored to be part of a session hosted by His Holiness The Dalai Lama. Zeeba is certified in the Ayurveda Sciences and is a registered member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association.

151: Interview with health coach, Ayurvedic clinician & meditation teacher, Zeeba Khan

Dr. Chris Steven Villanueva earned his DMD from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. V spent the next few years working at various DSOs and private practices, recognizing the benefits and challenges of each. Dr. Villanueva is the founder and CEO of MB2 Dental—the original Dental Partnership Organization. Since its founding in 2007, MB2 has partnered with hundreds of dentists to help them stay in the driver’s seat as they maximize their talents, connect as part of a community and build exceptional wealth.

150: Interview with CEO & founder of MB2 Dental, Dr. Chris Steven Villanueva

Dr. Grace Yum has quietly become one of the highest profile pediatric dentists in Chicago and beyond. She is in a small pool of less than 5% of all dentists who become certified in pediatrics. She also founded and built Yummy Dental and Orthodontics for Kids into a leader in its category. In this Podcast, Dr. Yum shares pearls of wisdom based on her experience that are designed to help moms be successful in their medical careers and in their lives more broadly. She interviews a rotating cast of experts who give invaluable advice from a variety of perspectives: fashion stylists, lawyers, CEOs, nutritionists, skincare experts, parenting experts and more. Along the way, Dr. Yum shares the secrets to her success in balancing motherhood and her growing business interests in dental, real estate and beyond.

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