Managing Dental Drama
de Bethany Petty & Dr. Reena Kuba | Dental Practice Management
When Background Checks Go Wrong - Dental Hiring Tips
Sobre este podcast
Dental practice management advice for practice owners, office managers, and dental team leaders. Each week, Dr. Reena Kuba, a pediatric dentist and private practice owner, and Bethany Petty, a dental consultant, take real-life examples and talk through the challenges of running a dental practice in an open, honest, and sometimes hilarious way.
Topics cover hiring and retaining dental team members, performance reviews, difficult patients, dental insurance, and leadership trends, ranging from “The Art of Retaining Good Employees” to “The Marriage of Dentistry and Insurance Ending in Divorce” and everything in between. Each episode gives dental leaders practical tips and common mistakes to avoid. Enjoy the unscripted conversation between Dr. Kuba, Bethany, and various dental practice owners!
Episodios
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- When Background Checks Go Wrong - Dental Hiring Tips · 46 min · Temporada 6 Episodio 7Are background checks truly necessary? Today, Bethany discusses a recent scenario she encountered where a brand new employee had unflattering information show up on her required…
- Dental Determination - Fighting for the Positive · 32 min · Temporada 6 Episodio 6Feeling burned out after a busy summer? Dr. Reena Kuba and Bethany Petty share encouraging facts and trends in dentistry to help doctors, hygienists, dental assistants, and…
- Lacking Motivation = Flab Fest · 54 min · Temporada 6 Episodio 5What do flabby abs and arms have to do with dentistry? In one word - EVERYTHING! Today, Dr. Kuba and Bethany discuss the massive impact of motivation in our everyday dental…
- Dental Practice Owners are Leaders · 51 min · Temporada 6 Episodio 4Dentists, especially practice owners, are leaders. Each day, dentists are faced with the opportunity to lead their team well, serve their patients, and impact their community. In…
- Introducing Laura’s Legal Lowdown · 50 min · Temporada 6 Episodio 3Bethany and Dr. Kuba are absolutely giddy to introduce you to a special friend and guest - Laura Diamond, Attorney to dentists. Laura is an absolute wealth of information. While…
- A Fake Two Week Notice? · 25 min · Temporada 6 Episodio 2Bethany had an extremely interesting series of events with a client, and today she puts Dr. Kuba in the hot seat. “What would Kuba do with a fake two week notice?” Together…
- Kuba’s Best Friend - Jerry Jones · 49 min · Temporada 6 Episodio 1Today, Dr. Kuba talks about the stresses and challenges of cultivating a successful practice when there are so many frustrating staffing problems. Much like her self-proclaimed…
- Fifth Anniversary of Managing Dental Drama · 33 min · Temporada 5 Episodio 49It is hard to believe, but MDD is celebrating its FIFTH anniversary! After surprising Dr. Kuba with this anniversary reminder, Bethany reflects on her favorite episode as well as…
- Successfully Incorporating New Things · 44 min · Temporada 5 Episodio 49It’s dental conference season! If you are like many dental professionals, you come back from seminars with an overwhelming amount of ideas and excitement. Yet, it is difficult to…
- Staffing Solutions – Remote Workers · 54 min · Temporada 5 Episodio 49Keeping a dental office fully staffed now seems to be a full-time job. So many practice owners are struggling to run a full schedule because they are missing key team members…
- Medical Office Inefficiencies = Lessons for Dentists · 42 min · Temporada 5 Episodio 48Dr. Kuba is all bent out of shape today over a recent medical visit. She recaps multiple instances of inefficiencies that push her to pause, reflect, and consider the hidden…
- Growth Goals with Dr. Jones · 41 min · Temporada 5 Episodio 47Dr. Jones is finally back, and he is passionate about today’s topic! In this episode, he reminds listeners what it takes to truly grow. He and Bethany discuss the challenges and…
- Real Life Resumes - How to Pick Good Applicants · 58 min · Temporada 5 Episodio 46Dr. Kuba and Bethany put the gloves on today! While they often see things from different perspectives, today’s episode might represent the most they have ever disagreed on a…
- Dental Death = Pause and Reflect · 46 min · Temporada 5 Episodio 44The news story this week should cause us all to pause. Medical emergencies are a reality for which we should all be prepared. When an incredibly sad news story regarding a dental…
- Who You Gonna Call? · 46 min · Temporada 5 Episodio 43The Texas heat forced Dr. Kuba and Bethany into their cozy closet to record today’s important episode. Dr. Kuba throws two completely different scenarios to Bethany and puts her…
- Inside the Mind of an Office Manager - Delegation · 44 min · Temporada 5 Episodio 42Bethany’s sister-in-law is back!! Amanda has been a manager for many years now. She recalls a time when she felt, “If I want to have something done right, I have to do it…
- Yucky but Useful · 43 min · Temporada 5 Episodio 41Have you ever been in that uncomfortable situation where you feel like you might need to report something to either the state board or even the police? This episode digs into an…
- Insurance MAD World Part One · 44 min · Temporada 5 Episodio 40Have you been asking yourself lately, “Where is all the money going?” Or have you noticed that certain procedures are simply less productive than they used to be? Maybe you’ve…
- The Saga of Estimating and Explaining Insurance · 52 min · Temporada 5 Episodio 39Today’s episode continues the saga from last week’s episode (“Are Accurate Estimates Important?”). Dr. Kuba continues to unpack details about a disgruntled parent in her practice…
- Are Accurate Estimates Important? · 52 min · Temporada 5 Episodio 38Today’s episode jumps straight into the deep end of managing a practice. Dr. Kuba shares about a disgruntled parent in her practice that ended up with an unexpected bill of…







