On today’s episode, I discuss reasons some patients may be wary of pursuing further treatment or seeing their treatment plan through. I also outline ways to ensure that they feel comfortable, understand the importance of dental health, and retu

010: Three Reasons to Make Learning a Core Value in Your Practice

Jun 22nd, 2016 11m 3s

Today I discuss why it is so vital to make learning a core value of your practice. In a time when demand for dental services and profits are flat, frustrations run high. As such, it is important to manage personal and team stress. The way to do

009: The Best Part of the Elephant to Eat First- A Guide to know what to Focus on when you are Overwhelmed by Running your Practice

Jun 1st, 2016 8m 2s

On this brief episode, we delve into which part of the elephant to eat first. Namely, I break down how to tackle the many issues that arise at a practice. When you have a team, patients, and finances to deal with, it’s hard to know where to put

008: Why an Anchor is More Important Than a Drill in Your Practice When it Comes to Health and Profit

May 25th, 2016 12m 26s

On today’s episode, I talk about an important aspect of every dental or medical practice: I discuss anchoring. Namely, framing patients’ expectations and understanding various procedures and the costs they may incur. It’s extremely important to

007: A Better Way to Answer the Question "Why is Dentistry so Expensive"?!

May 18th, 2016 10m 35s

On today’s episode I cover a topic that comes up so frequently in the life of a dentist. Namely, I discuss the issue of how to change the perception that dentistry is expensive. Dentistry is commonly perceived as an expensive or unaffordable he

006: A Patient Refuses to Pay - A Simple Tip to Increase Collections of Your Over 90 Day Accounts

May 11th, 2016 9m 25s

On today’s episode, I discuss the often uncomfortable topic of collections. Specifically, I underline ways to stress the importance of your relationship with your patient, while successfully collecting on most, if not all, of your overdue accou

005: One Way to Tell If You Have the Most Welcoming Dental Practice in Your Area

May 5th, 2016 6m 11s

On today’s episode, I discuss simple ways to build your business through relationships within your community. More often than not, tips about building your practice involve gimmicky, short-term ideas that ultimately do not bring in the type of

004: How I Used Dental Insurance Advice to Win Over a Girl Who Was Way Out of My League

Apr 26th, 2016 6m 22s

Most of what you’ll hear nowadays encouragesyou to pursue a short-term, pushy and gimmicky path whenapproaching new patients. (You’ve probably heard all about “The Artof Persuasion”, right?)Well, if you’re having case acceptance issues,tha

003: What an Amazing Hibachi Chef Knows That Could Totally Change Your Practice Number

Apr 18th, 2016 9m 36s

Welcome to episode three of the Dr. Fries With That show! Today’s edition is about what an amazing Hibachi chef knows about customer service that could totally change your dental practice numbers. As dentists, we desperately want our patien

How TJ Maxx Nearly Ruined My Practice

Apr 14th, 2016 9m 18s

The usual advice about growing your dental practice isn’t about people; it’s about short term, impersonal, gimmicky transactions. “Dr. Fries With That” is a show about strategies to increase both health and profit at your practice, without

001: My startup story five dental startup lessons that will add up to gazillions in your career

Apr 12th, 2016 18m 39s

Welcome to the Dr. Fries with That Show. My name is Dr. Josh Renken, and I’m very glad you’re here. In this inaugural episode I’m going to talk a bit about myself and the journey I’ve taken in developing my dental practice. As I’ve built

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