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Healthcare Integration in Dental Practice, with Dr. Marc Cooper

January 27, 2021 by John Ray

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Healthcare Integration in Dental Practice, with Dr. Marc Cooper (“Dental Business Radio,” Episode 12)

Host Patrick O’Rourke and Dr. Marc Cooper of MBC Consultants engage in a conversation both frank and vital on the integration of primary healthcare in dental practices. This conversation serves as an excellent prelude for an intensive conference on this subject Dr. Cooper will be leading in November 2021. “Dental Business Radio” is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient: PPO Negotiations & Analysis and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

Marc Cooper – DDS, MSD, CPC, Host and Producer – A Time That’s Come: The Integration of Primary Care in Dental Practice Conference

Through his consultancy, MBC Consultants Inc (Est. 1985), Dr. Cooper’s clients include solo private practice, small-partnered practices, and every range of DSO. Dr. Cooper was founder and president of the DEO until sold in 2018. 

Dr. Cooper has also worked with numbers of other health care entities such as insurance companies, clearing houses, bio-technical companies, and disease management companies, as well as senior executives and boards of large hospitals and hospital systems and a number of their related physician groups. 

In addition, Dr. Cooper has worked with Silicon Valley start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. He has spoken at dental conferences in 17 countries and has worked with dental clients in the U.S., U.K. Canada, Panama, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Brazil, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Israel. 

Dr. Cooper’s professional career includes private periodontist, academician, researcher, teacher, practice management consultant, corporate consultant, trainer, seminar director, board director, author, entrepreneur, and inventor. He has studied with masters in many disciplines, participated in formal business educational programs, and worked as an independent contractor with top-flight consulting companies. In 2012, Dr. Cooper was selected as a coach for the prestigious TED Fellows Program and is still active with the program. 

Dr. Cooper is author of eleven books, over 200 published articles and more than 2,000 blogs. Once he left the DEO, his focus took two paths.  One, bringing wisdom to leadership.  Two, a commitment to the integration of primary care in dental practice – a commitment which propelled Marc to create Integration of Primary Care in Dental Practice Conference for dentists, DSOs, physician groups, hospitals, investors, suppliers, and advisors in dental practices – the delivery side of the house. Dr. Cooper is known for his ability to recognize and appreciate when a context is the early stages of shifting, and he understands that context is decisive. 

A Time That’s Come: The Integration of Primary Care in Dental Practice Conference

A three-day conference examining the inevitable integration of healthcare in dental practice. For a list of speakers, agenda, ticket information and more, please follow this link. 

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About Dental Business Radio

“Dental Business Radio” covers the business side of dentistry. Host Patrick O’Rourke and his guests cover industry trends, insights, success stories, and more in this wide-ranging show. The show’s guests will include successful doctors across the spectrum of dental practice providers, as well as trusted advisors and noted industry participants. “Dental Business Radio” is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient and produced by John Ray and the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

Practice Quotient

“Dental Business Radio” is sponsored by Practice Quotient. Practice Quotient, Inc. serves as a bridge between the payor and provider communities. Their clients include general dentist and dental specialty practices across the nation of all sizes, from completely fee-for-service-only to active network participation with every dental plan possible. They work with independent practices, emerging multi-practice entities, and various large ownership entities in the dental space. Their PPO negotiations and analysis projects evaluate the merits of the various in-network participation contract options specific to your Practice’s patient acquisition strategy. There is no one-size-fits-all solution.

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Tagged With: dental care, dentists, DSO, Marc Cooper, MBC Consultants, orthodontics, Pat O'Rourke, Patrick O'Rourke, PPO Negotiations & Analysis, PPO network contract analytics, Practice Quotient, primary care, primary healthcare, The Integration of Primary Care in Dental Practice Conference

Mark Lakis, Southern Dental Alliance

January 18, 2021 by John Ray

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Mark Lakis, Southern Dental Alliance (“Dental Business Radio,” Episode 11)

Southern Dental Alliance CEO Mark Lakis joins host Patrick O’Rourke to discuss how his DSO allows doctors to be doctors and provide better access to care for patients. Mark also discusses the partnership operating model of Southern Dental Alliance and its advantages for both doctors and patients. “Dental Business Radio” is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient: PPO Negotiations & Analysis and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

Southern Dental Alliance

The mission of Southern Dental Alliance is to assist Founder Doctors with the day to day business functions of owning a company, without changing the integrity of the practices they have nurtured and developed. Our focus is to help great doctors, with great practices continue to grow and succeed. We want doctors to be doctors. We provide non-clinical support services to our Affiliated Dentists to enable them to focus on providing the highest quality of care to their patients.

The company has completed 14 acquisitions, expanded services in our affiliated practices, centralized administrative functions and built an exceptional management team to support further growth. We can help doctors run their offices more efficiently, make it possible for them to provide expanded care, increase access to care and make their teams life easier.

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Affiliate Practices:

  • Georgia:  Vital Smiles Georgia, Children’s Dental Center, PC, Aberdeen Dental Group, Coweta Dentistry Associates, Choice One Dental Care
  • South Carolina:  Carolina Dental Alliance, Carolina Dental Docs, Novus Orthodontics, Foster Orthodontics, Joseph Orthodontics, Choice One Dental Care of Greenville
  • Tennessee:  Zoo Crew Pediatric Dentistry

Mark Lakis, CEO, Southern Dental Alliance

In Mark’s current position as CEO of Southern Dental Alliance, he helped build the company from two dental practices with $7 million in revenue in one state to a fully functional regional DSO, with 43 practices in three states and over $70 million in revenue.

Prior to Southern Dental Alliance, Mark was President of Children’s Dentistry/Dentistry for Children, where we drove rapid revenue and EBITDA growth then led the company though a successful sale to private equity investors.

Prior to his experience in healthcare services, Mark had a highly successful career in the financial and operational management of global companies.

Connect with Mark on LinkedIn.

About Dental Business Radio

“Dental Business Radio” covers the business side of dentistry. Host Patrick O’Rourke and his guests cover industry trends, insights, success stories, and more in this wide-ranging show. The show’s guests will include successful doctors across the spectrum of dental practice providers, as well as trusted advisors and noted industry participants. “Dental Business Radio” is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient and produced by John Ray and the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

Practice Quotient

“Dental Business Radio” is sponsored by Practice Quotient. Practice Quotient, Inc. serves as a bridge between the payor and provider communities. Their clients include general dentist and dental specialty practices across the nation of all sizes, from completely fee-for-service-only to active network participation with every dental plan possible. They work with independent practices, emerging multi-practice entities, and various large ownership entities in the dental space. Their PPO negotiations and analysis projects evaluate the merits of the various in-network participation contract options specific to your Practice’s patient acquisition strategy. There is no one-size-fits-all solution.

Connect with Practice Quotient:

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Tagged With: Aberdeen Dental Group, Carolina Dental Alliance, Carolina Dental Docs, Children's Dental Center, Choice One Dental Care, Choice One Dental Care of Greenville, Coweta Dentistry Associates, dental service organization, DSO, Foster Orthodontics, Joseph Orthodontics, Mark Lakis, Novus Orthodontics, pat o'rour, Pat O'Rourke, Patrick O'Rourke, PPO Negotiations & Analysis, PPO network contract, PPO network contract analytics, Practice Quotient, Southern Dental Alliance, Vital Smiles Georgia

Kevin Cumbus, TUSK Partners

September 4, 2020 by John Ray

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Kevin Cumbus, TUSK Partners (“Dental Business Radio,” Episode 4)

Kevin Cumbus, TUSK Partners, joined host Patrick O’Rourke to explain how dental practices are valued for purchase, the effect of insurance carriers on dental practice values, and various other factors impacting the value of a practice. Additionally, Kevin and Pat have a compelling discussion on the dilemma facing Delta Premier-only status contracted practices during a transition. “Dental Business Radio” is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient: PPO Negotiations & Analysis and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

TUSK Partners

TUSK Partners sells large solo practices and Groups to silent investors, DSOs and Private Equity Groups for well over 100% of collections. TUSK currently has over $100M of transactions under LOI and another $50M coming to market in the next 6 months.

Kevin Cumbus, President

Kevin Cumbus is President and Co-Founder of TUSK Partners. TUSK Partners helps dentists START, GROW and SELL their DSO or Group Practice. TUSK provides Sell-Side Advisory Services, Capital Solutions and Strategic Consulting. Since 2016, TUSK has worked with over 120 Group Practices and DSOs nationwide with over 1,000 locations and over $1 Billion in revenue.

Connect with Kevin: Kevin on LinkedIn TUSK Partners on LinkedIn Facebook

Patrick O’Rourke, Host of Dental Business Radio

Patrick O’Rourke began his career in operations management at a dental & vision insurance company in Florida, which after several acquisitions and mergers, is now MetLife. He spent five years at Humana in Atlanta selling in the large group segment (100+ employees). In addition to several awards throughout his career, he has earned many professional certifications.

Understanding the nuances involved with all aspects of risk management helped business partners rely on his expertise to guide client recommendations. He is an insurance insider that has built dental networks, worked in operations management, designed dental plans, and opened markets.

In 2013, he founded Practice Quotient, which specializes in dental insurance PPO network contract analytics and reimbursement guidance, representing the dental provider.

As a national public speaker, Patrick educates doctors on how dental managed care participation impacts more than 50% of practice revenue, the importance of diligent contract management, and how to develop criteria specific to a patient acquisition strategy for choosing the best carrier business partners.

About Dental Business Radio

“Dental Business Radio” covers the business side of dentistry. Host Patrick O’Rourke and his guests cover industry trends, insights, success stories, and more in this wide-ranging show. The show’s guests will include successful doctors across the spectrum of dental practice providers, as well as trusted advisors and noted industry participants. “Dental Business Radio” is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

Practice Quotient

“Dental Business Radio” is sponsored by Practice Quotient. Practice Quotient, Inc. serves as a bridge between the payor and provider communities. Their clients include general dentist and dental specialty practices across the nation of all sizes, from completely fee-for-service-only to active network participation with every dental plan possible. They work with independent practices, emerging multi-practice entities, and various large ownership entities in the dental space. Their PPO negotiations and analysis projects evaluate the merits of the various in-network participation contract options specific to your Practice’s patient acquisition strategy. There is no one-size-fits-all solution.

Connect with Practice Quotient:

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Tagged With: Delta Dental Insurance, Delta Premier, dental industry, dental practice valuations, dental practices, DSO, Kevin Cumbus, Pat O'Rourke, Patrick O'Rourke, PPO Negotiations & Analysis, PPO network contract, PPO network contract analytics, Practice Quotient, specialty dental practices, TUSK Partners

Introduction to “Dental Business Radio,” with Patrick O’Rourke

July 21, 2020 by John Ray

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Introduction to “Dental Business Radio,” with Patrick O’Rourke

Welcome to “Dental Business Radio,” the show which covers the business side of dentistry. Host Patrick O’Rourke and his guests cover industry trends, insights, success stories, and more in this wide-ranging show. The show’s guests will include successful doctors across the spectrum of dental practice providers, as well as trusted advisors and noted industry participants. “Dental Business Radio” is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

Patrick O’Rourke, Host

Patrick O’Rourke began his career in operations management at a dental & vision insurance company in Florida, which after several acquisitions and mergers, is now MetLife. He spent five years at Humana in Atlanta selling in the large group segment (100+ employees). In addition to several awards throughout his career, he has earned many professional certifications.

Understanding the nuances involved with all aspects of risk management helped business partners rely on his expertise to guide client recommendations. He is an insurance insider that has built dental networks, worked in operations management, designed dental plans, and opened markets.

In 2013, he founded Practice Quotient, which specializes in dental insurance PPO network contract analytics and reimbursement guidance, representing the dental provider.

As a national public speaker, Patrick educates doctors on how dental managed care participation impacts more than 50% of practice revenue, the importance of diligent contract management, and how to develop criteria specific to a patient acquisition strategy for choosing the best carrier business partners.

Practice Quotient

Practice Quotient, Inc. serves as a bridge between the payor and provider communities. Their clients include general dentist and dental specialty practices across the nation of all sizes, from completely fee-for-service-only to active network participation with every dental plan possible. They work with independent practices, emerging multi-practice entities, and various large ownership entities in the dental space. Their projects evaluate the merits of the various in-network participation contract options specific to your Practice’s patient acquisition strategy. There is no one-size-fits-all solution.

Connect with Practice Quotient:

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LinkedIn

Facebook

Twitter

Tagged With: Dental Business Radio, dental specialty practices, general dentist, Patrick O'Rourke, PPO Negotiations & Analysis, PPO network contract analytics, Practice Quotient

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