Crown Council Mentor of the Month

Sam Ballard "Dominican Republic Lab Sponsorship"

Ballard Dental Laboratories is a state of the art dental prosthetics company. Ballard specializes in implant restorations and CAD/CAM Technologies. Ballard is also heavily involved in sharing its expertise with developing countries through its partnership with Smiles for Life Foundation.
Ballard Laboratories is a strong asset to your dental practice. We understand that time spent adjusting crowns is time spent away from other patients and from growing your business. We work tirelessly to ensure minimal adjustment while seating restorations. Our products are crafted here in the United States with high-quality materials so you can expect superior product every time.
Through our online client portal, the entire ordering experience is simple and streamlined for you and your staff. Our online system allows you to quickly request a pick-up, easily submit cases (including pictures), and track cases through the process to see when the case will be delivered. For typical lab communication, automation is here.
We at Ballard Laboratories value our relationships with dental offices. With this in mind, we offer in-house continuing education courses on implants and cosmetic restorations.
With us as your lab partner, you’ll spend much less energy stressing about and adjusting restorations. You’ll have the time and energy for what really counts--making your patients smile.

Steve Anderson "Myths About Team Motivation"

Steve Anderson brings insights into team motivation and productivity that will help you retain the exceptional team members you already have, create even better team members from your exiting talent base and create a legacy of team productivity and motivation that will improve your practice and the quality of your work life.

Daniel H. Pink "The Secret to Perfect Timing"

Daniel H. Pink is the author of six provocative books -- including his newest, WHEN: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. WHEN is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, and Publishers Weekly bestseller. Pink's other books include the long-running New York Times bestseller A WHOLE NEW MIND and the #1 New York Times bestsellers DRIVE and TO SELL IS HUMAN.

Dr. Kate Gross "What I've Learned As A Dentist"

Copy the genious of Crown Council mentor - Dr. Kate Gross! 
The dental group she has built with her husband, Dr. Guy Gross, is a source of pride and achievement. “There’s nowhere else I’d rather work than side-by-side with my husband, my father (2002-2013 when he retired), and my brother (2013 to present). “It is truly a family practice - one that was built on my family working together - and one that takes care of families at every stage of life experience. I like the variety, the fast pace, and the patients that I see grow and change throughout the years. The best part of my job is the deeply caring, highly skilled, and truly awesome professionals that I work side-by-side with. Aside from my family, these are the people that I spend the most time with, and I greatly value them and enjoy their company!”
Dr. Gross earned her Bachelor of the Arts in Human Biology from the University of Kansas in 1998, and her Doctorate of Dental Surgery from University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2002. She has continued to learn more about dentistry and patient care through continuing education in orthodontics and oral sedation. In fact, Dr. Kate has logged over 300 hours in orthodontic continuing education alone, gaining her Achievement status in the credentialing process through the American Orthodontic Society.
 

Steven J. Anderson "Secrets of My Early Success"

Tips from Crown Council Young Dentists of the Year
Remember what it was like starting out in practice right after dental school?  Some get off to a better start than others. 
 In this unique Crown Council Mentor of the Month Program, we have compiled the ideas and advice of our six Young Dentist of the Year nominees from 2012 and five of our previous Young Dentist of the Year Award Winners.  They share the critical things that have made the biggest difference for them in every area of practice: 
Clinical
Management
Marketing
Professional and
Personal
 Listen as their thoughts will remind you of things that you know are important as well as introduce you to some things you may never have considered.  It is a perspective from which any dentist can benefit.

Laura Heck "Developing Emotional Intelligence"

Laura Heck is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a private practice in Salt Lake City. She received her M.A. in Clinical Psychology and is a Certified Gottman Therapist (one of less than 300 in the world). Her work includes couples therapy, online counseling, workshops, speaking engagements, teaching for The Gottman Institute and co-founder of forBetter. Laura’s passion to teach has lead her to co-found forBetter, an instruction based web platform allowing couples to access powerful research based tips and tools for creating intimate relationships that are forBetter.
Laura served in a leadership role at The Gottman Institute (TGI) as the Director of Professional Development until 2015 when she relocated to Salt Lake City. Together with Gottman Institute Clinical Director, Dr. David Penner, Laura co-developed The Gottman Seven Principles Program and is also the author of the Seven Principles Companion Workbook, a tool for couples to use in conjunction with The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work book by Dr. John Gottman. She continues as Master Trainer for the program which has trained thousands of people to offer the Seven Principles Program in their communities, across six continents.
Laura is a charismatic and energetic speaker who’s love of life shines through her quirky and quick-witted presentations. Her transparency and authenticity is evident through her use of storytelling and examples of her own struggles in relationship with others. Laura is able to connect with audiences large and small, speaking to intimate groups and up to audiences of over 900. Laura has been with her beloved and patient husband for nearly ten years and they have a two year old son together.
 

Karen Phillips (UltraDent) "Passion in People"

Karen's story of working at UltraDent: When I started in dentistry as a dental assistant many years ago, I was actually quite shy and had been that way my whole life—through childhood and as a young adult. Quite shy! In a crowded room, I was always the wall flower, but I loved dental assisting. Then, when the opportunity to work for Ultradent came around, I started coming out of my shell as I had to go in to dental offices as a sales rep. Later, as a regional manager, again, I blossomed a little bit more. After a few years in that position, I became a product trainer and remember distinctly a few occasions where I would talk to my mother on the phone and say, “Oh, I have a class of 30 people to train today,” or “I’m going to speak at our National Sales Meeting and I have 100 people to present to.” One day she stopped me and said, “Oh my gosh, Karen, how do you do that? You’re SO shy!”
It stopped me in my tracks and it was an “Aha!” moment for me. That moment was a real marker for me in my career because I had almost forgotten that I used to be shy and to look back and go, “How did I get here?!” was amazing.I realized, and told my mom, that when you love what you do, and you’re passionate about it, you gain confidence. I mean, I went from being incredibly timid to public speaking and presenting for a living! I believe this all happened because Ultradent recognizes passion in people and fosters growth in those areas. That’s what I love the most about Ultradent. The only reason I’m in the position I am today as the director of U.S. sales is because Ultradent identified and recognized the passion I had for our products at the beginning, and helped me cultivate it and build on it by making me a trainer, which helped develop my skills further to help me become what I am today. I thank God for that and that I’m part of a company that does that for and with their people.

Dave Weber "The 12 X's of Success for Today's Leader"

LEADERSHIP REDEFINED
The 12 X's of Success for Today's Leader with Dave WeberWhile the traditional view of leadership revolves around authority, responsibility, or title, author Dave Weber, shatters these notions with groundbreaking insights that reflect a new reality.
A leader is anyone who has influence. Take a look at any group of kindergartners on the playground. Not one of those little stinkers has a title, but there is definitely someone in charge, influencing what’s going on. While most people traditionally look to the top of an organization or department for leadership (in theory, that is!), the highest performing groups in companies, schools, clubs, or sports teams have members who demonstrate leadership at every level. These “leaders without the title” have latched on to the profound reality that because they have influence, THEY LEAD.Discover Weber’s 12 X’s for today’s leader and learn simple strategies that can make a positive difference in every area of your life.