Jason and Alan interview the most interesting guest you may have never heard of. We met R.J. Adolfi at the Chicago Midwinter and we think his story is fascinating! Did you ever wonder how DSOs started? Our guest on episode 181 is R.J. Aldofi. His family started "Upstate Dental" which eventually became a brand almost everyone knows...Aspen Dental. In fact, R.J. was the CEO of Aspen for almost 10 years. He left the company in 1999 and stayed away from dentistry until recently. R.J.'s story is awesome...he grew up in the waiting room and has opened more dental offices than anyone we can think of. He blew us away with his knowledge and we think you'll love his story. His latest project, "My Community Dental Centers" (www.mydental.org) is a nonprofit chain of dental offices focused on serving Medicaid populations in Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky. If you'd like to consult with R.J., email us at [email protected] and we'll get you in touch with R.J. Just about every time he opens his mouth something useful and awesome comes out! Links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 22,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Remember...if you don't have anything "dental" on your FB page, we might decline your membership request. So IM the group or email us at [email protected]. Go check out the Dental Success Network! Jason and Alan are part of this amazing 3 pronged network: social network, CE network and buying network! Sign up and let them know the Dental Hacks sent you! The Zirc Crystal HD mouth mirror is the best mirror in dentistry. And now, if you use coupon code dhm18 on 12 pack of Zirc Crystal HD mirror you'll receive a free Mirror Magic trial kit with your order! Check them out at www.dentalhacks.com/mirrors. The Bioclear Method needs heated composite and the best way to heat composite is using the HeatSync heater from Bioclear! Check it out at www.dentahacks.com/heatsync. Dr. Jason Smithson will be teaching his "Day to Day Composite Resins" class at the Cosmedent CEE in Chicago on March 22-24th. You need to take this course! Check it out at: www.dentalhacks.com/Smithson. Premier Dental "Hack of the Week": Comfortview Lip and Cheek Retractor Jason: Shining Autoscan-DS-EX desktop scanner Alan: Compositight 3D Fusion forceps If you have any questions or comments for us please drop us an email at [email protected] or find us (and like us!) at www.facebook.com/dentalhacks. Or, if you prefer...give us a call at (866) 223-5257 and leave us a message. You might be played in the show! If you like us, why not leave us a review on iTunes? It helps us get found by like minded people and might even help us get into "What's Hot" in the iTunes store! Go to this link and let the world know about the DentalHacks! Finally, if you aren't an Apple person, consider reviewing us on Stitcher at: stitcher.com/podcast/the-dentalhacks-podcast! If you would like to support the podcast you can check out our Patreon page! Although the show will always remain free to download, our Patreon supporters get access to special bonus content including (at least) one extra podcast episode every months! Also be sure to check out the Dental Hacks swag store where you can find t-shirts, stickers coffee mugs and all sorts of other things that let the world know you're a part of the Hacks Nation!

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