Hello, I’m Dr Mike
Let’s make things better
What I DO
I get the word out. I make things better. What things? Whether I am lecturing to a group of 1 or 1000, holding a
Speaker
Educating and entertaining crowds of 1 – 1000 on subjects of oral-systemic health, sleep and breathing, practice management, and leadership.
Podcaster
Heard on his podcasts, Hygiene Superstar, Uncomfortable Dental Conversations, and the Camarillo Smiles Dental Podcast.
Author
Co-Author of the book, Hygiene Superstar, an oral-systemic health link primer for Dentists and Dental Hygienists.
Leadership Coach
Co-founder of LOTUS leadership for dentists. Workshops to help dentists better their lives.
Dentist
Owner and founder of Camarillo Smiles, a total health dental office. It’s dentistry…elevated.
Educator
Founder of the California Academy of Dental Assisting where careers are made.
Current Speaking Topics
Speaking: Health
the “it’s about time” series
Hygiene Superstar 1
the oral-systemic health link
The Sleep and Breathing Playbook
dentistry’s role… simplified
Breathing, Sleeping, and Thriving
the hygienist’s new role
Hygiene Superstar 2
implementation and protocols
Speaking: Leadership
the “better your life” series
Hiring, Firing, and Inspiring
creating a self-directed team
Culture Change
creating a great environment
Hygiene Superstar 1
We’ve been there before. Armed only with our scalers, curettes, and prophy paste. Backed up by our pleadings, “you need to floss more”. That was all we had to fight off the most common infectious disease in the world. Did it really ever feel like enough? This course will discuss the latest knowledge, tools,
Learn how to become a Hygiene Superstar by moving past just doing cleanings and instead start changing lives.
Hygiene Superstar 1
the oral-systemic health link
Length: 1-8 hour programs available
Audience: Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Dental Assistants
Sleep and Breathing Playbook
It’s out there and it’s affecting your patients. Sleep apnea has less than a 20% diagnosis rate. What is our role in screening and improving the breathing health of our patients? What do we need to know? How do we integrate it into our busy practices? How do we treat it? Learn about our opportunities that go beyond mandibular advancement devices and referrals for CPAPs. Improving the anatomy of our patients’ airways is key and WE are in the perfect spot to do just that.
Sleep and Breathing Playbook
dentistry’s role…simplified
Length: 1-8 hour programs available
Audience: Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants
Sleeping, Breathing, and Thriving
We know the important role we play in the mouth/body health connection. Now, we learn how a skinny nose, a tongue that is too big, or crowded lower anteriors can be the cause of poor sleep and breathing. This can lead to an increase in the risk of heart attacks and strokes as well as quality-of-life issues like anxiety, depression, fatigue, and forgetfulness.
We can help. Myofunctional therapy is finally being recognized as a key to good sleep and breathing. You will never look at a mouth (or tongue) the same way again.
Sleeping, Breathing, and Thriving
a hygienist’s new role
Length: 1-4 hour programs available
Audience: Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Dental Assistants
Hiring, Firing, and Inspiring
Most dentist will agree that the most stressful part of being a dentist is employment issues and at the top of the list, firing people. Learn how to assemble and keep your very own dream team and just as importantly, how to manage and lead your team so that they will do exactly what you want them to do.
This seminar will give you the tools to help you move toward a more stress-free, profitable and satisfying practice.
Hiring, Firing, and Inspiring
creating a self-directed team
Length: 1-3 hour programs available
Audience: Dentists
Culture Change Your Way to Freedom
Bad habits are easy to form and even harder to change. That goes for individuals and it can also apply to teams. Left unchecked, bad habits become a part of your office’s culture and can damage productivity and morale.
If you look around your office and see parts of your culture you’d like to change, fear not; culture change is hard, but it’s not impossible. If you remember just a few key rules, you can bring the change you want to see.
Culture Change
creating a great work environment
Length: 1-3 hour programs available
Audience: Dentists
Hygiene Superstar 2
Learn how to implement the most effective protocols and procedures available to reduce biofilm and inflammation in ways that only a Hygiene Superstar would.
Simple hacks that will bring you and your patients together in this fight. See how motivation, communication skills, and technology will make your life as a dental hygienist easier and more satisfying than ever.
Hygiene Superstar 2
implementation and protocols
Length: 1-4 hour programs available
Audience: Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Dental Assistants
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