45: An Amazing Journey from PPO to Fee For Service by Dr. David Eshom

Dr. David Eshom is a general dentist with twenty years of experience in the art and science of cosmetic dentistry. Dr. Eshom has his undergraduate degree in business and his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Pacific School of Dentistry. He is constantly continuing his education so that he can provide the most advanced dentistry for his patients. In the past twenty years, he has taken more than 1,500 registered hours of continued education through the California Dental Association in endodontics, orthodontics, oral surgery and his passion, cosmetic dentistry. He has achieved category II laser certification from the Pacific Laser Institute, and is a graduate of the Seattle Institute of Advanced Studies, the Blatchford Coaching Program, and the Pride Institute Leadership Program. His studies have allowed him to incorporate lasers into his treatment modalities, making his procedures minimally invasive and reducing the need for needles. During this episode Dr Dave shares his unique experience in purchasing a practice that was heavily PPO driven, to a complete fee for service model. It took him about 3 years to exit all PPO participation agreements and 20 years after exiting the shackles of PPO contracts, Dr Dave continues success at a very high level. He credits his ability to enjoy a fee for service practice to great practice management training, and the use of extra-oral photographs. Dr Dave’s camera techniques have become increasingly popular over the years that he has published his training curriculum on these two websites: http://www.eshomdds.com/professional/ http://www.dentaltown.com/OnlineCE.aspx?action=DETAILS&cid=618 For questions regarding this episode or to contact our hosts please email [email protected]