With a Gladiator’s Determination

“I am a gladiator! Winter is my season. This is my time. I will not be denied. … I will add more value than anyone else. … Give me your fears, give me your limitations, and I’ll give you results. I am a gladiator!” – Tony Robbins

Welcome to our winter issue! The above inspirational message by Tony Robbins sums up how our MedMark team approaches your practices, your patients, and your future. Our goal is to add more value than anyone else. Through our publications, we inform you about trends in dentistry and provide articles that can help you grow clinically and professionally. Our CE articles educate you, and our webinars and podcasts bring amazing opportunities for growth. Our marketing expertise spreads the word to audiences that are searching for insights from leaders like you. This is your time, and we want to give you results!

Throughout 2021, you have pushed past fears and muscled through limitations. We were courageous, creative, tenacious, and bold. Our focus was on not only getting back to normal, but also setting and surpassing new goals. We have heard of many triumphs since the beginning of 2021 – not just reopenings, but how you grew this year – with new technologies and techniques that improved patient care and expanded your capabilities. We are honored and thrilled to be a part of your continuing process.

In this issue’s Cover Story, Deepit Anand, Brett Brocki, and Patrick Kircher discuss “The Future of Sleep Medicine.” As founders of Nexus Dental Systems, they unite several key solutions for medically necessary dental treatments into one fully integrated system. These include credentialing, whole team training, patient outreach and education, and an innovative medical billing solution integrated into the whole process through proprietary software. For our Clinical Focus, Randy Clare focuses on “Making Medicare Appliances Affordable for All.” The article considers strategies that will improve access to oral appliance therapy for underserved patients while improving profit margins for practices that provide this much needed care. Our CE, “Technology: Dental Sleep’s Gatekeeper to Boost Case Acceptance and Increase Efficiency” by Drs. Jason Doucette and Jeff Rodgers, explores solutions that can improve profitability, reduce chair time, and shorten the period between initial screening and successful treatment. Receive 2 hours of CE credit after correctly answering the quiz questions.

I am so very excited to announce that Steve Carstensen, DDS, will be returning to our DSP team as Chief Dental Editor, along with the addition of Lee A. Surkin, MD, as our Chief Medial Editor! Together, these two brilliant sleep doctors will be covering the entire gamut of sleep related breathing disorders. I look forward enthusiastically to our DSP future and the importance it will continue to hold within our industry, continuing to educate doctors on the critical treatment of OSA.

This coming year is going to be exciting. We are renewed, rejuvenated, revitalized, and ready to take the dental arena by storm. Winter is OUR season, and we are picking up the momentum for 2022 – ready to face the new year with a gladiator’s determination to empower our dental community!

To Your Best Success!