004 Discovering DSOs with Ashley McCauley

In this week’s episode of “Discovering DSOs with Ashley McCauley”, Ashley interviews  one of her most favorite people in the world, Tammy Filipiak, about her experience with DSOs particularly in her current role as Vice President of Clinical Development and Compliance Officer for Mid-West Dental.

 

Episode Highlights:

 

• Tammy’s definition of a DSO
• The story of Tammy’s journey to her current role
• Mid-West Dental’s DSO model
• The biggest myth about DSOs according to Tammy

Quotes:

 “The creation of the DSO…is really what allows clinicians to focus their time on treating patients.”

 

“There isn’t a Drive-Thru window in any one of our practices.”

 

“There’s a lot of systems that we put in place that really build the foundation for us to pretty confidently say we’re meeting the…requirements that are expected of us as practitioners.”

 

“Tell me what your frame of reference is for asking that.”

 

“I don’t particularly like the word ‘corporate’…I think the word has a lot of different connotations.”

 

“I absolutely love…practicing with a different side of my brain.”

 

“We’re all trying to…lift each other up.”

 

Links:

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

 

The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429

 

The Association of Dental Support Organizations homepage:   https://www.theadso.org/