In this episode of the Red Card segment, Sasha received an inquiry from a listener that’s interested in building a cosmetic dentistry practice in Southern California.  She was told to buy collages and a local contract that there would be design fees.  The doctor has reached out to a few contacts and hasn’t received a clear answer. She’s been told it’s up to what she wants.  Although it’s hard to predict exact costs due to personal wants, Sasha breaks down several items that will come with a cost to be able to plan for them accordingly.  Check this episode out. It's a good o ..read more

Check out this episode with Sasha and Artin, taking you into a depth look at feasibility studies and how they can potentially be a big money saver.  The team dives into feasibility studies and inspection reports when purchasing or leasing a property. Listen to the different scenarios, how to avoid the sticky areas and how to understand the purchasing cycle, understanding the different aspects that go into the property to ensure the right questions and inspections are completed to make the best decisions to save money.  ..read more

In this week’s episode, Sasha dives into helping two dentists that are interested in purchasing a building.  The building is a two-story building, 10k sf, which they’d like to use 4K sf for their practice and lease out the rest of the space. Check out this episode. Sasha helps with possible red card scenarios to help avoid mistakes before signing a lease on a new space, in this case, a building.   ..read more

In this week’s episode of the Red Card segment, Sasha and Artin dive into the world of Feasibility.  We start with an Orthodontist from Windy City, who is getting ready to start their construction but has been hit with a list of charges and is having a hard time navigating through it.  This property was leased, the design is complete, and the Orthodontist is dealing with several charges, the biggest being HVAC it turns out that the building is a post-tension building which he’s now finding out that they require x-rays.  Check this episode out as Sasha and Artin break down what t ..read more

In this week’s episode of the Red Card segment, Sasha dives into a “potential red card” segment brought to us by one of our listeners.  A husband and wife combo reached out with questions on leasing a space and running a dual specialty practice.  Sasha dives into multi-specialty practices, what it actually means to have a multi-specialty practice, and what it takes to be able to run and maintain and also set the businesses up the correct way to eliminate confusion.  We break down the pros of going this route, how it can save money and provide efficiency.  Check it out ..read more

In this week’s episode of the Red Card segment, Sasha dives into design-build in the world of construction.  From design-build best practices, tips on how to control your design budget, whether to have one, and how to go about it and get exactly what you want.  Sasha also tackles those worse case scenarios, what the difference is between an addendum vs a change order, and even what to do with those “unknown fees”.  This is just what you need for your holiday listening while you’re shopping. Check it out ..read more

In this special Synergy Practices Podcast episode, Sasha dives into the dental world with Dr. Jed Huss; owner of Restored Smiles; a road to continued education.  Dr. Huss started Restored Smiles in 2018 and since then has been providing knowledge to dentists around the country.  Dr. Huss found a great interest in dental implants, he spent years studying the art and has since then transitioned to educating doctors on dental implants, and how to go about it.  This is a great episode you don’t want to miss, check this episode out!  ..read more

In this week’s episode of the Red Card segment, Sasha gets into sprinklers.  A general dentist reached out to Sasha, with the build being 98% complete, when work was being done in the ceiling for IT- a sprinkler head was accidentally hit.  Check out the red card, it being that the IT was still being worked on when it should’ve probably been completed by the time the work on sprinklers are done.  Listen to this episode to hear how Sasha helped get this doctor out of this sticky situation and avoid future red card scenarios.  ..read more

In this week’s episode of the Red Card, Sasha catches up with a doctor from the midwest.  Delays is a popular topic, this time around we tackle delays and proper planning.  The red card here is that the doctor finalized the design plans 3 1/2 months ago, the issue here is that with the long period that it took to get the finalized plans- the governing body took a while to get the zoning and permits….the contractor then went to order the wall paper but finds out that some of the wallpaper is discontinued and the other is 6 months out of stock.  Check out this episode, to ensure y ..read more

In this week’s Red Card segment, Sasha dives into the Red Card World just in time for the World Cup but no soccer is involved.  A military branch reached out to the Arminco team, Sasha and Artin, to go look at the dental lab and center for the base.  When touring the facility, Artin and Sasha noticed sterilization was nowhere close to where the operatories and procedures were happening.  Listen to this episode, it’s one you don’t want to miss.  Check out the Red Card that was found with Sterilization not being close to the ops, creating possible unsanitary situations and wh ..read more