1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Alan is joined by Kate Reinert who is a dental assistant who now works with Zirc Dental Products as a clinical efficiency consultant. We had a wide ranging conversation where we talked about implementing new procedures (from the standpoint of the team) as well as helping find and fix &quot;pain points&quot; in clinical systems. Zirc Dental Products is a company that basically helps offices understand how much better things can be in the dental office! Some topics we covered: implementing new procedures finding pain points the history of &quot;processing dental instruments&quot; Central Sterilization as the &quot;heart of the dental office&quot; &quot;Instrument creep&quot; and how cassettes can fix it Say no to cabinets and lean operatories Get Zirc involved DURING the design process Getting rid of the &quot;hit by the bus&quot; notebook and reducing training time The advantages of resin Some links from the show: Zirc's website The Color Method Get your free sample of the Crystal HD mirror &amp;nbsp; The Very Dental Podcast Network https://verydentalpodcast.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/28553366/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/163620023