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Dentist Brain Candy

The podcast is designed for the dentist who likes to learn and improve their practice. The information and content delivered is designed to help the restorative dentist move their practice forward. Each week we start off with an quote that gets the metal gears turning, a book review which will be digested for the listener over a series of episodes pulling out relevant material and applying it to the dental practice. Next an article will be reviewed from the literature and available for download. The show will close with an interesting case that I have come across. Pictures and radiographs, when appropriate will be on the website to review as well. The benefits include having a virtual dental buddy that you can listen to and “hang out with” and talk shop and grow your experience, knowledge and enthusiasm for our profession.
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Now displaying: February, 2022
Feb 28, 2022

I love my work as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and have no plans to retire anytime soon. 

But there’s something freeing about having the option to go into work on Monday—or not. And that’s why I’m an advocate for building wealth with cashflowing real estate. 

So, what does it look like to invest in a multifamily deal? How do experienced operators like my friend Chris Salazar add value to a property and earn significant returns for investors? 

Chris is Founder and CEO of Archstone Capital Partners, and he’s back on Dentist Brain Candy to break down an investment we did together, a 52-unit multifamily property in Davenport, Iowa.

Chris explains how he found and negotiated the deal on The Row at 35th, describing why the community was a good fit for his value-add program and how renovating the units is attracting his target tenants.

Chris walks us through the projected returns for investors in The Row, discussing how his team will have created $1M in equity in the deal once it’s stabilized.

Listen in to understand the exit strategies Chris has in mind for The Row and learn how YOU can benefit from partnering with a full-time real estate investor like Chris!

Key Takeaways  

How Chris found and negotiated the deal on The Row at 35th

The benefit of partnering with a full-time real estate investor like Chris

Why The Row was a good fit for Chris’ complete value-add program

How renovating the units at The Row is attracting tenants who respect the property and pay on time

The mix of townhomes and apartments at The Row and why there’s less turnover/vacancy at the community

The projected returns for a $100K investment in The Row

How Chris’ team will have created $1M in equity in the deal once it’s stabilized

The potential exit strategies Chris has in mind for The Row 

How a 1031 Exchange allows investors defer taxes on capital gains

How having in-house construction and property management teams benefits Chris’ investors 

Connect with Chris Salazar

Archstone Capital Partners 

Arsenal Capital Partners 

Email csalazar@archstonecp.com 

Connect with Dr. Bryan McLelland

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About Dr. Bryan McLelland

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Email bryanmclelland@hotmail.com

Call (509) 922-2273

Resources

The Row at 35th

Archstone Before Photos

Archstone After Photos

Feb 21, 2022
Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgery is highly effective in curing moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). But how does that surgery impact a patient’s facial profile?

Are we inadvertently beating people with an ugly stick in the name of better breathing?

On this episode of Dentist Brain Candy, I cover two thought-provoking articles from recent editions of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, sharing the findings from a study on the impact of MMA surgery for OSA on facial profile esthetics.

I also discuss a paper identifying the trends in work relative value units (or RVUs) among oral and maxillofacial surgeons participating in Medicare from 2013 to 2017.

Listen in to understand why I find the RVU system so frustrating and learn why the free market is a far better way of determining reimbursement rates for a given dental procedure.

Key Takeaways

How the physician fee schedule based on relative value units or RVUs came to be

Why I find the RVU system incredibly frustrating and offensive

Why so few maxillofacial surgeons participate in the Medicare system

How a recent study uncovered an increase in productivity of OMSs and a decrease in the number of Medicare patients served by OMSs in the period from 2013 to 2017

Why the free market is a far better way of determining reimbursement rates for a given dental procedure than the RVU system

The high success rate of maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgery in curing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

How a recent study found that MMA surgery for OSA does not have a negative impact on facial profile esthetics

Why I’m an advocate of building wealth through cashflowing real estate

How I earn cashflow from owning a portion of the building my practice occupies

Connect with Dr. Bryan McLelland

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Dentist Brain Candy on Facebook

Dentist Brain Candy on YouTube

Dentist Brain Candy Podcast

Dentist Brain Candy App

Dentist Brain Candy Continuing Education

About Dr. Bryan McLelland

Dr. Jawbreaker on YouTube

Email bryanmclelland@hotmail.com

Call (509) 922-2273

Resources

Liberty Oral Surgery February Event

Nobel Biocare

‘Trends in Work Relative Value Unit Production in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery’ in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989

American Medical Association RVS Update Committee

‘Evaluation of Facial Profile Esthetics After Maxillomandibular Advancement Surgery for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea’ in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Chris Salazar on DBC S2EP3

Arsenal Capital

Feb 14, 2022
As dentists and oral surgeons, we’re dependent on our hands to make money. And if something prevents us from working, we lose that income—and the security that goes with it.

That’s why I’m working with Chris Salazar to invest in real estate and create an additional income stream separate from my oral surgery practice.

Chris is the Founder and CEO of Archstone Capital Partners, a vertically integrated real estate investment firm headquartered in Dallas. Chris and his team focus on value-add multifamily properties in the Midwest and Texas, and Archstone currently operates a portfolio of 500 doors.

On this episode of Dentist Brain Candy, Chris joins me to discuss the advantages of investing in multifamily over single family properties and describe how his value-add deals make a positive impact on the community.

Chris walks us through the tax benefits of investing in multifamily and explains why he likes deals in a tertiary market like the Quad Cities.

Listen in to understand how Chris’ conservative underwriting protects investors and learn how real estate can help dentists and oral surgeons achieve our financial goals!

Key Takeaways

What Chris likes about investing in the Quad Cities market

The advantages of investing in multifamily over single family homes

Chris’ goal to build a 1,000-door portfolio in 2022

How returns differ in primary vs. secondary or tertiary markets

How real estate can help a dentist or oral surgeon achieve their financial goals

The tax benefits of investing in multifamily real estate

How Chris’ value-add deals make a positive impact on the community

What investors should ask about the sponsor, the market and the deal itself

Why Chris’ buy-improve-hold approach generates healthy returns

How Chris’ conservative underwriting protects investors

Connect with Chris Salazar

Archstone Capital Partners

Arsenal Capital Partners

Email: csalazar@arsenalcp.com

Connect with Dr. Bryan McLelland

Dentist Brain Candy

Dentist Brain Candy Podcast

Dentist Brain Candy App

Dentist Brain Candy Continuing Education

About Dr. Bryan McLelland

Dr. Jawbreaker on YouTube

Email bryanmclelland@hotmail.com

Resources

Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster and Unlock Your Exceptional Life by Jim Kwik

Liberty Oral Surgery February Event

Archstone Before Photos

Archstone After Photos

Feb 7, 2022
In 2018, Joe DiMeo fell asleep at the wheel. In the resulting accident, he suffered third-degree burns over 80% of his body. He was left without eyelids, ears and fingertips.

But in August of 2021, a team at NYU Langone Health performed a face and double hand transplant on Joe. Was the procedure successful? How has his life changed since the surgery?

On this episode of Dentist Brain Candy, I share two journal articles that piqued my interest this week, beginning with the recent Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery feature on trigeminal neuralgia that describes the symptoms of this long-term facial pain disorder as well as its treatment options.

I go on to discuss the world’s first successful face and double hand transplant surgery, explaining what’s involved in the patient selection process, why 22-year-old Joe DiMeo was a good candidate for the procedure and how he’s doing now.

Listen in for insight into what was involved in the 23-hour face and hand transplant and learn about Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, the pioneering oral and maxillofacial surgeon who led the surgical team.

Key Takeaways

The symptoms of long-lasting facial pain disorder trigeminal neuralgia

What causes trigeminal neuralgia and how it’s triggered

The surgical and non-surgical treatment options for trigeminal neuralgia

How Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez led the world’s first successful face and double hand transplant

The team of 140 healthcare professionals who conducted the 23-hour surgery

What made Joe DiMeo a good candidate for the procedure and how he’s doing now

A brief history of human face transplants

The patient selection process for face transplant surgery

Connect with Dr. Bryan McLelland

Dentist Brain Candy

Dentist Brain Candy Podcast

Dentist Brain Candy App

Dentist Brain Candy Continuing Education

About Dr. Bryan McLelland

Dr. Jawbreaker on YouTube

Email bryanmclelland@hotmail.com

Resources

Liberty Oral Surgery February Event

Email info@libertysurgerycenter.com 

Nobel Biocare

Ken Parish at Nobel Biocare

Ian McNickle of WEO Media

Jet Virtual Consults

'Trigeminal Neuralgia’ in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

NYU’s Press Release on the World’s First Successful Face and Double Hand Transplant

Photos of Joe DiMeo

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