In this episode of The Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner sits down with Dr. Gary Ratz to explore how mentorship and mindset shape stronger, more connected dental teams.
Discover how authentic leadership, clear communication, and a culture of trust can help your team thrive — plus actionable insights you can apply in your own practice today.
🎙️ Topics Covered:
Building trust and connection within dental teams
In this episode of The Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner sits down with Dr. Gary Ratz to explore how mentorship and mindset shape stronger, more connected dental teams.
Discover how authentic leadership, clear communication, and a culture of trust can help your team thrive — plus actionable insights you can apply in your own practice today.
🎙️ Topics Covered:
- Building trust and connection within dental teams
- The power of mentorship in dentistry
- Leadership mindset for long-term success
Connect with Gary Radz:
Website: https://www.coloradosleepapnea.com/meet-dr-gary-radz.html
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About Dr. Gary Radz:
Dr. Gary Radz maintains a private practice, Cosmetic Dentistry of Colorado, in downtown Denver. His full time general practice focuses on cosmetic dentistry.
Dr. Radz is a graduate and former chief resident of both AEGD and GPR residency programs. He has completed and been an associate clinical instructor for several post-graduate dental education institutions.
Over the course of the last fourteen years Dr. Radz has lectured internationally, teaching the materials and techniques used in cosmetic dentistry. He has presented at many of the major national dental conventions, and in 2006 he has been invited to be the presenter for the ADA's Post Session meeting in Las Vegas. He has published over 130 articles on cosmetic dentistry, and serves on the editorial board of 7 dental publications, including the Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry and has served as Editor-in-Chief of ACEsthetics and Mentor magazines .
In 2003, he was the program chairman of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry’s annual meeting. He will assume the same position for the AACD's 2011 meeting in Boston. In 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 he was listed in Dentistry Today's "Top Clinicians in Continuing Education" . He has also been listed in 5280 Magazine for "Denver's Best Dentists", and served as a contributing editor for Denver's "BLOOM" magazine.
Dr. Radz served for 10 years as an evaluator for Reality Publishing and is a clinical consultant for numerous dental manufacturers. In working with dental manufacturers, Dr. Radz has contributed in the evaluation and developement of dozens of dental products. He had the original idea, and worked on the developement of the first automix composite resin build up material, LuxaCore, LuxaCore Dual, and LuxaCore Z by Zenith/DMG. In conjunction with dental manufacturers he has provided the photography and written the instructions for use of 5 different dental products.
His photography has been published on the cover of five different dental journals and he has provided photography of educational and promotional purposes to dental manufacturers and dental laboratories. Recently, his expertise in photography has lead him to be invited to provide promotional photography for local profession sports teams cheerleaders and dance teams, as well as photographing for an online swimsuit catalogue.
Dr.Radz has served as an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado School of Dentistry in the Department of Restorative Dentistry since 2004.
