Discover how to build SOPs that empower your business or dental team, boost efficiency, and create consistency—without the chaos or micromanagement.

AI is changing how we lead, consult, and care for patients. Discover 6 trends every dental leader and business owner should know to stay ahead in 2025.

Curiosity isn’t a distraction—it’s your secret weapon. Discover 5 powerful lessons that will transform how you lead and grow your team, practice, or business.

Discover how a 10-minute daily huddle and 20 min end of the week huddle can align your dental team, reduce chaos, and add $10K in revenue—without adding hours to your schedule.

Discover how AI-driven robots just performed the first autonomous dental procedure—and what it means for the future of dentistry and patient care.

Use “Atomic Habits” to transform your dental practice culture, boost efficiency, and build systems that make success inevitable.

Discover 3 daily habits that transformed my dental team into a high-trust, high-performance culture. Simple strategies. Big impact.

The American Dental Association (ADA) has introduced new AI standards to guide the ethical and effective use of artificial intelligence in dentistry. Key documents include ADA White Paper No. 1106:2022, which outlines clinical and administrative applications; ADA Technical Report No. 1109:2025, focused on reducing algorithm bias through third-party validated datasets; and ANSI/ADA Standard No. 1110-1:2025, which standardizes radiograph data for AI training. An international ISO 18374 guideline is also in development. These standards aim to ensure safety, transparency, and equity in dental AI tools.

Discover how dental practices can build stronger teams with trust, communication, and collaboration frameworks to boost growth and patient satisfaction.

Discover how ethical and cultural barriers impact AI adoption in dental practices and what you can do to build trust and drive innovation.

Learn how to reduce technical resistance to AI in dental practices with a step-by-step approach that minimizes workflow disruption and boosts staff confidence.

Discover the top 4 reasons dental practices resist AI adoption and learn practical solutions to overcome each barrier for a future-ready practice.

AI in healthcare holds immense promise—but also real ethical complexity. As powerful models like Llama 4, Med-Gemini, and GLM4 enter hospitals and research labs, we must address their risks alongside their rewards.

AI’s influence on healthcare is a truly global movement. From developed countries driving innovation to emerging economies seeking cost-effective access, AI is transforming healthcare across every continent. As of 2025, these are the regional highlights shaping tomorrow’s care.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a support tool in healthcare—it's becoming a critical engine for diagnostic precision, treatment personalization, and overall care optimization. As we progress through 2025, AI integration is helping providers make faster, more accurate, and more data-driven decisions.

AI has changed everything. It's helping businesses streamline operations, personalize customer experiences, and unlock new efficiencies. But as with all revolutions, there’s a dark side—and in this case, it's synthetic fraud.

The ability to generate forged documents like receipts with alarming ease has exposed a critical weakness in traditional fraud detection systems. In 2025, we’re facing a new breed of digital deception that blends automation, AI, and psychological manipulation into convincing scams. The question is: how do we respond?

Let’s explore how organizations are fighting back with a blend of innovation, regulation, and human intelligence.

In Part 1 of this series, we explored what AI is and how it learns. Now, let’s shift gears. Whether you're a curious professional, a business owner looking to implement AI, or a future-focused dental consultant like myself, understanding what it takes to build and maintain AI systems is crucial. 

In Part 2, we’re diving into the most in-demand technical and non-technical skills AI professionals need—and why you might want to add some of them to your own toolkit.

AI is all around us—powering everything from your smartphone’s voice assistant to breakthrough technologies in healthcare and dentistry. But what exactly is artificial intelligence? How does it learn, and who are the people behind it?

Whether you're a dental professional curious about integrating AI into your practice or just starting to explore this powerful technology, this post lays the groundwork. In Part 1 of this series, we’ll demystify AI and explore how it’s trained to mimic human intelligence in real-world applications.

Artificial Intelligence is no longer just a futuristic buzzword—it’s transforming the way we practice dentistry today.

As someone who has spent decades in the dental industry, I’ve seen firsthand how innovation improves both patient outcomes and practice efficiency. But AI is something different. It's not just a tool—it’s an evolution.

A recent article, “A New Era of Dental Care: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Better Diagnosis and Treatment,” offers a compelling look at how AI is reshaping dentistry from the inside out.

From dental assistant to hygienist, dentist, private practice owner, corporate executive, and dental school leader—I’ve seen it all.

For decades, dentists have battled the same problems:

❌ Too much time spent on admin instead of patient care – I’d much rather be in the chair working with patients, wouldn’t you?
❌ High overhead & staffing shortages – AI is not here to replace your team.  It’s here to make them more effective. 
❌ Unanswered calls leading to lost revenue – You have patients coming in, patients leaving for three hygienists and only one person at the phone.  What suffers?  You got it, the phone doesn’t get answered. 
❌ Inefficient scheduling & missed patient opportunities – Last minute cancellations and no-shows can easily get handled with the right system in place. 

I know these struggles because I’ve lived them. That’s exactly why I founded The Hanlon Group—to share what I’ve learned and help guide dentists toward a smarter, more efficient future.