TAF Foundations

AI Researched CE Compass Brief

AI Researched Review Brief

TAF Foundations is built around creating a phenomenal, repeatable new patient experience and giving dentists an intimate look at how a successful fee for service comprehensive practice actually operates. The experience is intentionally small group, allowing participants to learn the workflow in a highly interactive setting rather than through passive lecture alone.

What makes the experience different:

• Learn directly from Dr. Todd Fleischman, who has operated a private fee for service restorative practice in Center City Philadelphia since 2010.
• Gain exposure to a workflow shaped by extensive comprehensive CE, including training through Spear Education and graduation from the Kois Center in 2023.
• Work in an intentionally intimate environment where participants practice in pairs and experience the exam from both the dentist and patient perspective.
• See how photography, communication, records, examination, and relationship building can be systemized into one cohesive patient experience.

Best practical takeaways:

• Build a standardized comprehensive new patient examination
• Integrate photography into routine diagnosis and patient communication
• Create a smoother, more intentional first visit from start to finish
• Improve how findings are documented and presented
• Understand how a high touch fee for service workflow builds trust before treatment is discussed
• Take home systems that can help move a practice toward more comprehensive and relationship based care

Clinical distinction: TAF Foundations is not simply a photography course or exam checklist. It offers a close look at how Dr. Fleischman has integrated principles from years of advanced education into a practical fee for service workflow centered on exceptional patient care. The value is seeing how clinical thoroughness, communication, photography, systems, and patient experience work together as one process.

Best for: dentists who want more than individual clinical techniques and instead want to understand how a successful comprehensive fee for service dentist structures the entire new patient experience, builds trust, and creates the foundation for higher level restorative and relationship based care.

What dentists said (2)

I left with a much clearer picture of what exceptional comprehensive care can look like and, more importantly, dozens of things I could apply immediately. Todd shared exact phrases for presenting treatment, handling hesitation, navigating difficult conversations, setting expectations, and helping patients understand the bigger picture without sounding scripted or pushy. I work in a more insurance driven environment, so this style of care was completely different from what I am used to. I may not be able to change my entire practice right away, but I can immediately improve how I communicate, structure treatment, lead conversations, and set the tone for the team.

Todd does an exceptional job explaining not just what he does, but why he does it. He walks through his full thought process, including what he says, what he avoids saying, how he reads the patient, and how he adjusts when conversations get difficult. What made this even more impactful was the depth behind his perspective. He has invested heavily in advanced education through programs like Kois and Spear, and you can feel that in the way he approaches diagnosis, treatment planning, communication, and comprehensive care. He also shared a lot of career and life lessons in a very authentic way. He genuinely took time to understand each attendee’s background and make sure the concepts connected to where they were in their own career.

Be prepared to see a very different way of practicing dentistry. If you come from a fast paced or insurance driven environment, parts of it may feel far from your current reality, but that is also what makes the course so powerful. I did not leave feeling like I had to rebuild everything overnight. I left with practical communication tips, leadership ideas, and clinical systems I could start using right away. More than anything, the course reminded me why I became a dentist in the first place. It made me excited about providing the kind of care and service I would be proud to receive myself or recommend to my own family.

What stuck with me most was seeing how intentional the entire new patient experience can be. We did not just talk about comprehensive exams—we actually worked through the process, practiced in pairs, used photography, and experienced parts of the exam from the patient’s perspective. That made me realize how many small details in my own workflow could be improved without buying new technology or completely changing my practice. I left with a much clearer structure for gathering records, using photos to communicate findings, slowing down the exam, and creating more trust before jumping into treatment.

Todd is very good at explaining the reasoning behind the workflow rather than just giving you a checklist. I appreciated seeing how his advanced training and years in a fee-for-service comprehensive practice have been translated into something practical that another dentist can actually start implementing. The hands-on portion was especially useful because it forced me to think about what the patient is seeing, hearing, and feeling during the appointment. I came back wanting to be more deliberate with my photography, the questions I ask, how I explain findings, and even the pace of the visit.

I think this course is especially valuable if you feel like your new patient exam has become too routine or transactional. You do not need to already own a fee-for-service practice to benefit from it.