Your Dental Practice,
Fully Optimized.
Are YOU ready to build a winning dental practice and team? I coach dentists to help them DREAM more, LEARN more, DO more & BECOME more!
Gerilyn M Alfe, DMD, MBA

I help dentists develop and master all the skills we weren't taught in dental school!
Chicago Dental Consultant and Executive Business Coach
Business skills, leadership skills, and communication skills are vitally important if you want to have a successful practice. This is true, more than ever, in today’s rapidly changing environment!
Whether they realize this or not, Dentists are the CEOs of their dental practices.
I coach dentists to think, train, and function like successful CEOs so their practices can run efficiently, productively and profitably. This allows our dentists to focus on doing what they love and know best: delivering excellent dental care to their patients!
What exactly is an executive coach, and why would I need one?
Dental Consultant in Chicago IL
I’ve found that people are really asking, “What’s the difference between a coach and a consultant? Why would I need any help?”
A Fortune Management Dental Coach wears three different hats:
- Executive Coach
- Key Business Strategist
- Practice Management Specialist
A consultant tends to focus solely on the last category: Practice Management. Both consultants and coaches are adept at helping a dental practice:
- Implement reliable systems
- Build a consistent and profitable schedule
- Improve A/R
- Present treatment in a way that improves case acceptance
- Increase patient referrals
- Attract new patients
- Grow the bottom line
…just to name a few areas.


What Clients Are Saying
Lori Simoens, General Dentist at Waverley Dental Centre
I’ve recently begun working with Gerilyn, and over the past few months have found her to be much more than a coach: cheerleader, guru, expert, friend, SAVIOUR! I… Read more “Lori Simoens, General Dentist at Waverley Dental Centre”
Anne Duffy
Congratulations!! Excited for our profession!
Dil Hirji
Gerilyn is one of the smartest people I know. She is a great asset and I highly recommend speaking with her.
Lori Trost, DMD
Well done Gerilyn! I highly recommend any dentist who has questions, needs guidance, or more importantly needs reinvigoration to seek Dr. Alfe’s expertise! You won’t look back!
Fred M Alsen
Congratulations! May you transform all Dentist offices to treat their clients like your last office did! Simply the best experiences with a dentist ever!
Mark Gaylard
Personality, Integrity, intelligence, wit, depth of knowledge and charm..I could go on and on … just a few key elements that make Gerilyn Alfe, DMD, MBA the ideal… Read more “Mark Gaylard”
Peter Cabrera
As a practicing periodontist for almost 40 years, I’ve had the opportunity to observe a wide number of dental practices in the Chicago area and beyond. During the… Read more “Peter Cabrera”
April 11, 2020, Peter worked with Gerilyn but at different companies
Jim Kee
I was proud to call Gerilyn my classmate at the Jack Welch Management Institute, pursuing our Executive MBA the Jack Welch Way. The care she had taken to… Read more “Jim Kee”
Corine Leech
I have known Dr. Alfe for many years through the dental world. She is a very inspiring dentist. She has worked so hard committing to many hours of… Read more “Corine Leech”
May 18, 2017, Gerilyn was a client of Corine’s
Mike Gergen
Dr. Alfe is a world-class educator that engages an audience with her meticulous clinical and communication skills. As a Clinical Instructor that has educated thousands of dentists on… Read more “Mike Gergen”
April 28, 2017, Gerilyn worked with Mike in the same group
Mayer Levitt
I had the privilege of meeting Gerilyn when she was teaching a Six Month Smiles course in Boston. I had recommended this course to five of my dentist… Read more “Mayer Levitt”
Teresa Duncan, MS
Gerilyn is known for her lively lectures and engaging personality. I had followed her lecture schedule and her activity via social media channels so it was a real… Read more “Teresa Duncan, MS”
Anthony Stefanou DMD, CBI
I have known Gerilyn for quite some time now and have worked with her on a number of dental projects and expect to do many more in the… Read more “Anthony Stefanou DMD, CBI”
Dil Hirji, DMD
Gerilyn is one of the smartest people I know. She is a great asset and I highly recommend speaking with her.
Mark Gaylard
Personality, Integrity, intelligence, wit, depth of knowledge and charm..I could go on and on … just a few key elements that make Gerilyn Alfe, DMD, MBA the ideal… Read more “Mark Gaylard”
Unlock the keys to running your dental practice effectively.
Dental Consultant Chicago
Many practice management gurus like Peter Drucker, Clayton Christensen, John Kotter, Tom Peters, and many others, advocate that a strong office culture is VITAL if you want to have a successful business!
Success means many different things to many different people. If you want to:
- Make more money
- Enjoy your profession more
- Have a better work-life balance
- Enjoy your whole life more…
Call me today!

What Are the 5 Business Engines?
A high-performance automobile engine needs its pistons, cylinders, gears, valves and spark plugs to work together seamlessly. A successful dental practice needs its financial, systems, people, sales & marketing and clinical systems to work at 100% capacity. If just one of those systems is struggling, the entire practice struggles.