Influential Woman · Dental Technology, Revenue Cycle

Tammy Noah

VP of Central Services, Twelve

The Colony, TX

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Certifications · Degrees · Memberships

Degree High School Graduate Degree College coursework in Business and Accounting (incomplete) Member Women in Dental (Women India)

Her Story

About Tammy

My dental experience was non-existent until I actually started in dental. I was hired by a temporary agency to be part of a call center about 20 years ago when I was from Cleveland, Ohio, and jobs were far and few between. I was trying to start over, and I learned dentistry from scratch - how to answer billing questions for patients, how to read an explanation of benefits. I knew nothing about insurance or dental, but I found a passion for the insurance and revenue cycle perspective. Six to eight months later, I was exposed to the orthodontic side, which is wildly different from general dentistry. My career has taken a twist in a good way through learning and exposure, where I have gone from an entry-level position all the way up to a VP. Over the past 10 years, I led a team that grew to a little over 100 people in my last DSO before joining 12AI. Throughout this journey, I discovered the importance of leadership and having an impact on individuals who have similar stories to my own - people who start at a grounds-level position trying to learn a skill to better their life. I've learned to be open about my story, the challenges, and how I approached things to get where I am today, because I believe you have to be your own cheerleader and invest in yourself before you can expect someone else to invest in you.

Her Interview

Ten minutes with Tammy

01What do you attribute your success to?

I attribute my success to the leadership skills I've developed and the impact I've been able to have on individuals who have similar stories to my own. It's not about a tangible task or achievement - it's about being open with my story and the challenges I faced, and using that to guide others. I learned the importance of being your own cheerleader and having the personal drive you need to succeed. Through my own growth process, I discovered that sharing my experiences, my wins and my losses, helps motivate others to believe in themselves. My most notable achievement has been morphing into a leader, which wasn't even on my radar before. I've learned that you have to invest in yourself before you can expect someone else to invest in you, and you have to have that fire in your belly and want it. Leadership has become the most fulfilling part of everything I've experienced - I love watching people achieve things they never thought they could because they just didn't have that mentor or anyone in their lives to help guide them.

02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?

Be your own biggest cheerleader. The dynamic in the working world today is that we have a habit of wanting someone else to be our mentor, wanting someone else to invest in us, and I think it's really important that, yes, while we need those, we have to be our own biggest cheerleader and we have to believe that we can actually do it, both personally and professionally, regardless of outside noise. We have to invest in ourselves before we can expect someone else to invest in us. We have to have that fire in our belly and want it. A lot of people today expect it to come from outside sources, and it's very important that you start first, internally, and have the belief in yourself and invest in yourself before you can expect somebody else to.

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