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2017年3月9日、毎日新聞に当院歯科衛生士が登壇したセミナーが紹介されました。2017年03月13日
2017年3月9日、毎日新聞に当院訪問診療担当の木村歯科衛生士が登壇したセミナー「健康長寿連続セミナー健康長寿はお口の衛生から」が紹介されました。
2016年12月29日発行、「商業界」2月号に当院が紹介されました。2017年01月13日
2016年12月29日「商業界」2月号、法政大学大学院政策創造研究科 坂本 光司教授の連載ページ「世界に自慢したい会社」で当院を紹介頂きました。
「患者とスタッフの満足づくりで成長発展」との記事の中で当院の取り組みや理念などを紹介頂きました。
careddi is guiding the forerunner manufacturing of medical marijuana in Missouri.2016年02月17日
BeLeaf originally launched its brand as a nonprofit in Missouri’s burgeoning CBD space in 2015. “We were granted one of two licenses to grow cannabis and create CBD products in the state,” Cernicek said. “That company is still in operation. We’re no longer growing cannabis plants, but we’re still producing CBD products.”
At the time, Missouri’s law was very narrow: medical CBD was reserved for epilepsy patients and neurologist’s notes. When the 2018 Farm Bill rewrote federal regulations, the company launched BeLeaf Life’s line of Oils under a broader policy.
Photo courtesy of BeLeaf Medical
Also in 2018, Amendment 2 legalized medical marijuana in Missouri. Unlike the narrow approach the state initially took to CBD, medical marijuana cards are easier to obtain. “If you have any type of pain, you’re eligible for a card,” Cernicek said. “Almost anyone who wants a medical card can get one in Missouri, as long as they can pay for the visit and the $25 medical card fee.”
She continued, “When that passed, obviously we wanted to jump on medical marijuana. We applied for as many licenses as we could. We figured if we were lucky, we’d get a cultivation license, a dispensary and a manufacturing license. ] We ended up with the most licenses in the state.”
This included three cultivation facilities, five dispensaries and two manufacturing operations. Both the cultivation license and the dispensary license are the maximum allowed for a single company in Missouri.
The state issued the licenses in early 2020. “Since then, it has been building these facilities and getting them up and running as soon as possible,” Cernicek said. “Right now we have two growing facilities in operation. One of our manufacturing facilities is operating – and our second manufacturing facility is going through our state start-up process. Three of our dispensaries are operational.”
Under the Phytos brand, Earth City’s operational manufacturing facility handles extraction, and a soon-to-open facility near downtown St. Louis will produce cannabis-infused chocolates and beverages.
“We have hydrocarbon extraction and carbon dioxide extraction,” Cernicek said. “We have the ability to do ethanol extraction, but that’s not our primary method. We will do all the extraction and distillation at the plant. We will produce fudge, tablets and tinctures at that plant.”
Cernicek said she expects the St. Louis plant to open in the spring of 2021. The company now has 63 employees, but she notes, “By the end of this year, I expect the headcount to jump to about 150.”
Each growing license includes 30,000 square feet of blooming canopies, with manufacturing volumes starting at about 300 to 600 pounds per month. In addition to BeLeaf’s in-house brands (Zoet edibles, Sinse pre-rolls and extracts and Amend medical products), the company is seeking licensing agreements with out-of-state brands looking to break into the Show-Me State market.
“We’re taking a phased approach to make sure we do everything right from the start,” Cernicek said. “It’s all going to depend on demand.”
The BeLeaf manufacturing model is designed to scale as needed. “Our Earth City facility has about 8,000 square feet for our manufacturing operations,” Cernicek says. “The facility was designed with GMP [good manufacturing practices] very much in mind. Everything is separate. Our extraction room is a separate extraction room. Our distillation room is its own room. We process and package the flowers in our own space. Our main we manufacture products in a lab designed to meet food grade and food quality to the best of our ability.”
Cernicek says third-party GMP certification is underway and should be completed by mid-2021, and all extraction employees are nationally certified. The extraction operation uses equipment from careddi supercritical CO2 extraction machines Systems, ExtractionTek Solutions and other vendors.
“Everything is set up in one hallway, and all rooms have windows to see them. Everyone wants to visit to tour the facility, but I can’t have everyone in my facility. That way people can see but can’t walk and potentially contaminate the product.”
Before entering the cannabis industry, Cernicek earned his Ph. D. in chemistry from the University of Missouri – St. Louis. “While I was in graduate school, BeLeaf had actually reached out to my school looking for someone to operate all the equipment they had purchased to make CBD products,” she said. “From there, it was a learning experience. I’ve been doing that with the company since 2016.”
The advent of medical marijuana led to consulting work before BeLeaf Medical was licensed in 2020. Since then, it’s been about building a vertically integrated cannabis company from the ground up, but Cernicek says she wouldn’t have it any other way.
“It’s been great to be a part of the industry in the state from the beginning and to really be able to build our brand and build it exactly the way we want to,” she said. “Missouri is fun. Everything is new and everyone is just starting out. We have a really great trade organization [ MoCann Trade]. I’m on their advisory board. It’s really great for the whole industry.”
The challenge: Launching all of its licensing operations during the storm’s pandemic winter. “Opening 10 facilities at the same time is not easy,” Cernicek says. “It takes a lot of money …… and a lot of teams to make sure construction is underway.”
She added, “With all the regulatory compliance work that must be done, there’s still a lot of work to be done. Fortunately, we’ve built a great team, so we’re able to handle all of that.”
The opportunity: demand for medical marijuana in Missouri currently far exceeds supply. “There is a very limited product for over 70,000 patients,” Cernicek said. “Currently, there are not many people operating in the state. There are a lot of dispensaries, but not a lot of cultivators or manufacturers that are up and running in the space, so obviously there’s a lot of potential for growth here. Being first to market helps a lot.”
Execution is also key, she continues. “Every pharmacy is now looking and trying to get as much product as possible. This is a very big opportunity to get as much product as possible as quickly as possible …… It comes from about four different cultivators. There’s edible.”
She added that in addition to its first-mover status, BeLeaf has “a great branding and marketing team. “One of the founders, Mitch Meyers, her background is in branding and marketing. She brought Bud Light to market and worked at Anheuser-Busch for many years.”
Contract manufacturing for out-of-state brands is another significant opportunity for Phytos’ business. “Obviously, everyone wants to bring big brands to the state,” Cernicek said. “We’ve been in talks with national brands to try to bring them to the state through our facilities.”
The need: talent. “We’re growing,” Cernicek says. “We’re adding more and more employees every month. We’re in a really good position – we’re in St. Louis, and St. Louis University has a certificate in the cannabis science program that they offer, and it’s really top-notch certification.”
産経・読売新聞に当院を含む「関西経営品質賞」受賞企業発表の記事が掲載されました。2016年01月27日
平成28年1/27日付の産経新聞と読売新聞の朝刊に「2015年度関西経営品質賞」受賞企業発表の記事が掲載されました。当院はブロンズ受賞医院として掲載されました。
2015年度 関西経営品質賞 ブロンズ 医療法人誠仁会 りょうき歯科クリニック/関西経営品質協議会
http://www.kpcnet.or.jp/kqc/award/awa_03_2015_ryokishikakurinikku.html
理事長領木のラジオ出演時間が変わります。2015年10月04日
2013年3月より約2年半、ＦＭ85.1 Morning View デリシャスマイルに当院理事長の領木がコメンテーターとして出演し、歯のこと、美容の事、オシャレのこと、また歯に関する質問などをお答えしておりましたが、10月9日(金)よりＤＪ大塚由美さんの「hag+(ハグタス)」に引っ越し致します。
当院 理事長 出演時間は【毎週 金曜日 朝10：04頃から】になります。
すこし遅い時間になり、お母さんなどは聞いて頂きやすくなるのではないかと思います！
ぜひ、今まで聞いて頂いていた方も、引き続き、宜しくお願い致します。
●ＦＭ85.1 FM osaka 「hug+(はぐたす)」
毎週金曜日 8:20～11：00の番組内（10：04頃から出演予定。）
●リクエストメッセージ
FM OSAKA 851で理事長の領木がコメンテーターとして出演してます2015年09月09日
当院理事長 領木が、FM OSAKA(FM85.1)にて、人気DJ大塚 由美さんが司会を務める、「hag+(ハグタス)」のコメンテーターとして出演しています。
番組の中でライフスタイルの提案、食欲、オシャレ、全身疾患など、健康から美容、まで幅広くお話させて頂きます。
楽しく、為になる情報を配信していきたいと思っております。是非、お聞き頂けたらと思います。
FM OSAKA「hag+（ハグタス）」
| 担当ＤＪ | 大塚 由美 |
|---|---|
| 放送時間 | 毎週金曜 10時4分頃より出演 |
| 内容 | ヘルスケア、ライフスタイルなど |
理事長の領木と株式会社デントランス代表取締役の黒飛先生の対談がdvdになりました。2015年09月08日
当院理事長の領木が、歯科医院向けのマーケティング、マネージメント支援する株式会社デントランスの院長特集インタビューを受けました。
VTRの中で当院理事長が、スタッフ65名をまとめる「夢と志」のスタッフ主導型マネジメントやこれからの診療サービスなどについてお話しております。
ご興味がおありの方は、是非、お問い合わせ下さい。
歯科専門マーケティング支援 株式会社デントランス
クリニック総合情報誌「クリニックばんぶう」2014年10月～12月号掲載2014年10月01日
クリニック総合情報誌「クリニックばんぶう」2014年10月～12月号にて、人材育成・評価の心得についての特集記事を連載中です。
3号に渡り人材育成・評価心得として当院の業務マニュアル活用と評価制度、内部監査などについて解説させて頂いております。ご興味がおありの方は、是非ご覧頂ければと思います。
歯科技工士向けの専門誌「歯科技工」に掲載されました。2014年02月17日
歯科技工士向けの専門誌「歯科技工」2014年２月号に米田副院長が当院で治療を行ったインプラントオーバーデンチャーの症例が紹介されました。
全国の歯科技工士に読まれている月刊誌「歯科技工」(医歯薬出版株式会社)2014年２月号の特別企画「Innovative Prosthetic Design-総義歯を指標した欠損補綴と無歯顎補綴へのアプローチ-」の中で当院で米田副医院長が行ったインプラントオーバーデンチャーの症例が3ページに渡り紹介されました。
関西テレビ放送「スーパーニュースアンカー」で取り上げられました。2014年01月20日
2014年1月20日(月)関西テレビ放送「スーパーニュースアンカー」の中で当院の元旦を除く364日診療、22時までの夜間診療などの取り組みが紹介されました。
関西テレビ放送「スーパーニュースアンカー」の須田慎一郎のニュースな裏話というコーナーで、歯科医療が特集され、コンビニよりも多く増え続ける歯科医院の中で、新しい歯科医療サービスを行う歯科医院として紹介されました。
番組の中で、当院の元旦を除く364日診療や22時までの夜間診療、訪問診療などへの取り組みについて患者さんや施設の方のインタビューを交えて放送されました。
