{"formatVersion":"1.1","id":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/fred-joyal","path":"/people/fred-joyal","url":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/fred-joyal","title":"Fred Joyal","family":"People profile","description":"Fred Joyal is an entrepreneur, author, business coach, speaker, and Co-Founder of 1-800-DENTIST with over 30 years of healthcare experience.","language":"en-US","access":{"audience":"custom-shared-preview","indexable":true},"provenance":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/fred-joyal","wordpressId":"118","contentCompleteness":"complete","dateScope":"original-source"},"authors":[],"dates":{"datePublished":"2023-12-11T17:05:45Z","dateModified":"2026-03-08T06:18:27Z"},"content":{"html":"<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people\">People</a></li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Fred Joyal</span></li></ol></nav><div class=\"people-profile\" data-profile-template=\"person\" data-default-profile-view=\"about\"><header class=\"person-header\"><div class=\"person-overview\"><div class=\"person-identity\"><h1>Fred Joyal</h1><p class=\"person-role\">Venture Advisor</p></div></div><img class=\"person-avatar\" src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/wordpress/119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"></header><p class=\"person-summary\">Fred Joyal is a Co-Founder of 1-800-DENTIST, entrepreneur, author, business coach, and speaker with 30+ years of healthcare experience.</p><nav class=\"person-nav person-actions\" aria-label=\"Person profile\" role=\"tablist\"><a id=\"tab-about\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/fred-joyal#about\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"about\" aria-selected=\"true\">About</a><a id=\"tab-contributions\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/fred-joyal#contributions\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"contributions\" aria-selected=\"false\">Contributions</a></nav><div class=\"person-body\"><div class=\"person-content\"><div class=\"person-main\"><section id=\"about\" class=\"person-panel person-view\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-about\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>With more than 30 years in healthcare, Fred Joyal, Co-Founder of 1-800-DENTIST, has made a lasting impact on how patients connect with dental care. Under his leadership, the service connected more than 8 million people with local dentists. A passionate entrepreneur, business coach, and speaker, he is also the author of <em>Becoming Remarkable: How to Create a Dental Practice Everyone Talks About</em>.</p>\n<p>As an advisor at MentalHealth.com, Fred brings his expertise in advertising, customer experience, and company culture to support initiatives that help people improve their well-being.</p><section><h2 id=\"education\">Education</h2><p>University of Rhode Island<br>Doctor of Arts (DA), Marketing<br>1976 - 1979</p>\n<p>University of Rhode Island<br>Bachelor of Arts (BA), Creative Writing and French<br>1976 - 1979</p>\n<p>Boston College<br>Bachelor of Arts (BA), Creative Writing<br>1971 - 1973</p></section><section class=\"person-regional-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"local-communities\"><h2 id=\"local-communities\">Local Communities</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/local/los-angeles-ca\">Los Angeles, CA</a></li></ul></section><section class=\"person-related-communities\" id=\"topic-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"topic-communities-heading\"><h2 id=\"topic-communities-heading\">Topic Communities</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/community/mental-health\">Mental Health</a></li></ul></section></section><section id=\"contributions\" class=\"person-panel person-contributions person-view\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-contributions\" tabindex=\"0\"><h2>Contributions</h2><div class=\"person-contribution-list\"><p>No published contributions are linked to this profile yet.</p></div><p class=\"person-contribution-count\" role=\"status\" data-contribution-count=\"\">0 contributions</p></section></div></div></div></div>","text":"Home People Fred Joyal Fred Joyal Venture Advisor Fred Joyal is a Co-Founder of 1-800-DENTIST, entrepreneur, author, business coach, and speaker with 30+ years of healthcare experience. About Contributions With more than 30 years in healthcare, Fred Joyal, Co-Founder of 1-800-DENTIST, has made a lasting impact on how patients connect with dental care. Under his leadership, the service connected more than 8 million people with local dentists. A passionate entrepreneur, business coach, and speaker, he is also the author of Becoming Remarkable: How to Create a Dental Practice Everyone Talks About . As an advisor at MentalHealth.com, Fred brings his expertise in advertising, customer experience, and company culture to support initiatives that help people improve their well-being. Education University of Rhode Island Doctor of Arts (DA), Marketing 1976 - 1979 University of Rhode Island Bachelor of Arts (BA), Creative Writing and French 1976 - 1979 Boston College Bachelor of Arts (BA), Creative Writing 1971 - 1973 Local Communities Los Angeles, CA Topic Communities Mental Health Contributions No published contributions are linked to this profile yet. 0 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