December 12, 2025

#227 From 17 to 30+ New Patients (Out-of-Network!)

14 minutes

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In this episode of Dental Marketing Goat, host Gary Bird sits down with Dr. Parth Patel to break down how he grew his fee-for-service dental practice without joining insurance networks. Dr. Patel shares the exact strategy he used to increase new patients from the teens to over 30 per month by focusing on value creation, team communication, and patient education. This conversation covers dental growth systems, fee-for-service marketing, new patient funnels, and how to attract PPO patients while staying out of network. You’ll learn how mindset, team training, scheduling systems, and community awareness drive predictable long-term growth. Watch now to discover proven strategies for scaling a dental practice profitably, regardless of market competition or insurance pressures.

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Dental Marketing Goat, the go-to podcast for dentists who want to grow faster, market smarter and build practices that thrive in today’s competitive landscape. Hosted by Gary Bird, the Dental Marketing Goat himself and founder of SMC National - recently named Best Dental Marketing Agency by over 60,000 dental professionals. Each episode unpacks the real strategies, marketing frameworks and operational shifts that high-performing practices use to attract more patients and increase production. Whether you're a solo practitioner or scaling a DSO, you’ll learn how to align your marketing, team and systems to drive predictable growth.