I cannot believe it has been a whole year of my start up orthodontic practice! The time has flown by, but it also seems like it has been a journey! One of my main struggles this year was trying to find hard data on how the practice should be doing. Now that I have completed a full year of practice, I've decided to share our end of year stats, how I'm feeling, and some of our goals for next year.

It has been a great year and I can't wait to see how we do in year 2! I hope this helps shed some light on my experience and provide a basis of comparison for anyone else interested in doing something similar. 

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Whether it's in your personal life or your healthcare practice, sometimes a small change can make a huge difference. This week I talk about how asking for advice from more experienced orthodontic colleagues made a huge difference for me at a local marketing event for my start up practice.

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What's holding you back from starting a practice? Don't let analysis paralysis prevent you from moving toward your dream of opening your own office. People always think I have it all figured out and that's how I was able to open my own orthodontic practice right out of residency. The truth is, I didn't have all the answers and I still don't, but I took the risk and went for it.

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What's in a name?
I talk through some of the pros and cons of different types of names for your start up office. I'll also walk you through my own thought process for the name of my practice.


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Opening a dental practice from scratch is expensive. This week I share 3 things I did myself to save money (and whether I would recommend doing the same!).

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This weekend I experienced some of the highest highs and the lowest lows.
Instead of the episode I had planned, I talk about a personal story and the lesson I've had to learn and re-learn over and over again along my journey of becoming an orthodontist and now opening my private practice.

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This is the second episode in our two part series on practice vision. Last week, I talked about how to define the vision for your start up practice. This week, I talk more about my own vision for my startup orthodontic practice and how being clear on vision helped inform future decisions when it came to office design, target location, marketing, and even treatment modalities.

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The most foundational and important step to starting your own practice is getting clear on your vision. This week I talk about how to define your vision, why it's so important, and share some of mine.

Stay tuned for part 2 next week where I'll break down decisions that I made and how being clear on the vision for my orthodontic practice made the process much easier.

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Giving an update on what my daily life is like a a young orthodontic practice owner. Opening an office has been a lot of work and time, but I'm keeping focused on the end goal to keep myself motivated.

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Emily Funk Orthodontics is officially open and I'm ready to return to the podcast game. This episode catching you up on life, the practice, and just how things are going. I'm committed to new episodes again and excited to be back behind the mic sharing the journey.


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