This week, the Dental Amigos welcome returning guest Stephen Trutter, the CEO of Ideal Practices, a leading consulting firm for dental start-ups. Ideal Practices follows a proven process to guide dentists through every step of opening their start-up. Stephen Trutter has helped launch nearly 1,000 dental start-ups in his 20-year career.

Stephen discusses how to position yourself for a smooth transition into practice ownership starting as early as when you are an associate. He emphasizes the importance of understanding and negotiating the restrictions contained in your associate agreement that could impact and limit your future career. Then, he offers his insight into the “acquisition vs. start-up” debate. Finally, Stephen highlights the importance of proper real estate negotiation.

Listeners who are pursuing ownership through a start-up can visit IdealPractices.com to explore their consulting services, learn from Stephen’s book, “The Startup Dentist: From Idea to Opening Day”, or register for Ideal Practices’ two-day Startup Practice Blueprint Seminar. Also be sure to check out Stephen’s podcast, The Startup Dentist Podcast.

Listeners who want to reach out to Paul can do so at [email protected] and those who want to reach out to Rob can do so at [email protected]. To hear more from Stephen and the Amigos, listen to our first podcast with Stephen here https://thedentalamigos.com/2018/05/30/episode-6-defining-success-in-dentistry-with-amigo-stephen-trutter/