Are you feeling the pressure of running a dental practice in 2025 — staffing headaches, shrinking margins, DSOs everywhere, and constant change? You’re not alone. In this episode of the Practice Pulse Podcast, host Dr. Aditi Agarwal sits down with Dr. George Hariri, dentist, CFO, and author of Dental Moneyball. George talks about what it really takes to survive and thrive in modern dentistry and how to set intentional, realistic 2026 goals for your practice.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

00:00 Introduction

00:45 About George Hariri

01:50 How George got into Dentistry

03:00 George on Business Courses in Dental School

05:15 About Shared Practices

09:45 The evolution of Dentistry over years

12:23 Modern day challenges of a practice owner

17:00 How practices should prepare for 2026

21:30 How to tackle data overload (Data paralysis)

27:27 Important advice for 2026 goal-setting

30:00 Outro

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