The Shared Practices Podcast - Archives

Richard introduces us to Tyler Aten. Together we offer a taste of what's normal for mastermind members: community, revealing each other's blindspots, and celebrating victories. As soon as Dr. Aten was a member of our Mastermind, we knew we had to have him on the show. Today it's all about getting the proper practice loans, multipractice headaches, and what to do when you can't expand. Reach Tyler at [email protected]

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"Randy" is half of husband-and-wife dental duo. With a new practice, in a desirable community with a new part time associate...what's not to love? We hear Suzanne lay out a fantastic strategy. But can Randy stop being a helicopter owner and give the associate room to take the reins?

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Is there a perfect time to introduce yourself to your new staff? Or to make big changes in the office? Should the staff know the owner is selling before you meet them? Dr. Matt Ford joins Andrew to tell us the ins and outs of helping the staff navigate the massive changes that happen during your acquisition.

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Teams dread morning huddles because they've probably never had a real or effective one. Both fans of the morning huddle, Matt and Alex talk about reasons people avoid these quick informal meetings like the plague, and why you're probably wrong for not having them daily.

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Elon bought a decent sized fixer upper practice. Skewing on the older side of dental school graduates, Elon has masterfully married his clinical skillset with the needs of this patient base. Is Elon going the direction of super solo practice, or can he squeeze a group practice into 5 operatories?

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Are you overcomplicating your career starting line? Steven and George revisit the basics of vision: What kind insurance model do you want? Where do you want to live? We also dive in on how our Analytics-based Pre-Ownership discussions answer all this, plus way more.

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Back by popular demand, Dr. Megan Timm joins our Coach's Corner today. Our coach Caitlin Shoemaker, along with Dr. Timm's office manager Kellie Bear also join. Kellie will help us dig up all the dirt on how Dr. Timm managed to buy two practices at once, and adding a third...all right out of dental school. This energetic crew helps us dissect Dr. Megan Timm's profitable approach!

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Is it better to overpay for a high-performing practice, or get a great deal on a small practice? Today, our guest Elon puts this to the test. After feeling ready for ownership by his 4th year of dental school, he eventually found a 5-op practice. He's brought the production up 2X, but will that be enough?

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"I've not talked to a lot of dentists who haven't started with 3, 4, or 5 clinical days per week", Andrew admits. At some point, you are going to have to rely on your clinical skills for a little while. Residency, CE, clinical grind, and finding the right practice that *allows* for eventually putting down the handpiece.

George and Alex received a question during our Pre-Owner Mastermind, and now pose it to our audience: Should you grow if you're happy with where you're at? "If you are a cog in the operations of your practice, you are not ready for multi-practice ownership", says Alex. Is it as simple as that? They dissect their own "right answers" now.

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