Thriving Dentist

Offshore dental team members: Would you try it?

Gary Takacs ran a year-long test in his own practice in 2018. His remote team member started on unscheduled treatment plans and worked her way up to answering the phones.

On EP 768, Gary and Naren cover what can go remote and what has to stay in the office.

Full episode: https://youtu.be/s-FgyRITZ5k


A big thank you to Dr. Jacob Dent for sharing his clinical expertise and being part of this episode of the Thriving Dentist Podcast!



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1 day ago | [YT] | 1

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Could you share your dental practice with another dentist for the next 10 or 20 years?

That takes more than clinical compatibility.

In the new Thriving Dentist Show, Gary and Naren discuss:

• Why partnership can help retain great doctors
• How it can support better work-life balance
• Why values fit matters so much
• Why Gary prefers a year of associateship before partnership
• How to avoid decision-making problems later
• Why marketing needs to grow before another doctor joins

If partnership is on your radar, this episode gives you a lot to think about.

🎧 Listen to Episode - www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

1 week ago | [YT] | 1

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Should a dental practice run Google Ads?

Naren's answer: it depends. For a startup losing money every month, maybe yes. If your phone conversion is weak, you could waste a lot of money.

This week Gary and Naren walk through when paid search makes sense, when it doesn't, and where practices leak ad dollars.

Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/CjYIki1UOfI




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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

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If you could redesign your dental practice for the next three years, what would you change?

Your schedule?
The dentistry you do?
Your team?
Your patients?
The number of days you work?

This week's Thriving Dentist Show looks at Work-Life Balance vs. Work-Life Integration.

Gary explains why simply getting more time away from the practice may not solve the real problem.

The bigger goal may be creating a practice you actually enjoy coming back to.


Listen to the new episode and ask yourself: https://youtu.be/fDWpToBXiyg



What would my practice look like if it were as good as it could possibly be?





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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

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New episode is live: Five Specific Scheduling Recommendations for a Thriving Practice.

Gary gets specific in this one - daily production goals, one accountable scheduling coordinator, rock production blocks, new patient blocks, and protected time to fill tomorrow's schedule.

The line that stuck with us: "You can engineer a schedule. It's not chance."

Naren also covers the three marketing metrics to check every month, including cost per new patient by channel.

Listen here: https://youtu.be/WWFlbXmrLLM


What does your practice do to keep the schedule from filling itself with whoever calls first?

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

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If your practice network stopped working tomorrow, how quickly could you recover?

That question drives this week's conversation with Dr. Lorne Lavine of The Digital Dentist.

We talk about ransomware, cybersecurity, HIPAA, backups, AI, and one big mistake dentists can make with public AI tools.

The goal is not to turn you into an IT expert.

It is to help you understand what your practice needs to stay secure and keep running.

New episode of The Thriving Dentist Show is out now.

Link to the podcast - https://youtu.be/a_rm_S3ecbU

1 month ago | [YT] | 2

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New episode: Startup Versus Acquisition — Which Path Actually Wins?

If you've ever debated building a practice from scratch vs. buying one, this episode gives you the real framework — including the three situations where a startup makes financial sense, and a real client example of turning a $700K-collections practice into $1M in year one.

Listen now 👇
go.thrivingdentistshow.com/EP762


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1 month ago | [YT] | 4

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Quick question,
If your practice was as good as it could be, what would that look like in three years?

Give it a real shot. Kind of dentistry. Kind of timetable. Kind team. With or without insurance.

Most dentists have never had to answer that query.

The whole argument Gary makes in Episode 761 is that you can’t hit a target that you never put on the board.

New episode is up. Now.

There are three client stories in there, including one practice that went completely out of network in twelve months without blowing up the schedule.

Link to the podcast - https://youtu.be/ghMCC_9-rmM




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1 month ago | [YT] | 3

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Quick question before you watch this one — do you know how many people called your office last month?

Not how many booked. How many called.

Most practice owners can't answer that. And Naren says it's the single number that tells you whether you have a marketing problem or a conversion problem.

Get it wrong and you spend another year throwing money at ads that were never the issue.

New episode is up. Gary and Naren walk through the five numbers worth watching, plus a client story where fixing the phones added 26 new patients a month with no extra spend.

Worth 40 minutes if you've ever wondered where your marketing money actually goes.

Link to the podcast - https://youtu.be/od5V2B_dvVQ




#dentalpractice #dentistry #practiceowner #dentalmarketing #thrivingdentist #dentaloffice #practicemanagement #dentistlife

1 month ago | [YT] | 2

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Quick question for the dentists here.

When your assistant says "doctor exam in hygiene," what's your honest first reaction?

Gary visited over 2,200 practices in his consulting years. He says the look on most doctors' faces gives it away.

This week's episode is about flipping that. Especially once you see how much of your bigger dentistry is already coming out of those appointments.

New episode is live!






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2 months ago | [YT] | 3