Dr. Blake Hamblin & Gary Bird

My Dental Playbook

Business EN ↓ 50 episodes

Welcome to My Dental Playbook, the dental podcast where real growth meets real talk. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin, a practicing dentist on the road to $10M, and Gary Bird, founder of SMC National, this show breaks down proven practice growth strategies, real-world dental entrepreneurship, and the dental practice management tactics that actually move the needle. Each episode dives into the playbook behind thriving practices: how to attract better patients, build a high-performing team, and scale without burning out. Whether you're just getting started or aiming for your next big milestone, you'l...

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Dr. Blake Hamblin & Gary Bird

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049 Why Patients Keep Saying No to Treatment 09.07.2026 50:35

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048 The REAL Reason Your Payroll Keeps Climbing 02.07.2026 21:48

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047 120 New Patients in a Rural Market 25.06.2026 24:08

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046 5 Coaching Traps that Could Cost You Millions 18.06.2026 18:01

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045 How 1,300 Reviews Became a Growth Machine 11.06.2026 22:47

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044 5 Pillars Every Dentist Needs Before Location #2 - Part 2 04.06.2026 19:13

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043 5 Pillars Every Dentist Needs Before Location #2 - Part 1 28.05.2026 29:25

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042 From 20 to 200 New Patients: The Event that Helped Dr. Blake Grow 21.05.2026 16:42

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041 These 2 Habits are Killing Your Team 14.05.2026 18:52

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040 13% Payroll Nearly Broke My Practice 07.05.2026 23:08

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039 $293K to $610K… What They Fixed First 30.04.2026 26:43

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038 170 New Patients… Then Everything Broke 23.04.2026 21:47

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037 The REAL Reason Your Dental Marketing Isn’t Working 16.04.2026 16:15

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036 The REAL Truth About $500K Dental Debt 09.04.2026 21:36

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035 The #1 Thing Limiting Your Dental Practice Growth (Most Owners Miss This) 02.04.2026 33:10

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034 45 Dental Operatories?!? 26.03.2026 38:05

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033 We Let AI Answer 100% of Our New Patient Calls (Here’s What Happened) 19.03.2026 20:38

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032 3 Reasons Your Collections Plateau After Buying a Practice 12.03.2026 32:32

📥 Free Resource: https://go.mydentalplaybook.com/resources/financial-growth-readiness-checklist 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀What are top-performing dentists doing differently? Find out inside the mastermind: https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ Most dentists focus on production, but very few truly understand how to manage cash flow, debt structure, and...

031 How to Buy Dental Charts the Right Way (3-Step Framework) 05.03.2026 16:35

📥 Free Resource: https://go.mydentalplaybook.com/resources/dental-merger-chart-buying-deal-structuring-guide 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀The mastermind fills fast - apply now and start scaling with confidence: https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ Buying charts can be one of the fastest ways to grow your dental practice, but only if you structure the dea...

030 6 Areas CEO Dentists Must Protect 26.02.2026 21:33

📥 Free Resource: https://go.mydentalplaybook.com/resources/ceo-time-playbook 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀Spots are limited - secure your seat in the mastermind that’s changing how dentists grow: https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ Dentists don’t struggle because they lack skill, they struggle because they don’t know where to focus. In this episode, Dr....

029 Why Some Dentists Take Home $200K and Others $750K 19.02.2026 20:05

📥 Free Resource: https://mydentalplaybook.com/episode/why-some-dentists-earn-200k-others-750k/ 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀What are top-performing dentists doing differently? Find out inside the mastermind: https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ Income gaps in the dentistry are not about talent. They are about intention, leadership, and financial clarity....

028 Dental Tech Stack for 130 New Patients a Month 12.02.2026 20:30

📥 Free Resource: https://go.mydentalplaybook.com/resources/dental-practice-tech-stack 🚀Check out our new Dental AI Receptionist! It schedules better than humans: https://bit.ly/48RHMt2 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀The mastermind fills fast - apply now and start scaling with confidence: https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ More software does not mean more...

027 Build a $20k Dental Op 05.02.2026 11:45

📥 Free Resource: https://mydentalplaybook.com/episode/build-a-20k-dental-op/ 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀Spots are limited - secure your seat in the mastermind that’s changing how dentists grow: https://shorturl.at/AenIt 🚀Dental Equipment Company: https://www.dhpdental.com/ ➖➖➖➖ Dentists think growth means more space, more equipment, and more debt...

026 Naming Your Dental Practice? Avoid These Mistakes First 29.01.2026 25:05

🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀What are top-performing dentists doing differently? Find out inside the mastermind: https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ If you plan to hire associates, expand locations, or go out of network, your practice name matters more than you think. This episode, Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird give you simple frameworks for deciding be...

025 Why Your Current Bonus System is Failing (And How to Fix it Fast) 22.01.2026 15:14

📥 Free Resource: https://go.mydentalplaybook.com/resources/gift-structure 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀The mastermind fills fast - apply now and start scaling with confidence: https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ In this episode, Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird pull back the curtain on the bonus systems inside top-performing dental practices. Most offices...