Practice Autonomy Podcast

Today we interview Dr. Nathan Ho, new patient expert with a specialty in getting tons of amazing ‘real’ reviews.  This is quickly becoming the number 1 way to get patients at a reasonable cost. You can watch part one of this awesome interview on his Facebook Group, Dental Win Win. You can also watch the Video Podcast of this interview on our new YouTube Channel.

We’re back with Chris Moriarity, productivity specialist and overall great guy. In this episode Chris shares how he would approach the problem that I have been having lately…. Low Case Acceptance. No guys, it’s nothing to be ashamed of.  You just have to roll up your sleeves and solve the problem. Chris breaks me down and then builds me up. You’ve got to hear it, then you&#...

Dr. Emily Letran is someone special in our profession. An immigrant from Vietnam, she has become a true leader in dentistry and an inspiration for women dentists everywhere. Her story is a tear-jerker, but the way she has conquered life step-by-step will leave you looking for her name on seminar stages all around. Listen in and you will learn how she: Drove the fast track from communist food lines...

Chris Moriarity has worked with enough dentists by now that he knows that massive hyper-production is not the only important statistic .  He also helps solo and private practicing dentists find out what makes them happy in their profession.  Of course he knows how to make their production numbers rain down if that’s what they want. Here’s part 1 of a very interesting discussion that wa...

We caught up with a true Stand Out Dentist, Dr. Ron Receuver of Louisville, Kentucky.  He totally transformed the way he practices over the past decade to become the go-to guy when locals think of dental implants in that area. If you want to learn how to stand out as an implant dentist or just to transform your practice period, you should pay close attention to this interview. In it you will learn...

One of the biggest questions that I keep hearing is, “When Can I Safely Retire?” Well, if you have had that thought rolling around in your head, today is your lucky day.  Jerry Jones is a practice owner and a dental marketing coach extraordinaire for over a decade.  He has also been hearing that a lot lately and I sat down with him to see what best practices he has seen work from his d...

Dr. Mark Costes is the founder of multiple dental practices and also of the wildly successful Dental Success Institute.  Today, he gives his unique experiences to answer questions about dentists and their path toward growth and retirement. In this episode you will learn: The things you MUST get right if you even want to consider owning multiple practices (most shouldn’t) The most common mist...

A 4 th generation CEO is breaking traditions and breaking the mold of the way that dental supply companies communicate with today’s dentists. Julie Charlestein reveals the cutting edge ways that she is steering her company, Premiere Dental, into the next frontier of interactive patient treatment alongside a new generation of dentists who value collaboration moreso than most every generation in the...

Dr. Jason Luchtefeld is changing the face of one of the most famous dental conferences in the U.S.  He joins us to discuss how the Dentaltown Townie meeting is staying ahead of the times and how they are innovating next year’s event to stay relevant with the changing tastes of today’s dentists.  Dr. Luchtefeld also reveals how the Townie is not only embracing technological advances, bu...

Walt Disney and Steve Jobs Inspired the Most Amazing Team Bonus System in History.  Learn how you can convert it to your dental practice to motivate and reward your dental team WITHOUT creating a monster, runaway bonus system that will eventually wreck your practice and make everyone miserable. In this episode you will learn: How to  identify a Death Spiral Bonus  before it makes everyone miserabl...

Season 2 Premiere – Our new direction will be 2 fold. First, we want to draw attention to the declining popularity of Live CE and to promote the 7 reasons why it is an integral part of our profession that we cannot let die. Secondly, we want to re-commit to our belief that a motivated, happy dental team will always outperform teams that aren’t enthusiastic and engaged. That can make al...

We’ve come to the Season 1 Finale and it has been quite a ride.  As we finish this year I wanted to make sure that everyone listening understood that moving forward, this show will be focused on the Solo, Private General Practitioner. Along those lines and following up on the 7 Big Problems we talked about last episode, today’s episode will focus on 7 Inconvenient Truths that Will Continue to Driv...

It is true that we are members of one of the greatest professions on the planet right now.  It is also true that anxiety is growing about our future.  Today, I address a question that has become all too frequent at my seminars, “What is the Biggest Problem Facing Dentistry Today and How Can We Solve It?” After putting a lot of thought into that question, I have come up with 7 Big Probl...

One of the first line items to get blamed when things aren’t going all that well in your practice is your office overhead.  While there are many instances where Overhead is the culprit, the way that dentists look at overhead and how to attack it, often overlooks the most effective ways to cure the disease. Today we dive into some of the less obvious and most powerful ways you can whip your o...

It you are victim of the “Chronic Cancellation Disorder” this episode is for you. We are NOT going to tell you we can solve this problem for you! Instead, we have a very unique way of dealing with the issue that is a complete Win/Win for you and the patients.   Listen up and we’ll reveal this Strategy Step-by-Step. In this Episode you will Learn: Our Famous and Very Controversial Hygiene Schedulin...

Running late is one of the Top 3 causes of Doctor stress and burnout in the U.S .  While it is truly impossible to KNOW exactly how long each appointment will take, it is very possible to control a schedule in a way that allows for speed, efficiency, quality, and staff happiness. Today we will discuss several tools that if employed can solve 80% of Doctor’s Stress Problems. In this Episode you wil...

What if there were a way you could harness all that chaos, visualize the path of highest productivity with the least stress, and create a Workflow that allowed you to create a lifestyle that was ideal in every way: money, time off, happiness, fulfillment…. There is and it’s the concept of Visualized Workflow. In this episode you will learn: The 3 Ways You Can Project this Powerful Principle into A...

Dental practices have been attempting to go completely digital for the last decade.  It is a HUGE challenge. Today we discuss how we created a Hybrid Model that not only solved our ‘digital’ problem , but also solved the communication problem between the clinical and front office team members. In this episode you will learn: How Solving the Digital Problems that Have Kept Us From Paperless Perfect...

The 7 Deadly Wastes are paramount in any profitable production system in the world.  In this episode we will delve into the 7 Wastes that Kill Dental Practices and Eat Away at Their Profits from the Inside Out.  Learn how to Destroy these Internal Rots and You Will Be Well on Your Way to Creating a Profitable Practice Powerhouse. In this Episode You Will Learn: Why I Despise Block Scheduling and a...

Today we flood the airwaves with the Ultimate Dental Productivity System that was crafted as a direct result of the careful application of Asian Efficiency principles from the LEAN Management Theory into the American Private Dental Practice.   Some call this the Samurai Production System because it cuts out all the waste associated with most offices and still leaves room for the Cowboy Way in us t...

Our Special Guest Penny Reed and I share our formula of how we became recognized in this elite club and how we think you should begin your journey to becoming an in-demand dental speaker, author, and expert if you have an interest in cracking into dentistry’s most inner circle, the Speaking Circuit. With over 35 combined years of experience in the Dental Speaking Industry, we will share the...

We all know that without the Doctor or the Patients, no treatment can exist.  I contend that without a sound team of fun, hard-working, motivated, and upbeat team members, neither the Doctor, now the Patient can have an outstanding visit to the practice. The Dental Team is THE KEY to unlocking happiness in all aspects of your office life.  Today, we explore the Staff component of the SPEnD Continu...

Years of searching led me to a discovery that changed the way we view every single action involving the pursuit of practice growth and happiness.  The answer to Ultimate Practice Success is not found on some remote mountaintop in a monastery or in a tiny cabin in an inaccessible swamp. The true secret to solving the riddle that has eluded so many dentists is in creating synergy between the 4 eleme...

This week we share a couple of really big success stories.  One of my former coaching clients was the epitome of a stressed out dentist for years before he discovered how getting more productive led him to such great increases that he could go to 3 day weeks.  He even had so much free time on his hands that he took up serious tournament bass fishing. His story is NOT unique for those who have the...

The Butterfly Effect is very real and very misunderstood leaving most dentists unaware that they have just shot a hole in the middle of their production goals without even realizing it.  Solving this mysterious phenomenon cures most ills. This week we continue down the path we started in episode 9 from our Live presentation from OKC.  This should be called the name dropping episode as we cover peo...