The Dental Amigos

The Dental Amigos were excited to host Reese Harper, who is the founder of and CEO of DentistAdvisors.com, a registered investment advisory firm that focuses exclusively on dentists and specialists. In this episode, Paul and Rob chat with Reese about the importance of occupational-specific consulting and the unique nature of dentists’ business and financial concerns. Reese also talks the need for...

In this episode, Paul and Rob chat about dental practice buy-ins, including their “Top 5 Things to look out for with Buy-ins.” This show contains a lot of useful information for anyone who is considering selling their interest in a practice, as well as those looking to buy-in: issues of control, financing, real estate and more! As always, valuable tips you wish you learned in dental school.

The Dental Amigos are excited to host their amigo Stephen Trutter, who is a partner in Ideal Practices which is a highly-regarded consulting firm that works exclusively with start-up dentists. Over the course of his career, Stephen has helped over 500 dentists start up practices. In this episode, Rob and Paul chat with Stephen about how he defines dental success and the importance of a dentist’s a...

The Dental Amigos are excited to host another Philly amigo, John S. Cataldo, CPA. In this episode, Paul and Rob chat with John about analyzing and planning when it comes to deciding whether to participate (or continue to participate) with insurance plans and best practices for transitioning away from participation should a practice decide to go that route. This is must listening for anyone who par...

The Dental Amigos are excited to host their Philly amigo, Brian Madden. Brian is a commercial real estate agent with Carr Healthcare Realty which is a commercial real estate firm that provides tenant and buyer representation services for their dental clients around the country. In this episode, Paul and Rob chat with Brian about things that every dental tenant or real estate purchaser needs to und...

In the second part of this episode, Paul and Rob continue their discussion about associate agreements both from an employer’s perspective and an associate’s perspective- how to find a good associate and things to look for when hiring an associate and when evaluating a job opportunity. They also chat about the myths and pitfalls of independent contractor arrangements and the legal and practical iss...

In the first part of this episode, Paul and Rob talk about associate agreements both from an employer’s perspective and an associate’s perspective- what to look out for when deciding whether to bring on an associate and what to look out for when deciding whether to accept an associate position. They also chat about the importance of written agreements and restrictive covenants and how they can imp...

The Dental Amigos are excited to host their very first guest, Jayme Amos, the founder of Ideal Practices which is a highly-regarded consulting firm that works exclusively with start-up dentists. In this episode, Rob and Paul turn the tables and talk about Jayme: his business, his approach to working with dental start-ups, as well as the Ideal Practices Start-Up Practice Blueprint. They also chat a...

This is the second part of The Dental Amigos first podcast. In the conclusion to this episode Rob and Paul chat about what to look for when interviewing/hiring a practice broker (including the ramifications of hiring a bad one), the farce that is “Dual Representation” (including the pitfalls to avoid when working with one) and the process of working with a broker and attorney when buying or sellin...

The Dental Amigos are excited to be releasing our first podcast! In this episode Rob and Paul chat globally about practice transitions, start-ups (including everybody’s favorite topic- start-up v. acquisition), practice buy-ins, as well as Paul and Rob’s insights on the dental broker world. This is the first part of a two-part episode so look for the release of the exciting conclusion soon. The De...