Decisions are part of of every business...
And with every decision made brings an outcome.
The best way to get a desired outcome is being enabled to makean informed decision.
This is where having the right processes come into place.
In today’s episode, we are going to talk about thebest accounting software for your dental practice.
This episode is a self hosted episode where I share with you mythoughts on the current accounting software available for a dentalpractice and why you need it to run your business successfully.
If you like today’s show, you’ll enjoy the bonus following. It’smy personal Chart of Accounts Template.
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Today’s bonus is our internal chart of accounts that we usefordental practices. We adjust this according to each practicethatcomes on, to be able to mold it to what each practice needs.Butthis is what we start off with with all our accountingclients.
A chart of accounts is the starting point that you can usetoimport into your software. It is done in excel format and youcanjust import into your software easily.
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Dental school will teach you how everything there is to know about oral hygiene:
But it won’t teach you how to run a business:
Today’s guest, Dr. David Rice, realizes this, and has created a community that teaches members what you don’t learn in dental school.
In this show, he shares some amazing insight on little-known tips that are sure to propel your business and speed up the road to prosperity.
Dr. Rice is the practice owner of East Amherst Dental Center in New York, and founder and creator of Ignite DDS, an education platform that prepares you for true success.
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As you heard, being successful in this business isn’t about how good of a dentist you are.
Yes, it’s important, but how you manage people matters even more.
As a bonus for today, you can download a free copy of Dr. Rice’s The Crush Success Guide, where you’ll learn more great tips on how to make it in this business.
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As a dental practice owner, there are so many things you can be doing to grow your business…yet so little time.
One of the beautiful things about technology is that you can put it to use even when you’re not working (or working on something else).
Just ask today’s guest, Dr. Shawn Van De Vyver.
Dr. Van De Vyver has mastered the art of automation, so that he can stay top of mind with new and existing patients (and provide them with personalized experiences that keeps them coming back).
Dr. Van De Vyver is the owner of Great Lakes Dentistry and creator of practiceinapod.com, a tool that helps dentists find the best learning resources to build their business.
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Many people will check reviews before they decide to step through your doors. Reviews are a reflection of the work you’re doing. They are feedback for your business (wanted or unwanted).
If you want to get more positive reviews for your business so that you attract more online traffic, today’s bonus will help you with that.
The tough reality is that people are quick to tell the world about a negative experience, while most of those with a positive one aren’t as compelled to post a review.
With Dr. Van De Vyver’s Super Awesome 5-Star Review Getting Letter, you have an opportunity to change that. You can ask your customers for their feedback directly through email. If their experience wasn’t great, you have a chance to make it right; and if it was, you can encourage them to share it online.
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It can take months, if not years, for someone to decide that they’re finally ready to own a practice.
Today’s guest will tell you that there’s no such thing as truly being “ready.”
As soon as he graduated from dental school, he was off to the races.
Sure, it takes a certain work ethic and skill set to run a successful practice, but waiting around can be costly.
Dr. Hunter Smith is a multiple practice owner, and a contributor on DentalTown, where he posts some of the best numbers-related content available.
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If you were inspired to own a practice (or start acquiring more practices), then you’re going to enjoy the bonus I’ve prepared for you.
You don’t have to have it all figured out before you go out and buy a practice, but it helps to know how you can get off to a great start.
As today’s bonus, you can download Three Steps To Get Started On Finding A Practice To Buy.
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Most people will tell you that if you want to grow your dental practice, you need to get more patients.
This might make sense at first.
But while getting more patients is part of it, it shouldn’t be the priority.
What good is it for you to gain more patients consistently if they’re not coming back to see you on their next visit?
Dentists who don’t focus on returning patients (and the systems required to get them to come back) are leaving money on the table.
In this show, you’ll learn the best (and proven) strategies to grow your business (and increase your revenue).
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Dental equipment is constantly evolving, and your phone constantly rings with salespeople trying to get you to buy the latest technology.
You don’t need all the latest bells and whistles to run a profitable business.
But what you do need in today’s digital age is a marketing plan that reflects the latest trends.
If you want for your business to be around in the next twenty years, you can no longer rely strictly on referrals.
Today’s guest, Jake Puhl, understands the power of the internet. It can be the difference between a sustainable (and profitable) business, and one struggling to keep their head above water.
His marketing tactics have helped dentists grow from zero to $5 million dollars in revenue (or in one dentist’s case, from $1.2 million to $8 million).
Jake is the co-founder of Firegang Digital Marketing, a SEO and Google analytics expert, and an Amazon best-selling author.
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There are tons of marketing companies fighting for your business, but not many that know dentistry like Firegang does.
Today you’re getting a free copy of Jake’s latest book – How To Get New Dental Clients – which teaches you how to use the web to make your business more profitable.
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Having a successful dental practice comes down to one thing:
Keeping your dental chair filled.
Keep that chair filled week after week, year after year, and you’ll be profitable and have the opportunity to scale.
An important key to having steady clientele is marketing.
But the problem with many marketing strategies is that they are generic.
What works for a neighborhood restaurant may not work for a dentist.
That’s why you need someone who understands the dental world well enough to know how to measure the metrics that will give you the best results.
In this show, Mark Dilatush shares some little-known insight that can save you from throwing away marketing dollars that won’t work.
Mark is partner and president of New Patients Inc, a full service marketing firm that specializes in dentistry.
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There are tons of marketing companies looking to get a piece of your pocketbook, but most of them don’t know the dental industry like Mark does.
For that reason, today’s bonus will be valuable as you try to make the most of your marketing efforts.
It’s a copy of New Patient Inc’s latest book, Unlimited New Patients (a $160 value).
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When you open your own practice, there are things you must commit to:
Sadly, one of the biggest regrets dentists have is putting so much into the business that they don’t enjoy life outside of the office.
They go into the business thinking they’ll be able to enjoy life when they retire.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
There are many ways to create passive income streams (and make yourself replaceable so that you can enjoy that extra cash flow).
Dr. David Phelps specializes in helping dentists create a long term vision business (and their personal life). He then recommends ways to accumulate wealth through various sources.
He is also a former practice owner, and creator of Freedom Founders, a place where people learn how to manage profitability.
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Don’t make the mistake of getting too tied up in your business for you to enjoy life.
Today you’re getting access to Dr. Phelps Retirement Calculator so that you can calculate the gap between where you are today and where you want to be on the freedom scale.
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Every day I talk to consultants and dentists who are very good at what they do.
And every day I realize more and more that there are many out there, like yourself, who can get tremendous value out of these ideas.
I share many of these great ideas on this podcast, but I know that some of you are wanting more.
And that’s why we are creating the Ambitious Dentist Mastermind.
Masterminds aren’t new. In fact, they’ve been around for centuries.
Benjamin Franklin was a part of a mastermind that met every Friday night to debate politics, morals, philosophy, business goals, and anything you can think of that would help them take their life (and their business) to the next level.
So if someone like Franklin valued the opportunity to be in a mastermind, then that goes to show the impact it can have.
In the Ambitious Dentist Mastermind, we’ll be applying some of the same principals that have proven to help people achieve powerful results.
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If you’ve gotten a ton of value from this podcast and our guests, then I KNOW you’re going to get a lot out of this mastermind.
We only have six spots open, so don’t wait and risk losing out.
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When you’re starting your dental practice, there are some key things you need to look at:
But so many dentists tend to overlook a powerful aspect of the business that sets the framework for years of success:
The culture.
When you build a culture that customers (both external and internal) are excited to be a part of, you then have a story to tell.
Having a story allows you to create experiences.
And experiences are what people love to talk (and hear) about. Both online and offline.
Dr. Anissa Homes is a master of creating experiences.
You may have heard some of her experiences on her podcast, Delivering Wow.
Anissa is the founder of Jamaica Cosmetic Dental Services, was voted one of the Top 25 Women in Dentistry, and as you’ll find out, a Facebook wizard.
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Anissa has offered the Ambitious Dentist community her Facebook Targeting Guide. In this guide, she shows what she’s done to get massive results on Facebook, including specific wording, strategies, and steps.
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Owning a business can be one of the most rewarding experiences in life.
But along the journey come the not-so-fun moments: the failures.
It’s easy to have a meltdown when the going gets tough. But those who push through the challenges reap the greatest rewards.
That’s why Dr. Mark Costes’ story is so inspiring.
It’s hard enough to bounce back from a failure or two. Now imagine bouncing back from several (twenty-one to be exact).
That’s the number of dental schools Dr. Costes applied to (and was rejected by) before finally getting accepted.
But that’s all he needed to become one of the most respected icons in our industry.
He is now an international speaker and best-selling author, founder of the Dental Success Summit, and host of two amazing podcasts (Six Figure Side Gig and Dentalpreneur).
So whether you’re going through some challenges, or looking to level up, you’ll appreciate the valuable lessons Dr. Costes shares with us on this episode.
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I’m super grateful that Dr. Costes was willing to provide our Ambitious Dentist community with two truly remarkable resources.
As a bonus for today, you can download a free copy of his international best-selling book Pillars of Dental Success, along with his signature keynote video Cracking the Top 1%.
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It’s one thing to know how to use a sickle probe. But knowing how to make your practice profitable is another.
And to be profitable year after year, you’ll need to adapt to certain changes:
But there’s one part that doesn’t change:
People.
To run a stellar dental practice, you need a good staff.
And if you’re wondering what it takes to have a good staff, there’s no better person to turn to than Sandy Pardue.
Sandy is the senior consultant at Classic Practice Resources, a key contributor to DentalTown, and director of the Spice Up Your Practice training events.
If you’re looking to grow your staff soon, you’ll appreciate the bonus. It’s Sandy’s employment application that will help you identify the best fit for the role.
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If you want to improve the quality of your hires, this bonus will come in hand.
Sandy has provided an employment application to help you find the qualities you’re looking for, rather than relying on a resume that only shows you what they want you to see.
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You obviously chose to go into dentistry for a reason…
And for a lot of aspiring dentists it’s because the field is still growing.
Smart decision.
Unfortunately, that makes plenty of people out in the wild look to exploit new (and existing) dentists as a chance to siphon hundreds of thousands of dollars and more.
Jason Patrick Wood is a partner in the Law Firm of Wood & Delgado and he see’s it happen everyday.
Lucky for us, he’s here to tell you exactly what to look for when acquiring a business or looking to partner with anyone.
“Buyer’s Checklist for Acquiring a Practice” – the questions you need to consider and have answered before acquiring a dental practice.
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It includes the questions you need to ask when acquiring a practice, and there were a few on there I hadn’t even considered.
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In the dental business you have the good:
And, just like in life, you have the “not-so-good”:
No one knows this better – and has learned from it – than Dr. Joshua Austin.
You might know Dr. Austin from his hit podcast, AcciDental Geniuses.
Dr. Austin is a speaker for reputation management, hosts of Austin Dental Seminars, and a private practice owner.
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When chaos strikes in your dental practice, what happens?
For most dentists, that means:
Your team plays a huge role in your practice – second only to where your dental practice is located.
That means that by having a method to find, recruit, and keep high-quality people you earn an unfair advantage at growing your business.
If you're struggling to find the right people (and you want to set your dental practice up for success), then meet Dr. Gina Dorfman.
Dr. Dorfman is a dental practice owner and a practicing dentist.
Dr. Dorfman is also one of the founders of YAPI, a practice automation software designed to help dental practices become more efficient and productive with streamlined routine business tasks and improved team and patient communications.
She's here today to help you streamline your business.
Click here to access today's bonus from Dr. Dorfman (exclusively for Start Your Dental Practice listeners) called, "Best Practices For Appointment Confirmations: Scheduling for patients so they actually keep their appointments".
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