Episode 678

How Far Can a Solo Dentist Practice Go?

Host: Gary Takacs | Published Date: January 8, 2025 | Listening Time: 0:43:28

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Gary Takacs explores the possibilities for solo dental practices, offering strategies to maximize collections, add high-value services, and maintain work-life balance. This episode features a clinical tip from Dr. Michael Sonick and listener Q&A on associates, partnerships, and practice models.

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    Timestamps

    • 00:00:28 – Introduction
    • 00:01:04 – Announcements
    • 00:01:24 – Clinical Tip by Dr. Michael Sonick on “Case Acceptance Through Comprehensive Care and Personalized Communication”

    CIA Segment

    • 00:05:42 – Maximizing the potential of a solo dental practice.
    • 00:09:10 – Examples of solo dentists collecting over $2 million annually.
    • 00:14:48 – Adding high-value services for practice growth.
    • 00:16:27 – Recommendation of a 4-day clinical work week for better work-life balance.

    Q & A Segment

    • 00:23:31Q1: I have always worked as a solo dentist. How do I know if I am suited to add an associate?
    • 00:31:14Q2: What are your thoughts on partnerships?
    • 00:35:47Q3: What do you think is the ideal practice model?
    • 00:39:27Q4: I am a solo dentist. What marketing advice do you have for me if I want a consistent number of new patients every month?

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    Gary Takacs

    Gary Takacs Gary became a successful practice owner by purchasing a fixer-upper practice and developing it into a world-class dental practice. He is passionate about sharing his hard-earned insights and experiences with dental practices across the globe.

    As a dental practice coach, Gary provides guidance for dental professionals on how to create a healthier practice style that lets them deliver excellent patient care while reducing depending on insurance.

    More importantly, Gary’s insights are not just based on theory – as a co-owner of a dental practice, he has first-hand experience in making this transformation from a high-volume and low-fee insurance model to a fee-for-service approach that is more sustainable and promotes a patient-centric and financially healthy dental practice, and he is dedicated to sharing this knowledge with other dental practitioners via the popular Thriving Dentist Show!
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