The Productive Dentist Podcast
The Productive Dentist Podcast
The Productive Dentist Podcast features Dr. Bruce B. Baird, America's Most Productive Dentist, as he shares the wisdom and knowledge he's gained in 30+ years of dentistry to help dentists become more productive and live better lives.
Productive Dentist Podcast

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The Calibration Imperative (E.258)
“Calibration is critical to success because patients pay for trust and predictability.” – Dr. Jackson Bean Brief Overview of the Episode Dental schools are graduating underprepared clinicians. Patients are more informed but also more confused by insurance. Associates often default to PPO rules...  Read More
Handling Failures with Grace (E.255)
  “Handle the objection before it becomes an objection.” – Dr. Bruce Baird Brief Overview Every dentist faces failures—veneers pop off, teeth become sensitive, implants don’t integrate. But how you communicate about those possibilities makes all the difference. In this episode of...  Read More
Difficult Patients Are Often Confused Patients (E.254)
"If you do not value your team, they will not value you. Your team is your family, and when patients know that, everything changes."  – Dr. Bruce Baird Dentistry can be one of the most rewarding careers, but it can also be one of the most stressful. Many dentists feel overwhelmed by demanding...  Read More
Financial Conversations Don’t Have to Be Awkward (E.253)
“Everyone is price sensitive—until they understand the value. If you don’t shift their mindset, they’ll never say yes.” - Dr. Bruce Baird What This Episode Reveals Most dental teams dread talking about money. But here’s the truth, it’s not the patient, it’s the process. In this episode of...  Read More
Communication = Productivity (E.252)
“When you get the communication right, productivity takes care of itself.” – Dr. Bruce Baird WHAT THIS EPISODE REVEALS Most dentists think they need more patients to grow. But often, the real bottleneck isn’t your schedule, it’s your team’s communication. In this episode, Dr. Bruce Baird...  Read More
The Next Recession (E.250)
In this solo episode, Dr. Bruce Baird speaks directly to dentists who’ve weathered 2008, survived COVID, and are eyeing the horizon with justified caution. But instead of fear, Bruce calls for action. This episode reframes how we prepare for recessions not by retreating, but by building something...  Read More
You Don’t Have to Reinvent Dentistry to be a Success  (E.245)
“Dentistry is one of those really wonderful professions where… if you excel, when you go to the courses that you want to go to, and you do the things that you find fun and challenging, it makes your dental career really fun and interesting.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird Join us for an insightful episode of...  Read More
Mentorship and Mastery in Dentistry (E.243)
“We focus on hourly productivity and taking incredible care of whoever’s sitting in that chair.” ~Dr. Jackson Bean Join Dr. Bruce Baird as he welcomes Dr. Jackson Bean, a trailblazer in modern dentistry and one of the first participants in the Productive Dentist Academy’s (PDA) transformative...  Read More
Episode 230: Requested Replay: Leveraging Time
“When you’re present with people, they remember you.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird This episode of The Productive Dentist Podcast is all about leverage. In this context, leverage extends beyond the conventional business application, and delves into the art of maximizing your time, relationships, and...  Read More
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