Investment Grade Practices: A Dentist Podcast
Investment Grade Practices: A Dentist Podcast
Investment Grade PracticesTM are designed to give you the lifestyle you enjoy today, while building an asset for tomorrow. Victoria Peterson, SsD helps dentists build practices that they love today while building value to secure their future.
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Know Your Value: Navigating Practice Transitions (E.154)
“Know the terrain before you navigate it. Information is power.” – Matt Zolfo BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE EPISODE Selling a dental practice is no longer as simple as getting an offer and handing over the keys. The market is shifting, private equity is holding longer, and consolidation is changing...  Read More
From Survivor Care to Ideal Care (E.153)
WHAT THIS EPISODE REVEALS "Your ideal care will fail without support, without your team being aligned and empowered with systems. Vision alone isn’t enough." – Dr. Braden Baird Most dentists spend their early years in “survivor care,” reacting to broken systems, high stress, and production...  Read More
Robots, Revenue & Risk: The Implant Edge That Scales Without You (E.152)
What This Episode Reveals In this episode, Dr. Jon Ehlers shares how implant robotics creates predictable workflows, empowers younger associates, and drives practice scalability. Discover how this technology positions your practice for growth and prepares you for a seamless transition out of...  Read More
The Diagnostic Drift That’s Destroying Your Value (E.151)
What This Episode Reveals Your philosophy of care doesn’t live in your team’s heads. It lives in yours. When that happens, diagnostic drift begins. Small inconsistencies pile up. Treatment quality slips. Patients hesitate. Left unchecked, it erodes patient outcomes and the long-term value of...  Read More
Your Schedule is Costing You More Than You Think (E.150)
WHAT THIS EPISODE REVEALS Most dentists think they’re building value by staying busy. But what if your schedule is actually eroding it? In this powerful conversation, Victoria Peterson and Dr. Bruce Baird uncover why most dental schedules run on autopilot — and how this hidden dysfunction limits...  Read More
Case Acceptance Isn’t a Script. It’s a System (E.149)
Why Do Some Practices Thrive While Others Plateau? It’s not charisma. It’s not better technology. And it’s definitely not slick sales tactics. According to Dr. Wade Kifer, the turning point came when he stopped relying on his own ability to carry the conversation and started training his team...  Read More
Episode 132: Requested Replay: Paving the Way for Your Associate
“You have to be honest with yourself, and establish standards and your practice philosophy early. Don’t just cross them, you have to have the hard conversations, because at the end of the day it’s going to make your life better.”  ~ Dr. Jonathan Ehlers In this episode of the Investment Grade...  Read More
Episode 127: Hiring: Proactive vs. Reactive
“Figure out who you are. Understand your overhead. Start branding and marketing yourself as one of the leading employers in the area.” ~Dr. Victoria Peterson Are you stuck reacting to hiring challenges or are you taking proactive steps to build your ideal team? This episode of the Investment...  Read More
Episode 125: Boosting Case Acceptance Rates
“We’ve got to stop thinking about ‘patients’ and ‘case acceptance,’ and start thinking about ‘human beings.’” ~Dr. Victoria Peterson In a world where inflation is rising and consumers are tightening their belts, dental practices are feeling the pinch when it comes to case acceptance rates. If...  Read More
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