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.
VictoriaPeterson

Displaying 1-25 of 57
1 2 3
Page 1 of 3
Optimization and the Investment Grade Practice (E.146)
“That sense that you’ve plateaued but know that there is more…that’s what tells so many of us our practices aren’t optimized.” ~Dr. Victoria Peterson My most recent guest Dr. Nikki Green knew her practice wasn’t optimized because of her feeling that there was more she could accomplish in her...  Read More
What Productive Dentists Gain When They Own an Investment Grade Practice (E.145)
“I was growing, but if I hadn’t realized that I wasn’t optimizing my EBIDA, then wouldn’t have gotten the value out of my practice that I did.” ~Dr. Nikki Green Having an Investment Grade Practice gives you choices. This is something my guest today, Dr. Nikki Green, knows well. Dr. Green is a...  Read More
Understanding the Metrics that Drive Your Dental Practice (E. 144)
In this special crossover episode of the Investment Grade Practices Podcast and Everyday Practices your hosts Dr. Victoria Peterson and Regan Robertson bring together their expertise and insights and cover high-level visionary planning with essential nuts-and-bolts day-to-day practice management....  Read More
Vision vs. Reality (E. 143)
“If we don’t have a strong foundation in our practice or in our life, everything that sits on top of it can begin to show wear and tear.” ~Regan Robertson Welcome to a special crossover Episode of Everyday Practices Dental Podcast and the Investment Grade Practices Podcast. This collaboration...  Read More
Get the Freedom to Put Patients First (E.138)
“There’s a freedom that comes when you’re truly in control.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird In this powerful episode, we’re diving into the concept of freedom – what it really means and how we can achieve it, both in business and life. Dr. Bruce B. Baird, Victoria Peterson S.s.D., and Regan Robertson share...  Read More
Requested Replay: Staying In Relationship With Your Patients (E.137)
“In this scenario, your treatment coordinator could pull in an additional $30,000 per month based on treatment that you’ve already recommended.”  ~ Dr. Victoria Peterson Over the last two episodes of the Investment Grade Practice podcast, we discovered the most important metric in your practice to...  Read More
Episode 136:Requested Replay: Building the Best Team
“If you’re going to grow your business, you need to grow your people.” Building and retaining a fantastic team is key to building your Investment Grade Practice™. But so many dentists and business owners struggle with their team and office culture. In fact, it can be downright debilitating when...  Read More
Episode 135: Requested Replay: Enhancing Communication
“Nobody wants dental treatment. But here’s what we all want: we all want solutions to the problems that we know we have.”  ~ Dr. Chris Bowman In this episode of Investment Grade Practices Podcast, your host Dr. Victoria Peterson is joined by Dr. Christopher Bowman of Advanced Dentistry of...  Read More
Episode 134: Requested Replay: Setting Standards
“The number one job of a leader is to provide clarity.”  ~ Dr. Victoria Peterson In this episode of the Investment Grade Practices podcast, your host Dr. Victoria Peterson recaps her conversation with the remarkable Dr. Jonathan Ehlers from the previous episode, and provides listeners with some...  Read More
Episode 133:Solving the Practitioner Health Problem
“We dedicate so much of our mind and body to our practices and patients, but a lot of times it comes as a direct detriment to our own overall mental and physical well-being.” ~Dr. Sam Shamardi In this episode of Investment Grade Practices, host Dr. Victoria Peterson is joined by Dr. Sam Shamardi,...  Read More
Episode 130: Requested Replay: Ethics in Dentistry
“How much are we willing to violate our ethics at the expense of the patients?”  ~ Dr. Maggie Augustyn This special episode of the Investment Grade Practices podcast finds us at the intersection of ethics and productivity. Dr. Victoria Peterson warmly welcomes Dr. Maggie Augustyn, a distinguished...  Read More
Episode 126: Leading From the Heart
“My team is incredible. I am so spoiled to have them around me, the way that they care about me, the way that they listen to me.” ~Dr. Maggie Augustyn In this captivating new episode of Investment Grade Practices Podcast, host Dr. Victoria Peterson sits down with PDA friend and faculty member,...  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
Episode 82 - Setting the Standard for Success
“The number one job of a leader is to provide clarity.”  ~ Dr. Victoria Peterson In this episode of the Investment Grade Practices podcast, your host Dr. Victoria Peterson recaps her conversation with the remarkable Dr. Jonathan Ehlers from the previous episode, and provides listeners with some...  Read More
Episode 60 – Keeping the Dental Burnout Wolves at Bay
“I think it’s just knowing that so many people have already experienced the same things and that there are already solutions to the problems I faced and I don’t have to figure it out on my own.” ~Dr. Joe Blalock Dr. Victoria Peterson had the honor to sit down in person with Dr. Joe Blalock, host...  Read More
Episode 59 - Hire the People Who Believe in You
“My office manager is my right hand, she is someone I can 100% rely on to understand the vision of the practice and drive to that.”  ~Dr. Clint Euse Hire the people who believe in you.  That might sound daunting, especially right now when there’s a shortage of employees in the dental industry, but...  Read More
Episode 58 - Mission: The Million Dollar Dental Associate
“Nowhere else except dentistry does the interview include the person asking ‘when do I take over?’”  – Chris Sands “Hire and mentor a million-dollar associate.” It sounds so easy. But as you probably know, it’s not.  In last week’s episode of Investment Grade Practices, we had a mind-blowing...  Read More
Episode 56: Developing a Rock-Solid Dental Team
“If you have high turnover, that usually means people have stopped growing in your practice.” -Dr. Victoria Peterson Your team is one of the foundational pillars to building your Investment Grade Practice™. In the last episode, we had an exceptional conversation with Dr. Adrienne Reynolds about...  Read More
Episode 55 – Hiring a Passionate Dental Team
“If you’re going to grow your business, you need to grow your people.” Building and retaining a fantastic team is key to building your Investment Grade Practice™. But so many dentists and business owners struggle with their team and office culture. In fact, it can be downright debilitating when...  Read More
Episode 57 - Mission: Maximization
“The million-dollar associate should be the goal” – Dr. Victoria Peterson You are in your early 40s, and you have owned your practice for about 10 years (or less). While the entire country talks about selling, your practice is on the rise and you’re finally able to enjoy a little bit of profit. So...  Read More
Episode 54 - Dental Partnerships that Support Your Lifestyle with Dr. Clint Euse
“It was never about a number, it was about lifestyle.” ~Dr. Clint Euse When he was a new dentist and saw an ad that said he could make $1000 an hour, work three days a week, and take a month of vacation each year, Dr. Clint Euse thought that was crazy…impossible. Now, ten years down the road, he’s...  Read More
Episode 53 – Building a Culture of Trust with Kashmere Fitch, MA
“This is your office and your culture; you have your whole team – and not just one team member – to be responsible for.” – Kashmere Fitch, MA The workforce today faces a growing trend of “quiet quitting,” where highly skilled and talented employees become completely demoralized and do only the...  Read More
Episode 52 – The Secret to Developing Leaders in Your Dental Practice
“The number one thing that has made it easy for me as a leader, Is being super clear about what characteristics we as a team should embody.” – Regan Robertson Have you ever been frustrated with team members who hide out, forget simple tasks, or downright refuse to take accountability?  It comes...  Read More
Episode 51: 3 Insider Tips that Could Change the Future of Your Dental Practice with Dr. Bruce B. Baird
“I wish I knew then what I know now, because maybe things would have been different.” – Dr. Bruce B. Baird Do you want to live life on your terms? Of course you do! But in order to do that, you need to know what opportunities are available to you and your dental practice.  The reality is, the...  Read More
Episode 46 - Moving Your Dental Practice from Good to Great: Part 1 Leadership Focus
“Good is the enemy of great. Because too often, ‘good’ means settling for ‘good enough.’” – Dr. Victoria Peterson What is the difference between good and great? Good dental practices can create a nice lifestyle, but great dental practices can create your legacy Life rewards you after the effort....  Read More
Displaying 1-25 of 57
1 2 3
Page 1 of 3
Total Blog Activity
997
Total Bloggers
13,451
Total Blog Posts
4,671
Total Podcasts
1,788
Total Videos
Sponsors
Townie Perks
Townie® Poll
Who or what do you turn to for most financial advice regarding your practice?
  
Sally Gross, Member Services Specialist
Phone: +1-480-445-9710
Email: sally@farranmedia.com
©2025 Dentaltown, a division of Farran Media • All Rights Reserved
9633 S. 48th Street Suite 200 • Phoenix, AZ 85044 • Phone:+1-480-598-0001 • Fax:+1-480-598-3450