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The Overhead Problem Many Dental Practices Ignore
Why Dental Practice Overhead Matters Many dentists work incredibly hard and still feel like the financial results do not match the effort. Production may be strong, the schedule may be full, and patients may be saying yes to treatment. Yet when the month ends, the cash available to the doctor...  Read More
How to Drop Your Overhead FAST
This one’s for the business owners out there! Kiera discusses all things overhead — what’s normal, what’s high, how to lower it, and what overhead even means in the first place. She then goes into specific tips of what it takes to lower that overhead quickly and responsibly. Episode resources: ...  Read More
What Is Considered Rich in America? Net Worth & Income
Everyone has a number in their head, but most people are guessing when it comes to defining wealth. Ask ten people what being wealthy means, and you’ll get ten different answers. Some think it’s about making a certain salary (like I used to do after graduating from dental school). Others focus on...  Read More
Money Well Spent: How Dentists Can Buy Happiness In this episode of the Dental Boardroom Podcast, host Wes Read, CPA and financial advisor at Practice CFO, explores the mindset shifts and habits that separate high-income dentists who struggle financially from those who build lasting wealth and...  Read More
What Is the 4% Rule in Retirement? Does It Still Work?
You’ve spent decades building your retirement savings, and now you’re facing the question that keeps many high-income professionals awake at night. How much can you actually withdraw each year without running out of money? The financial planning world has debated this for years, but one guideline...  Read More
Private Equity In Dentistry: How DSOs Impact Dentists
As a periodontist, I’ve noticed the number of dental practices being acquired by private equity over the last decade. These firms have invested billions in the dental industry, and the landscape has changed completely from when I opened my doors 20+ years ago. What used to be a profession dominated...  Read More
Mobile Home Parks: The Investment Your Portfolio Needs
 isn’t what most high-income professionals picture when they think about building wealth through real estate. You’ve probably driven past these properties without a second glance. The stereotypical images of run-down trailer parks don’t exactly scream “smart investment.” That said, the financial...  Read More
Dividend vs Growth Stocks: Which Strategy Fits You?
Dividend vs growth stocks is one of the biggest decisions investors face when building an investment portfolio. I know this firsthand. For most of my career as a periodontist, my entire stock portfolio was 100% growth-focused. Like many high-income professionals, I simply followed the traditional...  Read More
  Money Well Spent: How Dentists Can Buy Happiness - In this episode of the Dental Boardroom Podcast, host Wess Read, CPA and financial advisor, explores how money impacts happiness, especially for dental practice owners facing financial stress and responsibility. Drawing on landmark studies by...  Read More
Traffic flows smoothly most of the time, but a single moment can upend your day and turn routine plans into chaos. A car crash affects more than just your vehicle or health; it can introduce hidden legal challenges that catch many people off guard. Injuries are often visible, but the real risks lie...  Read More
The Tax Strategy Most Dentists Overlook
There are plenty of conversations in dentistry about production, case acceptance, overhead, and expansion. Far fewer about taxes. Yet tax planning for dentists may be one of the most underused profit levers in private practice ownership. Most dentists are exceptional at generating income. They...  Read More
Tax Day Is Coming! How Can You Keep More of What You Make?
Kiera is joined by Derick Van Ness of Big Life Financial to talk about taxes, and how to handle them beyond simply thinking of them as a necessary evil. The pair discuss knowing your numbers, utilizing tax credits, the magic touch of a CPA, and more. Episode resources: Transcript: The Dental...  Read More
How to Know If You Have Built a Great Job Instead of a Real Asset (step by step)
There is a question most dental practice owners never ask out loud. Not because they do not think about it. But because the answer makes them uncomfortable. The question is: if I stopped showing up tomorrow, what would this practice actually be worth? Most dentists already know the answer. They...  Read More
Billing Tips to Make You $$$ (For Work You’ve Already Done)
Chances are, your accounts receivable (AR) is not dialed in. Kiera provides very tactical, specific tips on how to get your AR cleaned up and start bringing in money you’ve already earned. Episode resources: Transcript: The Dental A Team (00:00) Hello, Dental A Team listeners. This is Kiera...  Read More
Stop Letting AR Steal Your Profit
There are topics in dentistry that everyone wants to talk about. Implants. Growth. Expansion. New technology. AI. And then there is accounts receivable. Dental AR is not glamorous. It does not feel innovative. It does not get applause at study clubs. But it might be the fastest way to increase...  Read More
What Problems Do Successful Dental Practices Actually Face (Insider info revealed)
Most dentists expect the hard part to be getting patients. So when the schedule is full, the phones are ringing, and the reviews are good, the assumption is: we made it. The hard part is over. But then something strange happens. You get busier. And somehow, it gets harder. Think about a restaurant...  Read More
Multiply What Exactly?
Most folks want to rush to The Great Multiple Discussion.  What factors should I apply to which income statement items to figure out the value of my practice?   Far fewer people spend time discussing what they’re actually multiplying - i.e. revenue, SDE, EBITDA, free cash flow, etc. Moreover,...  Read More
The Sucker’s Bet - Key Person Risk
What is Key Person Risk? Key Person Risk is the threat to a business’ stability, operations and financial performance arising from its over-reliance on a single individual or small group, such as a founder CEO or a key sales person.  If the key person leaves, becomes incapacitated, or dies, the...  Read More
See Where Your Practice’s First Constraint Lives
Your practice may not have a growth problem. It may have a leverage constraint. Many successful dental practices reach a point where demand continues to increase — yet the owner’s time, decisions, and presence quietly become the center everything depends on. From the outside, nothing looks wrong....  Read More
How Practices Usually Remove Their First Leverage Constraint (Step-by-Step)
Why Most Practices Overcomplicate Fixes When a practice begins feeling operational pressure, the instinctive response is to add something new. More staff. New software. More marketing. More processes. Yet many owners discover that adding solutions often creates new complexity instead of relief....  Read More
How Practices Usually Identify Their First Leverage Constraint
Why Successful Practices Are Often the Hardest to Diagnose Struggling practices usually know their problems immediately. Schedules have gaps. Patient flow feels inconsistent. Something clearly needs fixing. Successful practices are different. Schedules stay full. Referrals continue steadily....  Read More
Why the Best Dental Practices Become Hardest to Step Away From
The Practices Everyone Tries to Build Some of the healthiest dental practices today don’t rely on advertising at all. They grow through referrals, reputation, and consistent patient experience. Schedules stay full. New patients arrive through word of mouth. Marketing becomes unnecessary. ...  Read More
Real Estate Pros and Cons: Is Investing Worth It for a Dentist?
Real estate pros and cons are not just theory to me. As a dentist who owns multiple  and RV parks, I’ve lived on both sides of real estate investing. I also learned the hard way how fragile a single income stream can be. Years ago, a skiing accident injured my wrist. For a dentist, that’s not a...  Read More
1689 AI Roundtable : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Episode #1689 : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran, three industry leaders—Dr. Edward Rossomando, Dr. Gordon Christensen, and Chuck Cohen—come together for a wide-ranging discussion on the present and future impact of AI in dentistry. From clinical innovation to practice management and...  Read More
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