Dental A Team with Kiera Dent
Dental A Team with Kiera Dent
Dentists, this is your playbook for building a practice that THRIVES rather than just survives! If you're ready to scale, streamline, or simply want to lead like a CEO, we're here to support you with our strategies.
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How to Know Your Practice Is Ready for the Next Level
Growing your practice can be incredibly exciting, but incredibly intimidating. Kiera tells listeners how they can scale with confidence by giving specific questions to ask yourself. These include:          Are your systems running smoothly?               Are your teams aligned and accountable?  ...  Read More
Episode #1,013: Looking Ahead: __% of the Market Will Go DSO
Kiera is joined by Ryan Isaac of Dentist Advisors to dive into DSOs. They discuss such questions as: Are they the best financial choice for your practice? The best life choice? Are the horror stories true? And so many more. Episode resources: Transcript: Kiera Dent (00:00) Hello, Dental A...  Read More
Future-Proofing Your Practice: Transitions, Associates, and the DSO Decision
In today's ever-evolving dental landscape, planning for your practice's future is no longer optional—it's essential. Whether you're years away from retirement or entertaining DSO offers now, how and when you transition out of dentistry can make or break the legacy you've worked so hard to build. We...  Read More
How to Prepare for Retirement, Sale, or the Unexpected
If you own a dental practice, you've likely poured years of time, energy, and financial investment into building it. But have you taken time to plan how you'll eventually step away from it? Whether you're thinking of retiring in five years or just starting your practice, having a clear transition...  Read More
Thriving vs. Surviving in Dentistry: How to Define Success for Your Practice
In the world of dentistry, defining success can look drastically different from one practice to another. Some practices are focused on financial growth and expansion, while others prioritize work-life balance or community impact. But how do you know if your practice is thriving or merely surviving?...  Read More
Episode #975: Ideal Practice Growth Looks Like This (Or This, Or This)
Kiera gives listeners a “choose your own adventure” challenge for planning practice growth. She touches on comparing your growth to others’, how and what to expand, taking advantage of opportunities (or not), and more. Episode resources: Transcript Kiera Dent (00:00.856) Hello, Dental A...  Read More
Growth Guide: Scaling Your Dental Practice
Scaling a dental practice is a transformative step that requires strategic planning and a clear vision. Whether you're looking to optimize your current operations, expand to new locations, or introduce specialized services, growth should align with your professional goals and lifestyle. Instead of...  Read More
Episode #965: 3 Steps For a Smooth + Successful Associate Onboarding
Bringing on an associate is a big move for any practices, and while the benefits fill out a long list, the way it’s done will have lingering impacts, for better or worse. Kiera gives three actionable tips on how to make the transition a smooth one for all involved. 1. Find an associate who fits...  Read More
Mastering Your Dental Practice Finances: 5 Simple Steps
Are you struggling to understand your profit and loss (P&L) statement? Do you feel lost when it comes to managing your dental practice finances? If so, you're not alone. Many dentists find financial management overwhelming, but with the right approach, you can gain clarity, control, and confidence...  Read More
Planning for Your Practice Exit – What You Need to Know
As a practicing dentist you should always be thinking about your career’s end. Sounds a little crazy in the world of “be in the present” that we live in, but trust me, you’ll thank us later! By planning for your practice exit, AKA retirement, you can ensure that you and your family (and even team)...  Read More
Episode #950: Staying Up-To-Date: Dentistry’s Latest Techniques + Technology
Do you ever feel like there’s too much happening in dentistry to keep your head on straight? Kiera talks about 4 ways you can stay up to date without being overwhelmed: - Listen to podcasts - Attend conferences - Join a consulting group - Find what you’re passionate about    Episode resources:...  Read More
Episode #874: Vibe Check! Patient Experience A-Z
Rereleasing one of DAT’s most popular episodes! Want to know the secret to wowing your patients? Kiera shares it in THIS episode. Some spoilers to ask yourself: - What experience do you want your patients to have when they enter your practice? Fun? Relaxing? Modern? - What companies have the type...  Read More
Episode #872: Are Your Systems Outdated?
It’s a very techie world out there, meaning there’s probably a more streamlined way to perform some of the systems in your practice. In this episode, Kiera talks about how to go about innovating before you're forced to. She touches on different points to check on in your practice, and gives ideas...  Read More
Episode #850: Consider This When Buying/Maximizing a Practice
Kiera lists out exactly what doctors should be looking for when either buying a new practice or hoping to systematize their current one. Considerations such as:  What’s the AR? What procedures are being offered and is there room to add more? How is the team communication? How are supplies...  Read More
Episode #848: How to Handle Rude Patients
There’s always that one patient… Kiera talks about the professional way to go about communicating with a rude patient, even when it includes dismissing them (listen up for dismissal letter verbiage!). Remember: There’s always a lesson to be learned in these situations. Episode resources:   Read More
Episode #844: Achieving Your Dream Dentistry Life
Kiera is joined by Dr. Jamin Houser of Castle Valley Dental in Colorado to talk about reaching that dream life! Dr. Houser has achieved a minimal work week while still being able to engage with all the aspects he loves about dentistry. He shares with Kiera what it took to get him to his idyllic...  Read More
Episode #836: Everything You Need to Know About Selling to DSO. With Special Guest: Brannon Moncrief.
Get ready for a deep dive on DSOs.  Kiera is joined by Brannon Moncrief, principal and CEO of McLerran + Associates, an industry leader in dental practice sales and sell-side advisory for DSOs.  Basically, if you want insight about selling to a DSO, this episode is for you.  Kiera and Brannon...  Read More
Episode #835: First Impressions Matter: What’s Your Office’s First Impression?
When it comes to a prospective patient’s first phone call to your practice, there is magic that should be happening to convert the call into a visit. Tiff and Dana talk through that process, including the right energy to give, what to say, the information to request, and more. Episode resources: ...  Read More
Episode #814: Should You Expand Your Practice?
Kiera shares two office autopsies, each who considered practice expansion and went about it in different ways. When considering whether to sell to a DSO or move to a bigger building or simply stay where you are, make sure you’re not doing so for the wrong reasons. Kiera explains what the right...  Read More
Episode #808: Start Up Tips- Most Critical Systems in Any Start Up Practice
Kiera walks listeners through system success cycles for leadership and team members in a practice, and what the most critical systems are to have in place for start-up practices. Remember, the most important factor for system implementation is simplicity—Kiera explains how to keep things...  Read More
Episode #743: Birdseye View: Practical Application for Growth
Kiera shares what happens when the Dental A-Team comes to your practice — the prep before a consultant shows up, the assessment once boots are on the ground, and the implementations that can bring about a maximum gain with the least amount of effort. Episode resources: Reach out to Kiera:     Read More
Episode #735: This Is What It Takes to Improve Your Practice
Are you doing what’s necessary to take your business where it needs to go? In this episode, Kiera asks some challenging questions meant to inspire listeners to take a good, hard look at their dedication to the workplace. If you want your team to be made up of hard workers who believe in the...  Read More
Episode #733: How to Sell a Business. With Pierce Krol.
Back by popular demand: Pierce Krol! In this episode, Pierce talks with Kiera about what it’s like to sell a business you started from scratch. Everything from identity of self, to how businesses being sold are found, what buying companies look at, the hardest parts emotionally, and humorous...  Read More
Episode #729: Hire These Positions FIRST as a New Practice
This episode is responding to a listener request! Kiera talks about the first positions to hire for a new practice. She reviews the following:          What’s trainable and not trainable for a new hire               First team members to hire for cash flow               How to gain great talent...  Read More
Episode #703: What Practices Need to Know Right Now? With Josey Sewell at DEO.
Kiera is joined by Josey Sewell, partner at Dentist Entrepreneur Organization (DEO), to talk about how dental practices can recession-proof their practices right now. Josey touches on what leaders need to do first and foremost, predicts what the working model will look like over the next couple of...  Read More
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