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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Episode #970: 3 Steps To Implement Block Scheduling
Block scheduling can transform your productivity into profitability. Kiera makes the implementation as easy as 1, 2, 3: 1. Identify your practice's production goals. 2. Design your ideal block schedule. 3. Implement, train, and track. Episode resources: Transcript Kiera Dent (00:02.36)...  Read More
Episode #969: It’s Time For a Q1 Review
Kiera touches base with doctors on how the first quarter of 2025 has gone. Ask yourself: 1. Are we tracking key performance indicators? 2. How’s the team efficiency and morale looking? 3. Do we need to adjust and refocus our annual goals? Episode resources: Transcript Kiera Dent...  Read More
Episode #968: The Financial Piece So Many Offices Forget About
Tiff and Britt discuss how a practice that was upside down financially picked through their systems with a fine-toothed comb to find success — and how you and your team can avoid this scenario. Episode resources: Transcript: The Dental A Team (00:02.146) Hello, Dental A Team listeners. We...  Read More
Hiring Hygienists In Today's Economy
Hiring and retaining hygienists has become one of the biggest challenges for dental practices. With increasing salary expectations, workforce shortages, and varying levels of experience among candidates, many offices struggle to remain competitive while maintaining profitability. In this guide,...  Read More
Maximizing Success in 2025: Q1 Review for Dental Practices
As we approach the end of Q1 2025, it's time to pause and ask: Are you on track for your best year yet? The first quarter of the year is a crucial time to assess progress, refine goals, and optimize operations to ensure continued success. If you haven’t yet evaluated your performance, now is the...  Read More
Solutions to Financial Struggles in Dentistry
Are You Tracking Your Dental Practice Finances the Right Way? Many dentists focus on production and patient care but often overlook hidden financial pitfalls that can significantly impact profitability. If your collections fluctuate, overhead seems too high, or you’re unsure why your cash flow...  Read More
Episode #967: Understanding Your P&L Can Be Easy As Pie
Kiera walks listeners through five steps to understanding a profit and loss statement: 1. Know the structure 2. Follow the revenue streams 3. Track your spending 4. Calculate the ratios 5. Set financial goals Episode resources: Transcript Kiera Dent (00:03.726) Hello, Dental A Team...  Read More
Episode #966: Planning For Your Practice Exit
Even if retirement is a long, long way off, it’s important to have an exit strategy ready to go. Tiff and Britt discuss both the emotional and business sides of things of making sure your practice is in order, including debt awareness, numbers in different scenarios, passive income possibilities,...  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
How to Successfully Onboard an Associate Dentist
Bringing a new associate dentist into your practice is a major milestone. Whether you're expanding your clinical services, improving hygiene check efficiency, or creating better work-life balance, a successful onboarding process is crucial to maintaining team harmony and patient trust. However, if...  Read More
The Best Dental Podcasts for Growth-Minded Dentists
In the world of dental podcasts, there are many options to choose from, but if you're a dentist looking for actionable advice, real-world strategies, and expert insights, then The Dental A Team podcast is your ultimate go-to resource. Hosted by Kiera Dent, a seasoned dental consultant and CEO of...  Read More
Episode #963: How Dentists Can Help Optimize Claims
Tiff and Kristy explain how viewing claims as stories can improve how practices can streamline that process. They touch on doctor-led language to use from start to finish, how artificial intelligence can improve the process, safety protocols to implement, and more. Episode resources: ...  Read More
Empowering Dentists: Mental Health and Support for Success
Dentistry is rewarding, but it can also be isolating. Many dentists feel like they’re on their own island, handling everything from patient care to business decisions while managing a team. On National Dentist Day, it’s time to recognize and celebrate all that dentists do—while also acknowledging...  Read More
Optimizing claims for the BEST returns
Are you tired of insurance companies dictating what your collections ratios look like? So are we! While we can’t control every aspect of this issue, there are a few spaces that you do have some control over, and hey, why not control what you can?! Take charge by optimizing your claims and...  Read More
Boost Team Morale: Celebrations in Dental Practices
Building a thriving practice isn’t just about great clinical skills or efficient systems—it’s also about creating a positive, engaged team culture. And one of the most underrated tools for strengthening your team? Celebrations in dental practices. If you want a happier, more engaged team, it’s time...  Read More
Episode #961: Solutions For Practices’ Top 3 Issues
Kiera shares the most common problems dental practices face — scheduling inefficiencies, high overhead costs, and patient retention — and how to fix them. Episode resources: Transcript: Kiera Dent (00:00.93) Hello, Dental A Team listeners, this is Kiera. And today, I just wanna come in...  Read More
The #1 Dental Consulting Company for DSOs
The Best Virtual Dental Consulting for DSOs and Multi-Location Practices If you're a DSO (Dental Support Organization) or a multi-location practice looking to maximize profitability and efficiency, you've likely explored consulting options. However, NOT all consulting firms are created equal!  is...  Read More
Episode #959: Build a Practice That Can Run Without You
Tiff and Kristy talk about how doctors can get to that point where their practice can function with and without them, including taking a good and hard look at your numbers, dialing in your BAM, encouraging delegation and accountability, and more. Episode resources: Transcript: The Dental A...  Read More
The Best Dental Event of 2025: The Dental A Team Summit
If you're searching for the best dental event of 2025, look no further than the Dental A Team Summit! Whether you're a dentist, office manager, or part of the leadership team, this virtual dental event is your ultimate opportunity to gain cutting-edge insights, earn 3 CE credits, and elevate your...  Read More
The Secret to a Successful Dental Practice? The Right Dental Consultants!
Running a dental practice is not always easy. Between managing patient care, balancing finances, and ensuring your team runs like a well-oiled machine, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. That’s where dental consulting comes in! The right dental consultants can turn chaos into clarity, helping you boost...  Read More
Turning Dental Challenges into Opportunities
Every dental practice faces challenges, but the most successful ones know how to turn problems into opportunities. Whether it’s scheduling inefficiencies, high overhead costs, or patient retention challenges, the key to growth is not just identifying the problems but also finding effective...  Read More
Assisted Hygiene and Shorter Appointments in your Practice
Hiring and retaining hygienists has been a major challenge for dental practices in recent years. With rising salaries, hygiene shortages, and insurance reimbursements not keeping up with inflation, many practices are looking for ways to maintain profitability while providing high-quality patient...  Read More
How to build a Dental Practice that can run WITHOUT you
The ultimate practice owner dream is to have a dental practice that can run without you, while you are able to do the things you love!  For some dentists, that means getting to do more dentistry, for others it means creating more ideas and businesses and working on them. Or for some it means...  Read More
Episode #958: Hiring Hygienists in Today’s Economy
Kiera and Britt have a deep discussion on the ins and outs of hygiene right now, including what’s on hygiene grads’ minds, the right ranges for skill sets, how different practices are staying scrappy amid the dearth of hygienists, and more. Episode resources: Transcript Kiera Dent...  Read More
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