The Productive Dentist Podcast
The Productive Dentist Podcast
The Productive Dentist Podcast features Dr. Bruce B. Baird, America's Most Productive Dentist, as he shares the wisdom and knowledge he's gained in 30+ years of dentistry to help dentists become more productive and live better lives.
Productive Dentist Podcast

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Top of My Game: What’s Next (E.249)
What’s next when you’re at the top of your game? That’s the question Dr. Bruce Baird tackles in this solo episode of the Productive Dentist Podcast. It’s not about burnout. It’s not about struggling. It’s about clarity when you’ve already built the success you dreamed of. Bruce speaks directly to...  Read More
From Dental Associate to Dental Maverick (E.242)
“When you micromanage and when you are doing everything by yourself, then you don’t really have a team.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird Are you taking control of your future, or is your practice running you? In this inspiring episode of the Productive Dentist Podcast, Dr. Bruce B. Baird welcomes special...  Read More
3 Questions Every Dentist Must Ask Before the New Year (E.240)
“When you micromanage and when you are doing everything by yourself, then you don’t really have a team.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird Are you running your practice by the seat of your pants and you’re exhausted? In this episode of the Productive Dentist Podcast, Dr. Bruce Baird takes you through a...  Read More
Breaking Down the “Us vs. Them” Mentality: Building Unity in Your Dental Practice (E. 236)
“For the good of the patients, the ‘us vs. them’ environment in your office has to be reworked.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird It’s a major issue in most offices. The “us vs. them” mentality of the front office and the clinical team. I think we can all agree that we want to have a team where everyone is on...  Read More
Get the Freedom to Put Patients First (E.235)
“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
Retiring the Way You Want (E. 234)
“People that don’t get involved in something, they die, and they die quick.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird In this episode of the Productive Dentist Podcast, host Dr. Bruce B. Baird takes listeners on a journey into retirement, as he reflects on his 42 years in the operatory and contemplates his transition...  Read More
Episode 233: Requested Replay: Know Your Team
“Know your team. Know who they are. Know about them, about their families, where they grew up. Take notes, and smile.” I recently spoke with a doctor who was struggling with his team: he had run through two teams and is on this third in 2 years. You might be wondering the same thing he was: How do...  Read More
Episode 232: Requested Replay: Creating Balance
“Nobody ever says I wish I had worked 14 hours a day instead of 12.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird What would it be worth to you if you could organize your dental practice in a way that allows you to worry less about the daily grind and focus more on nurturing the relationships in your life that truly...  Read More
Episode 231: Requested Replay: Memoirs of the Worst Boss Ever
“In dentistry, it’s so much more fun when you have a team that is 100% behind your work.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird I was the worst boss ever. The first 15 years of my practice, my team hated coming to work. If something didn’t get done, I would rant and rave. Now, I have a world-class team who are...  Read More
Episode 227: Requested Replay: Do Things Differently
“There’s no such thing as a bad month in your business. If it’s a bad month, do things differently.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird Uncertainty is all around us, and it gets worse when we take in all of the outside noise about market fluctuations, looming elections, possible economic downturns, and so much...  Read More
Episode 226-Requested Replay: Mentoring Your Associate
“It’s OK to be a mentor to an associate because this is your job, this is your practice, and these are your patients.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird Have you ever brought an associate into your practice only to find they weren’t meeting your expectations? Maybe their root canals weren’t up to par, or their...  Read More
Episode 224: The Fast Track to Success
“Braden has been producing over a thousand an hour as an associate dentist - just 13 months out of school.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird In this episode of The Productive Dentist Podcast, Dr. Bruce B. Baird sits down with his nephew, Dr. Braden Baird, a remarkable young dentist who has already made waves...  Read More
Episode 222: So You Want to Build a Successful Business
  “If you want to be a top-performing dentist, you have to have a top-performing team.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird In this episode of The Productive Dentist Podcast, Dr. Bruce B. Baird dives into one of the most common aspirations among dentists: growing their practice into a multi-million-dollar...  Read More
Episode 221 – Different Types of Sellers
“Some dentists have never counted on the sale of their practice as part of their retirement plan, but unfortunately many have” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird In this amazing episode of The Productive Dentist Podcast, Dr. Bruce B. Baird covers a crucial topic for any dentist who’s contemplating the future of...  Read More
Episode 181 - Redefining Retirement
“People that don’t get involved in something, they die, and they die quick.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird   In this episode of the Productive Dentist Podcast, host Dr. Bruce B. Baird takes listeners on a journey into retirement, as he reflects on his 42 years in the operatory and contemplates his...  Read More
Episode 177 – Excellence and the Dental Practice
“I think we all want perfection, but what we should really be aiming for is excellence.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird I want to do the best restorations I can do. I want to take care of patients in an uncommon way. I want to run my practice with excellence as the guide. I want to go above and beyond the...  Read More
Episode 158 - The 2 Attitudes That Hold Dentists Back
“I’ve never understood people who don’t want help. If you’re struggling with something, it makes sense to reach out to people who have successfully handled what you’re having problems with.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird There’s nothing wrong with being ignorant. All it means is that you don’t know...  Read More
Episode 157 - The #1 Thing That Sabotages Dentists
“I see dentists who learned what they learned and pretty much everything goes downhill after that. ” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird It doesn’t matter if you’re in your 20s, 30s, 60s, or 70s…it can happen at any time in your career. All of a sudden you start feeling old. That thought process starts creeping...  Read More
Episode 156: Dr. Baird’s Top Tip for Creating a World-Class Dental Team
“In dentistry, it’s so much more fun when you have a team that is 100% behind your work.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird I was the worst boss ever. The first 15 years of my practice, my team hated coming to work. If something didn’t get done, I would rant and rave. Now, I have a world-class team who are...  Read More
Episode 155: Wait Watchers
“You’re not doing your patients any favors because their dentistry is going to get more expensive every year you watch and wait.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird Waiting and watching. Why do dentists do that? Why, when you have a patient come to you with a total trainwreck in their mouth, would you only do a...  Read More
Episode 153: Fiscal Responsibility from a Serial Entrepreneur
“I want you to get to a place where you can devote more time to doing the things you want to do with the people you love.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird In the last 42 years, I’ve started no less than 20 businesses. Some were successful (like Productive Dentist Academy), and others – while they didn’t end...  Read More
Episode 152: If You Say You Can’t, Then You Must!
“Have you ever done something that you didn’t like at first but the more you worked at it, the more you enjoyed doing it?” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird “I can’t do it.” “I’ll never be able to…” “I couldn’t possibly…” These phrases are the reasons why most people aren’t as successful as they could be....  Read More
Episode 151: Remember, You Will Die
“It’s never too early to start thinking about the things that will outlive you.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird I was given an unusual gift by one of the doctors who attended a PDA Productivity Workshop. It was a skull ring with the words “Memento Mori” inscribed on the inside.  For those who don’t know,...  Read More
Episode 150: LEAKED! What Is the Lampa Dental Group?
“Why did we develop that? Well, people asked. And this is the next step.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird When enough people ask for it, we build it. That’s a driving force of PDA. In the past few years, we’ve had a lot of people come to us and ask us what’s next. Well, the next step is driven by the...  Read More
Episode 149: The Inside Scoop! Behind the Scenes at PDA with Dr. Bruce B. Baird
“We didn’t set out to do it, it was our members who said we want you to do this.” ~Dr. Bruce B. Baird Have you ever wondered what makes PDA tick? Why we do what we do? How it all works? And most importantly, what it means for you and your dental practice? If you are a regular listener of this...  Read More
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