Thriving Dentist Show With Gary Takacs

In this week’s episode, Gary Takacs shares 4 tips on how to convert potential new patient calls to appointments. According to him, it's all about first impressions. It is necessary to make a good impression during that first phone call. This episode will help you learn how to create an everlasting best impression while seeing an increase in your new patients. Don't forget to download the Free PDF added that will help you train your team to answer the phone in the right manner!  

In this week’s episode, Gary Takacs talks about the benefits of assisted hygiene & provides you with secret tips that will help you implement this system in your dental practice too! You will be able to understand what assisted hygiene is, the 4 KPIs that need to be in place for a hygiene driven practice, and how you could double your income with this model. Tune in to the episode to learn the three conditions that Gary had in place to ensure that the patients had a good experience in his Life Smiles practice with this model.

In this week’s Thriving Dentist Show, Gary shares about his most favorite system of achieving consecutive growth in his Life Smiles Practice, which is having a proper Bonus system/compensation system that works. This episode will help you understand the importance of having a properly functioning Bonus system that will help the entire team work together towards a common goal with much enthusiasm and determination. Don't forget to download the Free Grab-bag bonus PDF that has been shared by Gary so that you could implement these strategies in your dental practice too!

In this episode, Gary shares his insights on the DISC personality styles while explaining in detail about each category and how to identify each personality style to help transform a dental practice. This episode will help our listeners understand the importance of DISC personality styles and how to use them to create an effective team so that they could do the tasks that suit them the most and would be impactful. On the other hand, this method will help you to understand the patients and approach them in the right manner to increase case acceptance.

In this episode, Gary shares the five trends in dentistry that every dentist should keep an eye out, especially post-COVID 19. Further, Gary explains in detail how dentists should approach their patients into a conversation about comprehensive care & how to build a relationship with them as a relationship-driven practice allows you to become the best dentist you possibly can be clinically and behaviorally. This episode will provide you with many insights on what is yet to come and assist you to be ready for these changes.

In this episode, Gary answers the question if this is the time to resign from PPO plans, especially during a crisis. Tune in to the episode to learn what he has to say for this question. He further stresses on the negative points of having a higher overhead and its impacts on your dental practice & explains in detail how to share the news with the patients in a way that they wouldn't lose the patients & how they could successfully go out-of-network.

Gary & Naren share their insights on how to determine the right size for your dental practice. They share six specific goals that help to determine the ideal size of the dental practice. The listeners can benefit immensely from this episode to learn why a dental practice should focus on its growth rather than the size and how to be successful with the solo-doctor practice model.

In this episode, Gary Takacs, along with Naren Arulrajah, delves deeper into why every one of our listeners should incorporate the mouth guard course to create NFL quality mouth guards as a marketing/ service project for their patients and their community. Gary shares with his listeners how the Mouth guard project helped him earn many new patient referrals, which brought in more than $100k per year. Tune into this episode to grasp the background essential to understand the importance of this course and how you could benefit just by creating these NFL quality mouth guards in your dental practice. Don't forget to download the Free Course worth $199 shared by Gary as a bonus gift!

In this episode, Gary interviews Dr.Uche Odiatu on strengthening the immune system to lead a healthy life, especially during this challenging time, and encourage our listeners to be fit and healthy while showing us how 'stress' plays a major role in our health. Tune into this special episode to understand the benefits of maintaining a strong immune system and how to exclude unhealthy food from your diet.

In this episode, Gary and 7 special guests share their thoughts on ''how to create a bigger future than the past.'' The 7 leaders in dentistry encourage our listeners on how to be strong during challenging times as this. The Guests are Nikkie Green, David Hornbrook, Paul Henny, Fred Joyal, Rod Gore, Mac McDonald & Ryan Lepore. This episode will help you become determined and learn how to use this time as an opportunity to come back even stronger. Listen to the messages that our special guests have to share with you!

In this episode, Gary & Naren discuss how to plan your first 100 days. Gary has a specific ‘First 100 Days’ Plan which he uses for his personal coaching clients and he shares the same during this podcast for the benefit of all our listeners so that everyone can come back stronger once this COVID-19 pandemic has gone away. Gary also answers important questions raised by listeners during the Q&A segment.

In today’s episode, Gary and Naren discuss what dentists are currently doing now with their marketing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gary and Naren also go in-depth on marketing fundamentals, Google, and Dr. Robert Cialdini’s principles.

In this episode, Gary & Naren discuss the question ‘Do You Really Want Things to Return to Normal?’ They further discuss how we can make good use of the current free time we have in hand to come back stronger & better when the pandemic situation has passed. Gary also answers questions raised by listeners, during the Q&A segment. Tune into the podcast now to learn more!

In today’s episode, Gary and Naren discuss five effective responses to the COVID-19 crisis. During these uncertain times, it will not only help you (the dentist) and your team members, but it will also help your patients to know that someone truly does care about them. Your perspective changes when you choose to respond effectively by looking at the long game vs the short game. Tune in to learn more!

In this episode, Gary & Naren share their insight on how dental practices can work from home during this Covid-19 pandemic. They also provide some valuable resources for our thrivers. Tune in to the episode to learn some tips for working from home during the COVID-19 crisis. If you follow this information, you can keep your practice running so that it doesn’t become stagnant.

In today’s episode, Gary and Naren discuss the challenges and uncertainty of the effects of the COVID-19 to dentistry and life in general and how important it is to have the right mindset during these times of uncertainty. Tune in to this timely episode to learn more!

This is a time of uncertainty as we deal with the challenges of COVID-19. One of the reasons people feel uncertain is the amount of conflicting information about the virus and its impact. Gary and Naren wanted to bring you the most current scientific and unbiased information about COVID-19 and how this pandemic is impacting dentistry now and how it may impact us in the future. To this special edition, Gary reached out to his colleague and friend, Dr. Gordon Christensen, who is known worldwide for providing unbiased, scientific information to the dental profession.

In today’s episode, Gary and Naren share 5 Specific tips to be a Rockstar Dental Team Member. This episode will help your dental practice become more efficient with your team members being more self-sufficient and great team players, putting your dental practice at the forefront.

In today’s episode, Gary and Naren talk about five strategies in keeping the best possible team members and reducing turnover. Gary defines the five tips that will help you to improve your hiring process and finding team members for the long term!

In today’s episode, Gary and Naren discuss the secret to creating a thriving dental practice, one that helps you achieve personal, professional & financial satisfaction. Many dentists go through their careers and fall into a rut or even burn-out. Tune in to this episode to learn the secret combination of mindset, tactics, and accountability, six specific goals for a thriving practice, and how to increase profitability & productivity by reducing PPO plans