Thriving Dentist Show With Gary Takacs

Gary invited his friend, Dr. Jim Arnold, as a guest, to discuss a powerful new app to help Dentists stay informed. In this Show, Gary and Jim discuss Jim’s background as a practicing Dentist and Educator, Jim’s experience as the owner of two dental practices, which led Jim to co-develop the SWYP Dental app, content aggregation, and how to create your dental news feed.

Services like dental implants, cosmetic dentistry, sedation dentistry and complex restorative dentistry can help change someone’s life. In this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary invited his friend Elijah Desmond to talk about how to add more high-value cases to your dental practice. They discuss why marketing dental implants is the gateway to doing more high-value cases, and strategies to track your marketing results including a formula to measure your ROI.

Dental CE is changing today! There are various formats that Dentists can gain continuing education today. While these new formats are convent and efficient, there still is a place for live Conferences. Gary interviews Steve Parker to discuss the changing world of dental CE and to share his thoughts on what makes a live Conference successful.

Gary invited his friend, Dr. Vitor Neves to share the latest research on regenerative dentistry, stem cell research, and the future of dentistry. They discuss how research will eventually result in knowledge that can be applied in practice, a path to follow for those interested in a career in research, the current state of regenerative dentistry & shares many insightful tips.

It is so important to surround yourself with incredible partners and things to think about when leaving your legacy. In this Show, Gary interviews Manley Feinberg on the 9 Vertical Lessons for Leading with Impact, how to decide if your project is worth it, how to convert insight into action, and the powerful concept of how visibility drives velocity. Tune into learning more!

Pre-suasion is the practice of getting people sympathetic to your message before they experience it. In this episode, Gary sits down with Naren Arulrajah, host of the Growing Dentist podcast, to discuss the psychology of Marketing. Together they discuss two books by Dr. Robert Cialdini that have deeply influenced both of them. Listen now to find out how you can adapt the techniques found in these books to grow your dental practice.

Dentophobia is keeping 90 million people from receiving dental care. In this week's episode, Gary has invited his friend Dr. Michael Silverman to discuss all things sedation, from current regulations and guidelines to the future of sedation dentistry. If you are a dentist who has already embraced sedation in your practice or considering sedation dentistry, this episode is for you. Listen now and find out how you can make dentistry comfortable for the patient and the provider.

For this week's episode, Gary breaks the mold and goes solo, where he reflects on his journey so far and his plans for the future. Listen to this episode for Gary’s analysis of the state of dentistry today, why some dentists thrive and some struggle, and the role of legacy purpose and passion in a thriving practice.  

The latest tax reform bill has brought upon the most sweeping changes to the tax code in 30 years. Gary sits down with his friend Robby Apple, an accounting authority, to discuss the latest tax reform bill. Tune in to this week’s episode to find out how this bill impacts dental practices and the changes you may need to make to your business structure.

Financial Freedom is when you can go to work because you want to, not because you have to. Sadly only 3% of dentists can retire at age 65 without reducing their lifestyle. In this week’s episode, Gary sits down with Josh Robbins and Tom Zgainer to provide practical tips on how Dentists can achieve Financial Freedom. Listen now and discover the path to financial independence.

We often focus so much on taking care of our patients that we overlook our health. Gary invited his good friend Dr. Uche Odiatu to share some tips that will help stack the health and fitness deck in your favor. Listen now to this insightful podcast on why health is the first wealth and how better fitness can lead to a more fulfilling and rewarding career

Let’s face reality, which is many people do not look at a visit to the Dentist as one of their favorite things! In today’s episode, Gary sits down with his friend Theresa Narantic a fellow dental coach and speaker, to discuss why and how to build a culture of celebration in the dental practice. Listen now to find out how a culture of celebration contributes to a thriving practice.

It is an amazing time to be a dentist! In this special episode, Gary chats with his hero, Dr. Brad Smith, on a gamut of topics including, what dentistry truly means to him, how dentistry has changed in the last ten years, and the new technologies that are making dentistry so much fun. Tune in to this week’s episode to find out why Dentists should have a positive attitude and an abundance mindset and appreciate this great profession.

Dentists have a hard time promoting themselves. It is hard to come out to promote yourself. This week, Grace Rizza stops by to discuss all things related to developing a positive brand for your practice and why it is up to us to craft our reputation, and how we want people to think of us. Listen now to find out how you can successfully build your brand and achieve marketing success.

Dentists work hard to grow their practice, yet despite the higher than average income, the average retirement age for dentists is 67 as opposed to the national average of 62. In this week’s episode, Gary interviews his friend Reese Harper, host of The Dentist Money Show, on how dentists can achieve financial independence. Tune in to learn how behavior and personality traits influence financial decisions and how to cultivate specific habits that will lead to financial independence.  

The Front desk of your dental practice is a significant part of your success. The entire practice relies on the performance of Front Desk Management. Gary interviews Missy Fryer and Mary Beth Bajornas on how to achieve a high-performance front desk. Learn how to document every patient, communication ina way that any team member can effectively follow up with patients by building value with your patients.

Office Managers play a key role in thriving practice! Gary invited his friend Kiera Dent to share her insights on how to become a successful office manager and sensible Leadership tips. She further shares how she grew a practice from 500K to 2.4M in 9 months. Your office manager can help you reduce practice overhead. Learn how!

Gary invited his friend Dr. Mark Costes, who owns 10 dental practices, to discuss the joys and challenges of multiple practice ownership. They discuss Mark’s path to multiple practice ownership, the naming challenge for multiple practices (one brand name vs individual practice names). He expresses the truthful joy and benefits of owning numerous practices and the most significant challenges of multiple practice ownership.

Gary and Steve discuss the most vital area in clinical dentistry, treating sleep disorders. They discuss the book written by Steve, "Kicking the Bear Out of the Bedroom; Snoring and Sleep Apnea, the Not So Silent Killers." They emphasize how dentists should be properly trained to treat OSA. Further, they discuss the health risks associated with OSA, the current issues pertaining, and the guidelines and actions which can be taken to prevent OSA in society.

In this week's episode, Gary and Weston Lunsford discuss the 4-key metrics that can be helpful to measure the performance in a dental practice. They discuss Hygiene Patient Reappointment, Dentist Production per Patient, Treatment Acceptance, and Unscheduled Active Patients. They further brainstorm on particular benchmarks from 2000 practices.