The
Dentalpreneur
Podcast
Industry Leading Insights
The Dentalpreneur Podcast with Dr. Mark Costes is one of the top dental podcasts in the country, drawing tens of thousands of listeners each month. This isn’t your typical dental podcast—Mark covers everything from business and marketing to services, motivation, and more, keeping each episode both insightful and entertaining.
Tune in as Mark interviews not only dental professionals but also influential voices beyond dentistry, including Astronaut Clayton Anderson, elite athlete Ben Greenfield, bestselling author Ryan Holiday, former Navy SEAL Jocko Willink, and endurance athlete David Goggins, among others!
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1565: Real Estate & Dentistry
Today’s guest is Brian Mills, the owner and founder of ROAM Commercial Realty. Brian and Mark discuss the ways to salvage practice acquisition deals if the landlord and leasing broker are not working on negotiations. They touch on the counter-intuitive tip to renew your lease as long as possible if you are looking to sell […]
1564: Multiple Practice Culture and Callibration
Today’s episode is a lecture from the Scaling from Clinician to CEO Summit co-hosted by Polaris and DSI in Denver, Co, earlier this month. In this lecture, Dr. Costes talks about culture in multiple practice ownership, the obvious and hidden costs of employee turnover, leadership and accountability, and the importance of creating your company’s values […]
1563: Student Loan Repayment Strategies
On today’s show, we are featuring Mark Johnson the founder of StudentLoansRX. Dr. Costes and Mark spoke about the two best student loan repayment options available under the Income-Driven Repayment Program; Ray As You Earn and Revised Pay As You Earn. Mark explains the Tax Bomb Strategy and why it’s not ideal for young dentists. […]
1562: What The Hell Just Happened?!
On today’s show, we are featuring a repeat guest, Paul Edwards, with CEDR HR Solutions. Tune in to hear the entrepreneurial evolution of Paul and how he was able to build CEDR into a company with an outstanding reputation and very high integrity. You’ll hear why a plug-and-play handbook is not always in compliance, how […]
1561: Systemization and Calibration in Multiple Locations Pt. 2
Today’s episode is the second half of a lecture by Dr. Mark Costes from the recent Scaling from Clinician to CEO summit hosted by Polaris and DSI in Denver, Colorado. In this lecture, Dr. Costes discusses the power of knowing your baseline and how to utilize the AIPPE framework. He reviews how to gauge your […]
1560: Systemization and Calibration in Multiple Locations Pt. 1
Today’s episode is the first half of a lecture presented by Dr. Mark Costes from the recent Scaling from Clinician to CEO summit hosted by Polaris and DSI in Denver, Colorado. In this lecture, Dr. Costes discusses his evolution from a team-based practice with no org chart to a systemized practice. He reviews the protocols […]
1559: Consults That Convert
A virtual concept in conducting dental consultations is changing the game and streamlining front office workflow. But it is not just teledentistry, as Joe Chickerillo would attest to. Imagine automating responses to new leads through video funnels tied in with your marketing channels. Check this out if you want to maximize new patients, reduce barriers […]
1558: Scaling Group Practices and DSOs in the New Economy
Dr. Mark Costes joins Dr. Steven Wingfield and Dr. Aman Kaur in a panel moderated by Brian Colao at the recent Dental Whale Summit in Las Vegas. They tackle DSO-specific issues on scaling group practices such as how it can be a revenue drain, top-line revenue vs. EBITDA as practice valuation metric, common group practice […]
1557: Significantly Increasing Your Income Part 2
In the conclusion of this two-part episode, Dr. Mark Costes gets into a case study of how DSI elevated a Mastermind member to Black Belt level without having to produce more dentistry. This, he achieved, by establishing financial baselines, setting ideal expense ratios, recapturing potential revenue, and correcting inefficiencies in the business. EPISODE RESOURCES https://www.truedentalsuccess.com […]
1556: Significantly Increasing Your Income Part 1
What does it take to have an elite practice? Dr. Mark Costes breaks down the blueprint in terms of foundation, systemization, patient experience, patient acquisition, human resources, and overhead and cash flow control. In this two-part episode, he fills the business education void in dental school with a crash course on practice management on steroids. […]
