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Practice Management

Leading with Intention: Building a Growth-Focused, Insurance-Light Practice

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, co-host Michael Walker is joined by Dr. Brad Hughes, a seasone

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Patient Communication

What Percentage of Patients Use Their Dental Insurance Benefits?

Have you ever thought about how many people actually use all their dental insurance each year? You might be shocked by t

19 min read Ep 343

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PPO Strategy

Can PPO Plans Set Fees for UnCovered Services?

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, Gary and Naren discuss a pressing question for many dentists:

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Financial Planning

Optimizing Systems and Software for Profitable Practice with Dayna Johnson

Running a dental practice comes with a lot of moving parts. From managing patients to keeping up with paperwork, it's ea

5 min read Ep 341 Dayna Johnson

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PPO Strategy

Re-defining Success, Creating Boundaries and Thriving Beyond Insurance Dependenc

Do you feel tired, burned out, or stuck in your dental practice? In this episode, co-host Michael Walker talks with Laur

4 min read Ep 340

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PPO Strategy

Finding Balance in Dentistry While Reducing Insurance Dependence and Avoiding Bu

Feeling tired, stressed, or overwhelmed in your dental practice? You're not alone. In this episode, co-host Michael Walk

4 min read Ep 339

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Practice Management

How to develop an effective blueprint to achieve the practice results you deserv

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah break down the essential

3 min read Ep 338

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PPO Strategy

Is it Possible to Successfully Resign from PPO Plans Smaller Towns?

Many dentists feel stuck in PPO plans, especially in small towns where every other practice is in-network. They worry th

4 min read Ep 337

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Financial Planning

The Goal of Achieving Financial Independence from Your Practice

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, co-hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah discuss what it truly

3 min read Ep 336

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PPO Strategy

The Fee That Patients Are Most Sensitive To When You Resign From Their PPO Plan

When a practice drops a PPO plan, patients don't always react the way you'd expect. It's not the cost of a crown or an i

4 min read Ep 335

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PPO Strategy

When Is the Wrong Time to Go Out of Network?

Going out of network with insurance is a big decision for any dental practice, but timing is crucial. In this episode of

3 min read Ep 333

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PPO Strategy

Marketing Audit To Reduce Dependence on PPO Plans

Are you tired of PPOs cutting into your hard-earned revenue? Many dentists feel stuck relying on insurance companies for

3 min read Ep 332

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Practice Management

Three Tips to Significantly Increase Your Conversion Rate

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, co-hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah discuss “Three

3 min read Ep 331

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Practice Management

The Insurance Company Business Model

In this episode, Naren and Gary explore the insurance company business model and its impact on dental practices and the

3 min read Ep 330

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PPO Strategy

How Does Staying in Network Negatively Affect Your Net Worth?

This episode of “The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast” explores how staying in-network with PPO insurance c

3 min read Ep 329

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PPO Strategy

The Importance of Marketing In Advance When You Resign from PPO Plans

This episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast highlights the importance of proactive marketing when transitionin

3 min read Ep 328

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Practice Management

Impact of AI Auto Denial of Claims and How You Can Adapt as a Practice

This episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast addresses the growing impact of AI-driven auto-denial insurance cl

3 min read Ep 327

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PPO Strategy

The Birth of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast 7 Years Ago and How It Came T

Ever wondered how the journey of reducing insurance dependence began? In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence P

3 min read Ep 326

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Practice Management

Are You Noticing More Insurance Claims Being Denied?

In this episode of The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, co-hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah discuss the growing t

3 min read Ep 325

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Practice Management

Will Dental Insurance Finally Get A Much-Needed Overhaul in 2025?

In this episode of The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast , Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah discuss whether dental insura

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PPO Strategy

How Google Reviews Reduce Your Dependence on PPO Plans

Find out the impact of Google Reviews on reducing PPO dependence through this episode of The Less Insurance Dependence P

3 min read Ep 323

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Patient Communication

How To Answer the Question, "Do You Take My Insurance?" from a Potential New Pat

In this episode, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah talk about one of the most common questions dental practices face from

3 min read Ep 322

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Practice Management

Recession Proofing Your Dental Practice

This episode of The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast focuses on “Recession Proofing Your Dental Practice.”

3 min read Ep 321

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PPO Strategy

How Are Insurance Companies Responding to Practices Going Out-of-Network

In this episode, Gary and Naren dive into strategies for “Recession Proofing Your Dental Practice.” They exp

3 min read Ep 320

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Financial Planning

Improving Your Practice Without Completely Committing To Fee-for-Service

Ever wondered how to Improve Your Practice Without Completely Committing To Fee-for-Service? Gary and Naren take on a di

3 min read Ep 319

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Financial Planning

How Inflation and a Weak Economy are Making Fee-For-Service an Appealing Option

In this episode, co-hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah discuss the rising appeal of fee-for-service dental care as in

3 min read Ep 318

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Patient Communication

Are There Potential New Patients Who Are Not Affected by A Soft Economy?

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah explore whether potential new

3 min read Ep 317

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Practice Management

Is A Hybrid Practice the Right Model for You?

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence podcast, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah explore the concept of a hybri

3 min read Ep 316

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Practice Management

Airway Awareness with Dr. Bill Hang

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence podcast, Gary Takacs interviews Dr. Bill Hang about the crucial topic o

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Practice Management

What is a top 1% practice and how do you get there?

In the latest episode of the Less Insurance Dependence podcast, co-hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah explore what it

3 min read Ep 314

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PPO Strategy

Staying Motivated as You Go out of Network

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah explore strategies for staying

3 min read Ep 313

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Financial Planning

Your key to a profitable practice are these five expense categories

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah focus on the five major expens

3 min read Ep 312

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Patient Communication

A New Patient Experience that You and Your Patients Will Love

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, co-hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah explore the concept o

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Practice Management

Why Strategic Growth is So Powerful?

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah emphasize the importance of st

3 min read Ep 310

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PPO Strategy

Successfully Resigning From PPO Plans Will Result In a Better Work-Life Balance

In this episode, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah discuss the critical topic of resigning from PPO plans to improve work-

3 min read Ep 309

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Patient Communication

Do you roll the red carpet out for new patients?

In this episode, Gary and Naren explore the critical importance of making new patients feel valued and welcomed from the

3 min read Ep 308

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Team Training

Handling Team Resistance

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah address the common issue of te

3 min read Ep 307

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Practice Management

Negotiated Fee Schedules – Truth or Fiction?

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah discuss “Negotiated Fee

3 min read Ep 306

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Practice Management

Fee Setting Guidelines

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast titled “Fee Setting Guidelines,” hosts Gary Takacs

3 min read Ep 305

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Membership Plans

In-Office Membership Plans and How to Develop Yours to Full Potential with Jordo

In this Episode of the Less Insurance Dependence podcast, Gary Takacs is joined by guest Jordon Comstock to discuss the

3 min read Ep 304

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Financial Planning

Answering Your Questions Around Controlling Your Overhead

In this episode of The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah discuss a critical topic

3 min read Ep 303

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Financial Planning

You Can Have a Profitable Practice AND Serve Those In Need

In this episode of The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah get into the critical to

3 min read Ep 302

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Patient Communication

Attracting High-Value Patients to Your Dental Practice

In this episode of The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah converse regarding the e

3 min read Ep 301

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Team Training

300th episode success story special

In this milestone 300th episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, listeners are treated to the success stories o

3 min read Ep 300

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PPO Strategy

Payment Details When Resigning from PPO Plans

In this episode of The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah discuss crucial payment detail

3 min read Ep 299

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PPO Strategy

How to Speak to Patients about the value of being Out of Network

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, hosts Naren Arulrajah and Gary Takacs discuss effective strate

3 min read Ep 298

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PPO Strategy

Why Haven't PPO Plans Raised Fees or Yearly Maximums in 25 Years?

In this episode of The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah tackle the question of w

3 min read Ep 297

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PPO Strategy

Yes, It is possible to Successfully Drop PPO Plans in 12 Months, but Should You?

In this episode of The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah discuss the feasibility

3 min read Ep 296

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Financial Planning

10 KPIs That Define A Thriving & Profitable Dental Practice

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, hosts Naren Arulrajah and Gary Takacs focus on the ten key per

3 min read Ep 295

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PPO Strategy

How do I stay profitable after dropping PPO Plans?

In this episode of The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah explore strategies for maintai

3 min read Ep 294

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Practice Management

Can Your Practice Truly Survive Without Insurance?

In this episode of the “Less Insurance Dependence” podcast, hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah tackle the

3 min read Ep 293

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Practice Management

Can Insurance Companies Set Fees for Uncovered Services?

In this episode of “The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast,” Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah engage in a deta

3 min read Ep 292

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PPO Strategy

Should I Accept Assignment of Benefits Once we are Out of Network?

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah tackle a common dilemma faced

3 min read Ep 291

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Practice Management

Is Dentistry a Profession or an Industry?

In this episode of The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah invite us to learn from a capt

3 min read Ep 290

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Practice Management

The Most Effective Way to Lower Your Practice Overload

In this episode of The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, hosts Gary Takas and Naren Arulrajah delve into the topic of r

3 min read Ep 289

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Practice Management

High-Value Dentistry Series: Cosmetic Dentistry

Join hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah on an exciting journey in episode 288 of The Less Insurance Dependence podcas

3 min read Ep 288

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Marketing

Sneak Preview on Possible Benefits Reform

Dive into an eye-opening conversation with hosts Naren Arulrajah and Gary Takacs in this captivating episode titled R

3 min read Ep 287

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PPO Strategy

5 Less Expected Benefits of Successfully Resigning from PPO Plans

Are you feeling restricted by the limitations imposed by PPO plans on your dental practice’s growth and profitabil

3 min read Ep 286

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Practice Management

Take Away Lessons from Our Most Recent Virtual Event

In this podcast episode, Gary and Naren share a recap of the recent webinar with Dental Intel on the topic of Secrets to

3 min read Ep 285

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PPO Strategy

The PPO Umbrella Nightmare

Are you tired of PPO plans dictating your dentistry and income? This episode exposes the dark side of PPO umbrella plans

3 min read Ep 284

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PPO Strategy

How Adding High-Value Services Makes You Less Insurance Dependent?

Are you tired of PPO plans dictating your dentistry and your income? In this episode, the Less Insurance Dependence podc

3 min read Ep 283

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Financial Planning

What does it really mean to be Fee-for-Service?

In this episode of The Less Insurance Dependence podcast, co-hosts Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah delve into the topic

3 min read Ep 282

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Practice Management

High-Value Dentistry Series: Oral Conscious Sedation

This episode of the High-Value Dentistry Series delves into the practice of oral conscious sedation through a real-life

3 min read Ep 279

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Practice Management

Lessons from Smile Direct Club Failure

Join Gary and Naren as they dissect the aftermath of SmileDirectClub’s failure, delving into the broader implicati

3 min read Ep 278

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PPO Strategy

Does Being a PPO Provider Help You Achieve an Effective Work-Life Balance?

In this episode, Gary and Naren dive into the critical question of whether being a PPO provider truly contributes to ach

3 min read Ep 277

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Practice Management

What is the Best Way to Determine an Appropriate Fee Schedule?

In this episode, Gary and Naren unpack the intricacies of setting appropriate fee schedules in dentistry, particularly i

3 min read Ep 276

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PPO Strategy

Could Your BHAG for 2024 Be Successfully Resigning from PPO Plans?

In this episode, Gary and Naren delve into the power of BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) and their transformative impac

3 min read Ep 275

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Practice Management

How to Apply the Influence Principle of Unity in Your Practice

In this episode, Gary and Naren explore Dr. Robert Cialdini’s influence principle of unity. They emphasize the pow

3 min read Ep 273

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PPO Strategy

One Dentist's Surprise Discovery When He Resigned as a Delta PPO Provider

In this episode, the discussion revolves around the delicate balance between confidence and arrogance, particularly in t

3 min read Ep 272

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Practice Management

How to Apply the Influence Principle of Scarcity in Your Practice

In this episode, Gary and Naren explore the influential principle of scarcity in professional practice, drawing from Doc

3 min read Ep 271

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PPO Strategy

Help! I'm Contracted with Many More PPO Plans than Expected

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, Gary and Naren delve into the challenge many dentists face: be

3 min read Ep 270

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Practice Management

How to Apply the Influence Principles of Commitment and Consistency in Your Prac

This episode delves deep into the intriguing dynamics of commitment and consistency. Dr. Cellini’s insights reveal

3 min read Ep 269

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Practice Management

Lessons from the 2023 RIDA Virtual Summit

In this episode, Gary and Naren enthusiastically recap the success of the 2023 RIDA Virtual Summit, a five-hour CE-packe

3 min read Ep 268

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Practice Management

How to Apply the Influence Principle of 'Reciprocity' in Your Practice

In this episode, Gary and Naren explore Dr. Robert Cialdini’s seven principles of influence, focusing on reciproci

3 min read Ep 267

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PPO Strategy

Successfully Reducing Your Insurance Dependence INCREASES the Value of Your Prac

In this episode, Gary and Narin discuss the benefits of reducing insurance dependence in your dental practice to increas

3 min read Ep 266

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Practice Management

How to Apply the Influence Principle of 'Authority' in Your Practice

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss the Influence Principle of Authority and how it can be applied in your dental pr

3 min read Ep 265

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PPO Strategy

Are There PPO Plans Worth Keeping?

In this podcast episode, Naren and Gary discuss the current challenges of keeping PPO plans for dental practices. They h

3 min read Ep 264

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Practice Management

How to Apply the Influence Principle of 'Liking' in Your Practice

In this engaging episode, Gary and Naren take a deep dive into the second chapter of their series on the foundational pr

3 min read Ep 263

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PPO Strategy

5 Ways Being a PPO Practice Keeps You from Creating an Ideal Practice

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss the five ways being a PPO practice can hinder you from creating an ideal dental

3 min read Ep 262

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Practice Management

How to Apply the Influence Principle of 'Social Proof' in Your Practice

In this episode, Gary and Naren explore the powerful principle of social proof and its role in revolutionizing dental pr

3 min read Ep 261

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Membership Plans

3 Mistakes Dentists Make With their Membership Plan

This podcast episode delves into the intriguing topic of “Three Mistakes Dentists Make with their Membership Plan.

3 min read Ep 260 their Membership Plan

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Practice Management

The Messy Middle

This episode delves into “The Messy Middle,” a critical phase when transitioning from insurance plans to den

3 min read Ep 259

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PPO Strategy

Actual Data from a Dental Practice that Has Successfully Dropped PPO Plans

In this podcast episode, Gary and Naren delve into a compelling case study about a solo dentist practice’s journey

3 min read Ep 258

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PPO Strategy

How is the Best Way to Respond When Patients Ask: 'Why are You Dropping My Denta

In this episode, we tackle a critical question facing many dental practices: “How to Respond When Patients Ask Why

3 min read Ep 257

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PPO Strategy

Are PPO Plans Softening Their Stance on Negotiating?

In this episode, Gary and Naren delve into the complex world of negotiating with dental insurance PPO plans. They shed l

3 min read Ep 256

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PPO Strategy

Can You Successfully Resign from Delta?

In this episode, Gary and Naren delve into “Can You Successfully Resign From Delta?” As the most common ques

3 min read Ep 255

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Practice Management

Are You A Victim of One and Done' Thinking?

In this episode, Gary discusses the “one-and-done thinking” mindset that often leads to incomplete progress.

3 min read Ep 254

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PPO Strategy

Have you Been Roped Into Umbrella PPO Plans?

In this episode, Gary discusses the hidden complexities of umbrella PPO plans and their impact on dental practices. He h

3 min read Ep 253

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PPO Strategy

Five Things to Do NOW to Prepare to Resign from PPO Plans

In this action-packed episode, Gary emphasizes the vital role of preparation when resigning from PPO plans. He shares fi

3 min read Ep 252

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PPO Strategy

When Would I Recommend NOT Resigning from PPO Plans?

In this episode, Gary and Naren dive into the intriguing topic of “Resigning from PPO Plans: Is It Right for Every

3 min read Ep 251

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Practice Management

Is Delta on the Ropes?

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss the changing dynamics between dental practices and Delta, a dental insurance org

3 min read Ep 250

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PPO Strategy

Strategies to Get Your Team Members On Board When Resigning from PPO Plans

In this episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, Naren and Gary discuss strategies to get team members on board

3 min read Ep 249

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Patient Communication

A Great Way to Help Your Patients Who Pay for their Own Dental Insurance!

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss a growing group of patients who purchase their own dental insurance. Contrary to

3 min read Ep 248

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PPO Strategy

Are There PPO Plans that do not Pay Out of Network Benefits?

In this episode, Gary and Naren address a common question: Are there PPO plans that do not offer out-of-network benefits

3 min read Ep 247

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Practice Management

Case Study: How One Practice Added $250K per year in Invisalign Cases

In this episode, Gary and Naren dive into an exciting case study that reveals how a dental practice successfully added $

3 min read Ep 246

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PPO Strategy

Using Video as a Patient Communication Medium when Resigning from PPO Plans

In this podcast episode, we explore the powerful medium of video for patient communication when resigning from PPO plans

3 min read Ep 245

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Financial Planning

Are You Busy Making Money or Losing Money?

In this insightful podcast episode, Gary and Naren explore the crucial difference between being busy and productive. The

3 min read Ep 244

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PPO Strategy

A Strategy To Keep More of Your Existing PPO Patients When You Resign

In this episode, Gary and Naren delve into a grassroots movement among dentists increasingly frustrated with the challen

3 min read Ep 243

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Patient Communication

3 Simple Additions to Your Website That Will Help More Potential Patients Choose

In this insightful podcast episode, Gary and Naren discuss three simple yet powerful additions to a dental website that

3 min read Ep 242

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PPO Strategy

Is Hygiene Even Viable with PPO Fees?

In this episode, we explore the impact of hygiene services on preferred provider organization (PPO) fees, focusing on th

3 min read Ep 241

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Marketing

How to Become The Dental Office with The Most Google Reviews in Your Community

In this episode, Gary shares valuable insights on mastering Google reviews to help dental practices dominate Google sear

3 min read Ep 240

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Practice Management

6 Habits of a Thriving Dentist

In this podcast episode, Gary and Naren share insights on developing habits that can help dentists thrive in their pract

3 min read Ep 239

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PPO Strategy

Using 'Demand' as a Criteria when Resigning from PPO Plans

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss the challenge of the high demand for dental services in a PPO plan, which can re

3 min read Ep 238

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PPO Strategy

3 Most Common Mistakes Dentists make when Resigning from PPO Plans

In this podcast episode, Gary shares his expertise on the three most common mistakes dentists make when resigning from P

3 min read Ep 237

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PPO Strategy

Replace PPO Plans with Google as your Source of New Patients

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss PPO dental plans’ drawbacks and encourage listeners to consider Google as

3 min read Ep 236

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PPO Strategy

Applying DISC Personality Styles Knowledge when Resigning From PPO Plans

In this podcast episode, Gary and Naren share their experience and recommendation for using the DISC personality test in

3 min read Ep 235

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PPO Strategy

Can You Successfully Resign From PPO Plans by the End of the Year?

In this podcast episode, Gary and Naren discuss the possibility of successfully resigning from PPO plans by the end of t

3 min read Ep 234

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Patient Communication

The Insider's Guide to Attracting New Patients with Your Membership Plan

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss the benefits of using membership plans to attract new patients who do not have d

3 min read Ep 233 Your Membership Plan

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Patient Communication

A Winning Project To Attract New Patients who become your Super Fans

In this podcast episode, Gary and Naren discuss how dental practices can attract super fans and reduce dependence on ins

3 min read Ep 232

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Patient Communication

Solution to Overcome Patient Resistance to Paying At Time of Service

In this episode, Gary and Naren dive into a common issue dental practices face – the challenge of collecting payme

3 min read Ep 231

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Practice Management

A Simple Tip that can Make All the Difference

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss the importance of being fully prepared for significant moments in life, focusing

3 min read Ep 230

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PPO Strategy

A Useful way to look at your Risk when Resigning from PPO Plans

In this podcast episode, Gary and Naren share their expertise and experience helping practice owners resign from PPO pla

3 min read Ep 229

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Patient Communication

Using Google To Find Emergency Patients

This episode discusses a powerful strategy for dental practices struggling to attract new patients. Gary and Naren share

3 min read Ep 228

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Practice Management

Tips to Add Same Day Dentistry

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss the importance of adding same-day dentistry to your practice. They share their t

3 min read Ep 227

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Marketing

Biggest mistake practice owners make when building a website

It’s time for another episode of the Less insurance dependence podcast about building websites. Naren and Gary tal

3 min read Ep 226

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Financial Planning

It's Time to Get Your Overhead Under Control

Gary is an expert in aiding dentists to expand their practice. He discloses how to achieve an extra $100,000 annually us

3 min read Ep 225

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Practice Management

3 Simple Lessons from a Bootstrapped Entrepreneur to Make 2023 Your Best Year Ye

It’s often said that you can’t learn to be an entrepreneur until you’re an entrepreneur. But there are

3 min read Ep 224

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PPO Strategy

Simple way to test your practice to see if you can successfully resign from PPO

Gary is a specialist in PPOs and he wants to see his customers flourish. He has advised other practices on how to succes

3 min read Ep 223

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Financial Planning

Why Google Ads and Pay Per Click are a Waste of Money?

As a listener of the Less Insurance Insurance Dependence podcast, you know that it is vital to master digital marketing

3 min read Ep 222

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PPO Strategy

Using Video as a Resource to Successfully Resign from PPO Plans

You do not get an opportunity to communicate a lot with your patients when it comes to your decision related to their de

3 min read Ep 221

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Practice Management

Are You a Maverick?

Did you watch the movie Top Gun: Maverick? If you did, you would realize that at some level, we all see ourselves as Mav

3 min read Ep 220

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PPO Strategy

A Great Way to Quickly Develop Rapport with Your New Patients!

Do you make an effort to connect with your new patients to build a relationship with them? Even though your day-to-day l

3 min read Ep 219

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Practice Management

Massachusetts Question 2 Ballot Measure Wins by a Large Margin

If you are a listener from Massachusetts, you may already know about the Ballot Measure. However, if you listen to this

3 min read Ep 218

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Practice Management

What is Your Call Conversion Rate?

Peter Drucker said, "What gets measured gets improved." Your call conversion rate is the percentage of new patient calls

3 min read Ep 217

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Practice Management

5 Specific Things We Learned from the 2022 RIDA Summit

"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow." The Reducing Insurance Dependence Academy org

3 min read Ep 216

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PPO Strategy

Does it Work for me as an Owner Dentist to be Fee For Service but for my Associa

As you create a thriving practice by implementing new systems and by improving the practice marketing, your practice wil

3 min read Ep 215

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PPO Strategy

Tips to Get New Team Members on Board when Resigning from PPO Plans

Teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability. Being a prac

3 min read Ep 214

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Patient Communication

Turning Patients into Ambassadors

One of the best ways to get new patients is through existing patients that refer others. An ambassador of your practice

3 min read Ep 213

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Patient Communication

An Option that Will Serve You and Your Patients

If the dentist-patient world is perfect, you would have the time to talk to each and every one of your patients and expl

3 min read Ep 212

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Practice Management

An Important Phrase to Stop Using

We have all been conditioned to think that stopping something is bad or that we should never quit doing something to see

3 min read Ep 211

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PPO Strategy

PPO Plans are Cutting Fees!

As a practice owner, you will realize that your costs are now going through the roof, and your fees are already ridiculo

3 min read Ep 210

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PPO Strategy

Can I Stop Seeing New Delta Patients as I Transition to Dropping Delta Entirely?

As a practice owner working on dropping Delta, are you wondering whether you could stop treating new patients that come

3 min read Ep 209

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Practice Management

Time for the 'Use it or Lose it' Message

Some patients need to get specific dental treatments. However, they tend to postpone their dental appointments or even n

3 min read Ep 208

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PPO Strategy

Patient Communication Tips when Dropping PPO Plans

Good communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity. When patients get directed to your dental practice throu

3 min read Ep 207

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PPO Strategy

5 Simple Things To Do NOW to Prepare to Drop PPO Plans

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Dropping PPO Plans is not something you can do overnight. As a practic

3 min read Ep 206

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Patient Communication

The Most Effective Detail to Increase Case Acceptance

Patients who come through PPO plans tend to accept treatments only if they are covered by insurance. And then there's an

3 min read Ep 205

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PPO Strategy

How Long Will it Take to Successfully Resign from PPO Plans?

Everyone is feeling the pressure of inflation. It’s so high that it has almost become double digits and wages are

3 min read Ep 204

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Practice Management

An 'Old School' Tip that Works Every Time!

The world has certainly changed, and we all have stopped doing certain things we used to do in the past. But here’

3 min read Ep 203

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Practice Management

The November 2022 Massachusetts Ballot Initiative regarding Delta Dental

Gary Takacs continuously researches anything and everything related to the business side of dentistry. This is when he f

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PPO Strategy

10 Most Common Questions Dentists Have When Dropping PPO Plans – Part 2

Going out of network is not something a dentist would do without having second thoughts. As a dentist, it is not unusual

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PPO Strategy

My Experience Successfully Resigning from Delta With Dr. Daniel Alleman

It’s the 200th episode of the Less Insurance Dependence Podcast! Woohoo! In this special episode, we will deviate

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PPO Strategy

10 Most Common Questions Dentists Have When Dropping PPO Plans

There are many PPO-infected practices, and yours could be one of them. But you might not yet be ready to resign from PPO

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Practice Management

How To Finish Every Day Above Goal

Your practice is not about your numbers. Your practice WHY needs to be much more significant than that. In this episode,

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PPO Strategy

I'm Adding an Associate. When Should I Start Dropping PPOs?

Do you ever find yourself wondering when to prop PPO plans? Particularly when you want to hire a new associate? Many den

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Marketing

The Most Common Marketing Mistakes You Must Avoid

Marketing is an essential part of any business. Whether reaching and growing your patients or raising awareness of your

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PPO Strategy

Training Your Patients to Keep Their Appointments

It is not unusual to see dental practices with high cancellations and no-shows in today’s dental world. It’s

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PPO Strategy

Will the Insurance Company Continue to Send Checks to Our Office Once We Are Out

As a dentist working towards reducing insurance dependence, you surely have many questions about what will happen once y

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PPO Strategy

Will My Income Go Down When I Drop PPO Plans?

Are you scared to drop PPO plans for fear of losing your income? Your fear is valid! But do you know that staying in the

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Team Training

An Abundant Mindset

If you have a scarcity mindset, you will unconsciously start feeling like a victim!. However, embracing the abundance mi

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PPO Strategy

4 Things You Must Know To Successfully Drop PPO Plans

If you are in dentistry, you must have heard about Dr.Pankey. Dr. Lindsey D. Pankey was a passionate advocate of compreh

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PPO Strategy

Rules You Must Follow as a PPO Dentist

Have you thoroughly read your PPO contract? Do you know how many rules are included in your contract's pages? Did you kn

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PPO Strategy

The Most Important Talking Point when Dropping PPO Plans

Do you know how to measure your success when dropping out of PPO plans? If you can't measure your success, you can't man

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Practice Management

Lessons from the Denver CO Study Club Presentation

Becoming less insurance dependent can renew your love for dentistry! Dr. Dan Alleman from Denver, Colorado, is a real-li

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Practice Management

Leveraging the Moment

Have you been missing too many opportunities to connect with your patients? Does your team know how to find the balance

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Practice Management

You Can't Give from an Empty Wagon

Have you been planning to get involved with a charity? There are many avenues you could take to pursue this! It would be

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Team Training

Hiring Update: Is the Tide Changing?

Have you given up on hiring quality team members and decided to manage your practice while being short-handed? Being sho

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PPO Strategy

Tips to Build Rapport

Are you struggling with missed opportunities to build a relationship with your patients? Building a good rapport with yo

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Patient Communication

Five Phrases to Use on the Phone

Are you struggling with converting potential new patient calls into scheduled new appointments? Unfortunately, this has

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PPO Strategy

The Role of Neurology in Successfully Reducing Insurance Dependence

Have you noticed that every patient that enters a dental office is subconsciously in a fight-or-flight state? What can y

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Practice Management

First Things First

Author Stephen Covey was a master at explaining how we need to organize our lives around values and priorities. If we fa

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PPO Strategy

Number 1 Reason Why Dentists Stay In Network

There is a common theme among dentists who are unsure about leaving the PPO network. It is none other than "FEAR." There

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Practice Management

Your Office Tour

The entire goal of a new patient experience is to establish a patient for life! First impressions have a significant imp

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PPO Strategy

Can I Raise My Fees on PPO Plans?

One of the hide-and-seek games Insurance companies play with the dentists is that they don't tell the dentists the maxim

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PPO Strategy

Look at Your PPO Adjustments as a Marketing Expense

In general, PPO adjustments are not written-off as an expense because you are not writing a check to the insurance compa

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Patient Communication

Re-activating Past Due Hygiene Patients

When you are in the process of dropping PPO plans, the larger your patient base is, the stronger your practice is! Hence

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PPO Strategy

The 10 Most Common Questions Dentists have about dropping PPO Plans

It's normal for Dentists to have doubts in their minds when they decide to drop PPO plans. It is not unusual to have man

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Practice Management

Given the Current Inflationary Cycle, Should I Raise My Fees?

Inflation has not been this high in the last 39 years. Every industry experiences it, and businesses have started chargi

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Membership Plans

Offer Your In-Office Membership Plan to Small Businesses

Business owners need to provide benefits to the team members in order to retain them. And employers usually provide insu

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Patient Communication

The Dilemma of Insurance-Driven Patients

Even if you have a great hygiene team and dental practice protocols to deliver an impeccable service to your patients; t

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Membership Plans

Grow Your In-Office Membership Plan

Currently, the number of patients who don’t have dental insurance is higher than the number of patients. You can u

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PPO Strategy

Team Meeting with Focus on Successfully Dropping PPO Plans

Teamwork truly makes the dream work! It is the same for your dental practice goals too. In order to successfully drop PP

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Practice Management

The Busyness Paradox

Dentists often fear not being busy enough. Why? It's because of the conventional thinking in dentistry about how busynes

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Practice Management

How to Determine the Right Scope of Your Practice

Most “experts” in dentistry say that dentists should choose the practice scope based on analytics. In this e

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Practice Management

When Was the Last Time You Raised your Fees?

Many dentists have lost track of what their fees should be. Do you know why this happened? Well, it's all because of the

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Practice Management

Takeaways that You Can Use From the RIDA Summit

You may already know what RIDA is. RIDA is the virtual academy that helps you get RID of PPO plans! It's a group of dent

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Team Training

4 Tips to Get Your Team On Board

Gary believes that having your team on board is one of the key factors that will determine the success rate of you going

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Practice Management

The Best Way to Set Your Fees

Being a dental practice owner makes you an entrepreneur. To be a successful entrepreneur, you need to have control over

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Patient Communication

The One Thing To Tell Every Patient About their Dental Insurance

Sometimes we think that certain things are so obvious that everyone knows about them. But, in reality, people are not aw

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PPO Strategy

Useful Insight on PPO Participation

Doing things without insight is truly terrible! What's stopping us from making the right choices in life is the way we l

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PPO Strategy

Resources Dental Practices Need to Successfully Resign from PPO Plans

It is crucial to have your "toolbelt" ready when it comes to resigning from PPO plans. If not, you will find yourself tr

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Practice Management

Details about Timing: How Soon Can I Start? How Long Will It Take?

Dentists know the truth about PPOs'now; they are eager to drop PPO plans. In Gary's coaching career, dentists often ask

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Practice Management

Leveraging the Moment to Grow your Ideal Practice

You will knowingly or unknowingly create ‘moments’ in your dental practice. These moments allow the dentist

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PPO Strategy

Can I STOP seeing New PPO Patients if I am still in Network?

Dentists often ask this question from Gary. All the dentists understand that treating fee-for-service patients is more b

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PPO Strategy

Can I have a Hygiene Driven Practice if I am a PPO Office?

Many dentists perceive the practice Hygiene department as a loss leader. But is this true? Or is this just a false belie

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Practice Management

Tips to Control Your Biggest Expense Category

You can work hard and create short-term success. Or you can work smart and create massive success in the long term. The

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PPO Strategy

Which of the 6 Steps to Successfully Resign from PPO Plans is most important?

Gary introduced the 6 steps to go out of network successfully. And Dentists often question which one is the most importa

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Practice Management

4 Tips to Elevate The Relationship-Driven Element of Your Practice

Insurance plans are all about giving the best deals to the patients, and patients can easily replace a particular insura

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Patient Communication

The End of the Year Insurance Letter

It is key to understand that you have to remain insurance-friendly in the process of becoming less insurance dependent.

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PPO Strategy

PPO Plans Are NOW Lowering Your Contracted Fees!

When it comes to the business side of dentistry, PPO plans contracted fees have always been under consideration. The con

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Practice Management

The Crazy Sales Pitch No Dentist Would Ever Fall For

We have all been sold something through sales pitches. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that all sales pitches work

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Patient Communication

The 'Heads Up' Conversation

Even though dentists start becoming less insurance dependent, they are not totally convinced that the plan will work out

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Team Training

The Ultimate Team Meeting

When dentists consider resigning from PPO plans, there is always a shadow of a doubt. Here's where the Ultimate team mee

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PPO Strategy

Successfully Handling Patient Payment Once You Drop PPOs'

This particular topic is one of the details that keep coming up when dentists consult Gary to go out of network. When yo

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Practice Management

Do I Need to Go All the Way?

This episode topic is a question that almost all the dentists on the journey of reducing insurance dependency have. This

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Practice Management

Huddle or Muddle

Gary Takacs highlights that all the world-class practices have a morning huddle. The morning huddle can be done in many

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Practice Management

3 Insurance Nightmare Stories

Sadly, insurance companies do not care about the dentist nor patients. It is known by almost all dentists. These 3 night

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Practice Management

Photography Tips

Dentists often have charts of patients with recommended treatments but, yet to be scheduled. Ever wondered why these pat

3 min read Ep 144

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Financial Planning

Solutions for Overhead Control

Sadly when the history of dental practice overhead is analyzed, we can identify that it continues to RISE! If your pract

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Practice Management

The Time is Now For the Mouthguard Project

The mouthguard project has made a massive difference in every practice that did it. This project is a GRAND SLAM! With t

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PPO Strategy

The Importance of Patient Referrals when Dropping PPO Plans

Every practice has a segment of its patient base that doesn’t have insurance. Often it’s a very small segmen

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PPO Strategy

Are PPO Plans going to be lowering your contracted fees?

Dental insurance companies have always made a massive amount of money. And there has been a pattern for the past nine ye

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Practice Management

The Power to Choose Your Response

We can all agree that we cannot choose what happens around us. However, we all have the power to choose how we respond t

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Practice Management

1000 Dollar Annual Dental Insurance Limitâ¦ Really!

Single tooth dentistry has become one of the biggest frustrations for dentists. The root cause of single tooth dentistry

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Marketing

How to Deal with 1 or 2-Star Reviews

Any dentist out there is likely to experience a negative review. And that's the blunt reality. The problem with a negati

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Practice Management

How do I know if I am ready?

This topic is a valid and frequently asked question from dentists. Transforming your practice from an insurance-dependen

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Patient Communication

The One Question You Must Ask Every New Patient Caller

Here's an episode that'll help you convert new patient calls to 'kept appointments! Conversion is the percentage of thos

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Practice Management

Victim or Victor: The Choice is Yours

Typically dentists are victors! This is because the process of becoming a dentist is challenging, and you truly have to

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Marketing

The Biggest Mistake On Your Website

To become a PPO-free practice, it’s essential to maximize your marketing so that you can proactively replace any p

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Patient Communication

Help! My New Patients Aren't Showing Up!

Many dentists experience the problem of new patients not showing up. There could be many reasons why your new patients a

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Patient Communication

Talking Points Versus Scripts

Do scripts help you achieve a specific desired result? Whether you use scripts or talking points in your practice, it is

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PPO Strategy

What Percentage of Patients will I lose when I drop PPO Plans?

It is not very easy to decide to go out-of-network when you do not know the actual consequences of making that decision.

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PPO Strategy

The Important Role of Practice Champions in Reducing Insurance Dependance

As the dentist of your practice, the greatest asset you have in your practice is your dental practice champions! Many de

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PPO Strategy

The Role of Confidence in Successfully Dropping PPO Plans

Confidence is absolutely EVERYTHING when it comes to dropping PPO plans. Every single time when a dentist resigns from P

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PPO Strategy

Three Ways Your Patients Benefit When You Drop PPO Plans

There's only one winner in today's dental insurance system: the insurance company. Dropping out of PPO plans is not only

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Practice Management

A Starter Bonus System

In this episode, you will learn about an incentive system that's going to provide multiple benefits to you and your team

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PPO Strategy

Step #6 to Successfully Resign from PPO Plans

The sixth and final step to successfully resign from PPO plans is to add high-value services to your dental practice. Pe

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PPO Strategy

S.M.A.R.T. Goals for Successfully Resigning from PPO Plans

To achieve your practice goals, you can magnify your practice goals by using the SMART acronym. In this episode, Gary wi

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PPO Strategy

Step #5 to Successfully Resign from PPO Plans

Elevating the relationship-driven element of your practice helps you become a practice with quality patients who now hav

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Practice Management

A Possible 'Plan B' (but you won't need it!)

Dentists by nature, are planners. Your Plan A is to progress towards becoming insurance free. But it is comforting to kn

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PPO Strategy

Step #4 to Successfully Resign from PPO Plans

The fourth step is a lot more tactical, strategic step in terms of application. This step allows you to provide more ben

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PPO Strategy

The Role of Discipline in Successfully Reducing Insurance Dependence

To transform your practice from good to great, you must first establish discipline in your dental practice. Without disc

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PPO Strategy

Step #3 to Successfully Resign from PPO Plans

Step number 3 to successfully resign from PPO plans is all about getting your entire team's support to achieve the goal

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Financial Planning

How to Become the Dental Office with the Highest Number of Google Reviews in You

It's a bold goal to attempt to become the practice with the highest number of Google reviews in your community. With the

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PPO Strategy

Step #2 to Successfully Resign from PPO Plans

In this episode, Gary discusses step #2 to successfully resign from PPO plans and highlights the importance of being pro

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PPO Strategy

Relationship-Driven Practice: Your Key to Successfully Dropping PPO Plans

Your practice should give patients a reason to come back. This is key if you're a practice that's considering to reduce

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PPO Strategy

Step #1 to Successfully Resign from PPO Plans

Resigning from PPO plans should be done in a methodical manner which would result in attracting more patients into the d

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PPO Strategy

Three Reasons Why Going Out of Network with PPO Plans is a Wise Move in the Post

COVID-19 has given you an opportunity to hit pause and reflect on life and what you want to achieve in life. During this

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Patient Communication

Two Powerful Questions to Ask All New Patients

Patients have got used to a certain dentist-patient relationship, however you can change that by asking them two simple

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Legal & Compliance

Is Delta Planning to Lower Your Contracted Fees?

The changes Delta makes to contracted fees have a major effect on your practice's profitability. In this episode, Gary e

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Patient Communication

Hygienist As Your Partner In Case Acceptance

Oftentimes patients have a better relationship with their hygienists as they spend more time interacting with them. In t

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Practice Management

Does It Make Sense to Keep Delta Premier?

Delta is the 5000-pound gorilla when it comes to Dental Insurance. However, all Delta plans are not equal. In this episo

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Practice Management

Does it make sense to offer free consultations?

Free consultations are one of the things Gary has offered in his practice, LifeSmiles. On today's episode, Gary discusse

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Practice Management

How to Respond to the Dreaded Question "Is this covered by my Insurance?"

You know that choosing to be less insurance dependent is favorable for your dental practice. However, it’s importa

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PPO Strategy

Oral Conscious Sedation as a Strategy to Reduce Insurance Dependence

Dental anxiety or dental fear is estimated to affect close to half of the population. This means a large portion of the

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Practice Management

Is it Possible to Negotiate Your Fee Schedule With Dental Insurance Companies?

Most dentists today believe in a now-defunct urban myth: Negotiating with Dental Insurance Companies! This may have been

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Patient Communication

Serve Patients Who Value Your Worth

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss value, not just value itself, but the value of your worth. Listen as they talk a

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PPO Strategy

Reasons to Stay In-Network with PPO Plans

In this episode, Gary and Naren turn things around and talk about reasons to stay in-network! Yes, you heard that right!

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PPO Strategy

What are the Consequences of Staying In-Network with PPO Plans?

Many dentists, even though they know that they might be writing off hundreds of, thousands of dollars, in PPO write-offs

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PPO Strategy

How to Successfully Overcome Team Resistance to Dropping PPO's

As humans, we are hardwired to resist change. This is natural! Your brain interprets change as a threat wants to protect

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Practice Management

Dr. Tracey Hughes Becomes 100% FFS & is Thriving!

We just reached Episode #100! Woohoo! Gary wanted to do something very special for our awesome listeners to show our app

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PPO Strategy

The 5 Biggest Reasons Why Dentists Don't Resign From PPO Plans

Gary believes that nearly every dentist would love to resign from PPO Plans but only very few of them actually do. ̶

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Practice Management

The Permission Statement

The permission statement is a really cool way to introduce comprehensive dentistry to your patients. It's truly a game-c

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PPO Strategy

Reducing Insurance Dependence Success Stories

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss real success stories and how their opportunity of reducing insurance dependence

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Practice Management

The PPE Reimbursement Fiasco

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss PPE, and whether insurance companies are reimbursing practices or not. Some insur

3 min read Ep 96

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Practice Management

How to Create Accountability in My Practice

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss accountability. Do you have accountability in your practice? Gary and Naren discu

3 min read Ep 95

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Practice Management

Embracing Gratitude in Your Practice

In this episode, Gary Naren discuss gratitude and the importance of embracing the concept of gratitude in your dental pr

3 min read Ep 94

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Practice Management

Strategies to Reduce/Eliminate Burn Out

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss several strategies to reduce and even eliminate burn out. Oftentimes, burn out g

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Practice Management

How to answer "Why are you not accepting my insurance?"

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss the question most existing patients ask when you go out of network, and how you

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Practice Management

Your Readiness Checklist

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss 6 important factors for your dental practice that should be included in your rea

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Patient Communication

90% of My Patients Have Dental Insurance, Can I Do This in My Practice?

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss one of the most asked questions by dentists to date, can I resign from PPO's when

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Practice Management

The Evening 'We Care' Call

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss the importance of building the doctor/patient relationship and how to do that wit

3 min read Ep 89

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Practice Management

4 Proven Tips to Increase Whitening in Your Practice

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss teeth whitening in the dental practice. Included are 4 tips that have been practi

3 min read Ep 88

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Marketing

Hiring 101: How to Attract The Best Possible Team Members!

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss tips to hire the best possible team members and the 6 goals every dental office

3 min read Ep 87

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PPO Strategy

The Best Timing EVER to Reduce Insurance Dependence!

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss the most asked question to date, is now the time to resign from PPO? Gary talks a

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Financial Planning

How to Attract Fee-For-Service Patients by Working with Small Business Owner Pa

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss how dental practices can attract fee-for-service patients as well as their small

3 min read Ep 85 Small Business Owner Pa

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Practice Management

Making Care Affordable Post COVID-19

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss some options for making dental care more affordable during the uncertainty that

3 min read Ep 84

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Practice Management

5 Strategies Thriving Dentists Are Using to Come Back Stronger.

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss 5 strategies that thriving dentists are using to come back stronger and better d

3 min read Ep 83

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Practice Management

The Hygiene Landmine You MUST Avoid

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss hygiene and a major hygiene landmine that your practice needs to avoid. Gary als

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Practice Management

How Thriving Dentists Are Using The Virtual Consults

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss virtual consults, the many ways on how you can use it in your practice and how vi

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Practice Management

5 Things You Can do From Home to Grow Your Practice

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss 5 important tasks you can do from home to help your practice continue to grow. A

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Practice Management

Lessons From COVID-19

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss some lessons that are being learned throughout the COVID-19 crisis and some bette

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Team Training

Leadership: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

In this episode, Gary and Naren go in-depth on the 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey and discuss them

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PPO Strategy

COVID-19: Opportunity or Crisis

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss COVID- 19 and it's many opportunities that you can take advantage of. We all hav

3 min read Ep 76

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Practice Management

4 Tips to Increase Your Production Every Single Day

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss 4 tips to increase your production on a daily basis. Make sure you and your team

3 min read Ep 75

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Practice Management

4 Tips to Fill Hygiene to Capacity

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss a big problem in the majority of dental practices today: no shows and cancellati

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Patient Communication

How to Attract Better Patients

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss the patients who only want services done if their insurance covers it, and how t

3 min read Ep 73

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PPO Strategy

How to Train Your Patients to Keep Their Appointments

In this episode, Naren and Gary discuss the ways of training and retraining your patients to keep their appointments. Of

3 min read Ep 72

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Practice Management

Stay In Your Lane

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss what it means to stay in your lane and how it can be beneficial to only focus on

3 min read Ep 71

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Practice Management

First 2 of The 24 Systems For A Thriving Practice

In this episode Gary and Naren talk about the first 2 systems for a thriving practice. Highlights: Introduction to today

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Practice Management

The Mastery Ladder

In today's episode Gary and Naren discuss the 4 parts of Dr. Panke's Mastery Ladder in dentistry. Gary also goes in dept

3 min read Ep 69

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Practice Management

Delta: The 5,000 Pound Gorilla

In today's episode Gary and Naren discuss the 5,000 pound gorilla, also known as Delta Dental. Gary goes in depth on 2 l

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Practice Management

The Importance of A 3-Year CE Plan

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss how things have changed in the CE world from before the internet days to now. Gar

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Practice Management

Frequently Asked Questions From The 'ILove Dentistry' Facebook Community

In this episode Naren and Gary answer some of the most frequently asked questions from the ILove Dentistry Facebook Comm

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Practice Management

Your Past Does Not Need to be Your Future

In this episode Naren and Gary discuss how your past doesn't need to be your future, how you can control your own destin

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Practice Management

At The End of The Morning Huddle

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss the morning huddle and an important question to ask at the end of the huddle, plu

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Practice Management

The 24 Systems That Made LifeSmiles a Thriving Practice

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss the 24 systems that are important to have in place in your dental practice, which

3 min read Ep 63

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Practice Management

When to Know You Are Ready to Hire an Associate

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss points to improve your work week and when to know you are ready to hire an associ

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Team Training

Mindset is Everything

In this episode, Gary and Naren talk about mindset and how you should have not only yours but your team's mindset in the

3 min read Ep 61

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Practice Management

Reciprocity in Action

In this episode, Gary and Naren discuss one of the 6 fundamentals of marketing, reciprocity, and how it can benefit both

3 min read Ep 60

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Marketing

How To Deal With Negative Reviews

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss the thorn in every dental practice's side, negative reviews. Negative reviews whe

3 min read Ep 59 Negative Reviews

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Practice Management

The Importance of Treating Sleep Apnea

In this episode Naren and Gary discuss sleep dentistry and treating sleep apnea. They also talk about why you should add

3 min read Ep 58

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Practice Management

The Insurance Concierge

In this episode Gary and Naren talk about the Insurance Concierge, what they do and how they help patients get the most

3 min read Ep 57

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Practice Management

How to Answer The Question, "Do You Take my Dental Insurance?"

In this episode Gary and Naren talk about how to answer the question, Do you take my dental insurance?, and how to shift

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Marketing

Google EAT Update

In this episode Naren and Gary discuss Google, its major updates and the new EAT update. They also talk about marketing,

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Practice Management

Dentistry For Millennials

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss dentistry for millenials, how to make things more comfortable in the office as we

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Practice Management

The Pivot – Creating New Chapters in Life, Work And The Thriving Dentist

In this episode Gary and Naren discuss the birth of the first dental podcast and how it came to be, new chapters, new fo

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Practice Management

Same Day Dentistry

To understand the marketing matrix in your practice, Schedule A Free Marketing Strategy Meeting with Ekwa Gary Takacs On

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Practice Management

50th Episode Special – Celebrating Pankey Institute's 50th Anniversary – Gary's

To understand the marketing matrix in your practice, Schedule A Free Marketing Strategy Meeting with Ekwa Gary Takacs On

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PPO Strategy

Does it Make Sense For The Owner Dentist to be a Fee For Service And Associate D

Become a member of the Exclusive iLOVEDENTISTRY COMMUNITY Gary Takacs One of Gary's most significant achievements as a d

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Practice Management

The Soft Skills in Dentistry

Become a member of the Exclusive iLOVEDENTISTRY COMMUNITY Gary Takacs One of Gary's most significant achievements as a d

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Practice Management

Top 3 Practice Metrics

Become a member of the Exclusive iLOVEDENTISTRY COMMUNITY Gary Takacs One of Gary's most significant achievements as a d

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Practice Management

5 Tips to Eliminate Hygiene Cancellations And No Shows

Become a member of the Exclusive iLOVEDENTISTRY COMMUNITY Gary Takacs One of Gary's most significant achievements as a d

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PPO Strategy

A Success Story From a Practice That Has Reduced Insurance Dependence

Write us a review on Itunes, We love to hear your feedback Become a member of the Exclusive iLOVEDENTISTRY COMMUNITY Gar

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Financial Planning

Payment Options And Money Issues

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS In this episode Naren and Gary discuss whether money is an issue w

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Two Powerful Questions to Ask All New Patients

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Legal & Compliance

Is Delta Planning to Lower Your Contracted Fees?

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Hygienist as Your Partner in Case Acceptance

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Does It Make Sense to Keep Delta Premier?

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Does It Make Sense to Offer Free Consultations?

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How to Respond to the Dreaded Question: Is This Covered by My Insurance?

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Oral Conscious Sedation as a Strategy to Reduce Insurance Dependence

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Is It Possible to Negotiate Your Fee Schedule with Dental Insurance Companies?

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Serve Patients Who Value Your Worth

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Reasons to Stay in Network with PPO Plans

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What Are the Consequences of Staying in Network with PPO Plans?

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How to Successfully Overcome Team Resistance to Dropping PPOs

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Dr. Tracey Hughes Becomes 100% FFS and Is Thriving

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The 5 Biggest Reasons Why Dentists Don't Resign from PPO Plans

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The Permission Statement

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Reducing Insurance Dependence: Success Stories

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Legal & Compliance

The PPE Reimbursement Fiasco

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Team Training

How to Create Accountability in My Practice

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Embracing Change

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Strategies for Your Practice When It Comes to Dental Insurance

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The Power of Creating a Clear Vision for Your Dental Practice

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A Fresh Look at New Patient Phone Calls

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What Keeps a Dentist from Resigning from PPO Plans?

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