A business strategy blog for dental, optometry, spa and wellness practice owners & their team members!
Dental Membership Plan: Scaling to $1 Million+ in ARR with BoomCloud™
Running a dental practice without a membership plan is like driving a car with square wheels. Sure, you’ll get there eventually, but it’ll be a bumpy ride. Membership plans are the future—they create predictable revenue, build patient loyalty, and offer patients a better alternative to traditional insurance. Don’t...
Dental Clinic Marketing Goals: Scale a Membership Program to 365 Members in 12 Months
You think you know what works in dental clinic marketing—a splashy ad, a catchy jingle, maybe even some TikTok dances (Yes, I am being sarcastic). But what if I told you the real secret to growing your practice is about relationships, trust, and… a membership program? Yeah, you heard me. Memberships. Most dental...
Dental Case Acceptance: How Patient Membership Plans Crush PPOs and Cash Patients in Saying YES!
Alright, dental pros, let’s get real & discuss my favorite topic - Dental Case Acceptance. One of the biggest frustrations in your practice is hearing that dreaded “No” when you present a treatment plan. Or worse, the soul-crushing silence when a patient says they’ll “think about it” but you know they’re ghosting...
The Dental Overhead vs Profit Breakdown: Why Your Practice is Bleeding Cash and How to Plug the Hole
The Dental Overhead vs Profit Breakdown: Why Your Practice is Bleeding Cash and How to Plug the Hole Let’s be real for a second. In most practices we see, the doctor is the last one to get paid. You spent years in school, hundreds of thousands in tuition, and another million to build out a beautiful office—only to...
Fix Dental Practice Profit Problems: 5 Strategies
Stop the Bleeding: Solving Your Dental Practice Profit Problems with Recurring Revenue Typically, in most practices we see, the doctor is working like a high-speed handpiece but taking home the salary of a hygiene assistant. You’re doing the work, you’re seeing the patients, but the bank account doesn’t reflect the...
Unlock Your Practice: Dental Write-Offs Explained
Dental Write-offs Explained: How to Build a Fee-for-Service Practice That Scales Most dentists are running a hamster wheel, not a business. You’re working your guts out, yet you’re watching 40% to 60% of your production evaporate into the "PPO black hole." In most practices we see, the owner is essentially a...
Dental Insurance Fee Schedule vs UCR: Why Your Practice Is Hemorrhaging Cash
Dental Insurance Fee Schedule vs UCR: Why Your Practice Is Hemorrhaging Cash Let’s be real for a second: you didn’t go through four years of dental school and hundreds of thousands in student debt just to let a cubicle-dweller at a massive insurance conglomerate dictate your worth. 🦷 In most practices we see,...
Crush Your Dental Patient Acquisition Cost
Stop Wasting Money: The Brutal Truth About Dental Patient Acquisition Cost In most practices we see, doctors are addicted to the "New Patient" drug. They spend thousands on postcards, Google Ads, and radio spots just to get a stranger in the chair without understanding their true dental patient acquisition cost. If...
Dental Insurance Reimbursement Problems? Fix Them Fast!
Dental Insurance Reimbursement Problems: Why Your Practice is Bleeding Cash and How to Stop It In most practices we see, there is a ghost haunting the hallways. You can’t see it, but you can feel it every time you look at your aging report. It’s the sound of thousands of dollars evaporating into thin air because of...
How PPOs Hurt Dental Practices: The Shocking Truth
How PPOs Hurt Dental Practices: The Truth Behind The Dental Insurance Trap Let’s be real: In most practices we see, the doctor is working like a rented mule while the insurance companies are living large in glass skyscrapers. You’re doing the work, taking the risk, and providing the care, yet how PPOs hurt dental...
How to Increase Patient Retention: 5 Proven Hacks
How to Increase Patient Retention: The Secret to Killing the Insurance "Evil Empire" Most dental practices are operating like a leaky bucket. You spend thousands on marketing to pour new patients into the top, while your best patients quietly slip out the bottom. If you are wondering how to increase patient...
We Dropped Delta: The Truth About Dropping PPOs
https://youtu.be/pKAwwksIpHk?si=_76oqHzDTa2rgCq8 *What REALLY happens when a dental practice drops its biggest PPO?* In this episode of the **Automatic Patient Podcast**, I sit down with Dr. Dan Nelson to talk about what happened after his practice went completely out of network—including dropping Delta Dental, which...
Dental Practice Needs New Business Model: 5 Game-Changers
Why Your Dental Practice Needs a New Business Model to Thrive In most practices we see, the dentist is running on a hamster wheel. You’re seeing 20+ patients a day, your back hurts, your staff is stressed, and yet, your bank income doesn’t seem to reflect the sheer volume of work you’re putting in. If you are...
Future-Proof Your Practice: Dentist Worried About the Future?
The Brutal Truth for the Dentist Worried About the Future: PPOs Are Killing Your Joy If you are a dentist worried about the future, you are not alone in feeling that the traditional dental business model is fractured beyond repair. In most practices we see, the owner is running on a hamster wheel designed by...
Every Savvy Dentist Wants to Break Free from PPO Chains—Here is Your Blueprint
Every Savvy Dentist Wants to Break Free from PPO Chains—Here is Your Blueprint Let’s be honest: your dental degree didn’t come with a "How to be a Sharecropper" certification. But that’s exactly what being in-network feels like today. You’re working your guts out, herding cattle through your operatories, and watching...
Insurance Companies Buying Dental Offices: Your Next Move?
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Dental Team Unsure About Change? 5 Fixes
Why Your Dental Team Unsure About Change is Killing Your Growth (And How to Fix It) Most dental practices are currently being suffocated by a silent killer. It’s not the local corporate DSO, and it’s not the rising cost of gloves. It’s the fact that your dental team unsure about change is keeping you chained to the...
Dentist Afraid Insurance Will Take Over? 3 Steps!
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Why Your Front Desk Struggles with Insurance Questions are Killing Your Profits
Why Your Front Desk Struggles with Insurance Questions are Killing Your Profits In most modern dental practices we analyze, the front office is less of a welcoming committee and more of a chaotic war zone. The phones ring incessantly, and every third patient has an inquiry about their specific "coverage," leading to...
Dentist Wants More Control: 5 Ways to Reclaim Your Practice
Why Every Dentist Wants More Control Over Their Practice and How to Get It Every dentist wants more control over their professional destiny, but the current landscape of the dental industry makes that feel nearly impossible. Let’s be real for a second: You didn’t spend eight years in school and half a million on a...
5 Signs Your Dental Practice Feels Unstable (And How to Fix It)
Solutions for When Your Dental Practice Feels Unstable You’re staring at the schedule for next Tuesday. It looks like a block of Swiss cheese. 🧀 One minute you’re high-fiving the team because of a big restorative case, and the next, your top producer has a cancellation and the front desk is scrambling to fill...
3 Steps to Move Patients Off Insurance (Dentists!)
Move Patients Off Insurance: The Secret to Doubling Your Revenue Per Patient How much of your soul are you selling for a $1,200 crown reimbursement that hasn’t changed since the Bush administration? If you are like most clinicians today, you are likely looking for a way to move patients off insurance and regain...
Dentist Afraid of Backlash? 5 Ways to Prepare
Why Being a Dentist Afraid of Backlash is Killing Your Practice Growth In most practices we see, there is a low-level hum of anxiety vibrating through the front office. It’s the sound of a dentist afraid of backlash from two major players: PPO insurance giants and "price-shopping" patients. Typically, we see doctors...
Dental Office Under Pressure? 3 Fixes
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