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...
Unlock Dental Patient Loyalty Strategies: 7 Secrets
7 Dental Patient Loyalty Strategies to Kill Churn 7 Brutal Dental Patient Loyalty Strategies to Kill Churn and Double Revenue Stop losing patients to the PPO down the street. Implementing effective dental patient loyalty strategies is the only way to double your revenue and build massive, predictable monthly...
Mastering Dental Business Models Explained
Dental Business Models Explained Dental Business Models Explained: The Irreverent Guide to Predictable Practice Wealth Let’s be real for a second. Most dentists are brilliant clinicians but accidental business owners. You spent eight years learning how to save teeth, only to spend your career getting punched in the...
How to Reduce Treatment Plan Rejection: The Secret to Exploding Your Case Acceptance Rate
How to Reduce Treatment Plan Rejection: The Secret to Exploding Your Case Acceptance Rate Let’s be real: watching a patient walk out the door with a $5,000 treatment plan gathering dust in their pocket is the ultimate gut-punch for a dentist. You spent forty minutes educating them, showing them the intraoral photos,...
How DSOs Grow Revenue: 5 Secrets Revealed
How DSOs Grow Revenue: The Membership Strategy for Massive Scale How DSOs Grow Revenue: The Membership Strategy for Massive Scale To understand how dsos grow revenue, one must look past the clinical chair and into the underlying business model that powers modern dental giants. Most independent dental practices are...
Why Patients Say No To Treatment: The Top 5 Reasons
Why Patients Say No to Treatment: The Truth About Your Leaky Bucket What is up, everybody? Jordon Comstock here. If you’ve been listening to the Automatic Patient Podcast, you know I don’t pull punches. Typically, dentists think their biggest problem is "marketing" or needing more "new patients," but the real issue...
How Private Practices Compete with DSOs: 5 Insider Secrets
How Private Practices Compete With DSOs: The David vs. Goliath Strategy That Actually Works Let’s be real: the "corporate takeover" of dentistry isn't coming—it’s already here. If you’re a solo doc or a small group, you probably feel like you’re bringing a plastic spork to a gunfight. Many independent dentists are...
Why Patient Membership Programs in Healthcare Beat Insurance Dependency
Why Patient Membership Programs in Healthcare Beat Insurance Dependency Most dental practices are currently being held hostage by a silent partner who doesn't even know how to hold a handpiece: the insurance company. As the landscape shifts, savvy providers are turning to patient membership programs in healthcare to...
How to Get More Patients Without Ads: 5 Secrets
How to Get More Patients Without Ads: The Internal Growth Engine Most dental practices are currently being taken for a ride by the "Ads Industrial Complex." They funnel thousands into Facebook and Google, hoping for a lead that isn't a price-shopper or a ghost. In most practices we see, the real problem isn't a lack...
Boost Retention: Dental Loyalty Programs for Patients
Why Most Dental Loyalty Programs for Patients Are Pure Garbage (And How to Fix Yours) In most practices we see, the waiting room is a revolving door of "one-and-done" patients who only show up when a tooth is screaming. Typically, the doctor is sitting in the back, staring at a schedule full of holes, wondering why...
5 Alternatives to Dental Insurance for Dentists
7 Profitable Alternatives to Dental Insurance for Dentists That Build Recurring Wealth Let’s be real: Dental insurance is a scam designed to choke your cash flow. In most practices we see, doctors are working 60-hour weeks just to watch 40% of their production vanish into the "write-off" abyss. You aren't a doctor...
In-House Dental Plans Explained: Boost Your Practice
In-House Dental Plans Explained: The Ultimate Wealth Guide n-House Dental Plans Explained: Build Predictable Wealth n-house dental plans explained: Learn how to ditch insurance, build MRR, and get patients to spend 2X-4X more with membership software. n-house-dental-plans-explained In-House Dental Plans Explained:...
Unlock Growth: How Dentists Create Membership Plans
How Dentists Create Membership Plans That Crush Insurance Dependency Most dental practices are essentially running a non-profit for big insurance companies. They just don’t know it yet. You’re working your guts out, dealing with wage inflation, and watching your overhead climb while reimbursement rates remain...
Dental Subscription Model Explained: Boost Your Practice
The Dental Subscription Model Explained: Why Your Practice is Dying Without Predictable Revenue Let’s be real for a second: The traditional dental business model is a hostage situation. You’re working your tail off, but the insurance giants are the ones holding the keys to your checkbook. If you’re tired of the "PPO...
How to Grow a Dental Practice Without New Patients
How to Grow a Dental Practice Without New Patients Most dentists are addicted to the "New Patient" drug. They spend thousands on Facebook ads and shiny postcards, praying for a stranger to walk through the door, all while their back door is wide open and their current profits are leaking into the street. 💸...
How to Increase Case Acceptance in Dentistry: The Secret to Doubling Your Revenue Per Patient
How to Increase Case Acceptance in Dentistry: The Secret to Doubling Your Revenue Per Patient Most dentists are running a treadmill designed by insurance companies. You diagnose $10,000 worth of necessary treatment, but the patient looks at you like you’re trying to sell them a used Honda Civic because their "max" is...
Unlock Higher Profits: Dental Profit Margin Benchmarks
Dental Profit Margin Benchmarks: Why Your Practice is Bleeding Cash (and How to Fix It) Let’s be real: Most dental practices are running on a treadmill that’s lubricated with their own sweat and tears. You’re seeing more patients than ever, your schedule is packed, but when you look at your dental profit margin...
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...


