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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 practices […]
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 retention, you must realize […]

We Dropped Delta: The Truth About Dropping PPOs
*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 represented roughly **51% of their patient base**. We get into the stuff […]
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 […]
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 take a 40% […]
Insurance Companies Buying Dental Offices: Your Next Move?
Focus Keyword: insurance companies buying dental offices /strong> Insurance Companies Buying Dental Offices: The War for Your Practice /strong> Insurance Companies Buying Dental Offices: The War for Your Practice /strong> insurance-companies-buying-dental-offices-market-shift Why Insurance Companies Buying Dental Offices is the End of Dental Freedom (And How to Pivot) The dental industry is currently being punched in […]
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 […]
Dentist Afraid Insurance Will Take Over? 3 Steps!
s Every Dentist Afraid Insurance Will Take Over Success? /strong> Are you a dentist afraid insurance will take over your profits? Learn how to beat dental insurance write-offs and build predictable income with BoomCloud™. dentist-afraid-insurance-will-take-over/ Are You a Dentist Afraid Insurance Will Take Over Your Entire Practice? I remember sitting in a dimly lit office […]
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 a scenario where […]
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 a […]