Running a Dental Practice for Dummies: How to Stop Guessing, Start Profiting, and Laugh at PPOs

June 28, 2025
Topics: Dental
Written by: Lisa Rasmussen

How Smart Practice Owners Are Ditching PPOs and Adding $500K+ in Recurring Revenue

Join our exclusive course and discover the proven strategies that practices use to add $10,000+ in monthly recurring revenue with patient membership plans. Dr. Evans took this course and now has over 800 members and $37,000/mo of predictable recurring revenue. Watch this webinar before we take it down in 24 hours.

This course normally sells for $297.

But right now, I’m giving you access for just $47.

That’s cheaper than a hygiene cleaning.

And it could be the most profitable $47 you ever spend.

Get the Course Here → The Six-Figure Membership Plan Course

What You Will Learn:

- How to Build a Membership Plan That Pays You Monthly (Even While You Sleep!)

- Why PPOs Are Stealing Your Revenue—And How to Take Control of Your Profits

- The 3-Step System to Scale Recurring Revenue
(Even If You’ve Never Sold a Membership Plan Before!)

- The #1 Mistake Dentists Make When Dropping PPOs (And How to Avoid It!)

LIVE Case Study: How One Dentist Went from PPO-Dependent to $500K+/Year in Recurring Revenue With a Membership Program!

In dentistry today, PPOs are not your friend, they hurt your cash flow, demolish your profit margins, jeopardize your patient relationships & use A.I. to deny claims!!

If I had an employee or partner that messed up my business like that, I would FIRE them ASAP! 

$47. No fluff. Just results.

You in?

Hey there, doc — let’s get brutally honest for a sec:

Running a dental practice for dummies.Running a dental practice feels like juggling chainsaws while riding a unicycle… on a tightrope… over shark-infested waters. ‍♂️

If you secretly Google “running a dental practice for dummies” between crown preps — you are not alone.

But here’s the kicker: most practice headaches boil down to just ONE thing — unpredictable cash flow. You can have the best crown margins in Texas, but if you’re begging PPOs to pay your bills, you’re toast.

Today I’m handing you the Running a Dental Practice for Dummies cheat sheet — complete with a proven trick to lock in loyal patients and build Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) so steady you’ll sleep like a baby.


Story

Meet Dr. Tina. Young doc, fresh out of dental school with big dreams and a shiny new office in suburbia.

She did everything “by the book”:
✅ Joined all the PPOs
✅ Ran a new patient special
✅ Hired nice people

…and still ended up crying into her Starbucks when the rent check was due. ☕

The problem? Every month felt like a gamble. Some weeks, hygiene was booked solid; others, her op chairs looked lonelier than a dentist at a sugar convention.

One night, Tina found BoomCloud™. She learned that dentists who build their own in-house membership plan don’t depend on insurance companies or desperate coupons. They create predictable income on autopilot.

She launched her plan:

  • $30/month = all preventive care + 20% off everything else

  • BoomCloud™ handled payments, renewals, and compliance

  • She and her front desk pitched it to every patient who hated insurance (aka everyone).

Fast forward a year:
MRR: $22,500/month
ARR: $270,000/year
✅ Membership patients spent 3X more on big cases than PPO zombies
✅ Dr. Tina fired two low-paying PPOs — without losing sleep.


Want Dr. Tina’s level of freedom?


Running a dental practice for dummies starts with locking in predictable money. BoomCloud™ makes it dead simple.

Schedule a FREE BoomCloud™ Demo — it’s the cheat code smart dentists use to stop bleeding cash.


“But Jordon, my patients will never pay monthly — they have insurance!”

Uh-huh. Cool story.

Your patients pay Netflix, Amazon Prime, BarkBox, and probably a monthly car wash club for their Tesla. Why? Because people love predictable value.

A membership plan is Netflix for teeth:
✅ No surprise bills
✅ VIP perks
✅ Predictable costs

Patients LOVE IT. And you? You get beautiful, glorious recurring revenue.


Why “Running a Dental Practice for Dummies” Is Actually Simple

It boils down to three golden rules:
1. Control your revenue.
2. Control your overhead.
3. Control your patient loyalty.

A membership plan does ALL THREE.

Let’s break it down:


What’s MRR & ARR? Why Should You Care?

MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue) = the money you bank automatically every month from your members.

ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) = MRR x 12. It’s what makes your banker swoon and your CPA fist-bump you.

Example:
500 members x $30/month = $15,000 MRR
$15,000 MRR x 12 = $180,000 ARR

Before you pick up a single handpiece!


How a Membership Plan Beats PPOs at Their Own Game

Insurance tells you:
❌ What to charge
❌ How long to wait to get paid
❌ How much you write off

A membership plan flips the power:
✅ YOU set the price
✅ YOU get paid instantly
✅ YOU keep patients loyal

Patients win too:
✅ No hidden fees
✅ No surprise bills
✅ No denials


BoomCloud™ Case Study: The “Dummy-Proof” Revenue Machine

Practice: 4-chair GP in Omaha.
Problem: 70% PPO. Collections tanked every summer.

Solution:

  • BoomCloud™ plan: $32/month

  • Included cleanings, exams, plus 20% off

  • Promoted it everywhere — front desk, website, social ads

Results After 10 Months:
✅ 950 members
✅ $30,400 MRR
✅ $364,800 ARR
✅ Average revenue per patient tripled
✅ Staff bonuses funded by predictable income — no more PPO panic


How to Launch Your “Dummy-Proof” Membership Plan

Follow these steps and thank me later:

Step 1: Craft your plan — keep it stupid simple.
One tier for adults, one for kids. Covers preventive + discounts.

Step 2: Automate it with BoomCloud™ — they handle payments, renewals, compliance.

Step 3: Train your team:
“Hey Mrs. Jones, wanna save 20% today and skip insurance headaches?”

Step 4: Promote it like free ice cream:

  • Website banners

  • Social posts

  • Email blasts

  • Front desk scripts

  • Office flyers

Step 5: Watch your MRR and ARR climb while you sip margaritas.


Money Stats to Brag About

Practices with membership plans see patients spend 2–4X more.

MRR grows by $10k–$50k in under a year for most BoomCloud™ docs.

Loyal members refer friends and family — so you slash ad spend too.


FAQs

Is BoomCloud™ complicated?
Nope. It’s plug-and-play. Even “dummies” can run it.

How fast will I get results?
Most see solid MRR within 90 days. Some hit $10k MRR in month one!

Will patients really join?
Yes! 82% of consumers prefer predictable costs — especially for healthcare.

Can I finally ditch insurance?
Many docs fire bad PPOs once MRR covers overhead. Sweet freedom.


Conclusion

Look — running a dental practice for dummies isn’t about working harder. It’s about working smarter.

Membership plans build loyal patients who pay monthly. BoomCloud™ makes it automatic. MRR covers your bills, your team’s raises, and your peace of mind.

Stop praying PPOs pay on time.
Start collecting predictable money on autopilot.

Ready?

Download the Million-Dollar Membership Plan Ebook

Take the Six-Figure Patient Membership Plan Course

Schedule a BoomCloud™ Demo

Create Your BoomCloud™ Account For FREE


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Author Bio

Jordon Comstock is the Founder & CEO of BoomCloud™, a software that allows practice, clinic & spa owners to build, manage and scale a membership program. This helps practice & clinic owners to create recurring revenue & improve loyalty via membership programs. Jordon is passionate about Music, Hawaii, Healthcare businesses like: dentistry, optometry, med spas and massage spas. Schedule a demo of BoomCloud™ and learn how membership programs can improve your business. Here are more dental books to improve your practice

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