Shared Practices | Your Dental Roadmap through Practice Ownership

Dr. Matt Ford is joined by dental students (and Analytics-based Pre-ownership attendees) Mohammed and Santino in Scottsdale, Arizona. We talk about the steps to transitioning from dental school to practice ownership. Mohammed and Santino talk about their firsthand experiences, financial literacy, team culture, and strategic planning.

Welcome to back to the Shared Practices Podcast This week’s guest is Steve Van De Graaff. Steve is a dentist in South Carolina and bought a practice straight out of dental school. In this week’s interview Steve talks about the journey that he has taken into practice ownership. He discuss the challenges and the positives throughout the process.Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of the Shared Practices Podcast!

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Payton and George take on an interview with real-recent-graduate, fake name "Christian". Transitioning from the construction industry, he's familiar with managing teams. When George finds him comparing two wildly different practices, we start talking mission and vision. Is Christian gonna pursue the lower value practice that needs rehabbing to hit his goals, or the more expensive one with existing cashflow?

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You'll hear Matt and George disagree on the highlights (and lowlights) of this particular interview. But first: Having discovered Sarah's vision and her startup's sheer growth potential, George now dives into a tactical approach; reconciling reality to her vision of a group model by adding three key staff.

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Ryan Isaac, CFP, Co-founder and Senior Advisor at Dentist Advisors Ryan Isaac joins Tyler and Payton. A fiduciary to his clients, he shares dental-specific advice: when you need a CPA or lawyer instead of a financial planner, balance and longevity, and why being comfortable with debt sets you up for longterm success.