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Dental Start Up Unscripted

by Michael Dinsio

This Dental Specific Podcast is dedicated to the Dental "Entrepreneur" Michael Dinsio, Founder of Next Level Consultants, delivers #TRUTH when starting up a dental practice. From the very first step to getting the keys of a dental practice, Michael shares his raw & unscripted playbook with you. Not only does this podcast provide you with "What To Do" but more importantly "What Not To Do". With over over 15 years of experience & over 150 past clients, Michael delivers an educational and informative program in a real and genuine way. Start w/ Episode 01 - as we go through a STEP by STEP process.

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Episodes

  1. Submitting The LOI When Buying A Dental Practice | Fears Anxiety & Expectations Collide!

    Ready to buy a dental practice? Dental Unscripted takes you behind the LOI curtain! Mike Dinsio, Paula Quinn, along with Phil Hoover of Western Practice Sales explore the good bad and ugly when buyers offer an LOI agreement to sellers. They break down the reality check that follows after. Phil...

  2. Why Practice Growth is Flatlining - Exposed via Analytics

    Are you one of the practices leaving thousands in potential revenue on the table due to the data we are seeing nationwide? 📉 The industry average has plummeted to 33%! Steven from Dental Intelligence comes on the show to share what the 3 diagnostic metrics you need to be tracking per provider to...

  3. Outsourcing Your Dental Front Office Billing and Watch Profits Improve!

    Are front office mishaps and overburdened admins unintentionally killing your dental practice’s profits? Dental Unscripted wants to break it down. Mike Dinsio, Paula Quinn, and front office guru and billing specialist Stafani Sandoval launch into Part 2 of their AR deep dive. They expose the…

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  4. Dental Practice Revenue Leaks at the FRONT DESK: Coding, Billing & Claims

    Does billing in our practice feel like pulling teeth?! For most practices, it’s the #1 source of lost revenue and endless headaches. In this episode, we break down the hidden billing mistakes that leak profits from your pocket. We reveal how to take control of your insurance verification, claim...

  5. Dental Claims Done Right: Get Reimbursed Faster and Grow Your Practice

    Dental Claims Done Right: Get Reimbursed Faster and Grow Your Practice Faster For most dentists, the biggest financial blind spot isn’t their investments... it's their own practice. You might be grinding and drilling all day, but if your systems are broken, you're leaving a huge chunk of money on...

  6. The Secret to a Happy Dental Team... And It's Not Just About Money

    On this episode of Dental Unscripted, Michael and Paula discuss the critical topic of team culture and its impact on a dental practice. They explain that a great culture is the key to combating burnout and stress, which have become prevalent in the dental community. The hosts break down the...

  7. From Shell to Dental Startup: The Real Office Construction Process w/ Steve Anderson

    🏗️ Designing Smarter Dental Practices: What Really Matters 🦷 If you're planning to build or renovate a dental office, this episode is required listening. Mike D’Inzio is joined by returning guest Steve Anderson of Denco Dental Construction—one of the most experienced dental contractors in the...

  8. Your Practice, Your Build: Essential Construction Advice for Dental Startup Owners

    "Dental Shark Week" in full motion here on Dental Unscripted! This episode is all about decoding the complexities of dental practice construction for your dental practice startup. Host Mike Dinsio chats with Chad Hill of Hill Commercial Construction, a top dental contractor from Colorado. Chad...

  9. Building a Startup Dental Office: Essential Insights on Construction Costs, & Process

    Dive into Dental Unscripted’s Shark Week! Mike Dinsio brings in Dustin Long of Big Sky Construction to unpack the essentials of dental construction for practice startups. Discover how the design-build model can streamline your project, saving time and avoiding budget overruns. Learn about some...

  10. Dental Office Construction Costs, Process, & General Contractors

    Welcome back to Dental Unscripted Shark Week! 🦈 We're diving even deeper into the thrilling world of dental practice construction, and this episode is packed with more wisdom from Mike Dinsio and also his friend Kenny Ackerman of Accurate Construction. Whether you're a dentist charting your…

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  11. Finance vs. Operations: The Ultimate KPI Showdown - Michael Dinsio vs Paula Quinn

    On this special episode of Dental Unscripted, Mike and Paula settle the score on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Mike Dinsio, focuses on financial and marketing,ready to drill down on the numbers that drive profit. Paula Quinn, our operations and clinical specialist, will reveal the metrics…

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  12. More Than The Cost of Rent - Uncovering the Hidden Costs in A Dental Lease

    The single most expensive mistake in your dental career might not be a failed marketing campaign or a bad hire—it's likely hidden in the pages of the lease agreement you signed years ago. While most practice owners focus on the monthly rent, the real financial traps are buried in complex clauses...

  13. Why Do 50% of Patients SAY NO to Treatment? **HINT**💲💲💲 Cost and Payment Options

    Why does patient financing matter? The team uncovers eye-opening stats: 15-20% of patients walk in unprepared to pay. A practice producing $1.6 million often sit on $2-2.4 million in unscheduled treatment. Michael Clark, a former CareCredit insider, explains how offering payment options bridges…

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  14. Taming the Wild - Developing Healthy 'Culture' in Your Dental Practice!

    Ever walked into your dental practice and felt more like a referee than a leader inspiring a team? Let's face it, managing a dental team can be like navigating a minefield of personalities, competing priorities, and unexpected challenges. But it doesn't have to be a constant struggle! In this...

  15. Hiring a Dental Consultant - Pros and Cons?

    Thinking about hiring a dental consultant but not sure if it's the right move? 🤔 Mike and Paula break it down in a very candid and practical way. This episode of Dental Unscripted tackles a somewhat controversial topic of dental consultants - are they worth it, or are they just overhyped? Join…

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  16. Challenges After Buying A Dental Practice: DAY ONE - You Don't Know What You Don't Know!

    Taking the leap into dental practice ownership? 😱 This episode of Dental Unscripted is a MUST-LISTEN for aspiring owners! Whether starting up or buying Mike Dinsio and Paula Quinn walk you through the journey as they touch on crucial aspects of starting up and running a DENTAL PRACTICE…

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  17. Credentialing Crash Course, A Dentist's Complete Guide to Successful Credentialing

    Join us for this Episode of Dental Unscripted with host Mike Dinsio, co-host Paula Quinn, and special guest Stefani Sandoval as they dive deep into the complex world of dental credentialing during practice acquisitions. Connect with Next Level Consultants Team to learn more about their Dental...

  18. Revolutionizing Dental Practices w/ Clear Aligners & Cutting-Edge Tech

    Joining us on this Podcast Episode are some incredible guests who are shaping the future of dental practices. We have Nicole Yount, an executive coach and ortho specialist at Next Level Consultants, sharing her expertise on integrating orthodontics into general practice. Also joining us is Nick...

  19. Get New Patients Quickly & With a Budget w/ Ground Marketing for a Dental Practice Startup

    Welcome to Dental Unscripted, a podcast hosted by Mike Dinsio and Paula Quinn. This episode focuses on ground marketing, a strategy for building strong community connections and attracting new patients. Michael Arias, a guest expert, defines ground marketing as a sophisticated approach to…

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  20. HR Resources & Systems When Starting a Dental Practice

    Scott Mueller represents HR for Health an online platform that was developed to help dental practice owners with every aspect of their HR needs. Learn more aboutHR for Health and reach out to Scotto Mueller, tell him you saw him on the show! New Practice Owner Checklist: How does HR play a role…

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  21. Scheduling NEW PATIENTS With EASE SmileSuite Founded by Dr. Bonavoglia

    We had a great show with Dr. Anthony Bonavoglia founder of SmileSuite! We discusses the challenges faced during the early stages of the practice and the inspiration behind creating SmileSuite. He developed it out of the need from owning new dental practices. The impact of missed calls... and poor...

  22. What's The Deal w/ Equipment? For Dental Startups... Territory Rep EXPLAINS ALL!

    Michael Dinsio with Quentin Flores, A-dec Territory Manager discuss how equipment costs can eat up a dental practice's startup budget. Manufacturers like A-dec are now offering smart solutions for dentists. Specifically for dentist who are starting up a practice from scratch! This is an engaging...

  23. New Pediatric Dental Practice Owners w/ Dr Mark Van Duker

    Dr. Mark Van Duker and his wife Evelyn are starting off on the venture of a lifetime together. Michael Dinsio talks to them about trials and tribulations. The upcoming challenges when first opening the doors. He also asks the questions that are important when leading up to the Grand Opening. The...

  24. Kid's Teeth Week w/ Dr. Jarod Johnson, Board Certified Pediatric Practice Owner

    Dr. Jarod W. Johnson is Board Certified by The American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. The ABPD defines a diplomate as, “a pediatric dentist whose credentials have been verified, who has successfully completed voluntary examinations, and who demonstrates specialized knowledge and skill. A…

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  25. Kid's Teeth Week w/ Dr. Casey Goetz, Pediatric Practice Owner & Podcast Host

    Dr CASEY knew for years that his ultimate professional goal was to start his own pediatric dental office. Casey wanted to have that autonomy and be in control of his career so that he could deliver his own dentistry in a way that he believed to be superior. Casey briefly associated with another...

  26. Kid's Teeth Week - with Dr. Kasey Hall - Diving In & Starting a Dental Practice

    Kid's Teeth Week is Sponsored by SuperMouth! Join the Pro Partnership: http://www.supermouthpro.com/nxlevelconsultants Dr. Kasey Hall attended Portland State University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in General Science. Dr. Hall then attended Oregon Health Science University...

  27. Kid's Teeth Week - Dental Unscripted w/ Dr. Kami Hoss and SuperMouth!

    SuperMouth is a revolutionary oral health care system for kids of all ages. Dr Kami Hoss and SuperMouth is leading the charge towards a safer, more effective, and personalized approach to mouth care. Develop a WorldClass partnership opportunity with SuperMouth. It's a system that elevates your...

  28. Getting Set Up with VOIP Phones for Your Dental StartUp w/ Mango Voice

    VOIP Phones. What the heck is VOIP? Not the SEXIEST topic to discuss on a podcast... but Michael Dinsio and Richard May have a good time. They discuss in detail all the things that go into consideration when setting up a phone system in your dental practice. Mango Voice is a preferred partner…

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  29. Dental Startup Practices Installing IT Software, Sensors, and Servers, Oh My!!!

    Tech Solutions for New Dental Practices! We explore the two main server options: cloud-based vs on-premise servers. We discuss the pros and cons of each in terms of cost, security, and technical support needs. Learn how to find cost-effective solutions for your dental practice when starting up.…

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  30. Answering New Patient Phone Calls for Dental StartUp - 3rd Party Call Services

    Cory Pinegar founder of Reach, a groundbreaking dental start up service that helps dental practices increase patient engagement and revenue. In 2016, at the age of 22, Cory purchased the company from software giant Weave for just one dollar —then named it Recall Solutions— Since then, Cory has...

  31. Construction and Working w/ Contractors on Your Dental Practice StartUp

    Steve Anderson literally wrote the book on how to build a dental practice. He has been doing this a long time with over 1,000 dental offices built. Denco Dental Construction works out of Arizona and has an impeccable reputation in the industry. Michael Dinsio and Steve talk about the cost of…

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  32. Merchant Services Agreements - Credit Card Processing Rates w/ Alex Sadusky

    Michael Dinsio and Alex Sadusky Decode Credit Card Processing.There are a lot of bad actors in this space. You may have to listen to this episode a couple of times to wrap your head around it. Or just call and talk with Alex. You can see he is passionate and wants to help doctors like you save...

  33. Hiring an Architect For a Dental StartUp w/ JOE ARCHITECT

    We had a conversation with Eric White, a project manager at Joe Architect. He has been associated with the company since 2011. Eric and Michael discussed the advantages of hiring an architect for a project. They mainly focused on how an architect can help keep the project's schedule on track,...

  34. Dental Practice StartUp Lease Negotiations w/ Cohen Property Law Group

    In this episode, Michael Dinsio sits down with David Cohen, founder of Cohen Property Law Group, and Liam Craig, the managing director, to unpack the critical role of commercial leases in dental practice startups. Topics Include Navigating Letters of Intent (LOIs) to Avoiding deal-breaking…

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  35. Healthcare Real Estate Finding a Space For a Dental Practice w/ Colin Carr

    This episode is so good. Colin shares his experience of years seeing deals and knowing how the real estate game works. It was such a pleasure learning from him and talking about how to attack the market as a startup dentist. One main point in this episode is, if you got knowledgeable partners...

  36. Starting Up a Dental Practice from Scratch Using Automatization w/ special guest Camille Kinne

    You can probably tell very quickly how big or a fan we are of Dental Intel if you've been listening to our shows. We had dental intelligence on before with Zach McKinney check that episode out. This time we are talk about Dental Intel's latest and greatest integrations using Modento. Camille…

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  37. Getting A Loan & Lending Options for A Dental Start Up w/ Matt Muller

    Michael Dinsio, Start Up Coach, founder of Next Level Consultants was banker 🏦 and knows how to get a doctor a loan. But TODAY!!!!! WE brought IN STUDIO 🎤 Matt Muller, VP Dental Finance from Bank of America to talk about how to get a LOAN. Matt & Mike put on their RADIO 📻 voice and they go...

  38. Social Media Marketing for a Dental Practice w/ Blake Hadley & Adrian Lefler My Social Practice

    Michael Dinsio, MBA, Co-Founder of Next Level Consultants had a really awesome conversation about startup dentists using social media as a way to get started right away in promoting their new practice. Blake Hadley and Adrian Lefler gave us some really great TIPS & TRICKS when it comes to doing...

  39. Why Get A Demographics Study for A Dental Start Up?

    Dentagraphics is Kent Miller & Kevin Klingshern and they are the Dental Demographics EXPERTS. Michael Dinsio co-founder and business coach at Next Level Consultants uses their services all the time when helping docs get into ownership. In this episode these guys talk about what their reports…

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  40. Starting A Dental Practice & How She Did It! Chloe Mirick, DDS

    Cloe Mirick is crushing it as a startup dental practice owner at Rooted Dentistry. Michael Dinsio helped her with the entire startup project and they sit down to discuss the process together now that the doors are open! We interviewed Chloe to get some insight into how the entire process was for...

  41. Creating a VISION for Your Dental Practice Startup w/ David Rice, IgniteDDS

    In this Episode we discuss How VISION is the precursor to EVERYTHING and DRIVES you and your business and TEAM as you are starting up a dental practice. We talk a lot about finding people who can help support your vision. We talked about how, if you aren't crystal clear, then HOW ARE YOU GOING to...

  42. Don't Get Burned by HIPAA Compliance when Starting a Dental Practice

    Danielle Mckinley the "HIPAA Chick" was on our show to discuss the BIGEST mistakes and pitfalls new doctors run into when getting their practice set up. The 3 BIGGEST challenges are #1. Audits #2. Investigations and Whistle Blowers #3. Ransomware & Hacking This Episode informs you on how to…

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  43. Starting Up An Orthodontic Practice - w/ Special guest Jill Allen

    Jill Allen is a nation wide orthodontic consultant with a passion for helping doctors bring their practice dreams to fruition. Jill and her team specialize in start-up practices and training doctors and team members who have been in business for eight years or less or eight years to retirement.…

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  44. Does Direct Mail Marketing Still Work? Getting New Patients for Your Dental Startup w/ MVP Mailhouse

    Dental Practice Start Ups need new patients! When starting up and your budget is tight and you need a serious ROI. You need to know quickly what's working and what's NOT working. MVP Mailhouse specializes in getting you accurate data so that there is ZERO guessing. And folks... we are HERE TO…

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  45. Capturing New Patients for a Dental Practice - Golden Goose Phone Services

    This ENCORE Episode focuses on getting your marketing ROI for your start UP🔺 by scheduling NEW PATIENTS. We talk about getting PATIENTS scheduled ASAP ☎️ within the FIRST 6 MONTHS of opening. GOLDEN GOOSE SCHEDULING🥚 are MASTERS at getting new patients 🧍‍♂️🧍🧍‍♀️ in the door. We talked about...

  46. How to Grow Your Dental Practice Using Dental Intel a Practice Management Integration Software

    Zach McKenzie joins the show from Dental Intelligence. Dental Intelligence can do SO MUCH! 🤯 It's really hard to fit it all into one EPISODE!!! But nonetheless, WE want to know how Dental Intel makes it so easy for you to see 👀 exactly what is going on in your dental practice on a daily basis....

  47. Utilize Membership Plans in Your Dental Practice for Maximum Profits

    Today our guest is Paul Lowery from Dental Menu a Software as a Service (SaaS) company. Dental Practices use Dental Menu to capture new patients and keep them coming back. TO BE MORE SPECIFIC patients who DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE as an option. Statistics say that roughly 50% of all patients in the...

  48. Marketing for a Dental Start Up - THE DENTAL MARKETER Michael Arias

    WE ARE BACK !!! Kicking OFF a NEW SERIES called the ENCORE SESSIONS. And we brought a very special guest on the show to give you all the Marketing Strategies that you need when starting up your dental practice! This guy does this for a living. He knows it, he breathes it, and MOST IMPORTANTLY it...

  49. Start Up Unscripted SEASON 01 Finale 💥 Conclusion Starting a Dental Practice

    Here we are, the end of the Season 💯 and it's been a journey. Michael Dinsio & John Bertagni recap the entire SEASON with our audience . We talk about all the guests and highlights from our partners who came on the show. It's the final chapter to the entire dental start up process. Everything we...

  50. Financial Planning & Resources for Dentists Starting Up a Dental Practice

    Today this episode is gonna show you how to get set up from the start with Insurances, Financial Growth Planning, Fiduciary Resources, and Employee Benefits. All things that are necessary to protect you, your family, and your assets, and wealth accumulation. Michael Dinsio wants YOU the start up...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This Dental Specific Podcast is dedicated to the Dental "Entrepreneur" Michael Dinsio, Founder of Next Level Consultants, delivers #TRUTH when starting up a dental practice. From the very first step to getting the keys of a dental practice, Michael shares his raw & unscripted playbook with you. Not only does this podcast provide you with "What To Do" but more importantly "What Not To Do". With over over 15 years of experience & over 150 past clients, Michael delivers an educational and informative program in a real and genuine way. Start w/ Episode 01 - as we go through a STEP by STEP process.

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