Smiles & Cents | The Dental Wealth Partners Show

Jeff Hand joined Life Dental in 2019 when they had three practices. Today they have fifteen, over 210 team members, 29 dentists, and nearly three million dollars a month in collections across Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. And they did it by refusing to act like a corporation.In this episode of Smiles and Cents, Jeff Hand breaks down the Life Dental playbook how they recruit high achievers, how they scale culture across multiple locations, and why they share their financials with every single team member down to the front desk. He also gets honest about the biggest early challenge: getting clinical and financial teams to actually understand and respect each other.If you are a dentist thinking about growth, a non-dentist leader inside a dental group, or just someone trying to understand what it really takes to build something that lasts this conversation is essential listening.Follow the show so you never miss an episode.Schedule a free consultation with a dentist-specific financial planner.Get an objective financial assessment and see how your current strategy stacks up when it comes to debt management, practice growth, investing, and tax planning. 

@dr.richard.low owned parts of 54 dental offices, hosted one of the most downloaded dental podcasts in history, and still found himself Googling "what is it called when nothing sounds appealing." The answer was anhedonia. The deeper answer was burnout.In Part 2 of this Smiles and Cents conversation, @dr.richard.low picks up from rock bottom and walks through exactly how he climbed out losing 50 pounds, saving his marriage, stepping down as CEO, and launching Next Level Fathers: a men's transformation group that has helped over 50 dentists lose a combined 700 pounds and rebuild their lives from the inside out.This is not a success story. It is an honest one.Topics covered in this episode:Burnout and mental breakdown in dental practice ownershipWhat anhedonia is and why high earners experience it silentlyThe deferred happiness trap: why the next milestone never deliversHow perspective and community break the feeling of being trappedNext Level Fathers: what it is and how to joinWhy confronting hard decisions is the only path forwardThe role of faith, marriage, and identity in recoveryIf you are a dentist who looks successful on paper but feels empty inside this episode is for you.CONNECT WITH DR. RICHARD LOWInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.richard.low/@dr.richard.low  Facebook Group: Next Level Dentist — Rising Beyond BurnoutCONNECT WITH SMILES AND CENTSHost: Ian McGinnis, Website:https://dentistfinancialplanning.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ianvmcginnis/@ianvmcginnis Schedule a free consultation with a dentist-specific financial planner.Get an objective financial assessment and see how your current strategy stacks up when it comes to debt management, practice growth, investing, and tax planning. 

Dr. Richard Low · Dentist, Podcaster & Founder of Next Level Fathers Prepared for Smiles and Cents PodcastDr. Richard Low owned 54 dental offices, hosted a podcast with over 3 million downloads, and still found himself Googling "what is it called when nothing sounds appealing anymore." The answer was anhedonia. The deeper answer was burnout.In this episode of Smiles and Cents, Dr. Low unpacks what it really means to chase success in dentistry  and what happens when you reach it and still feel empty. He talks candidly about his mental breakdown as CEO of a growing DSO, losing 50 pounds, saving his marriage, and building Next Level Fathers: a transformation group helping dentists rebuild their health, identity, and purpose from the inside out.This is Part 1 of a two-episode conversation. If money, success, and happiness are not lining up the way you expected  this episode is for you.Follow the show so you never miss an episode.CONNECT WITH DR. RICHARD LOW: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.richard.low/ , Facebook Group: Next Level Dentist — Rising Beyond Burnout, Podcast: Next Level Dentist (coming soon) Shared Practice Podcast: (search on all platforms)CONNECT WITH SMILES AND CENTSHost: Ian McGinnis, Website:  https://dentistfinancialplanning.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ianvmcginnis/Schedule a free consultation with a dentist-specific financial planner.Get an objective financial assessment and see how your current strategy stacks up when it comes to debt management, practice growth, investing, and tax planning.