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All Episodes

The Dental Amigos — 156 episodes

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Episode 154 - Dental Partnership MythBusters with JJ Littrell of Tuatara: What Dentists Get Wrong About Ownership

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Episode 153 – Mark Storey of Practice Real Estate Group: Navigating Dental Real Estate for Long-Term Practice Success

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Episode 152 - Mustafa Shah-Khan, DDS PA: Dental Practice vs. Dental Business—Designing Freedom, Growth, and Ownership

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Episode 151 – Karl Koerner, DDS, MS: Closing the Gap in Dental Surgery Access & Training for General Dentists

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Episode 150 — Paul Goodman, DMD’s new book: “Dr. Nacho’s ABCs of Patient Communication”

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Episode 149 – Jaclyn Nona: Implementing In-House Marketing and Social Media Strategies to Achieve Growth in Dental Practices

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Episode 148 – Sharon Bleiler, DMD & Colin Ambler, MBA: Building Team Incentives That Actually Drive Dental Practice Growth

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Episode 147 – Dr. Bob “Dee” Dokhanchi: Advocacy, “Fuzzy Math” & Preserving Private Practice in a DSO-Driven Era

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Episode 146 – Joe McGonigal: Navigating Practice Valuations, Buyer Psychology, and Broker Strategy

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Episode 145 – Diwakar Sinha: Scaling Dental Groups Without Selling Out—Capital, Partnerships & Retention

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Episode 144 – Stephanie Mapp, DMD: From PPO Chaos to Clarity—Lessons in Profitability & Resilience

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Episode 143 – Dr. Rihan Javid: How Remote Teams Are Transforming Hiring in the Dental Industry

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Episode 142 - Deren Flesher, DDS: Financial Fitness, Freedom & Life Beyond the Operatory

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Episode 141 – Alex Nottingham: Reducing Turnover, Empowering Teams, and Leading with Intention

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Episode 140 – Dee Fischer: Leading with Heart, Building with Systems, and Succeeding in Private Practice

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Episode 138 - Harold Gornbein: Maximizing Practice Revenue

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Episode 137 - The DSO vs. Private Buyer Debate with Brannon Moncrief of McLerran & Associates

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Episode 136 - Cliff Moore, Dentist & Runner: Community Involvement & Thriving in Your Career

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Episode 135 - Mike Slattery of Crown Tenant Advisors

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Episode 139 - Wendy Castor Hess, Esq.: Navigating Immigration Law & Foreign Dentists

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Episode 134 - David Goodman, CPA: "Dental Practices by the Numbers"

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Episode 133 – Mark Costes, D.D.S. on High-Level Practice Ownership and Philanthropy

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Episode 132 - Josh McSpadden, Co-Founder of the PracticeFinder App

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Episode 131 - Alan Stern, D.D.S. on Empathy, Mentorship and Gratitude in Dentistry

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Episode 130 – Valerie Woo, D.M.D. on Leadership & Practice Ownership

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Episode 129 - Rebecca Herring: How Dental Offices Can Reach Their Full Potential

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Episode 127 – Paul Etchison, D.D.S. on Expanding Your Practice

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Episode 126 – Dr. Soraya Safi, “The Forever Associate Dentist”

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Episode 125 - Ideal Practice’s Stephen Trutter on the “Do’s and Don’ts” of Dental Start-Ups

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Episode 124 - DDSmatch’s Joe McGonigal: How Brokers Add Value to Your Transaction

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Episode 123 - Recent Developments: Federal Non-Compete Ban? #s in the Current Market

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Episode 128 - Healers vs. Stealers: David Harris Protecting Your Dental Practice From Embezzlement

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Episode 122 - Assembling a Group Practice - “De Novo” v. Acquisition

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Episode 121 - Assembling a Group Practice - Dentist/Associate Equity

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Episode 120 - Assembling a Group Practice - Financing and Capital

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Episode 119 - Assembling a Group Practice - Forming a DSO

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Episode 118 - Buying a Dental Practice - The Transition

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Episode 117 - Buying a Dental Practice - The Real Estate

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Episode 116 - Buying a Practice - Negotiating the Agreement & How the Seller Can Impact the Deal

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Episode 115 - Due Diligence: Financial, Operational, and Legal

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Rob and Josh Salzer FTC Restrictive Covenants Webinar

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Episode 114 - Buying a Practice - The Negotiation and the Letter of Intent Process

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Episode 113- How to Find a Dental Practice to Purchase - Brokers: What They Are and What They Aren't

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Episode 112 - What to Look For and What to Avoid When Buying a Dental Practice

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Episode 111 - Buying into a Practice and Bringing on a Partner: The Real Estate (Seller & Buyer)

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Episode 110 - Buying Into a Practice and Bringing on a Partner - Due Diligence

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Episode 109 - Buying Into a Practice and Bringing on a Partner - The Process and the Team

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Episode 108 - Buying into a Practice and Bringing on a Partner- How to find a Deal

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Episode 107 - Buying into a Practice and Bringing on a Partner: When is the Right Time

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Episode 106: Buying Into a Practice and Bringing on a Partner - The Practice Where You Associate

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Episode 105 - Buying Into a Practice and Bringing on a Partner - When is a Buy-In Not a Buy-In?

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Episode 104 - Buying Into a Practice and Bringing on a Partner - Legal & Financing Considerations

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Episode 103 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Employer’s Perspective: Ask Me Anything

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Episode 102 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Employer’s Perspective: Restrictive Covenants

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Episode 101 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Employer’s Perspective: After the Breakup

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Episode 100 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Employer’s Perspective: Clinical Development

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Episode 99 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Employer’s Perspective: How to find an Associate

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Episode 98 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Employer’s Perspective: Compensation

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Episode 97 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Employer’s Perspective: Independent Contractor

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Episode 96 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Employer’s Perspective: Who to Hire

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Episode 95 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Employer’s Perspective: Term & Termination

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Episode 94 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Employer’s Perspective: When to Hire an Associate

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Episode 93: Dental Associate Agreements from an Associate’s Perspective: Wrap-up with Q&A

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Episode 92 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Associate’s Perspective: Tracking Compensation

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Episode 91 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Associate’s Perspective: Clinician Awareness

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Episode 90 - Associate Agreements with a DSO vs. Owner Operator

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Episode 89 – Dental Associate Agreements from an Associate’s Perspective: Restrictive Covenants

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Episode 88 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Associate’s Perspective: Term and Termination

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Episode 87 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Associate’s Perspective: “W-2” vs. “1099”

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Episode 86 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Associate’s Perspective: Compensation

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Episode 85- Dental Associate Agreements from an Associate’s Perspective: Contractual Awareness

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Episode 84 - Dental Associate Agreements from an Associate's Perspective: Finding a Job

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Episode 83 - Jared Duckett and Bill Ladd on Dental Practice Acquisition and Ownership Strategies

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Episode 82 - Cliff Moore- Running Ultramarathons while Running a Dentist Practice

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Episode 81 – Disability Insurance Claims with Mark Seltzer, Esquire

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Episode 80 - Rob and Paul “The Return Edition”

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Episode 79 – Gary Salman of Black Talon Security on Preventing Cyberattacks

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Episode 78 - A Conversation with “Mommy Dentist” Dr. Grace Yum

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Episode 77 – Dr. Cristian Pavel of Dental Yogis on Managing Dentist Stress

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Episode 76 – Olivier Cantin of B1 Strategy on Attracting New Patients

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Episode 75 – Shane Simmons of Crimson Media on Dental Practice Marketing

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Episode - 74 Treloar & Heisel’s Shawn Johnson and Lara Blaine on Dental Business Risk and Insurance

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Episode 73 - Frank King, The Mental Health Comedian, on how to stay socially distant

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Episode 72 - Eric Cohen, Merchant Advocate Founder & CEO

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Episode 71 - Dr. Scott Drucker, Supply Clinic Founder

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Episode 70 - Dave Monahan, CEO of Kleer

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Episode 69 – The Dental World Post-COVID Part 4

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Episode 68 - The Dental World Post-COVID-19, Part 3

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Episode 67 – The Dental World Post - COVID - 19, Part 2

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Episode 66 – The Dental World Post - COVID - 19, Part 1

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Episode 65 - COVID-19 & Your Practice - The Dental Amigos with Guest Anna Haslinsky, Esq.

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Episode 64 - Linda Harvey, Anna Haslinsky, Esq. & the Amigos: Coronavirus Special Release

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Episode 63 - Jerry Jones on “Decommoditizing Dentistry”

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Episode 62 - Brokers: Yea, Nay, or Something Else

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Episode 61 - Eric Morin, CEO of Tower Leadership, LLC

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Episode 60 - Chris Felix of BlueLight Analytics, Live from 3M at the GNYDM 2019

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Episode 59 - Dr. Joshua Austin, Live from 3M at the GNYDM 2019

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Episode 58 - James Kachmar of Dentists Disability Specialists, Live from 3M at the GNYDM 2019

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Episode 57 - Denise Sabol & Michelle Lee of OSAP - Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention

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Episode 56 - Craig Conrardy of OnPharma Onset Buffering System, Live from Benco at the GNYDM 2019

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Episode 54 - Chris Cortes of Darby, Live from Darby at the GNYDM 2019

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Episode 53 - Nicole Perry of CareStack, Live from Darby at the GNYDM 2019

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Episode 52 - Monica Martinez of Darby/TechForce, Live from Darby at the GNYDM 2019

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Episode 51 - Dr. Aeklavya Panjali on Alfa Gate’s Bio-Active Implant, Live from Darby - GNYDM 2019

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Episode 50 - Travis Hornsby, Student Loan Planner Founder

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Episode 49 - Dr. Brett Gilbert, Endodontist and Educator

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Episode 48 - Patrick Valentz, Founder of Xite Healthcare Real Estate

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Episode 47 - Jason Deshayes, CPA

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Episode 46 - Tom Comerota of DentalStores

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Episode 45 – It’s Associate Hiring Season! “Dos and Don’ts…”

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Episode 44 – Dr. Lewis Chen on Keeping Up with Change in the Dental World, and More

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Episode 43 - Vivek Kinra’s Tips for Maximizing Insurance Reimbursement & Insurance Credentialing

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Episode 42 - LocalMed's Tom Brown on Better Decision Making and Patient Scheduling

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Episode 41 - Dr. DeAngelo Webster of Practice Biopsy

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Episode 40 - Dr. Jason Smithson, cosmetic and reconstructive dentist and lecturer

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Episode 39 - The Dental Amigos on the Impact of Bad Agreements and Bad Deals

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Episode 38 - Anna Haslinsky, Esq. on Employee Handbooks

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Episode 37- Brian Madden on How to Save Money on Dental Office Lease Renewals

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Episode 36 - The Nacho Plate of Paul Goodman

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Episode 35 - Linda Harvey on Risk Management and Compliance (including HIPAA and OSHA)

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Episode 34 – Dr. Tyler Bond on the “Military Option” for Funding Dental School

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Episode 33 - Dr. Andrew Matta, CMO & Founding Partner of the North American Dental Group

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Episode 32 – Dr. Mark Costes on the Importance of Systems in Dental Practices and Much More!

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Episode 31 - Dr. Todd Fleischman on the Importance of Mentoring and Networking for Dentists

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Episode 30 - The Dental Amigos Talk About Letters of Intent in Dental Practice Transitions

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Episode 29 - Frank King, “The Mental Health Comedian” (Part of the Dentist Well-Being Series)

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Episode 28- Drew Byrnes on Keeping the Faith for Fee-for-Service Business Model

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Episode 27 – Jayme Amos on “Vision” and Fulfillment in Start-up Practices

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Episode 26 - The Dental Amigos Talk About Seller Financing

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Episode 25 - Dr. Erin Elliott on Implementing Sleep Medicine in a Dental Practice and More

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Episode 24 - Dr. Desiree Yazdan on Authentic Social Media Marketing

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Episode 23 - Dr. David Maconi on General Practice Residencies

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Episode 22 - War Stories from the DSO Front with Justin Weaver, Esquire

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Episode 21 - Dental Marketing with the Wonderist Agency (Laura Maly and Michael Anderson)

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Episode 20 - The Dental Amigos on Associate Evaluations

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Episode 19 - Jonathan VanHorn, CPA - Buy a House or Dental Practice First?

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Episode 18 - The Dental Amigos on Case Acceptance Challenges in Practice Transitions

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Episode 17- David Harris on Employee Theft and Fraud in Dental Offices

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Episode 16 - The Dental Amigos Talk Multi-Practice Ownership

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Episode 15- Lisa Mergens on Dentist Leadership and Office Culture

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Episode 14- Dr. Richard Low on Military AEGDs and “Is this normal?”

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Episode 13- Dr. James Roman on Financing Dental Implant Cases

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Episode 12 - Gary Takacs on The Profitability Crisis in Dentistry

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Episode 11 – Tips on Tracking Associate Compensation

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Episode 10 - New Dentist Boost Camp Debrief

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Episode 9 - Dr. Mark Costes on What it's Like to Own Multiple Practices (and More)

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Episode 8 - Reese Harper on Financial Planning (and more) for Dentists

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Episode 7- Top 5 Things to look out for with Buy-ins

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Episode 6- Defining success in dentistry with amigo Stephen Trutter

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Episode 5 (Insurance Participation Planning with Guest Amigo John S. Cataldo, CPA)

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Episode 4 - Dental Office Real Estate with Special Guest Brian Madden

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Episode3a - Associate Agreements - What To Know And Think About And When (Part 2)

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Episode 3- Associate Agreements- What to Know and Think About and When (Part 1)

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Episode 2 - Dental Start-ups and more with Special Guest Jayme Amos

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Episode 1a - Meet the Dental Amigos (continued)

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Episode 1 - Meet The Dental Amigos