Dr. Yoshita Patel is a pediatric dentist and the owner of Viera Pediatric Dentistry on the east coast of Florida. She has grown a relationship-based FFS practice and has had a ton of success in her community. Her 700+ 5 star reviews speak to that. You can tell by the way she talks about her practice that Dr. Patel emphasizes the patient experience and relationships she has with her patients and families. In this episode we review:

- How a FFS office can grow just as quickly as a PPO office
- Giving back to your community can accelerate a FFS office
- Dental insurance challenges and how to overcome them in a FFS office
- Focus on the relationships, and the numbers/money will come
- When looking at a start-up, determine your goals and what YOU want, and then structure the practice and your mission statement around that
- Implementing tongue and lip ties into your practice, and understanding the struggles that new mothers face