

The Thriving Dentist Show
Thriving Dentist Show – Takacs Learning Center
The Thriving Dentist Show by Gary Takacs guides dental practice owners and dentists in creating a profitable practice with financial independence while delivering hallmark-level quality of care.
Gary's lively discussions run the gamut from eye-opening lessons for you to become successful.
Gary's lively discussions run the gamut from eye-opening lessons for you to become successful.
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Apr 21, 2021 • 56min
6 Steps to Successfully Resign from PPO Plans
Are you thinking of resigning from PPO Plans? Many dentists are trying to resign from PPO plans because being dependent on insurance companies is a pain and torture you keep receiving and not a gift that keeps giving. Listen to the episode to find out the steps to successfully resign from PPO plans. This episode also features a Dental CPA Insight from Kate Willeford, CPA.

Apr 14, 2021 • 56min
The $1,000 An Hour Dentist
Are you satisfied with the hourly production you're achieving right now? If you're not, this is an episode you wouldn't want to miss. In this episode, Gary shares five strategies to help dentists increase their hourly production and what you'll need to work on to increase your hourly production continuously. This episode also features a Clinical Tip from Dr. Rich Hirschinger, DDS, MBA, on recognizing and diagnosing most of the primary headaches?

Apr 7, 2021 • 49min
Help! My Practice is Flat Lining
In this week's episode, Gary shares that if a practice is not growing, it's dying. And he shares how a flat-lining practice can negatively impact growth. If this is something that you have ever experienced or something you're experiencing and want to avoid absolutely, then this episode is just for you! Tune in to this episode to learn the untapped potentials in dentistry and more!

Mar 31, 2021 • 51min
5 Strategies To Increase The Value Of Your Practice
Do you know the five things you can do to lead an increase in the practice's value naturally? The practice is one of the most significant assets for a dentist, and in this episode, Gary will share five strategies that will naturally lead to an increase in the value of the practice. This episode also features a Clinical tip from Dr. Fanny Yacaman, MSEd; M.S.Advanced Endodontist & Microsurgery.

Mar 24, 2021 • 49min
It's Time To Get Serious About Diagnosing And Treating Perio Disease In Your Practice
Periodontal disease is an epidemic in today's world amongst adults, yet most practices cannot get their hygiene department to treat even 30% of patients for periodontitis. This is an area in dentistry where you will be saving lives as there is a direct causal relationship between periodontal disease and oral-systemic health. Listen to the episode to determine how you can implement a 4 part system to treat periodontal disease in your practice.

Mar 17, 2021 • 46min
A Proven System to Follow Up on Insurance Accounts Receivable
Are Insurance companies paying like they are supposed to? In this episode, Gary shares a system that will help you follow up on insurance account receivables and get them on time from insurance companies. This episode also features a Dental CPA Insight from Mark B. Rosen, CPA, CFP(R) on "Practice Overhead Percentages."

Mar 10, 2021 • 52min
Strategies to Attract and Keep the Best Possible Team Members
One characteristic of a world-class dental practice is they successfully attract and keep quality team members. In this episode, Gary reveals five tips for attracting and five tips to retain the best possible team members in your practice. The episode also features a Clinical Tip from Dr. Rich Hirschinger, DDS, MBA, on Recognizing Trigeminal neuralgia.

Mar 3, 2021 • 54min
The Myth Busting Episode
Myths often hold dentists back from achieving their full potential by limiting their mindset. In this episode, Gary will bust 5 common myths dentists believe in that limit their mindset. This episode also features a Dental CPA insight from Barry Oliver, CPA/PFS on Backdoor Roth IRA. Listen to the episode now to find out the 5 common myths that limit the mindset of a dentist and hold them back from achieving their potential.

Feb 24, 2021 • 59min
The Benefits to Adding a Part-Time Specialist to Your General Dental Practice
While many specialist dentists prefer the traditional route of opening or purchasing a specialty practice or becoming a partner in a specialty practice, there is a growing trend among young specialists to work with general dentists instead of owning a practice. Listen to the episode to discover why this trend is escalating in dentistry and how you can benefit from this rapidly expanding trend by adding a part-time specialist to your practice.

Feb 17, 2021 • 58min
8 Important Details of A Winning Dental Practice Website
Many dental practices miss out on attracting and converting new patients via online avenues simply because they don't have an optimized website or don't follow the best search engine practices. In this episode, Gary and Naren share 8 Important Details of a Winning Dental Practice Website that will help you attract and convert potential new patients to your practice.


