The Thriving Dentist Show

Gary invited his long-time friends Dr. Mark Montgomery and Dee Dee Reid, as Guests on the podcast to share their wisdom and passion to share the responsibilities in the areas of Airway Development and Management, Sleep Apnea & many more. They discuss how to begin implementing Airway Dentistry in your practice & how to successfully introduce the topic of 'change' to your Team.

Gary invited his business mentor, Josh Weiner, as a Guest on the Thriving Dentist Show to share his perspective on how to raise the level of performance in your dental practice via patient communication, technology, leadership, and analytics. They discuss specific ways to take under performing Teams and bring them to the top of the leader board, & why creating your practice culture is SO very important.

Gary invited his friend Rob Montgomery as a Guest to share what he has learned in over 23 years of experience successfully guiding Dentists in Practice Transitions. They discuss how the transitions market has radically changed over the past 20 years, the most common mistakes Dentists make when buying a practice, & many more! Tune in and learn how to avoid the most common Office Lease mistakes

In this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary interviews his long-time friend Dr. Bill Willams to discuss how to become a highly productive Dentist. Rising practice overhead is severely impacting many dental practices today. One main reason for this is Dentists are not producing enough to offset their fixed expenses. They discuss 'The Big Five' categories that will lead you to produce $10,000 per day & share more insightful tips.

Gary shares his experience of radically reducing insurance dependence in his dental practice in Phoenix, AZ. This episode will help you learn the dirty secret that the dental insurance companies do NOT want you to know & a five-step plan that Gary followed to successfully reduce insurance dependency. Tune in now & learn how they were able to retain the vast majority of their in-network patients when they went out of network.

Gary invited his friend, Leslie Fang MD, to discuss the dental connection to the opioid crisis. The misuse of and addiction to opioids (including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl) is a serious crisis. Tune in to this episode & learn specific tips regarding pain management for your patients without narcotics & your potential liability, and how to remain compliant.

Despite all the amazing advances in dentistry, we are not doing so great on getting more people to visit the Dentist. Gary invited his friend Brian McCarthy to discuss a project that has a very noble goal of getting more people to visit the Dentist. Tune in to this episode to learn the 4 most common reasons why patients do not visit the Dentist & more!

Dr. Anissa Holmes has developed and grown the premier dental practice in Jamaica via digital marketing and specifically through the strategic use of Facebook Marketing. In this information-packed interview, Gary and Anissa discuss how Anissa gets over 50 new patients each month via Facebook Marketing with less than a $500 monthly budget, & everything you need to know about marketing funnels.

It can be extremely frustrating to do dentistry and not get paid! In this Show, Gary invited his friend Andy Cleveland to discuss how to master payment success in your practice. They discuss how to create a positive payment culture in your dental practice, how to get paid yet remain patient friendly in the process, & the best billing practices.

Knowing your practice data is a requirement to develop a thriving practice today. Gary invited his friend Weston Lunsford to share a formula for practice growth. He shares the power of actionable data in helping your patients achieve better oral health and a sneak preview into enhancements and applications that we can look forward to from Dental Intel.