

Bulletproof Dental Practice
Dr. Peter Boulden & Dr. Craig Spodak
Dentistry is evolving - Is your practice BULLETPROOF?
Marketing. Systems. Leadership. Proven strategies to grow your practice with co-hosts Dr. Peter Boulden and Dr. Craig Spodak.
Marketing. Systems. Leadership. Proven strategies to grow your practice with co-hosts Dr. Peter Boulden and Dr. Craig Spodak.
Episodes
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Mar 23, 2020 • 58min
Meaning Over Money with Dr. Clifton Cameron
Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 148 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Dr. Clifton Cameron Key Takeaways ● Introduction ● Dr. Cameron’s Background & Perspective on Dental Industry ● Establishing a Culture ● Crises as Silver Linings ● Ups and Downs in Business ● Being Committed to the Path ● Fueling Growth ● Pain Points ● Iconic Environments ● Creating an Experience ● Millennial Dentists ● 5 Year Plan ○ Executing Growth & Impact ○ Being a Leader Who Curates other Leaders ● Strategic Focus Quarterly ○ Praise & Recognition ○ Accountability ○ Aspirations ○ Reflection ● Audit Where You Are ● Peter Diamandis ● Transformative Dentistry ● Closing References Peter Diamandis Summit 2020 Tweetable You Might Be Smarter Than Me, But You’re Not Smarter Than My Entire Team When People are Running They Drop Things You Didn’t Land on Top of the Mountain, You Climb There Character is the ability to make that worthwhile commitment once the emotion of making the commitment has passed If You Have a Big Enough Reason “Why” You Can Accomplish Anything Arrows Pointing Out, Not Arrows Pointing In If I Don’t Take Control of My Calendar, Someone Else Will If it’s Not a Hell Yes, it’s a Hell No

Mar 19, 2020 • 47min
HR Answers in a Corona World with Ali Oromchian
Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 147 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Ali Oromchian Key Takeaways Introduction Unemployment & PTO Salary VS. Hourly Pay for Employees Guidelines and Obligations Liabilities Terminating Employees W2 & 1099 Owners Collecting Unemployment Families First Coronavirus Response Act Exempt Employees Terminating for Performance Prior to Pandemic Communicating with Your Team Advance PTO Days Rate Modification Work Sharing Unemployment Closing References HR for Health Compliance@HRforHealth.com Tweetable "Now we have one thing that’s common uniting us all as human beings--we have a virus that doesn’t care if you’re woman, man, gay or straight, transgender, it doesn’t matter what group you find yourself categorized in, you’re part of the human race. There’s only one race, everything else is culture. This is a time to look to your neighbors and your coworkers and your teams and take solace in the relationships that we’ve built" Dr. Spodak

Mar 3, 2020 • 28min
The Summit Recap
Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 146 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Summit 2020

Feb 20, 2020 • 56min
Dr. Baird is BAAACK!
Text ‘bulletproof’ to 33777 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 145 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Dr. Bruce Baird Key Takeaways ● Introduction ● Dr. Baird on Choices in his Dental Career ● Learning from Mistakes ● Ramp Up Production ● Millennial Generation Dentists ● You Are Responsible to Your Team & Their Families ● How to Run a Business : Know Budget to Actual ● How to Budget For Staff Salary : PRODUCE MORE ● Marketing ● Compassionate Finance & Abella ● Being a Productive Dentist ● Fixed VS. Growth Mindset ● Buying Paper References Summit 2020 Dr. Marc Cooper on Bulleproof podcast Compassionate Finance Abella Productive Dentist Academy Tweetable Pain is a good motivator and a great educator. -Dr. Boulden Energy is created for your mission over your position . -Dr. Spodak You’re responsible to your team and their families to run a successful business. -Dr. Baird I want patients who are trainwrecks. Why? Because I treat trainwrecks. - Dr. Baird The thing that’s going to move the needle is creating awareness for what you do. -Dr. Boulden

Feb 6, 2020 • 32min
Hygienists Are the Real MVP's of Dentistry
Text ‘bulletproof’ to 345345 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 144 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Key Takeaways ● Introduction ● Hygienists’ Patient Rapport & Relationships ● Collections Growth in 2019 ● Evolutions in Hygiene ● Purposeful, Passionate Hygiene ● Our Performance Benefits Our Patients’ Experience ● Bulletproof Hygiene ● Summit 2020 ● Growth Mindset References If Disney Ran Your Hospital by Fred Lee Summit 2020 Patrick Bet-David Interview with Kobe Bryant Tweetable Position Versus Mission A Rising Tide Floats All Ships There is No Such Thing as Coasting If You Like Where You Are, You Still Have To Grow Leaders Grow Other Leaders

Feb 3, 2020 • 40min
Living, Learning, & Leadership with Dental Practice Heroes
Text ‘bulletproof’ to 345345 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 143 Host: Dr. Craig Spodak Key Takeaways ● Introduction ● Leadership & Keeping Your Team Engaged ● Psychology of Being a Practice Owner ● Craft Your Own Practice ● Conscious & Subconscious Leadership ● Summit 2020 ● “Get Real” References Dental Practice Heroes podcast Turn The Ship Around by L. David Marquet Summit 2020 Tweetable Be Emotionally Aware Don’t Hijack Anybody’s Vision That Which You Appreciate, Appreciates

Jan 30, 2020 • 51min
Straight Talk About DSO Transactions with Brannon Moncrief
Text ‘bulletproof’ to 345345 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 142 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Brannon Moncrief Key Takeaways ● Introduction ● Shift in DSO Mindset ● Disconnect in Valuations - Where is the Tipping Point? ● EBITDA ● What’s Motivating You to Sell to a DSO? ● Destination Addiction ● Rate of Acceleration ● Group Practice Models - Stability Over Time ● Inconsistency & Ability to Do Dentistry at Scale ● Acquisition ● Positioning for the Future ● DSO or Broker? Be Aware ● Bored to Breakdown ● The Duct Tape DSO ● Brannon @ Summit 2020 References Summit 2020 Tweetable It Doesn’t Have Value TO THEM, it Doesn’t Mean it Doesn’t Have Value to YOU Ask Someone Why 3 Times - Unpack the Purpose The Private Practice Model Has to Evolve to Survive You Can Get Your Why Hijacked

Jan 23, 2020 • 31min
The 'D' Word - Why Debt Isn't Always Bad
Text ‘bulletproof’ to 345345 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 141 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Key Takeaways ● Introduction ● Refinancing Debt ● Shifting “Debt” Mentality- Performing Debt Versus Non-Performing Debt ● Write Down Your Debt and Manage, Pay Down Student Loan/Consumer Debt & Get it Off Your Spreadsheet ● Compounding Interest ● Mortgage Debt ● Financial Arbitrage ● Being the Beneficiary of Inflation ● Add EOY Principal Paid on Practice Loans and Debt to Your Annual Earnings ● “How to Get Rich” ● Final Thoughts References “How to Get Rich” podcast Sameer Puri Reese Harper Bulletproof podcast with Peter Mallouk Pat Bet-David on Iran: YouTube Summit 2020 Tweetable Having Your Money Work For You Inflation Happens It’s Like A Savings Account With a Due Date Keep Yourself Poor When Banks Compete, You Win!

Jan 20, 2020 • 24min
Invest in Yourself & Your Practice 2020
Text ‘bulletproof’ to 345345 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 140 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Register for Summit 2020!

Jan 16, 2020 • 1h 32min
Defending Dentistry with Dr. Miguel Stanley
Text ‘bulletproof’ to 345345 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 139 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Guest: Dr. Miguel Stanley Key Takeaways ● Introduction ● Aurum 2019 ● Consistency ● Dr. Miguel Stanley Background ● Back to Basics ● Ethical Concerns ● Advances in Dentistry/AI ● Insurance ● Dental Industry Changes ● Defending Dentistry ● Amalgam ● Regulations ● Be Committed to Change ● What is Dentistry? ● Veneers ● Summit 2020 REFERENCES Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah The Bulletproof Practice: Your Epic Practice Begins Now by Dr. Peter Boulden & Dr. Craig Spodak Miguel Stanley on YouTube Slow Dentistry The White Clinic TWEETABLE The difference between the guys that make it and the guys that don’t is consistency If you live by people’s praise, you’ll die by their criticism There are assholes everywhere in the world #DentalHooker Dentists Need to Recognize Good Dentists More Often Make Dentistry Great Again Dentistry is a Consumer Product We Do the Best With the Current Data Set That We Have