The Dentalpreneur Podcast w/ Dr. Mark Costes
Dental Consulting
The goal of this podcast is to assemble the greatest minds of the dental profession and to pass on their most valuable and succinct lessons, in order to help you to achieve your full potential in practice and in life. Let's face it. Dentistry can be a frustrating and isolating profession... but you don't have to be an island anymore.
It's possible to become more profitable, less stressed and more fulfilled in your career and it's our mission is to help you get there.
For a whole host of free practice building tips and resources, visit our website at TrueDentalSuccess.com
It's possible to become more profitable, less stressed and more fulfilled in your career and it's our mission is to help you get there.
For a whole host of free practice building tips and resources, visit our website at TrueDentalSuccess.com
Episodes
Mentioned books
Nov 12, 2026 • 1h 23min
2639: What Does It Really Cost to Produce Your Dentistry?
A deep dive into the true economics of dental care, from labor and overhead to lab choices, pricing, and full-arch treatment. The discussion explores how systems, accountability, leadership, and practice infrastructure reduce owner dependence. It also examines patient trust, empathy, active listening, and question-led conversations that make treatment value easier to understand.
Nov 11, 2026 • 32min
2638: Practice Growth Without Losing Sight of Patient Care
Michael Lomotan, dentist and co-founder of the Dental Success Network, joins a candid discussion on team buy-in, ethical case acceptance, and sustainable practice growth. They compare boutique fee-for-service and high-volume PPO models, explore insurance economics and practice-sale risks, and reveal practical ways to control dental supply costs through smarter purchasing and tighter budgets.
Nov 10, 2026 • 49min
2637: Building Confident Associates Takes More Than Mentorship
Matthew Coggin, CEO of Spear Education and a veteran healthcare executive, explores the future of dental training. He discusses blending hands-on workshops, digital learning, and team education; expanding into endodontics and clear aligners; and measuring real-world results. He also previews a structured associate pathway designed to build confidence, efficiency, and consistent clinical performance.
Nov 9, 2026 • 51min
2636: Stronger Together
Ashley Keith, a dental practice leader and team coach with Keith and Associates, shares a practical framework for transforming team potential into performance. She explores role clarity, patient handoffs, case acceptance, financial conversations, role-play, recorded presentations, and accountability. Discover how coaching, measurement, repetition, and plain-language communication can turn practice goals into lasting team habits.
Nov 6, 2026 • 1h 5min
2635: Don't Fear the Sinus
Dr. Michelle Caldwell, an implant dentist and surgical educator, makes sinus lifts feel less intimidating. She explores crestal versus lateral approaches, staging treatment, membrane perforations, grafts, PRF, flap design, and tension-free closure. The conversation also covers patient selection, sinus pathology, imaging, postoperative expectations, and why hands-on mentorship and knowing when to refer matter.
10 snips
Nov 5, 2026 • 55min
2634: What Happens After You Get Out of Clinical Dentistry?
Dr. Steve Dove, dentist, multi-practice owner, entrepreneur, and DSI Black Belt coach, shares his journey from rescuing a failing practice to building a $7 million dental enterprise. He discusses scaling through systems, reinvestment, delegation, and visual patient education. The conversation also explores life after clinical dentistry, staying connected to teams, and using Hype My Rep to streamline social media and reviews.
Nov 4, 2026 • 57min
2633: Simple Rules, Extraordinary Results
Dr. Addison Killeen, dentist, entrepreneur, author, and Dental Success Network co-founder, explores why core values should be a practice’s first system. He clarifies mission, vision, and values, then dives into patient experience, continuous improvement, teamwork, hiring, accountability, and turning admired traits into actionable standards. A practical look at building culture that guides decisions when no one is watching.
Nov 3, 2026 • 40min
2632: The Retirement Gap Practice Owners Overlook
Micah Brown, founder of Legacy Financial Solutions and author of Owner’s Blind Spot, explores why a practice sale may not secure retirement. They discuss disability and life insurance, cash balance plans, retirement income, spending realities, key-person benefits, and the buy-sell agreement failures that can turn a family business crisis into a costly lesson.
Nov 2, 2026 • 35min
2631: Looking Beyond the Valuation in a Practice Partnership
Bill Keith, a dentist, former accountant, and financial advisor, joins Mark Costes to unpack the creation of Dental Success Partners. They explore valuation gaps, transition options, due diligence, deal fatigue, and why two partnership opportunities collapsed. The conversation also examines MB2 Dental’s retained-ownership model, infrastructure, and practice autonomy, plus how building a strong practice preserves more paths forward.
Oct 30, 2026 • 39min
2630: The Difficult Conversations Your Team Needs You to Have
A candid mastermind recap explores the difficult conversations dental leaders often avoid. Topics include repeatable training systems, smarter use of coaching resources, structured onboarding, clearer financial reporting, and setting measurable performance expectations. Real-world cases involving patient complaints and toxic management reveal how empathy, documentation, accountability, and timely decisions can shape practice culture.
