Four KPI Metrics for a High-Performance Hygiene Department
Which dental hygiene KPIs separate a high-performance hygiene department from an average one? Gary Takacs sets four benchmarks: 33% of total...
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Thriving Dentist Show with Gary Takacs
Gary Takacs is helping you build a great dental practice that provides personal, professional and financial satisfaction.
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20 of 773 episodesWhat Is Your Dental Practice Really Worth?
Dental practice valuation has changed, and the old rule of 75 to 80% of collections no longer holds. Gary Takacs explains what buyers and le...
The Less Obvious Practice Overhead Expenses that Need to be Reviewed
Most dentists believe their dental practice overhead is under control. Gary Takacs scrubbed the P&L of a two-doctor practice that said exact...
How to Grow Your Practice with Patient Financing
Dental patient financing is in nearly every practice, and Gary Takacs says very few offices use it to grow. On The Thriving Dentist Show, Ga...
Offshore Dental Practice Team Members, A Solution or a Folly?
Should your practice hire offshore dental team members? Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah take the question on. Gary's 2018 test put a trained...
Is a Partnership the Right Practice Model for You?
Is a dental practice partnership the right practice model for you? Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah cover the benefits of the partnership mod...
Should You Run Google Ads? When Paid Search Beats Waiting on SEO
Should you run Google Ads for your dental practice? Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah settle paid search vs organic SEO: why ad patients cost...
Work-Life Balance vs. Work-Life Integration
Two thirds of dentists in the largest private dental Facebook group said they would not advise their own son or daughter to become a dentist...
5 Specific Scheduling Recommendations for a Thriving Practice!
Dental practice scheduling is the difference between a $2,000 day and a $7,000 day in the same eight hours. One solo dentist saw 41 patients...
Dental IT, Cybersecurity & HIPAA Essentials with Dr. Lorne Lavine
Dental practice cybersecurity is a patient-retention problem, not an IT problem. Health and Human Services counts a ransomware infection as...
Startup vs Acquisition, Which Path Actually Wins?
Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah on the startup vs acquisition decision that shapes a dental career. The three situations where a startup act...
The Strategic Planning Episode
Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah on the one question that separates thriving dental practices from stuck ones: if your practice was as good a...
Is Your Marketing Actually Working? The Few Numbers Every Owner Should Watch
Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah on the five marketing numbers every dental practice should track and most do not. The two-chasms model. The...
How to Make Your Hygiene Exams as Effective as Possible!
In 2025, 60% of all high-value cases across Gary Takacs's coaching client base came directly out of the hygiene exam. This episode covers th...
How to Become THE Practice for the Dentistry You Love
Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah on the one strategic move that separates the happiest dental practices from the rest: the signature service....
5 Specific Steps to Take Before You Resign from a Single PPO Plan
Gary Takacs has coached dental practices in all 50 states through PPO resignation - and has seen what happens when it is done without prepar...
How to Build a Practice Growth Plan That Actually Works All Year
Most dental practice growth plans fail by January 10th. Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah explain exactly why, and exactly what to do about it...
The Role of your Admin Team in a Thriving Practice
Most dental marketing advice focuses on getting the phone to ring. This episode covers what happens next. Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah br...
Increasing Treatment Acceptance!
Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah on the most requested topic from Thriving Dentist listeners: how to increase treatment acceptance. Three ben...
Find the Marketing Gap That Will Increase Your New Patient Flow — A 30-Minute Dental Competitor Audit
Want to know how your dental practice really stacks up against your local competition? Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah walk you through a 30...