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...
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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 764 episodesStartup 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...
How to Make Every Year Your New Best Year!
Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah reveal how to make every year your new best year, from the four reasons growth matters to the exact strategi...
How to Serve Patients Who Put Off a Visit to the Dentist Because of Fear
42% of Americans put off the dentist indefinitely because of fear and most of them are already in your market. In this episode, Gary Takacs...
Important Details to Consider when Adding an Associate Dentist
Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah on the complete guide to hiring an associate dentist: why the DDS is not a hiring filter, the 54% indifferen...
An Effective System to Respond to After Hours Inquiries from Potential New Patients and for New Patient Calls that go to Voice Mail
Most dental practices lose new patients the moment a call goes unanswered - and most don't know it's happening. In this episode of The Thriv...
How to Determine an Appropriate Fee Schedule
Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah dig into why dentists underprice their work, how the UCR percentile system sets fee ceilings in your zip cod...
Dos and Don'ts in the World of AI Search and Zero-Click Search
Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah on how to stay visible and trusted in the new AI search era. ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Bing AI are al...
The Leadership Mindset Needed for the Next Era of Dentistry
Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah on the three leadership mindsets that separate thriving practices from struggling ones: curiosity over judgm...
The Investment Grade Practice with Victoria Peterson
Gary Takacs and Victoria Peterson of Productive Dentist Academy explore what it takes to build an Investment Grade Practice — financially st...
Five Business Lessons Every New Practice Owner Must Quickly Learn!
Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah walk through the five business lessons every new dental practice owner must learn - fast. From why leadershi...