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• (00:00) - – The Future of Dentistry: Welcome to The Happy Dentist Podcast
• (00:25) - – What Is a DPO? The Rise of Dental Partnership Organizations
• (02:30) - – True Ownership vs. Phantom Equity: Why Alignment Matters
• (05:00) - – How to Handle Conflict and Communication in Dental Partnerships
• (08:00) - – Labor Costs, Insurance Pressure, and the Real Economics of Dentistry
• (10:30) - – From Immigrant Entrepreneur to Dental Group Founder
• (13:00) - – Buying vs. Building Practices: The Smartest Path to Growth
• (17:30) - – Location Strategy: City Competition vs. Rural Opportunity
• (24:00) - – The Real Cost of Success: Sacrifice, Family, and Work-Life Balance
• (30:00) - – Passion Over Possessions: How to Avoid Burnout in Dentistry
• (33:00) - – Outside Capital or Independence? The Funding Dilemma for DSOs & DPOs
• (42:00) - – AI in Dentistry: How Newton AI Is Revolutionizing the Front Desk

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• (00:00) - - Dr. Katie To: How a Mercury-Poisoned Dentist Turned Pain Into Purpose
• (01:08) - - Burnout, Fatigue & Rashes: The Wake-Up Call That Changed Her Life
• (03:25) - - Mercury Poisoning in Dentistry: The Diagnosis No One Talks About
• (04:46) - - Amalgam Fillings & Metal Exposure: The Hidden Dental Danger
• (07:14) - - Healing Heavy-Metal Toxicity Through Functional Medicine
• (08:01) - - From Sick-Care to Whole-Body Dentistry
• (10:04) - - Do Patients Want Holistic Dentistry? Here’s the Truth
• (11:41) - - How to Integrate Functional Medicine Into Your Dental Exams
• (17:43) - - Top 5 Blood Tests Every Dentist Should Review
• (22:22) - - Microscope Dentistry & Saliva Testing: Seeing Oral Pathogens in Real Time
• (29:03) - - Going Out-of-Network & Charging What You’re Worth as a Dentist
• (45:05) - - Communication, Confidence & Recording Yourself Daily
• (55:06) - - Join the Wellness Dentist Movement

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📩 Grab our new Dentist Playbook built from the TOP 50 learnings from our Happy Dentist guests. Simply prompt a question & you'll receive advise directly from our episodes: https://bit.ly/TheDentistPlaybook

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• (00:00) - - Meet JJ Gómez: The Relationship Genius Behind Digital Smile Design
• (02:10) - - Why So Many Dentists Are Secretly Unhappy
• (04:15) - - The Hidden Loneliness Crisis Inside Dental Practices
• (06:30) - - How the Right Partner Can Save Your Career
• (09:10) - - Masterminds, Mentorship & Mental Health in Dentistry
• (12:00) - - The Biggest Mistake Dentists Make With Team Culture
• (15:20) - - The CEO Dentist: Why Every Practice Needs EOS
• (19:10) - - Visionary vs Integrator: The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything
• (23:45) - - The Art & Business of Dentistry: Balancing Passion and Profit
• (28:00) - - Why Your Office Design Might Be Killing Patient Trust
• (35:20) - - How to Build a Profitable, Low-Stress Practice in 2025
• (44:10) - - Final Lessons: Freedom, Fulfillment & the Future of Dentistry

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• (00:00) - Why most dentists never plan their exit
• (01:15) - What “begin with the end in mind” really means
• (03:40) - The mindset shift: from dentist to entrepreneur
• (06:20) - Building teams and culture that outlast you
• (08:50) - Step zero: self-awareness that an exit will come
• (10:20) - How to create systems and scalability in your practice
• (13:00) - Succession planning and the value of mentorship
• (15:30) - What your practice is actually worth (EBITDA explained)
• (18:40) - Why money isn’t dirty — and the business side of dentistry
• (21:00) - SOPs, brand building & how to 10× your valuation
• (25:00) - Should dentists sell to DSOs? The good, bad & ugly
• (38:00) - Reinventing dentistry: equity, culture & the future of DSOs

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📩 Grab our new Dentist Playbook built from the TOP 50 learnings from our Happy Dentist guests. Simply prompt a question & you'll receive advise directly from our episodes: https://bit.ly/TheDentistPlaybook

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• (00:00) - - Meet Ryan Torresan: The CMO Behind 70+ Dental Practices
• (02:15) - - The Truth About Dental Marketing Agencies
• (04:20) - - The #1 Question to Ask Every Marketing Vendor
• (06:10) - - Brand vs Digital Marketing: What Dentists Miss
• (08:00) - - Tracking Calls, Leads, and ROI Like a CMO
• (10:45) - - Inside Peak Dental’s $10M Marketing Tech Stack
• (13:20) - - The Real Reason Your Marketing Isn’t Working
• (16:30) - - Can a Solo Dentist Actually Win at Marketing?
• (20:00) - - Who to Hire First: The Marketing Coordinator Blueprint
• (25:30) - - Building Your Dream Dental Marketing Team
• (31:10) - - From Clinician to CEO: Thinking Like a Business Owner
• (43:00) - - Ryan’s Final Advice: Stop Guessing and Start Tracking

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📩 Grab our new Dentist Playbook built from the TOP 50 learnings from our Happy Dentist guests. Simply prompt a question & you'll receive advise directly from our episodes: https://bit.ly/TheDentistPlaybook

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• (00:00) - Intro — The future of dentistry starts here
• (00:32) - From Venezuela to NYU: the presentation that changed her life
• (03:10) - Realizing dentistry needed fixing beyond teeth
• (05:40) - Why soft skills are the real superpower in dentistry
• (08:15) - Leading with heart: building culture and self-leadership
• (10:45) - The global outreach mission that won a Presidential Award
• (14:10) - Redefining dental education: business, leadership & storytelling
• (18:20) - Inside NYU’s “Shark Tank” for dental innovation
• (22:00) - The seven dimensions of a modern dentist
• (26:10) - Teaching well-being and high-performance habits in school
• (29:20) - Mentorship, legacy, and shaping the next generation
• (33:00) - The future: AI, collaboration & reimagining dental education

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📩 Grab our new Dentist Playbook built from the TOP 50 learnings from our Happy Dentist guests. Simply prompt a question & you'll receive advise directly from our episodes: https://bit.ly/TheDentistPlaybook

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• (00:00) - Dentistry Needs to Evolve (Cold Open)
• (01:13) - Meet Dr. Ced Louis (Why He’s Here)
• (02:01) - The ER That Broke His Faith in Healthcare (Origin Story)
• (04:47) - From 1 Chair to 30 Practices (Impact Over Lifestyle)
• (10:16) - Stop the Fiefdoms: Collaboration or Die
• (13:21) - The Weekend-Only Blue Ocean (Fri–Sun Strategy)
• (14:49) - Gratitude vs Burnout (The Morning Reset)
• (17:51) - Serve People Better (The Happiness Playbook)
• (20:19) - Delegation 101: Be Willing to Fail (Then Systemize)
• (23:01) - EOS/Traction: Scorecards That Save Your Sanity
• (26:38) - Let Go with Data (Dashboards, Dental Intel, KPIs)
• (34:21) - The Future: Dentist-Led Groups & How to Pick One

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