Dental Unscripted | Getting into Ownership and Practice Management Insights
The dental practice ownership podcast for dentists ready to start, buy, or grow their dental business.Mike Dinsio, MBA and Paula Quinn, BSDH have joined forces. Now combining past shows from "Startup Unscripted" and "Dental Acquisition Unscripted" into one.
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Why Your Associate Paycheck Is the Most Expensive Money You'll Ever Make (opens the original)
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You're taking on a lot as an associate, the clinical liability, production quotas, the team drama, the no-shows, AND you're only keeping 30% of production. The other 10–20%... That's going to the owner of the practice. That's also equity you are building for someone else every year you wait to get into ownership. Michael Dinsio and Paula Quinn lay out the five 'Opportunity Costs' that keep dentists stuck as associates when they should be building wealth through a dental practice startup . Paula
A Dental Practice's Profitability Starts Before You Sign a Purchase Agreement (opens the original)
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Your broker pulled the reports and your CPA checked the financials but neither of them dig into the practice operationally at the ground level, you know where the reality of how a practice operates is hiding in plain sight. This episode breaks down "the chart audit that actually protects dental buyers." Michael Dinsio, MBA and Paula Quinn, BSDH walk through the due diligence layer, the operational chart audit that reveals whether a dental practice acquisition will support or sink its new owner a
2-Minute Drill - Owning a Dental Practice? You Need These 2 Policies First (opens the original)
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Most dentists close on a practice, lock in the business overhead policy, and assume they're fully covered. But that policy pays your staff, your lease, your equipment loans, and after all of that, there's nothing left for your mortgage, car payment, or family expenses. Michael Dinsio and Paula Quinn break down the insurance gap that catches practice owners off guard and the two-policy setup that closes it. What you'll discover: why business overhead insurance leaves your personal income complete
The 3 Insurance Policies Every Dental Practice Owner Needs: Disability, Business Overhead & Life Insurance EXPLAINED (opens the original)
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Your lender may not require insurance for disability or life anymore, but skipping them could cost you your practice, your estate, and your family's financial security. Michael Dinsio and Paula Quinn sit down with Stephanie Pearson , MD, FACOG (Pearson-Ravitz / Earned Wealth), a former OBGYN whose own career-ending injury turned her into one of the leading insurance advisors for dentists and physicians. LISTEN TO DISCOVER: Why 1 in 4 professionals file a disability claim and dentists carry injur
Starting a Dental Practice: The Financial Fear Is Worse Than the Reality (2 Minute Drill) (opens the original)
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Starting a dental practice sounds expensive, until you see the actual numbers. The real financial trap isn't the startup. It's chasing acquisition cash flow. Mike Dinsio breaks down the thought process behind dental startups and why the fear of a startup is holding most dentists back. He explains how the break-even point with a lean team makes more sense than buying a practice. Sometimes buying quietly turns into a big investment you never expected. EBOOK! https://nxlevelconsultants.com/wp-conte
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