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Welcome to The Best Practices Show, hosted by Kirk Behrendt, founder of ACT Dental (https://www.actdental.com/) and a leader in dental practice coaching.
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1098: How Do We Take Care Of Those People Who Take Care of Us? - Katrina Sanders (opens the original)
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How are you supporting the hygienists who are committed to doing their best work, and does your practice give them the equipment, communication, and environment they need to succeed? In this episode, Kirk Behrendt talks with Katrina Sanders, a practicing periodontal hygienist, speaker, and consultant, about the other side of the dental hygiene shortage and why high-performing hygienists sometimes leave practices where they do not feel supported. You will learn how to create better clinical align
1097: I'm Not Making As Much Money As I Thought I Would Being a Dentist! - Dr. Jim McKee (opens the original)
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Many dentists enter the profession expecting strong financial security, only to find that student loans, practice debt, insurance write-offs, and rising overhead can quickly reduce actual take-home income. In this episode, Kirk Behrendt talks with Dr. Jim McKee, dentist and educator, about why production numbers can be misleading and how dentists can create a more profitable, sustainable practice model. You’ll learn why actual collections matter more than stated production, how personal overhead
1096: Metric Mondays: Treatment Presented Metrics: Are We Recommending Enough to Hit Our Goals? - Ariel Siegel (opens the original)
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Are you presenting enough treatment to support your production goals, or are gaps in diagnosis and communication limiting what patients understand about their care? In this episode, Kirk Behrendt speaks with ACT Dental coach Ariel Siegel about treatment-presented metrics and how they can reveal whether your practice is having enough comprehensive clinical conversations. You’ll learn how to evaluate total and average treatment presented, avoid prejudging patients’ willingness to move forward, inv
1095: How to Solve Problems in your Dental Practice? - Miranda Beeson (opens the original)
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Do your team meetings keep circling around the same problems without producing clear decisions or lasting change? In this episode, Kirk Behrendt and co-host Miranda Beeson, a dental practice coach, explain the IDS problem-solving framework and how dental teams can use it to identify root issues, discuss them efficiently, assign clear action items, and create accountability. You’ll learn how to structure an issues list, distinguish symptoms from underlying problems, keep discussions from getting
1094: Hidden PPO Mistakes That Can Cost a Practice Seven Figures - Clinton Johnson (opens the original)
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PPO participation can quietly erode profitability when fees, network relationships, and write-offs are not regularly reviewed. In this episode, Kirk Behrendt talks with Clinton Johnson, founder of Profitable PPOs, about the hidden PPO mistakes that can cost dental practices seven figures over time. Clinton explains how PPO network structures work, why reimbursement has failed to keep pace with rising practice costs, how to evaluate the true financial impact of each plan, and why dentists should
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