Bulletproof Dental Practice

Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 36 Hosts: Dr. Peter Boulden & Dr. Craig Spodak Key Takeaways: What does it mean to work ON your business instead of IN your business? A lot of dental practices aren’t really run like business at all. Ignorance is NOT bliss. The e-myth (entrepreneurial myth) is that most people who start a business are entrepreneurs, when in reality, most people who start a business are technicians. Because we have a high level of understanding of dentistry, we think that uniquely qualifies us to run a business that provides that dental work. Most dental practices are set up as people-dependent practices, when the focus should be on a systems-dependent process. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? People-dependent practices are dependent on specific people in the office, whether it’s you or an employee. Should something happen to that person the office becomes very vulnerable. Corporations are process-dependent business, which is why independently owned practices have something to fear. They ar