662: Work Less, Earn More: The Dentist’s Blueprint to a Dream Practice&Life – Dr. Barrett Straub - a podcast by ACT Dental

662: Work Less, Earn More: The Dentist’s Blueprint to a Dream Practice & Life – Dr. Barrett Straub

Do you find yourself working harder and harder, but earning less and less? If you're feeling overworked and overwhelmed, don't miss this episode! Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Barrett Straub, ACT’s CEO, to share their blueprint for working less and earning more. Don't become a statistic — create your dream practice! To start writing off less and enjoying dentistry more, listen to Episode 662 of The Best Practices Show!

Episode Resources:

• Send Dr. Straub an email: barrett@actdental.com 
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Links Mentioned in This Episode:

Get your Golden Ticket to ACT’s To The Top Study Club: https://info.actdental.com/golden-ticket 

Get your free copy of ACT’s PPO Roadmap: https://www.actdental.com/free-resources/ppo-roadmap/

Get ACT’s Say This, Not That resource: https://form.jotform.com/221665137804153

Main Takeaways:

Working more hours does not equal more revenue.

Understand the different gaps in your practice.

Be proactive with your dental accountants.

Invest in differentiating your practice.

Create a plan for dropping PPOs.

Quotes:

“Some dentists that we're finding right now are writing off as much as 42% — and write-offs are climbing. Typically, we wouldn't find dentists that are writing off 42%. It might be normal to find a dentist that was writing off 20% or 22%. But the thing that's important right now is that write-offs are skyrocketing, and dentists aren't even aware of that. So, that's something very important to pay attention to.” (6:50—7:18) -Kirk

“It's not unusual for us to coach a practice and a dentist will say, ‘Well, I only participate with one insurance.’ I'll pull [the data], and I'm like, ‘Not really. There are a lot of other insurances you're not even aware of that are slowly filtering into your practice.’ So, we have to take a look at that.” (7:28—7:48) -Kirk

“I'm sure you're watching this going, ‘I'm busier than ever.’ We don't find one dental practice in the world that says, ‘I'm not...

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