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Thriving Dentist Led by Gary Takacs.

Thriving Dentist helps practice owners build profitable, self-sustaining practices with less PPO dependence, stronger teams, better systems, and more personal, professional, and financial satisfaction.

10/14/2026

Do you know what percentage of your collections goes toward paying your team?

Not just salaries. Gary Takacs says you also need to count payroll taxes, health benefits, retirement contributions, and other team-related costs.

His recommended target? Around 28% to 30%, depending on where your practice is located.

But team compensation is only one part of the picture.

In this clip, Gary explains where to start. In the full episode of The Thriving Dentist Show, Gary and Naren share what else practice owners should be watching to keep overhead under control.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation: https://go.thrivingdentistshow.com/EP770

How often do you review your practice expenses?

One of Gary's coaching clients told him, "We really have our expenses buttoned down."Gary went through his P&L anyway. H...
10/14/2026

One of Gary's coaching clients told him, "We really have our expenses buttoned down."

Gary went through his P&L anyway. He found $7,000 a month.

That's $84,000 a year in a two-doctor practice that was sure it was running tight. None of it touched patient care. Old software subscriptions still billing. Merchant fees nobody had shopped in years. Small recurring charges nobody had ever priced.

On this week's Thriving Dentist Show, Gary and Naren walk through where that money was hiding, the overhead benchmarks Gary uses, and the one expense most in-network offices never think of as an expense at all.

If you haven't read your P&L line by line in a while, this one's worth your time.

🎧https://go.thrivingdentistshow.com/EP770

Fill your hygiene schedule before year end. 4 quick wins inside.Save this for your next team meeting.
10/13/2026

Fill your hygiene schedule before year end. 4 quick wins inside.
Save this for your next team meeting.

🚨 DENTAL PRACTICE OWNERS: ONLY 10 WEEKS LEFT IN 2026!Are you capturing every opportunity or leaving money on the table?J...
10/10/2026

🚨 DENTAL PRACTICE OWNERS: ONLY 10 WEEKS LEFT IN 2026!

Are you capturing every opportunity or leaving money on the table?

Join us for the October Thriving Dentist Webinar as we explore what to collect, what to buy, and what to ignore before December 31.

MEET OUR PANEL 1 SPEAKERS
Rhonda Mabry, RDH
Rhonda brings the clinician and end-user perspective on dental AI, including workflow, team adoption, patient communication, and the human side of implementing new technology in practice.

Sabrina Barber
With 16+ years of dental industry experience and a master's degree in healthcare administration, Sabrina specializes in clinical customer success, AI implementation, and change management. She’ll share insights on using technology to improve clinical excellence, patient education, and practice management.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
✅ How to capture more revenue from unused patient benefits.
✅ Which chairside AI tools are worth keeping—and which may not be delivering value.
✅ How to make smarter technology and year-end purchasing decisions.

The goal? Make better decisions, avoid unnecessary spending, and finish 2026 strong.

📅 Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 7–9 PM ET | 💻 Virtual Event | 🎓 2 CE
Your final 10 weeks matter. Make them count!

👉 REGISTER NOW: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3517732434867/WN_1RwIvMITTBya4vwKHRmdyQ

How long is your morning huddle? Vote A, B, C or D. Gary's benchmark: 7 minutes, 10 max.
10/10/2026

How long is your morning huddle? Vote A, B, C or D. Gary's benchmark: 7 minutes, 10 max.

10/09/2026

Dentists, are you avoiding videos because you don't like being on camera? 📱

You don't need a professional camera or a full production team to get started.

In this clip from Thriving Dentist Podcast, Naren shares a few simple ways dental practices can use videos to make their websites and social media more helpful to patients.

Start with a short welcome video recorded on your smartphone. Answer common patient questions through educational videos. And think about how patient testimonials could help tell your practice's story.

You don't have to make everything perfect. Start with something simple and useful.

Dental practice owners, are you already using videos on your website, or is this something you've been meaning to try?

Listen to the podcast for a few ideas you can put to use: https://go.thrivingdentistshow.com/EP-769

If you'd also like a second opinion on your dental marketing, podcast listeners can request a Complimentary Marketing Strategy Meeting. We'll review your website, Google visibility, and local competition, then walk you through what we find.

Learn more: https://www.thrivingdentist.com/msm/

10/08/2026

A patient wants the treatment. Then the payment conversation starts.

Instead of asking, “Do you want to do this?” Gary suggests a better question:

“What’s more important to you, a low monthly payment or saving money?”

One simple question can completely change how you talk about treatment and financing.

🎧 Listen to the full Episode 769 of The Thriving Dentist Show: How to Grow Your Practice With Patient Financing - https://go.thrivingdentistshow.com/EP-769

Great dentistry doesn't run a practice. Systems do.24 proven systems, 1:1 coaching with Gary Takacs and a 9 KPI dashboar...
10/08/2026

Great dentistry doesn't run a practice. Systems do.
24 proven systems, 1:1 coaching with Gary Takacs and a 9 KPI dashboard.
Book a Free Strategy Call. Link in bio.

10/07/2026

A $2,000 financing fee can feel expensive.
But what if it helps a patient say yes to a $20,000 case?

That is the point Gary and Naren raise in this clip.
Instead of only asking, “What will financing cost me?” ask another question:

What will it cost the practice if the patient does not move forward at all?
Sometimes we focus so much on the fee that we miss the bigger number.

Listen to the podcast for a different way to think about patient financing and case acceptance.
👉 https://go.thrivingdentistshow.com/EP-769

Your patient said yes in the chair. Then the fee came up.That's the moment Naren asked Gary about in this week's episode...
10/07/2026

Your patient said yes in the chair. Then the fee came up.

That's the moment Naren asked Gary about in this week's episode. Plenty of patients agree with the treatment plan. Some even say yes to themselves. Then the case stalls at the payment conversation.

Gary's view: it falls apart when nobody shows the patient how affordable the care could be.

He backs it up with a number from outside dentistry. By his research, 83% of new cars bought in the US in 2026 were financed. Only 17% were paid in cash. If your practice only works for patients who can write a check, you're working with the 17%.

In the episode Gary covers:
• why the financing fee is the wrong number to worry about
• why he won't offer in-house payment plans
• the one question a strong financial coordinator asks instead of "Do you want to go ahead?"
• why your consult room may pay for itself many times over

Episode 769: How to Grow Your Practice With Patient Financing
Listen here: https://go.thrivingdentistshow.com/EP-769

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