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25/06/2026
~Is this true for you~ "I am just a highly skilled cog in someone else's machine."
Here's what owners don't want you to figure out for yourself.
Practice ownership isn't for everyone, but the "opportunity cost" when you wait, can be devastating for those who wait too long.
$60,000 annual gap in salary – $40,000+ after-tax
Source: ADA Health Policy Institute · Commercial Lending Performance Metrics
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An independent solo owner operating a lean startup model pulls a baseline margin of $22,500 a month on $50,000 in collections. Meanwhile, the standard corporate associate takes home about $17,500 pre-tax monthly.
Delaying your transition to ownership by just twelve months actually costs you approximately $60,000 in pre-tax income, roughly $40,000 in lost after-tax profits.
Stop waiting for the "perfect time" to do the startup. If you need to figure out how first... this is the workshop for you.
On July 2nd, we're discussing the exact Reverse Engineering Strategy that can turn a seemingly "high-risk" gamble into a highly calculated launch.
Every time a dentist asks me about dropping insurance, I ask them this one question first.
What does your patient experience actually look like?
Because here's the honest reality, insurance participation is a form of marketing. When patients search "dentist near me" and filter by coverage, being in-network is how they find you. That visibility has a cost, and the write-off is part of that cost.
If your team is slow, your wait times are long, or your treatment presentations are weak, going out of network will accelerate every problem you already have. Patients who were already "meh" about the practice will leave when they lose the insurance benefit holding them there.
But if your experience is dialed in? If patients genuinely love your office? You'd be surprised how many of them follow you out of network.
The decision isn't just about fees. It's about what your practice has already earned. What's your patient experience like right now - in all honestly?
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Here is something most startup dentists do not think about when choosing which insurances to accept:
Who are the biggest employers in your market? And what insurance do they carry?
School districts and government jobs tend to be great consistent, good coverage, predictable patient base.
If you can get credentialed with the dominant employer in your area early, you fill chairs faster. That is not a coincidence.
We talked through exactly how to find this data on a recent Dental Unscripted episode. Let us know if this is something you've thought about below?! 👇
