The Practice Career Cycle: How to Get to Level 4, the Best Level! (with Dr. Roger Levin)

What if the most fulfilling, profitable version of your surgical career was just a few strategic shifts away? In this episode, Dr. Grant Stuck welcomes back Dr. Roger Levin, Founder and CEO of Levin Group, to break down the Practice Career Cycle, a four-level framework that shows how oral surgeons evolve in their careers, and why most never make it to the most rewarding stage: Level 4. Dr. Levin shares why Level 3, the stage of maximum work, often becomes a trap and how Level 4 offers a path to greater efficiency, higher profits, and more enjoyment. He also explains how delegation, leadership, and having the right office manager can transform your day-to-day experience and long-term outcomes. If you're feeling stuck, overworked, or simply curious about what’s possible, this episode offers a clear and inspiring roadmap to a better practice (and a better life)!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Insight into the four-level framework that defines a surgeon’s career.
• The first three levels: from getting started to building competence to maximum work.
• Warning signs of burnout and stagnation (and how to overcome them).
• The hidden costs of not marketing consistently.
• Reasons that most office managers aren’t equipped to lead.
• What it looks like to do only what you excel at.
• The “post-it test” and how delegation is the key to profitability and freedom.
• Viewing your office manager as the COO: hiring, training, and decision-making.
• Imagining a practice that runs without you running it.
• Ways that income reflects operational efficiency (and how to make it count!)
• Building a team and culture that empowers you to perform at your highest level.
• Customer service and relying on a team of experts as key traits of Level 4 surgeons.
• The value of continuous education and mastering the skill of learning itself.
• Actionable strategies and practical tips to help you advance to Level 4.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Roger Levin on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-levin-69ab744/

Levin Group — https://levingroup.com/

American Association of Dental Office Management — https://www.dentalmanagers.com/

Harvard Business Review Newsletters — https://hbr.org/email-newsletters

The Dichotomy of Leadership — https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250195772

Everyday Oral Surgery Website — https://www.everydayoralsurgery.com/ 

Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/everydayoralsurgery/ 

Everyday Oral Surgery on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EverydayOralSurgery/

Dr. Grant Stucki Email — [e-mail]

Dr. Grant Stucki Phone — 720-441-6059