Confessions of a Young Doctor

I hear from fellow dentists and orthodontists all the time that they would like to open their own practice, but not for a few years. This is great! But there are a few things you should do now to start preparing for ownership even if you don't think you'll open a practice right now.

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Once you've identified an area with good demographics for your start up practice, you'll want to start looking at leased spaces. Here are some tips to get you started when it comes to negotiating a lease for your future start up practice.

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As young doctors we throw around the phase "work life balance" and the endless pursuit all too often. Here are my thoughts on whether it's actually possible as a start up practice owner.


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I'm commonly asked by other young doctors what my typical week looks like as a start up practice owner. In this episode I go through my work schedule between my orthodontic office and my associateship job, personal life, and administrative tasks.


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Social media marketing is a complicated beast, but a good facebook and instagram strategy can help to build your start up practice. In this episode I'll touch on the basics of getting started with your practice meta profiles and organizing your bio/about sections. I also share some of the things that I post about and how to gain followers for you new practice.

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Have you been wanting to open a practice for a while now, but can't seem to take the plunge? Most likely it comes down to a lack of confidence. Don't worry, you're not alone... I struggled with confidence when opening my orthodontic start up practice, but here are some ways you can help to build your confidence and your dream life.

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To distinguish yourself as a new practice it's important to have a strong brand, but what is a brand really? It's more than just your logo and color scheme. This week we talk about how to come up with a positioning statement and build a reputation that will make you stand out in the community.

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It is incredibly important to set up systems for your new practice from the beginning. One of the systems that I spent a lot of time refining is our new patient flow. This episode focuses on all the automations we have set up for new patients from their orthodontic consultation to after their braces go on.

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For now, my start up practice is only open about 2.5 days per week, but I have a full time employee who works 5 days per week. In this episode, I'll talk about some of the reasons why I decided to have a full time employee and the tasks she does on the days I'm not at the practice seeing patients.


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Starting a practice is not for every doctor. So how do you know if it could be the right choice for you? This week I'll go over 4 things that could indicate you are ready to take the plunge into practice ownership.

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I tried a lot of different marketing for my start up orthodontic practice this year. In this episode I share what's worked the best and worst when it came to driving new patient growth. I also go over how this last year's marketing results has helped to drive our strategy for the upcoming year.

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Last week, we did a one year recap on the my start up orthodontic practice. That exercise got me thinking about the last year for me personally. Taking stock of my practice month by month was a great way to look at patterns and make adjustments for the upcoming year, so I decided to do the same for myself.

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