The Productive Dentist Podcast

The Productive Dentist Podcast features Dr. Bruce Baird, America’s Most Productive Dentist, as he shares the wisdom and knowledge he has gained in 30+ years of dentistry. A pioneer in dental implants, scheduling, leadership, and practice management, Dr. Baird has a wealth of knowledge he is eager to share to help dentists become more productive and live better lives.

Alternative Text Posted March 23, 2020 / The Productive Dentist Podcast
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Episode 59 – Confidence in the Face of Fear

Today, I’m staying with current events and discussing what I’m seeing in the industry and my thoughts on: Keeping staff employed and possible payroll loans Handling urgent and true emergency patients Strategies to lead your team through uncertainty Communicating with patients How to keep your business healthy so you can hit the ground running when […]

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Episode 58 – Pandemic

With concerns over CORVID-19 causing widespread school and business closures, a lot of dentists are taking a hard look at what the next few weeks might mean for their practices. Today, I’m starting with an overview of what I’m seeing across the industry and reviewing some things you should consider to get your practice through […]

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Episode 57 – Coronavirus, Oil and The Market

Today we’re focusing on a current event. Right now I’m sitting here watching some fears unfold across the country. From Coronavirus to oil being slashed by 30% overnight, and the stock markets halting trading after a 7% decline overnight.

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Alternative Text Posted March 2, 2020 / The Productive Dentist Podcast
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Episode 56 – Predictive Analytics (Part 2)

Today we’re diving into part 2 about using predictive analytics to understand your business and manage growth. What predictive analytics really means is that you’re running your business like a real business. You have to set goals, you have to commit to them. So let’s jump into: Why there’s no such thing as miscellaneous expenses […]

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Alternative Text Posted February 24, 2020 / The Productive Dentist Podcast
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Episode 55 – Predictive Analytics (Part 1)

If we don’t have a business model that’s working really well it frustrates us. We have a lot of risk and debt and we’re working hard…we should be making more money. The question is why aren’t we? Today, I’m going to talk about what I did in my practice that let me predict and control […]

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Episode 54 – So, You Think You Need an Associate

Do I need an associate? Well, that’s a loaded question. I’ve had about 10 associates over the years and worked with close to 1,000 offices. So I’m going to share my thoughts about what forms success in an associate position and what doesn’t. Here’s some of what we’ll cover in today’s episode:  Good and bad […]

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Alternative Text Posted February 10, 2020 / The Productive Dentist Podcast
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Episode 53 – Net Zero Marketing

Most dentists are spending about 1% of their budget on marketing. I market at 8% and what I realized was not only was my market penetration getting better, my overhead was also going down. That’s the concept of net zero marketing: as you start producing more, you drive all your fixed costs down. So today […]

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Episode 52 – You’re Not Alone

I’ve noticed something in all the work and presentations I do to dentists around the world – all the problems we have are pretty universal. Patients don’t show. We have to market our practices. Patients don’t accept our treatment plans. The good news is, we’re not alone. Today, I’m talking about different ways you can […]

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Alternative Text Posted January 20, 2020 / The Productive Dentist Podcast
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Episode 51 – The PPO Trap

The PPO trap is something I’ve watched develop over the past 20 years in dentistry. At their heart, they are basically a marketing company; they’re bringing you patients and you’re paying them. For some dentists, having a PPO as part of your business plan makes sense. But for other dentists, it takes a huge part […]

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Episode 50 – Prepping for Tomorrow

What are the things you look at to prepare for the next day? Just as a reminder my biggest focus is productivity. So in the past 40 years, I’ve trained my team to handle the morning huddle. I don’t even go to the morning meeting because I empower my team and hold them accountable for […]

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Episode 49 – Reducing Stress by Handling Objections

What happens to productivity when you’re stressed out? It doesn’t take a genius to know productivity goes down. I don’t know about you, but I want to keep my stress low and my production high. So here’s a question: how do you handle the stresses that bother you, your team, and your patients? Today, we’re […]

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Episode 48 – Annual Planning

Annual Planning is something I’ve done every single year in the last 36 years in my practice. At the end of the year, I look at my numbers for this year versus the previous year and ask myself these questions:  What have I focused on, what have I not focused on? What were my goals? […]

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