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May 21, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 159

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Guest: Dr. Miguel Stanley

Key Takeaways 

● Introduction 

● COVID Effects and Changes 

● Reprogramming Marketing to Safety 

● Accommodating Patients 

● Empathetic Leadership and Struggles 

● Slow Dentistry in Covid 

     ○ Cleaning Floors 

     ○ Top-Down 

     ○ Disinfecting Packages and Contents 

     ○ PPE  

     ○ Contactless Hand Washing 

     ○ Downsizing Operatories 

     ○ Virtual Front Desk 

     ○ Mouth Rinse/Gargle 

     ○ Iodine Spray 

     ○ 60% Capacity 

     ○ Aerosols 

     ○ PrePaid Appointments  

● Quality Practices  

● PPP, COVID Models and Protocols 

● Supplements 

● Getting Back to Work 

● Creating a Fund to Market the Importance of Dentistry 

● Craftwork 

● Smart Controls at Work 

● Trading Short Term Greed for Long Term Greed 

● Changes  


References 

Covid Relationship to Slow Dentistry

Sapiens book  

 
Tweetable 

“Confused and unfearful.” -Dr. Spodak 


“Put on your gloves and fight.” -Dr. Stanley 


“There is no shame in losing your business when the world is on fire.” -Dr.  Stanley 


“Covid-Style Marketing” -Dr. Boulden 


“You can’t polish a turd.” -Dr. Boulden

 
“Dentistry is safe - everybody’s going to need us.” -Dr. Stanley

May 14, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 158

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Guest: Dr. Tim McNamara

Key Takeaways

● Introduction 

● Signage & Visibility 

● Brand Recognition 

● Marketing & Rent  

     ○ Invisible Strings 

● Opportunities and Silver Linings 

     ○ Mindset 

     ○ Consolidation 

     ○ Cash Flow Matters 

     ○ Bitcoin 

● The Value of a Business 

     ○ Ebitda & Net Profit 

● Habitual Ownership  

● Pivoting 

● Freelancing & Entrepreneurship 

     ○ What Lights You Up 

● Grow in the Dip 

● EGO 

● Make Sure What You’re Buying Makes Sense 

● Moving the Needle in your Happiness 

● Your P&L is your Freedom 

● Sniff Out the Bullsh!t 

● Dr. Tim McNamara Part 2 Coming Soon! 


References 

TUSK podcast 

Tweetable 

Visibility is key. -Dr. Boulden

 
Dentists see the micro, not the macro. -Dr. Spodak

 
Business is opportunity. -Dr. Tim McNamara

 
Dentistry provides everything we could possibly need. -Dr. Tim McNamara

 
Everybody’s got a plan until they get punched in the face. -Mike Tyson

 
You’re a spring! -Dr. Tim McNamara

 
Open your eyes to see the string. -Dr. Tim McNamara 

May 7, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 157

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Guest: Laura Hatch 

Key Takeaways  

  • Introduction
  • Front Office Rocks
  • Importance of Front Office Team
  • “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” Challenge
  • We’ve Always Done it That Way 
  • Ideal Time for New Patient Call
  • Questions from a Patient’s Perspective
  • Delivering Happiness
  • Potential New Patient Calls
  • Respect the Phone, A Butt in a Chair
  • The Dual Close
  • Training, Guidelines, Scripting 
  • Systems & Speaking from your Heart
  • Dentists: Being Vulnerable, Being Leaders, Growing and Teaching
  • The “Why”
  • Importance of Training

References

Front Office Rocks 

Delivering Happiness book by Tony Hsieh 

Tweetable

If you don’t have bats, you can’t hit a homerun. -Dr. Boulden

In the absence of a system, people will create their own. -Dr. Boulden

The experience starts before the first phone call. -Laura Hatch

Give your team a reason to love you first. -Dr. Spodak

We don’t have to have it all figured out, we just have to learn and grow together. -Laura Hatch

May 4, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 156

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways  

● Introduction 

● Luck & Talent 

● 4 Types of Luck 

     ○ Blind Luck 

     ○ Luck from Hustling 

     ○ Luck from Preparation 

     ○ Luck from Unique Character 

● Being Wealthy 

● “And Then What?” Exercise 

References

Naval’s Types of Luck 


Tweetable

 
Talent is overrated, hard work is what matters. -Dr. Spodak

 
Making money isn’t about luck, it’s about becoming the type of person that  makes money. -Dr. Boulden 


Fear is sometimes a great motivator. -Dr. Boulden 


Being wealthy is living on less than you earn. -Dr. Spodak

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