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Bulletproof Dental Practice

Dr. Peter Boulden & Dr. Craig Spodak 437 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

Dentistry is evolving - Is your practice BULLETPROOF? Marketing. Systems. Leadership. Proven strategies to grow your practice with co-hosts Dr. Peter Boulden and Dr. Craig Spodak.

Episodes

350,000 Surveys: What Drives Five-Star Reviews?
350,000 Surveys: What Drives Five-Star Reviews? Oct 13, 2026 47:49 What really earns a five-star review? Opencare CEO Cameron Howieson brings data from 350,000 patient surveys, and the answer isn't your equipment or the cookie bar in reception. It's your team. Dr. Peter Boulden and Ian de Jongh dig into how patients choose a practice and why they stay: how fast you respond (practices that reply within a minute book 89% of new patients, versus 69% after five minut
Rent or Own Your Practice Building?
Rent or Own Your Practice Building? Oct 5, 2026 36:45 Many dental practice owners suffer from a dangerous financial misconception: that signing a 10-year lease is the low-risk choice, without realizing it carries the same level of commitment as buying a commercial property. The only difference is that after a decade of writing rent checks, you haven't built equity for yourself - you've simply paid off the landlord's mortgage while sinking hundreds of
Selling Your Practice: What the Math Really Says
Selling Your Practice: What the Math Really Says Oct 1, 2026 19:53 Dentistry has sold practice owners a seductive dream: grind it out for a decade, build up a million-dollar practice, sell out to a broker or DSO, and ride off into the sunset with a life-changing check. But when you strip away the selling hype and look at the actual balance sheet, the reality of a practice sale is often a brutal financial haircut. Practice owners regularly confuse top-line sticker
Why a $15M Dental Group Owner Isn't Selling (And Why You Shouldn't Either)
Why a $15M Dental Group Owner Isn't Selling (And Why You Shouldn't Either) Sep 24, 2026 37:24 When Dr. Zachary Kingsberg first called the hotline (Episode 450), he said he'd only sell his five-practice group for a "stupid multiple" of 13x to 15x EBITDA. But after running the real math and realizing zero-interest-rate multiples are gone, Zach returns to the show for a conversation to unpack what the realities behind his itch to sell, and why it probably shouldn't be scratched just yet. Mana
Build a Practice You Don't Need to Escape | Dr. Richard Low
Build a Practice You Don't Need to Escape | Dr. Richard Low Sep 22, 2026 01:09:42 Dr. Richard Low started a podcast in his closet. Eight years later he was the CEO of 35 dental offices and the most miserable he had ever been. He walked away from eight figures to save his marriage and his mental health. In this episode, Richard joins Dr. Craig Spodak and Ian de Jongh to talk about what he would build instead. The answer isn't a number of offices. It starts with the question Crai
Associate to Owner: Burn the Boats
Associate to Owner: Burn the Boats Sep 10, 2026 35:14 We got an email titled "Is Everything Going to Be Okay?" A Navy veteran producing over $1M a year as an associate is three months from opening a $2.9M startup in a building he bought. $20K a month in debt. Seven ops, with plans for 14. And he's lying awake wondering if he did the right thing. He asked Peter and Craig two questions: when do I quit my associate job, and is everything going to be oka
The 5-Point Fix for Unscheduled Treatment
The 5-Point Fix for Unscheduled Treatment Sep 3, 2026 31:04 More than half of diagnosed dental treatment walks out the door unscheduled. Most practices respond to low case acceptance by buying more new patients instead of fixing the leak. In this episode, Peter brings a 5-point fix for the treatment you've already diagnosed, from your treatment plan follow-up protocol to reducing friction to owning the money conversation. The through line: your software bu
Zombie DSOs and the Fear Merchants
Zombie DSOs and the Fear Merchants Aug 27, 2026 37:13 Dentistry has become a target. From Hormozi-style marketers to practice brokers charging six figures for "scaling retreats," everyone suddenly wants a piece of the profession. In this episode, Dr. Peter Boulden, Dr. Craig Spodak, and Ian de Jongh unpack why dentists are easy prey, how to spot the warning signs of a predatory pitch, and why the same voices who screamed "sell now before the bubble p
Bulletproof Summit: "The Best One Yet"
Bulletproof Summit: "The Best One Yet" Aug 21, 2026 25:34 Fresh off a sold-out Bulletproof Summit at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Dr. Peter Boulden, Dr. Craig Spodak, and Ian de Jongh sit down to relive three days that left everyone running on fumes and full of purpose. In this episode: the world's first all-dental AI summit, Brian Harris delivering a main stage talk so inspiring Peter considered getting back in the chair, and the unplanned moment Dr. R
If You're the Smartest in the Room, Leave
If You're the Smartest in the Room, Leave Aug 5, 2026 29:52 The fastest way to stall your growth is to be the most accomplished person in your circle. Peter and Craig are living the opposite this summer. Craig is recording from Aspen and Peter just got back from Baker's Bay, both dropped into rooms where they quickly realized they are a smallest fish in the pond, which is exactly where they want to be. Recorded the week of the sold-out Bulletproof Summit,
Leaving the Chair Without Quitting
Leaving the Chair Without Quitting Aug 3, 2026 23:59 Dr. Todd Christensen calls in from Minnesota with 20 operatories across two locations, a big remodel behind him, and a question he can't shake: at 45, how does he transition out of clinical dentistry and into the executive role without the guilt? His patients don't make it easy. When he tries to hand them to an associate, they tell him they would rather wait months for him than see anyone else. Pe
Hotline Calls: When Is the Right Time to Sell?
Hotline Calls: When Is the Right Time to Sell? Jul 31, 2026 49:58 "I'd only sell for a stupid multiple. Thirteen, fifteen X." A five-practice owner from Dallas calls the hotline with the question every group owner is quietly asking: when do I sell, and what's the highest multiple anyone has actually gotten? What follows is one of the most candid breakdowns of the DSO economy you'll hear anywhere. Zombie DSOs, zero interest rate policy, bridge loans at 18 percent

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