The My Practice My Business Dental Podcast
By Robert Thorup, DDS
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Welcome to The My Practice My Business Dental Podcast. I'm Dr. Rob Thorup, Clinical Director at MPMB. In our podcast shows we help dentists profit and thrive with excerpts from The Clinical Business of Dentistry Training here at MPMB.This podcast is dedicated to helping dentists and their teams reclaim forgotten profitability in dentistry, and to learn business skills specifically designed for dental practices. We look forward to your subscription, and we hope you let your colleagues know about our podcast. For more information on our GUARANTEED training, please visit us at www.mypracticemybusiness.com and surf our website pages. Our mission statement is simple: We increase the monthly net revenue of dental practices with our key methods, tools, and training utilizing every day, need-based dentistry, even with PPO plans. And we teach you how to do it ethically, legally, and morally, adhering to contracts and state laws, so you can be paid fairly for the services you provide.
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Bound by the Referral
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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The Ethics of Cost Shifting in Dentistry
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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The Hygienist Perspective
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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"Who Moved My Cheese" in the Dental Industry
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Business Stupid vs Business Smart in the Dental Profession
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May 05, 2025 |
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Dental Apes on the Treadmill
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Where is the sense of community in dentistry?
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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The "Real" Top 10 Concerns Facing Dentists
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Utah 2025 HB495 Passes
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Giving Your Dental Patients a Reason to Stay
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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2025 Legislative Update
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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An Open Letter To The ADA, UDA, and All Dental Associations
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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You’ve Missed The Mark Dental Association Leaders
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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2025 Top Dental Business Concerns
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Is That Another Plaque On Your Wall?
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Cite Your Source!
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Goals vs. Purpose
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Who's In Charge?
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Why Are Dentists Their Own Worst Enemy?
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Unbundling is a Good Thing
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Are We Embracing Stupid?
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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The Business Question No One Is Talking About…
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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LEPAT vs MEPAT: why it matters
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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ADA pleads with Supreme Court for insurance reform
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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MPMB June 2024 Update
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Dental Insurance: Obstacle or Opportunity?
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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State of the Dental Economy 2024
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Nitrous Oxide Testing
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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PPO PROFITABILITY: YES, IT DOES EXIST
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Why Can’t Dentists Accept Business Concepts?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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2023 in Review
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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The "Dark Truth" about Delta Dental...and why Business HR Departments Should Go Elsewhere!
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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What Channel are Dental Associations On?
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Business Concepts Continue to Escape Dentistry: never be afraid to charge for what you do!
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Everyone is Thinking the Same Thing, but No One Wants to Speak Out
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Understanding the Reasons Why Dentists Are Not In Charge
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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No Doc, Low Reimbursement Rates are NOT Your Fault
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Why are Dental Leaders Answering Questions no Dentist is Asking?
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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NO, ADA, You Should Not Report Full Fees To Payers
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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The American Dental Associations leasing of CDT Codes to dental insurance companies
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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How is the Economy Affecting Dentists?
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Critical business thinking vs feelings
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May 08, 2023 |
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Why are dentists afraid to speak out about dental insurance companies and the American Dental Association?
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Bottlenecks in the Dental Practice
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Why ADA Membership is Declining
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Who Determines Generally Accepted Practice Standards?
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Principles vs. Platitudes: the Dentist and PPO Plans
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Vision to Mission to Success: Revolving Door Closed!
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Is Periodontal Disease Curable? Asking for a friend…
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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PPO vs. FFS Dental Office: a business perspective
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Solo vs. DSO: what corporate isn’t telling you…
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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The Confusion Between “Non-Covered Service" Laws and Balance Billing
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Why Dental Teams Should Cross Train
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Does Dental Insurance Cover It?
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Effective Leadership in the Dental Office
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Can Dentists Co-Exist with Dental Insurance Plans?
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Dentists Are Constantly Nickel and Dimed by PPO Plans
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Confirmation Bias Can Destroy Amazing Opportunities
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May 23, 2022 |
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Third-Party Payers Use "Bundling" in the CDT Code Book Against Us
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May 09, 2022 |
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There are Three Types of Dentists
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Who Teaches Dentists to Dump Dental Insurance Plans?
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Current Topics with Tracy and Dr. Rob of MPMB
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Dental Manufacturer Accountability
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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5 Things Your Dental Office Is Doing Wrong
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Dental Offices Ruled by Patients
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Can Dental Training Drive Performance?
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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2021 in Review, and a big training announcement
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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If Dental Insurance Doesn't Cover It...
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Freedom Goes Both Ways
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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If "A", Why Not "B"?
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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How To Battle PPO Plans
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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OM/FO Training from the Big Island of Hawaii
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Bundling Distinct Dental Procedures and the New Utah Dental Law
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Run The Numbers, Cerec Wins Everytime!
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Effective vs. Ineffective Dental Teams
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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"The Unspoken Rules"
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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It's Good For Your Patient. Therefore, It Should Be Free...
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Clarifying Manipulative Dental Insurance Verbiage
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Solo Dental Practices Rock!
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Teaching Dental Teams How to Think, Not What to Think
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May 24, 2021 |
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What Price Should You Place on your Dental Team's Education?
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May 17, 2021 |
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A Letter To Your Patient, From the Dental Insurance Plan You Just Terminated...
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May 11, 2021 |
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Comprehensive Dental Office Manager Training in Hawaii: because they deserve it!
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May 03, 2021 |
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Dental Associations, Dental Insurance, and You!
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Dental Thought Leaders Who Choose To Do Nothing
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Battling the Complex World of Dental Coverage
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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A Patient's Perspective on CAD/CAM Technology
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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A Patient's Perspective on Periodontal Disease
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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What to Pay Your Hygienist
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Frequency: How Dental Insurance Companies Eliminate Procedures, or Reduce Payment
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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David and Goliath: MPMB and the Dental Insurance Industry
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Your Problem Isn't More Patients, It's Actually Profitability
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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An Exciting Announcement from MPMB at Utah's Capitol Hill!
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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My Dental Docs: why it increases case acceptance
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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In-House Dental Membership Plans: are they right for you?
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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What is Palliative Treatment?
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Billing out Fee-For-Service Fees to PPO Plans: truth be told
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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When to Let Go of that Essential Employee
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Dental Insurance Companies are in it to Make Money, Whatever it Takes!
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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The Business Reality of the Dental Career
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Conflict in the Dental Office
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Direct Operating Costs and Profitability: how our best thought leaders continue to miss the mark...
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Are You Ready for the Next Attack on Your Dental Business?
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Did an Oral Surgeon Really Say That?
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Are You Training Your Patients, or are your Patients Training You?
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Free Dentistry Syndrome: is it the Dentist, Front Office, or Both?
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Why is Change so Difficult to Achieve?
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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What? No Up-Front Cost for MPMB Training? We are Giving Back...
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Our Best Thought Leaders in Dentistry Suffer from the Status-Quo
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Task Managers vs. Task Thinkers
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Our Thoughts and Prayers are with All of You
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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An Office Manager's Validation
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Business 101 for Dental Hygienists
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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What Does a Dental Business Look Like?
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Team Development in our Nation's Capital
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Dental Eyes Were Opened at the Bellingham Washington Seminar
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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Please, Save the Jawbone!
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Preventing Fraud and Embezzlement in your Dental Practice
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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The Business Cycle of Direct and Indirect Pulp Caps
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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Who Pays For Dentistry?
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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The MPMB 2020 Introduction
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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You've Been Lied to Long Enough
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Trust Goes Both Ways
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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I Only Put In The Best For My Patients...
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Dental Labs, CAD/CAM, and Market Share
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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A Month of Gratitude, in dentistry, and beyond
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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The Non-Supported Office Manager
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Case Acceptance Means Nothing if you're not Profitable
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills: How they affect your dental practice
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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My Practice My Business Dental Podcast Introduction
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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Is Dentistry Going Digital? It Already Has!
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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Up-Coding vs. Up-Grading
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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10 Suggestions for Dental Team Members to be Categorically Great!
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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Your Patient Has Gas, and You Gave It To Them!
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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So Much Misinformation Out There: Let's Help Each Other
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Sep 16, 2019 |
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Direct Operating Costs Per Hour
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Oh My, Look What Medical Has Discovered: Upgrading!
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Controlling Words Soon Become Believable, Just Ask Your Patient or Office Manager
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Aug 26, 2019 |
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The Nickel and Dime Syndrome
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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Team Engagement: Is Everyone On Board?
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Local Anesthesia, Suturing, and the ADA: We Need Your Help
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Aug 05, 2019 |
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To Permit Ignorance Is To Empower It
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Jul 29, 2019 |
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Features vs. Benefits and the Purchases Dentists Make
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Jul 22, 2019 |
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Fear Not the Power of Dental Fear: my interview with Wes Jankowski of CEO Dentist
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Jul 15, 2019 |
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Why Periodontal Treatment Fails: a business approach
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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They're Lowering Reimbursement Rates Again!
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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Read the CDT Code Book from the ADA
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Jun 24, 2019 |
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Digital Images Cost Nothing: and other such nonsense!
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Jun 17, 2019 |
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GP's and Specialists: It's all about the patient!
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Jun 10, 2019 |
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Office Managers: Be a Leader, Not a Follower
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Jun 03, 2019 |
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Memorial Day and Team Development
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May 27, 2019 |
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8 Crucial Facts About Patient Retention
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May 20, 2019 |
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Doctor, who is your competition?
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May 13, 2019 |
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The "YNINDI" Syndrome
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May 06, 2019 |
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Whitney, the Office Manager, Tells Her Story
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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Self-Induced Insurance Courtesies
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Apr 22, 2019 |
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Disney and your Dental Practice
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Apr 15, 2019 |
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Where did my profits go?
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Case Presentations are Sales Cycles
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Apr 01, 2019 |
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Practice Fees
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Mar 25, 2019 |
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The Statistical State of Dentistry: in Utah and Beyond
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Mar 18, 2019 |
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The Dichotomy of Dentistry
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Mar 11, 2019 |
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An Email Worth Sharing
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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Please, Make It Stop, It's Not a Courtesy
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Feb 25, 2019 |
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Case Acceptance: It's a Biology Thing!
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Feb 20, 2019 |
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Why every extraction deserves ridge preservation
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Feb 19, 2019 |