{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Dentistry Made Simple with Dr. Tarun 'TBone' Agarwal","title":"Consulting vs. Coaching: What Actually Creates Lasting Practice Growth?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1971,"description":"Traditional consulting can help a dental practice improve, but lasting growth requires more than someone coming in and telling you what to fix.\nIn this episode, T-Bone and Meredith break down the difference between traditional dental consulting and the 3D Dentists Mastermind. Drawing from T-Bone’s experience with multiple consulting programs throughout his career, they explain why today’s practice owners need guidance from people who understand the realities of practicing dentistry, owning a business, leading a team, and adapting to a rapidly changing industry.\nThey discuss why 3D focuses on a “done with you” approach rather than simply doing the work for the doctor. From self-leadership and team development to peer accountability, advanced clinical skills, business fundamentals, and community, T-Bone explains why sustainable growth happens when doctors learn how to think through problems, make difficult decisions, and build practices that support both clinical excellence and a better life.\nMain Topics:\nTraditional dental consulting vs. the 3D Dentists Mastermind\nWhy advice from practicing dentists and practice owners matters\nHow dentistry and practice ownership have changed in 2026\nChoosing a coaching program that matches the practice you actually want to build\nWhy community and peer accountability accelerate growth\nDeveloping leaders throughout the entire dental team\nWhy lasting change begins with self-leadership\nThe difference between “do it yourself,” “done for you,” and “done with you”\nBuilding a business that supports clinical excellence\nBalancing profitability with doing the dentistry you actually enjoy\nWhy understanding practice economics matters more than ever\nWho is the best fit for the 3D Dentists Mastermind\n\nIn This Episode:\nWhy T-Bone says every consulting program he joined taught him something, but the results were not always long-lasting\nHow the challenges facing dentists in 2026 differ from those of previous decades\nWhy practicing dentists and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/C_aFR-zmxMmvhWnvWHKMACcnwK7eLxP4dNyg0ofmeKs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNDdl/OTk0NTRiZmIxNmRm/YTM1OWExYzgwYTU1/MDJlNC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}