{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Shared Practices | Your Dental Roadmap through Practice Ownership","title":"Shared Practices: Dr. Katelyn Miller’s $2M Startup Journey","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2900,"description":"In this episode of the Shared Practices Podcast, coach Caitlin Embree sits down with her long-time client, Dr. Katelyn Miller, to unpack a remarkable dental practice ownership success story. Opening a startup in December 2019 right before a global pandemic is no easy feat, but Dr. Miller scaled her practice from just two employees to a 12-person team generating $2 million in annual collections with over 3,200 active patients.\nThe key to her rapid growth in dental practice ownership was a crystal-clear vision: she never wanted to remain a solo clinician. By maintaining a 90%+ hygiene reappointment rate and intentionally hiring an associate, Dr. Peiffer, Dr. Miller was able to reduce her clinical schedule to just three days a week while the business continued to thrive.\nHere is how to evolve your dental practice ownership strategy as you reach maximum facility capacity:\n\nCommunicate the Vision: Tell your early hires exactly where the practice is heading so they expect change, embrace growth, and buy into the long-term goal.\nEmpower Your Associate: Schedule overlap days to handle administrative tasks and team mentorship, but give your associate days where they are the sole doctor so they can build autonomy and team trust.\nProtect Your Boundaries: True freedom in ownership means empowering your team to operate without you; stop answering non-emergency texts after hours and commit to taking your scheduled days completely off.\nDrop the PPOs: When you completely run out of physical chairs and provider time, the best way to grow is to tactfully drop in-network insurance plans to increase your production per procedure and selectively retain patients who value your care.\nLeverage EFDAs: Utilize Expanded Function Dental Auxiliaries (EFDAs) to place fillings, drastically increasing your daily patient capacity while freeing up the doctors for higher-value procedures like implants, cosmetics, and Invisalign.\nReady to take the next step in your dental practice journey? Visit...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OmYJDDgYCt9iRq56NzFumCdpF4JdVV1m98IUsQsfcdM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ZDJj/NmNjMTk2YWEyMDgy/YmRlYzc0ZTNkZWE3/YmZkZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}