What if you could work one day a week clinically and take home more than you do now?
In Part 1 of this two-part series, Dr. Scott Leune lays out the strategy he’s used for more than a decade to help dentists grow from one practice to five, without the crushing workload that drives so many multi-practice owners to sell out of desperation.
Most dentists expand by adding associates and locations while staying the general dentist everyone needs. Their expenses rise, their profit doesn’t, and their stress doubles. Scott explains a completely different path that starts with building a “lifestyle practice”: one location that gives you time freedom, financial freedom, and a team that runs the practice day to day.
You’ll learn:
- Why your first goal isn’t more locations, but freedom from the hygiene chair
- How doing bigger cases one day a week can replace four days of general dentistry income
- The math behind keeping 90% of what you produce when associates cover your overhead
- Why you should get overhead under control before you hire your first associate
- How to build an office manager role that handles 95% of day-to-day decisions
- The “closed-door policy” that protects your time and keeps the practice running without you
If you’re dreaming of multiple locations, or just want your life back, this episode is your blueprint. Part 2, on scaling from one practice to five, drops next week.
In this episode:
- 02:01 Why most dentists build multiple practices the wrong way
- 04:56 The ground rules for growing to five practices
- 07:00 What a lifestyle practice is, and why it might be your finish line
- 09:07 Breaking free from the hygiene chair
- 10:02 Why big-case dentistry is the key to time freedom
- 13:09 The math: keeping 90% of what you produce
- 17:07 The path from solo dentist to freedom
- 21:02 Why overhead comes before your first associate
- 24:00 Adding associates while building your specialty schedule
- 27:10 Building a practice that runs without you
- 29:56 Defining the office manager role
- 34:38 The closed-door policy that protects your time
- 37:07 The mistake most multi-practice owners make
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What is The Dental CEO Podcast?
Welcome to the Dental CEO® Podcast — where Dr. Scott Leune applies proven business strategies from leading entrepreneurs and CEOs to the complexities of dental practice ownership.
In each episode, Dr. Leune dives into candid conversations with leaders from industries far beyond the operatory, uncovering strategies, struggles, and breakthroughs that align with the challenges dentists face every day.
From scaling operations to maximizing profitability, these discussions reveal the financial frameworks and operational insights that empower dentists to lead with precision, manage with efficiency, and achieve sustainable growth as the CEO of their practice.