Dr. Brandon Patten - Ames Family Dental

Dr. Brandon Patten is the owner dentist at Ames Family Dental in Ames, IA.

Show Notes

Dr. Brandon Patten traded four years of dental school tuition for four years of service in the Navy.

Sixteen years later, the owner of Ames Family Dental says he would make the same decision in a heartbeat, for a multitude of reasons.

Listen to the latest episode of The Practice Growth Podcast to learn more about: 

• How high patient volume right out of school rapidly accelerated his clinical skills.
• Dr. Patten’s experience practicing for two years on the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
• The military skills that are transferrable to owning a dental practice.

Plus more.

You can reach Dr. Patten at 515-233-2898. You can learn more about his practice at amesfamilydental.com

What is Dentists, Puns, and Money?

Dentists, Puns, and Money is a podcast focused on two things: The financial topics relevant to dentists leaving clinical practice and the stories and lessons of dentists who have already done so.

1. The stories of dentists who have transitioned from full-time clinical dentistry.

2. The financial topics that are relevant for dentists making that transition.

If you’re a dentist thinking about your exit from clinical, and you’d like to learn from the experiences of other dentists who have made that transition, be sure to subscribe to your favorite podcast app.

Host Shawn Terrell also dives deep into the many financial components of exiting dentistry, including tax reduction strategies and how to live off your assets.

And, we try to keep it light by mixing in a bad joke… or two.

Please note: Dentists, Puns, and Money was previously known as The Practice Growth Podcast until March 2022.