5 Pillars Every Dentist Needs Before Location #2 - Part 1 | My Dental Playbook | Ep 43

📥 Free Resource: https://go.mydentalplaybook.com/resou... 🚀Check out our new Dental AI Receptionist! It schedules better than humans: https://bit.ly/48RHMt2 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀The mastermind fills fast - apply now and start scaling with confidence: https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ Dentists think opening a second location is about finding the right building or hiring another associate. It’s not. The real challenge is whether your systems, leadership, treatment coordination, and operations can survive growth without breaking your practice. In this episode, Dr. Blake Hamblin shares what actually changed before scaling toward a 13-operatory practice producing nearly $500K/month, while preparing for office #2. 🔍 What You’ll Learn: 📌 Build the 5 systems every dental practice needs before expanding 📌 Increase collections using patient financing that now drives 15%–25% of production 📌 Implement treatment coordination and financial menu systems that improve case acceptance 📌 Improve front desk conversion with AI phone answering, performing at 81% scheduling effectiveness 📌 Avoid the operational mistakes that destroy practice growth, hiring, and team culture during expansion Hosted by Gary Bird and Dr. Blake Hamblin, sharing real strategies from real practices, backed by data from 1,195+ dental offices. Subscribe for weekly playbooks that help dentists grow faster, lead better, and build a practice they love. What We Discuss: 00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview 04:08 Key Systems to Have Before Expanding: Overview 06:28 Hygiene System: The Engine of Practice Growth 09:47 Accounts Receivable and Billing: Ensuring Cash Flow 13:03 Treatment Coordination: Simplifying Financial Discussions 17:55 Front Desk Systems and AI Integration 21:37 Standard Operating Procedures and Documentation 25:38 Cultivating Practice Culture and Expectations 🎧 Listen on: Apple: https://bit.ly/4mvFu8g Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Ugtnjc 🎯Support the Channel: → Subscribe + hit the bell 🔔 → Drop a like 👍 if this helped → Comment below — We reply to (almost) everything 👇 🚀 Ready to grow your practice? Book a free strategy call with Gary Bird's team → https://bit.ly/3IXIN9D 🙌 About the Show: My Dental Playbook gives you real strategies to grow your dental practice from a dentist who's actually doing it! We cover everything: financially, operationally, mindset and clinically. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, each episode delivers a new play you can run to get results with your team. ⬇️HOSTS INFO⬇️ 🧑🏼‍⚕️Dr. Blake Hamblin: Doctor/Practice Owner at Hamblin Family Dentistry 🌐Website: https://hamblinfamilydentistry.com/ 👋Facebook:   / blake.hamblin   🐐Gary Bird: Founding Owner at SMC National, a Dental Growth Partner 🌐Website: https://thegarybird.com/ 👋Facebook:   / thegarybird   #DentalMarketing #DentalPodcast #PracticeGrowth #MyDentalPlaybook