The Dentalpreneur Podcast w/ Dr. Mark Costes
Author, speaker, dental business coach and practicing dentist, Dr. Mark Costes chats with the leader
The goal of this podcast is to assemble the greatest minds of the dental profession and to pass on their most valuable and succinct lessons, in order to help you to achieve your full potential in practice and in life. Let's face it. Dentistry can be a frustrating and isolating profession... but you don't have to be an island anymore. It's possible to become more profitable, less stressed and more fulfilled in your career and it's our mission is to help you get there. For a whole host of free…
Recent Episodes
2600: Above the Hillary Step: The Lifestyle Practice on Your Terms
Sep 18, 2026Dr. Cody Boals and Dr. Chris Green present a framework for scaling dental practices using Mount Everest as a metaphor, dividing practice growth into three stages: clinical, entrepreneurial, and aspirational. They discuss the leadership, systems, staffing, and operational structures needed at each level, sharing personal stories about building redundancy and freedom in their practices to support their families and desired lifestyle.
2599: The Tale of 2 Worlds in the Dental Office
Sep 17, 2026Dr. Allen Gotora, a certified leadership coach and DSI Black Belt Coach, presents a framework for aligning the dentist's world and the team's world within dental practices. Drawing from his leadership experience and a recent dental mission to the Dominican Republic, he addresses how unclear expectations, weak communication, toxic behavior, and lack of leadership development create division in practices. Gotora provides practical strategies for strengthening culture, normalizing feedback, improving communication, recognizing team members, and creating clearer roles and accountability to build unified, high-performing teams.
2598: The Unexpected Path From Endodontics to Mission Work in Fiji
Sep 16, 2026Dr. Jeff Clark, an endodontic specialist and practice owner in Billings, Montana, joins Dr. Mark Costes for a conversation recorded from kayaks in Fiji. They discuss Clark's journey from a lower-income background through military dental service, his decision to specialize in endodontics, and his transition to practice ownership and partnership. The episode explores Clark's passion for mission-based dentistry, his three trips to Fiji, and how service work has become central to his professional identity and personal fulfillment.
2597: Building Community in a Profession That Can Feel Isolating
Sep 15, 2026Dr. Paul Goodman, founder of Dental Nachos and Dentist Job Connect, sits down with Dr. Mark Costes to reflect on nearly a decade of building a free dental community that has grown from a Facebook group to a multi-faceted platform with 78,000 members. Paul discusses how his original vision for a CE subscription business (Dental Nachos Supreme) failed financially but was replaced by a successful sponsorship-driven model, and how Dentist Job Connect evolved to help practices hire qualified associates and hygienists through better filtering and comparative candidate evaluation. The conversation touches on combating isolation in dentistry, building authentic communities, making hiring decisions based on mathematics rather than emotion, and the power of social media to create meaningful professional friendships.
2596: Two Philosophies for Building a Surgical Program
Sep 14, 2026Dr. Taher Dhoon and Dr. Dan Briskie, co-founders of Colorado Surgical Institute, present two distinct philosophies for building a successful implant practice. Dhoon discusses his acquisition-based growth strategy, emphasizing gradual implementation, team training, clinical confidence, and protecting the practice foundation. Briskie covers his startup journey from real estate and equipment selection through marketing systems, CRM management, and the critical importance of matching marketing spend to clinical readiness.
2595: From Chaos to Control
Sep 11, 2026Three DSI team coaches—Ashley Keith (COO of Keith and Associates Dentistry), Sydney Robinson (executive director of operations at DSN), and Amy Hernandez (dental billing specialist)—present a practical framework for transforming dental practices from chaos to control. They address how unclear roles, weak workflows, inconsistent billing processes, and poor handoffs create stress, lost revenue, and burnout, then provide actionable systems for role clarity, workflow optimization, billing strengthening, and case acceptance improvement.
2594: From Immigrant Roots to Building a Dental Group With Purpose
Sep 10, 2026Dr. Albert Voravong, a Canadian dentist and multi-practice organization owner, shares his journey from immigrant roots in Laos to building a four-practice dental group in Canada. He discusses his parents' escape from political upheaval, his path into dentistry, lessons learned from successful and failed practice startups, the critical role of operational leadership, and his vision for growth aligned with purpose-driven mission dentistry.
2593: The Leadership Habits That Make Work and Life More Sustainable
Sep 9, 2026Dr. Mark Costes shares leadership and lifestyle lessons from an intensive year of global travel, mission work, and speaking engagements across 92 cities and five countries. He discusses how habits, charisma, and the people you surround yourself with are contagious; explores insights from 3rd-world service trips that have reshaped his approach to simplicity, gratitude, and purpose; and provides practical productivity hacks for managing competing demands across business, family, and personal life. The episode emphasizes breaking negative thought patterns, eliminating entitlement, and building sustainable practices through better stewardship of time and resources.
2592: From Cavities to Code: How AI is Revolutionizing the Dental Workspace
Sep 8, 2026Dr. Steve Dove and Dr. Beau Sparkman, DSI Black Belt coaches, present a practical guide to implementing AI workflows in dental practices. They cover five essential AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and NotebookLM), demonstrate a seven-layer prompt formula for getting better results, and provide real-world examples including handling negative Google reviews and managing a PR crisis. The session emphasizes systemizing AI as repeatable workflows rather than using it for random queries, with a four-week rollout strategy and HIPAA compliance best practices.
2591: Using AI Agents to GSD - A Practical Approach to Patient Relationship Management and Scaling Outreach
Sep 7, 2026Dr. Lior Tamir, founder of the Dental App practice management software and operator of multiple successful dental practices in Northern California, presents a breakout session on leveraging AI agents, systems, and intentional follow-up to grow efficient and profitable dental practices. Drawing from his background building a marketing agency and scaling dental practices, he explains why patient experience, social proof, marketing, and a clear sales process are essential, then breaks down the hidden opportunity in unscheduled treatment and how practices can use dedicated setters, scripts, and AI-powered outreach to help patients complete needed care at scale.
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