Dental Mentors
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<p>Learn strategies for building wealth in dentistry. <br /><br />Hosted by Matt Ornstein, Eric Morin, and Neil Zemba.<br /><br />Whether you’re focused on optimizing your practice, expanding your portfolio, or designing a life of abundance and impact, Dental Mentors is your space to learn, connect, and build alongside the most driven minds in dentistry.<br /><br />We started Dental Mentors to change the conversation around money in dentistry. For too long, the topic of wealth has been treated as delicate or taboo — yet financial growth is one of the most empowering forms of professional and personal mastery.</p><p></p><p>We believe that building wealth is a responsibility, allowing you to create freedom for your family, support the causes you believe in, and live life on your own terms. Dental Mentors exists to demystify wealth-building and share the strategies of the wealthy so every member can benefit, grow, and give back with greater purpose.</p>
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July 9, 2026
Meet The Mentors: Eric Morin
<p>In this cornerstone episode of our <i>Meet the Mentors</i> series, host Neil Zemba and Matt Ornstein switch seats to unpack the psychological core, operational methods, and foundational consulting logic of the absolute standard in dental group advisory: <b>Eric Morin</b>, founder and CEO of <i>Tower Leadership</i>.</p><p></p><p>With over two decades of experience scaling dental organizations into high-valuation powerhouses, Eric drops a masterclass on moving past standard linear, incremental thinking into a massive exponential mindset. He shares the personal, driving origin story behind Tower Leadership—moving past his father’s traditional baseline view of a corporate pension into a burning desire to help high-achieving operators maximize their corporate assets and build multi-generational wealth for their family line.</p><p></p><p><b>In this episode, you’ll learn:</b></p><p></p><p>✅ <b>The 14-Day Chair Extraction:</b> Eric’s precise methodology for pulling a dominant clinical founder out of dental production to focus entirely on standard operating leverage. </p><p></p><p>✅ <b>Constraint Theory Execution:</b> How to play chess rather than checkers by identifying the single corporate bottleneck holding your organization back, pre-empting the next strain, and liquidating resource limits. </p><p></p><p>✅ <b>The Corporate Synergy Stack:</b> Why traditional hiring interviews have an incredibly low correlation to clinical or operational success, and why you must screen for raw baseline cognitive intelligence. </p><p></p><p>✅ <b>The Single Advisory platform Model:</b> The hidden cost of carrying 12 disjointed marketing, accounting, and consulting retainers, and how high sophistication centralizes cash flows.</p><p></p><p>If you are a solo operator feeling stuck at a personal production ceiling or a growing DSO head navigating personnel friction, this unfiltered interview with Eric Morin gives you the ultimate leadership blueprint.</p><p></p><p>🚀 <b>Join the Dental Mentors Facebook Group:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.facebook.com/groups/dentalmentors" target="_blank"> </a><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/dentalmentors" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/groups/dentalmentors</a></p><p>or visit:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dentalmentors.com/" target="_blank"> </a><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.dentalmentors.com" target="_blank">www.dentalmentors.com</a></p><p></p><p><b>Connect with the team:</b></p><p>👉 <b>Eric Morin on LinkedIn:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericjmorin/" target="_blank"> </a><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericjmorin/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericjmorin/</a></p><p>👉 <b>Tower Leadership Website:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://towerleadership.com/" target="_blank"> https://towerleadership.com/</a></p><p>👉 <b>Matt Ornstein on LinkedIn:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ornstein-8363a756/" target="_blank"> </a><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ornstein-8363a756/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ornstein-8363a756/</a></p><p>👉 <b>Neil Zemba on LinkedIn:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/zemba/" target="_blank"> </a><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zemba/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/zemba/</a></p><p>👉 <b>Dental Mentors Website:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dentalmentors.com/" target="_blank"> https://www.dentalmentors.com/</a></p>
July 1, 2026
Meet The Mentors: Matt Ornstein
<p>In this exclusive <i>Meet the Mentors</i> segment, host Eric Morin and Neil Zemba flip the script and drill down into the investment philosophy, corporate history, and operational core of dental industry titan <b>Matt Ornstein</b>.</p><p></p><p>Matt strips away the corporate vanity and provides a masterclass on what it actually takes to scale. From pulling paper routes at 8 years old to retrofitting massive New York-style lofts in Atlanta with personal-guarantee notes, Matt has spent his entire life mastering the mechanics of risk. He pulls back the curtain on how he took his DSO, Oak Dental Partners, from an initial 20 offices with $7 million in EBITDA to over 80 thriving locations producing more than $25 million in EBITDA.</p><p></p><p>We talk about the psychological weight of backing over $100 million in bank debt, managing a hybrid leadership framework, and creating an ironclad baseline for communication clarity.</p><p></p><p><b>In this episode, you’ll learn:</b></p><p></p><p>✅ <b>The 1,000-Pound Boulder Analogy:</b> The authentic psychological reality of balancing massive debt obligations while carrying the weight of supporting hundreds of team families.</p><p></p><p>✅ <b>The 20% Private Equity Floor:</b> Matt's strict, non-negotiable personal investment rule requiring a minimum 20% annual rate of return on invested corporate equity.</p><p></p><p>✅ <b>The Revenue vs. Net Income Illusion:</b> A prime warning on how confusing top-line revenue with true bottom-line net cash flow leads to catastrophic financial decisions.</p><p></p><p>✅ <b>The 80% Personnel Rule:</b> Why high-performing operators must get comfortable hiring leaders who execute at 80% of their personal capability in order to safely step away from daily management.</p><p></p><p>✅ <b>Betting on the Jockey over the Horse:</b> Matt's framework for evaluating capital stacks, tracking profit margins, and why a stellar business development team beats a flawless product every single time.</p><p></p><p>If you are ready to pivot from simple lifestyle practices to driving institutional cash flow statements, this masterclass conversation with Matt Ornstein outlines the precise blueprint.</p><p></p><p>🚀 <b>Join the Dental Mentors Facebook Group:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.facebook.com/groups/dentalmentors" target="_blank"> </a><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/dentalmentors" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/groups/dentalmentors</a></p><p>or visit:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dentalmentors.com/" target="_blank"> </a><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.dentalmentors.com" target="_blank">www.dentalmentors.com</a></p><p></p><p><b>Connect with the team:</b></p><p>👉 <b>Matt Ornstein on LinkedIn:</b> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ornstein-8363a756/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ornstein-8363a756/</a> </p><p>👉 <b>Oak Dental Partners:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.oakdentalpartners.com/" target="_blank"> https://www.oakdentalpartners.com/</a></p><p>👉 <b>Neil Zemba on LinkedIn:</b> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zemba/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/zemba/</a> </p><p>👉 <b>Eric Morin on LinkedIn:</b> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericjmorin/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericjmorin/</a> </p><p>👉 <b>Dental Mentors Website:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dentalmentors.com/" target="_blank"> https://www.dentalmentors.com/</a></p>
June 15, 2026
The 9% Organic Growth Blueprint: Mike Huffaker on Decoding the New Patient Pipeline
<p>In this high-impact episode of <i>Dental Mentors</i>, host Matt Ornstein sits down with a true scale innovator and technology executive: <b>Mike Huffaker</b>, Chief Revenue Officer at Planet DDS.</p><p></p><p>Mike brings a powerful enterprise perspective, having helped lead Planet DDS through an explosive growth arc from $10 million to over $120 million in annual revenue. </p><p></p><p>Today, his platform serves more than 14,500 practices and over half of the top 50 DSOs in the country. In this conversation, Mike pulls back the corporate curtain on why a fragmented technology stack can heavily penalize your valuation by millions of dollars, the danger of falling into the "fixer-upper" DSO trap, and the precise, data-backed operational metrics that separate double-digit growth empires from stagnant clinics.</p><h3><b>In this episode, you’ll learn:</b></h3><ul><li><b>The $4 Million Fragmented Tech Stack Penalty:</b> Why running multiple, disjointed practice management systems across 10 or 20 locations creates a "Wild West" environment that can instantly cost you 1 to 2 turns on your EBITDA multiple during buyer due diligence.</li><li><b>The 20-Location Growth Wall:</b> The structural reason emerging group practices hit a sharp operational deceleration at 20 offices, and how to pre-emptively professionalize your technology stack to scale past it.</li><li><b>The Case Acceptance Illusion vs. Completion:</b> Why raw case acceptance percentages have a shockingly weak correlation to revenue growth, and why elite operators focus entirely on minimizing the gap between initial acceptance and actual case completion.</li><li><b>The 35 vs. 75 New Patient Benchmarks:</b> The concrete industry data showing why practices with fewer than 35 new patients a month shrink, while those exceeding 75 new patients push past 9% organic growth annually.<p></p></li></ul><p>Whether you are an emerging group operator trying to build repeatable standard operating procedures (SOPs) or a single practice owner planning a highly lucrative future exit, this conversation with Mike Huffaker delivers the ultimate technology and data blueprint.</p><p></p><p>🚀 <b>Join the Dental Mentors Facebook Group:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.facebook.com/groups/dentalmentors" target="_blank"> </a><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/dentalmentors" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/groups/dentalmentors</a></p><p>Or visit:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dentalmentors.com/" target="_blank"> </a><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.dentalmentors.com" target="_blank">www.dentalmentors.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Connect with the team:</b> </p><p>👉 <b>Mike Huffaker on LinkedIn:</b> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/huffaker/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/huffaker/</a> </p><p>👉 <b>Planet DDS Website:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.planetdds.com/" target="_blank"> https://www.planetdds.com/</a></p><p>👉 <b>Matt Ornstein on LinkedIn:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ornstein-8363a756/" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ornstein-8363a756/</a></p><p>👉 <b>Neil Zemba on LinkedIn:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zemba/" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/zemba/</a></p><p>👉 <b>Eric Morin on LinkedIn:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericjmorin/" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericjmorin/</a></p><p>👉 <b>Dental Mentors Website:</b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dentalmentors.com/" target="_blank"> https://www.dentalmentors.com/</a></p>
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- What is Dental Mentors?
<p>Learn strategies for building wealth in dentistry. <br /><br />Hosted by Matt Ornstein, Eric Morin, and Neil Zemba.<br /><br />Whether you’re focused on optimizing your practice, expanding your portfolio, or designing a life of abundance and impact, Dental Mentors is your space to learn, connect, and build alongside the most driven minds in dentistry.<br /><br />We started Dental Mentors to change the conversation around money in dentistry. For too long, the topic of wealth has been treated as delicate or taboo — yet financial growth is one of the most empowering forms of professional and personal mastery.</p><p></p><p>We believe that building wealth is a responsibility, allowing you to create freedom for your family, support the causes you believe in, and live life on your own terms. Dental Mentors exists to demystify wealth-building and share the strategies of the wealthy so every member can benefit, grow, and give back with greater purpose.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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