Dental Unscripted

About Dental Unscripted

The dental practice ownership podcast for dentists ready to start, buy, or grow their dental business. Mike Dinsio, MBA and Paula Quinn, BSDH have joined forces. Now combining past shows from "Startup Unscripted" and "Dental Acquisition Unscripted" into one. They bring 30+ years of dental industry experience together with a modern approach to "the business of dentistry." Each episode features unscripted conversations with expert guest content. They share real life experiences, proven strategies, and actionable insights on dental practice ownership. Whether you're new to ownership, planning a dental startup, or navigating a practice acquisition—we've got you covered. CHANNEL TOPICS INCLUDE: ✓ How to start a dental practice from scratch ✓ Buying a dental practice: What you need to know ✓ Practice management hacks, tips, and tricks ✓ Dental marketing and SEO strategies that work ✓ Financial planning and profitability for practice owners ✓ Building and leading high-performing dental teams ✓ Industry trends: DSOs, technology, and the future of dentistry Next Level Consultants is Michael and Paula's consulting firm. Their approach to working with dentists? Customized strategies that are tailored to your unique market, team, and goals—no cookie-cutter packages. Visit: https://nxlevelconsultants.com/resources/digital-downloads/ To get our FREE resources and don't hesitate subscribing to the show! Join our growing community of dental practice owners and entrepreneurs. Watch LIVE on YouTube & ask questions directly. Subscribe on Apple or Spotify. New episodes weekly. No scripts. Just real talk about running a successful dental practice. Rate the show 5 stars and help other dentists discover us! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Publisher

Michael Dinsio & Paula Quinn | Dental industry coaches & Education leaders

Category

business · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

26 Oct 2024

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

30 of 63 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Dental Practice Finances: Strip the Profit & Loss Down and Find Your Real Profits

   Most dental practice owners take home 30% and call that real profit, but if an associate can in and costs you the same percentage, the practice itself earned nothing.  Essentially you are breaking even! That's the math Omar Virjee runs with every one of his 600+ dental clients, and it changes how owners see their own P&L overnight. SPECIAL GUEST ON THIS EPISODE: Omar Virjee, CPA, CEO & Founder, Virjee Consulting https://virjeecpa.com (https://virjeecpa.com) What you'll discover in this episode: Why depreciation and amortization inflate your expenses and hide what you actually made The difference between tax income and real income, and why your CPA tracks both How mid-year tax planning between August and September unlocks $40K–$60K that April filing misses Why 25% EBITDA means your own practice outperforms the S&P 500 as an investment The QBI/Section 199A deduction and the income threshold that makes it free money How to build the three-legged stool, practice value, real estate, index funds What "golden handcuffs" actually look like on a dental P&L Why saving $100K/year for 10 years generates enough passive income to cover half your family's expenses Perfect for dental practice owners, associate dentists planning to buy, and any dentist who reads their P&L and doesn't trust what it says. The wealth conversation dental school never had, and the one number that tells you whether you own a business or just a high-paying job. Love the show? Subscribe and watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DentalUnscripted (https://www.youtube.com/@DentalUnscripted) Learn more about Next Level Consultants: https://nxlevelconsultants.com (https://nxlevelconsultants.com) 🌟 Leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, it takes 30 seconds and helps more dental practice owners find us. 🫶 Topics covered on this podcast: dental practice finances, dental practice profitability, dental tax planning, dental financial planning, dental CPA, dental practice ownership, profitability in dentistry, dental EBITDA, dentistry and finance, dental practice financial tips, dental business, dental practice management, building wealth in dentistry, dental entrepreneur advice, dental practice expenses Production by © Dental Unscripted 2026 The content provided in this episode is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, or tax advice. Always consult with a qualified professional regarding your specific situation.

2. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Dental Practice Leadership: 4 Reasons Your Team Is Burned Out and Blaming You

   Your dental team's burnout isn't about workload, it's about four leadership failures you can fix starting today. We break it down so that it makes perfect sense. Mike Dinsio and Paula Quinn explain why dental teams burn out. From tolerating unreliable employees out of fear to micromanaging without systems to back it up, this episode names the patterns that destroy morale and gives you the reset framework. - Why keeping one bad employee burns out every good one watching you tolerate it - The "CEO effect", how business education creates micromanagement your team wasn't prepared for - How a 4-person team produced $800K at 50% profitability with tight systems - Why recognition done at the wrong time enables bad behavior instead of fixing it - The difference between rescuing employees and actually recognizing them - How to reset expectations and accountability without being a tyrant - Why most offices aren't understaffed, they're disorganized Perfect for dental practice owners, associate dentists considering ownership, and office managers navigating team performance and daily operations. Burnout doesn't get fixed by self-care weekends. It gets fixed when the owner takes accountability for the culture they've allowed and makes the hard staffing decisions they've been avoiding. 🔗 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DentalUnscripted 🔗 https://nxlevelconsultants.com 🌟 Love the show? A quick rating and review helps other dental professionals find us 🫶 Keywords: dental practice leadership, leadership in dentistry, dental team optimization, running a dental practice, dental practice management, dental business, dental practice challenges, practice management, dental practice operations, dental practice profitability, dental coach, dental practice efficiency, dental consulting, dental burnout, team retention Production by © Dental Unscripted 2026. The content provided in this episode is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, or tax advice. Always consult with a qualified professional regarding your specific situation.

3. 

   11 Sept 2026

   2 Minute Drill 🦷 How Owning a Dental Practice Fixed Her Retirement Timeline in 3 Years!

   Earning 30% as an associate means zero equity. Practice ownership is the retirement move that changes everything when done the right way of course. Michael Dinsio and Paula Quinn deliver this 2-minute breakdown of what associates are really leaving on the table. Paula shares how buying a practice (even while paying a dentist 30% and carrying a loan) catapulted her retirement from way behind to back-on-track in about three years. Plus: Why dental startups in areas growing 15–20% year over year are hitting $1M in year one. Get the FREE "First Steps of A Startup" from Michael & Paula Here: https://nxlevelconsultants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Starting-Up-E-Book.pdf (https://nxlevelconsultants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Starting-Up-E-Book.pdf) Why 30% production pay will never build real wealth How dental practice equity accelerated retirement by years, not decades The location strategy behind $1M first-year dental startups What 15–20% year-over-year growth looks like in underserved markets Why picking where patients need you most is the #1 startup decision Perfect for dental associates weighing ownership, dentists exploring a dental startup, and anyone serious about building net worth through dental practice ownership. The opportunity cost of waiting isn't getting a raise every year as an associate, it's another year of equity you'll never get back. 🌟 Love the show? Rate and review Dental Unscripted it helps other dentists find us! 🫶 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DentalUnscripted (https://www.youtube.com/@DentalUnscripted) Website: https://dentalunscripted.com (https://dentalunscripted.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nxlevelconsultants/ (https://www.instagram.com/nxlevelconsultants/) Keywords: owning a dental practice, dental startup, dental practice ownership, starting a dental practice, dental entrepreneurship, practice ownership journey, dental practice startup, dental practice profitability, dental business, growing a dental practice, dental practice growth, dental startup tips, dental practice finances, running a dental practice Production by © Dental Unscripted 2026 The content provided in this episode is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, or tax advice. Always consult with a qualified professional regarding your specific situation.

Inside a recent episode

Dental Practice Finances: The SBA Express Loan That Funds $350K in 2 Weeks

Published 27 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] This is going to be hopefully not a complicated conversation, Bert, but my first question is, is what, what is the SBA? Because it's like, it's just kind of like this thing and you go on to chat GPT and it's like, like people are trying to figure out what, when people say SBA, what's it mean? What, what is this? Yeah, well, let's start with the acronym, right? It's the Small Business Administration. And I think a lot of people don't realize that it's actually a department of government, right? The head of the Small Business Administration sits in the cabinet of the president. So this is a small cabinet or sorry, a small department, but people... spend a lot of time, energy, resources, putting together a team on the SBA, every administration. […]

Who has been a guest on Dental Unscripted

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• Stephanie Pearson
• Guido Tebano
• Stafani Sandoval
• Stefani Sandoval
• Steven

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YouTube views

33,049

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

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Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

51

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