The Startup Dentist
Hosted by Stephen Trutter · Stephen Trutter
4.7from 54 ratings
- 60
- Episodes
- 14
- Transcribed
- 54
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About The Startup Dentist
Guiding you from associate to grand opening. The Startup Dentist podcast is the only podcast that helps Associate Dentists go from practice, to profit, to purpose in their journey to open their own dental practice startup. With more successful dental startups than anyone else, your host Stephen Trutter is here to share all that he, and the Ideal Practices team, have learned over the years of opening successful dental startups. To learn more visit us at: https://idealpractices.com
- Publisher
- Stephen Trutter
- Category
- business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 Feb 2020
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
14 of 60 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
When to Leave Your Associate Job (Even If It's a Good One)
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
AI for Your Dental Startup: Helpful Tool or Costly Mistake?
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Associate Dentist to Practice Owner: 10 Free Lessons
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When to Leave Your Associate Job (Even If It's a Good One)
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And that's often in the beginning of that shift of the ownership mindset. This is not about like the lack of the paycheck. It's a lack of control. This is what I hear all the time from so many associate dentists. I feel like I don't have control. And this is a big one. You might be actually making really good money, but you start realizing that income isn't the same thing as ownership. As an associate, somebody else ultimately controls your schedule, the team, the equipment, the technology, the marketing, the patient experience, clinical philosophy, growth strategy. And you can have strong production and still feel like you're building somebody else's asset. […]
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- Gary Bird
- Dr Ben Friberg
- Dr Melissa Seibert
- Dr Gus
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 50 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
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- 25
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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