INNOVATION·IN·DENTISTRY
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Practice management

Operatory Empires

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Last episode 23 August 2026. Still going.

Hosted by Jackson Scheidhauer

Conversations with business-minded people in the dental space.

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Episodes

36 episodes in the feed on 24 August 2026.

  1. 036: The Dental Lawyer’s Guide to Avoiding Expensive Mistakes | Marshall Strisik, Esq.23 August 2026 · 52:55
  2. 035: How He Is Building a $100M Brand | Dr. Aakash "Kash" Rana16 August 2026 · 56:34
  3. 034: Finding Your Niche in Dentistry | Dr. Steven Kale9 August 2026 · 51:22
  4. 033: His Practice Was Profitable 2 Months After Opening | Dr. Sam2 August 2026 · 51:59
  5. 032: Why Every Dentist Should Be Building a Personal Brand | Frank Young26 July 2026 · 46:14 · Frank Young
  6. 031: How Dentists Can Save $100k+ in Taxes | Kingsley Ifedi, CPA19 July 2026 · 44:18
  7. 030: What You Should Know Before Owning a Dental Practice | Joe Persichetti12 July 2026 · 44:10
  8. 029: How To Build Brand Like the Top 1% of Dentists | Zac from PASTED5 July 2026 · 55:02
  9. 028: How to Build a Practice that Runs Without You | Drs. Craig Spodak and Peter Boulden28 June 2026 · 1:07:20 · Craig Spodak, Peter Boulden
  10. 027: Building "Made By Dentists" To A Global Brand | Dr. Lisa Creaven21 June 2026 · 40:25
  11. 026: The Numbers That Top DSOs Use -- And How You Can Track Them Too | Dr. Aditi Agarwal14 June 2026 · 49:58
  12. 025: How He Tripled His Practice Revenue | Dr. Ethan Erwin7 June 2026 · 37:55
  13. 024: How to Build a Dental Startup (step-by-step) | JJ Ditkofsky of WeCare Practice Advisors31 May 2026 · 53:00
  14. 023: Navigating DSOs and Insurance as an Oral Surgeon | Dr. Brendan Gallagher24 May 2026 · 58:38
  15. 022: How to Use AI to Beat Insurance | Shreyas Parab of DayDream17 May 2026 · 1:00:37
  16. 021: He Created a 38 Practice Oral Surgery Empire | Dr. Jason Auerbach "BloodyToothGuy"10 May 2026 · 53:43
  17. 020: How to Build a Brand That Scales | Dr. Naved Fatmi3 May 2026 · 49:03
  18. 019: How He Scaled to a $5M Practice | Dr. Tanner Brown26 April 2026 · 50:39
  19. 018: What To Look For In Your Practice Location | Kent Miller of Dentagraphics19 April 2026 · 42:25
  20. 017: Scaling to $5m+ By Beating Limiting Beliefs | Dr. Kris Bano13 April 2026 · 48:19
  21. 016: How He Built a $3M Fee-For-Service Startup | Dr. Kye Williams5 April 2026 · 1:14:31
  22. 015: How He Is Growing a 12 Practice Franchise | Dr. David Park29 March 2026 · 45:46
  23. 014: The Truth About Practice Ownership | Dr. Richard Low22 March 2026 · 58:30 · Dr. Richard Low
  24. 013: How to Buy the Right Dental Practice | Dr. Chris Marshall16 March 2026 · 57:10 · Chris Marshall
  25. 012: Starting a DSO Focused on Patients First | Dr. Raha Yousefi and Vince Gongola8 March 2026 · 36:43
  26. 011: Owning a $10M Pediatric & Ortho Office | Dr. Rob Mansman2 March 2026 · 54:06
  27. 010: How To Grow to 17 Practices Without Burning Out | Dr. Ryan Smith23 February 2026 · 40:38
  28. 009: Why More Dentists Should Start Clear Aligners | Dr. Avi Patel16 February 2026 · 53:59 · Avi Patel
  29. 008: Becoming a 27 Year Old Practice Owner | Dr. Aubree Capen9 February 2026 · 1:01:50
  30. 007: Gaining 1.9M Followers and Becoming a Young Practice Owner | Dr. David Cohen1 February 2026 · 45:21
  31. 006: Starting a Mouthguard Company and Owning a Practice | Dr. George Garbis26 January 2026 · 34:48
  32. 005: Investing in Stocks and Real Estate As a Dentist | Dr. Mike Mackney "Invest With a DDS"19 January 2026 · 28:49
  33. 004: Building Comfort Dental to $500M/year and 175+ Practices | Dr. Rick Kushner12 January 2026 · 43:15
  34. 003: All Things Marketing | Dr. Len Tau7 January 2026 · 32:08 · Dr. Len Tau
  35. 002: Building a $4.5M Practice | Dr. Blake Hamblin22 December 2025 · 26:53 · Blake Hamblin
  36. 001: Dr. Brad Hughes | Scaling to 9 practices and the Importance of Brand and Influence9 December 2025 · 52:43

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Frank YoungCraig SpodakPeter BouldenDr. Richard LowChris MarshallAvi PatelDr. Len TauBlake Hamblin

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