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Leslie Espinola on Why Most Dental Practices Fail for Business Reasons Not Clinical Ones

18 June 2026 · 43:19 · Episode 129

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With 35 years in the dental industry, Leslie Espinola has seen practices thrive and fail from every angle. In this episode of The Dental Economist Show, host Mike Huffaker sits down with Leslie—fractional COO, executive coach at the Dental Entrepreneur Organization (DEO), and founder of High Peak Dental Advisors—to unpack why most dental practices fail for business reasons, not clinical ones. From the org chart…

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