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Dental Practice Ownership: What Really Scares You

14 August 2026 · 36:47

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The dentist earning $220,000 a year was convinced he was failing. A young guy making minimum wage said he would trade places in a heartbeat. That gap explains almost everything about dental practice ownership in 2026, and it has very little to do with money. In this episode, Stephen Trutter sits down with Gary Bird, founder and CEO of SMC National, to name the three fears almost every associate dentist carries into…

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