Steve Anderson talks to Dr. Justin Trosclair, DC on A Doctor's Perspective Podcast

Building out 1000 dental offices since 1997 gives you deep insight into all areas to consider plus practice management tips. Steve Anderson wrote a 300 page book on the subject Dental Ease.

Should you build out a leased space or buy your own.

You have blueprints drawn up for a dental office, now what is the next step?

Ask yourself, What is Most Important to You and your OFFICE FLOW?

Do you need a big reception room?

How high end do you want the decorations and build out?

Check in vs check out areas, chairs or no chairs at check out?

How many doctor offices should you have?

Left vs right chairs, single or double entry to treatment rooms?

Fast or slow pace, 1 doctor or many in one location?

4 Steps to Building A Profitable Practice of Your Dreams.

34% return on build out investment nationally over the first 2 years.

Dental office can cost 30-40 more per square foot than non dental offices.

How important is a BUDGET when approaching the banks? When you are in certain professions and have experience banks can give you way more than you need.

Dental Ease Book has all the blueprints and checklists you would need for not only budgets but also time-lines for construction to move in.

Things to consider for reception and waiting room design

Why is putting all your trust into the designer, architect etc is the WORST way to do a build-out?

Don’t delegate to the wrong person.

Have Checks and Balances with all your employees and know what is going on so you don’t get extorted, blackmailed or held hostage by them.

Blind Trust vs Earned Trust: what are the key differences?

Make sure you hire professionals who can be held responsible.

What are the FISTS of success.

FICA Score 720+, intelligent spending, satisfy your passion, time for relationships, family and patients, savings

Stories of bankruptcy, poor build out decisions, bad investing decisions, restoring a marriage: are scattered throughout this episode with Steve of Denco and Dream Dental Practice, Dental Ease.

When is the best time to have meetings with other professionals? Partially it’s because with a finite time you tackle the big important topics first.

His marriage advice is stellar. Fifteen years of it being about him and the forgiveness and redemption that has kept him happily married for 40 years.

Take time for each other and do for the other things they appreciate.

Get Steve Anderson’s first chapter of his amazingly thorough, hard bound, full color, nearly 300 page book FREE at https://dreamdentalpractice.nethis construction business can be found at  dencodentalconstruction.com

Show notes can be found at https://adoctorsperspective.net/173 here you can also find links to things mentioned and the full transcript

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