About the Grind
The Dental Grind explains how a dental practice actually works: where the money comes from, where it goes, and the decisions that change both. It started as a newsletter for dental students and new dentists. Now it's a podcast too.
Who's behind it
Ryan Smith, DDS, is a general dentist who owns and runs dental practices in the Portland, Oregon area. He also runs a dental assisting school and founded TheDentalMachine.com, a buying group and community for dentists. He has also owned a dental lab, a dental supply company and a handpiece repair company, so he has seen the invoices from both sides. He makes videos about the business side of dentistry on YouTube.
What you get
- One email every Monday morning, on one part of the practice, in about five minutes of reading.
- A podcast episode on the same idea, for the commute.
- An archive of explainers you can come back to before you sign a PPO contract, an associate agreement or a purchase offer.
How we use numbers
Every number has a source. Either it links to published data, or it comes from a practice Ryan runs, with anything that identifies patients, staff or the office taken out. When a number is an estimate, we say so.
What this isn't
It isn't legal, tax or financial advice, and nobody here is selling you a consulting call. Use it to ask better questions of your CPA, attorney and lender.
Get in touch
Reply to any issue of the newsletter. It goes straight to Ryan.