Qualify, go straight into the NHS, see thirty patients a day, and slowly realize dental school taught you how to be a safe dentist, not a competent one. That's the rite of passage most UK dentists go through, and if you cut your teeth on insurance-driven dentistry in the US, it will feel uncomfortably familiar.

Dr. Patel made it out. Four years into the grind, he left his NHS practice for a fully private one and discovered that going private is earning the right to every appointment, twice.

In this episode, Eric and Dr. Patel dig into what that shift actually demands from a practice, and talk through the painful lesson that drove it home.

Here's what we get into:

• Why dental school produces safe dentists, not competent ones
• Why leaving a comfortable clinic is usually the only way to break the c ...