Ep 21: Stop Dying on the Wrong Hill - How Dentists Waste Energy and Miss the Point
The Truth Decay Podcast: Talking Dollars and Sense with Sara... by Sara Penrod Baker
Episode notes
Running a dental practice means making a hundred decisions a day:
Where to push, what to fix, when to fight back, and when to let go.
But if you’re constantly stressed, stuck on repeat with the same issues, and burning energy on the wrong things... it’s time to ask:
Are you climbing the right hill… or just setting fire to the wrong one?
(We have thooooughts...)
Because let’s be honest:
You’re fighting SRP denials like they’re a federal crime…
But the real problem? Patients never knew they owed anything in the first place.
You’re charging full UCR fees on in‑network Invisalign…
Then yelling at the insurance company when they pay what you signed the contract to accept.
Sound familiar?
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