Next Level Dentist

Dr. Richard Low
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“What now? If you’re a dentist who’s "Made It"—more money, patients, and success than you ever dreamed—and you still feel empty… or if you’ve hit the wall with stress and burnout… this podcast is for you. Real stories. Raw conversations. No fluff. This is the Next Level Dentist podcast. Stories from dentists who’ve faced the crash, chased success, and asked what’s next—and found answers in their health, marriage, practice, and purpose. I’m Dr. Richard Low—founder of Shared Practices, the #1 rated dental podcast with over 3 million downloads, and ex-CEO of a 35-office group. I’ve lived both the success and the breakdown. This podcast is about the next level beyond both.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Why the Best Dentists Start Ignoring Advice (I Went AWOL)

    👉 Free training for burnt‑out dentists who want to get in the best shape of their life and lead at home: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Limited Spots - 6 per month DM me RIP6 on IG - instagram.com/dr.richard.low/ OR text (219) 245-7050 for availability Most dentists hit a point where the people around them get scared of their growth: - You lose 30–40+ pounds and family starts asking if you have cancer. - You push your fitness, your faith, your career, or your content and people say, “You’re going too far.” - You talk about starting a practice, selling a practice, moving cities, or posting your real opinions… and everyone tells you not to. In this video, I share why you have to learn to keep going anyway – even when people don’t understand or validate what you’re doing. I talk about: - Going “AWOL” on Army house‑hunting leave to take my family to Italy - Dentists in my group whose aunts thought they had cancer because they were finally getting shredded - Spouses, friends, and colleagues pushing back when you change your habits - My best friend running a 40‑mile ultra with “NMW” (No Matter What) written on his shoes - Posting hot takes on Instagram and getting used to other dentists not agreeing - Living your faith in a world that wants you to keep it quiet The skill is the same: being solid in who you are and what you’re building, even when other people don’t get it. I’m Dr. Richard Low: - Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices - Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry - Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness - Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home In this episode, you’ll learn: - Why growth often looks “wrong” in the middle The awkward in‑between where you’re no longer who you were, but not yet the final version (weight loss, career, faith, content). - How to handle pushback from family, friends, and spouses Understanding what’s actually behind their comments and how to stay kind but firm in your path. - Why you must narrow whose opinions really count Emmet Scott’s idea: be humble enough to learn from many at first… then ruthlessly narrow down whose voices you let steer your life. - How to use “no matter what” goals properly When it makes sense to write NMW on your shoes and finish the race, even if you have to crawl. - Why you need a tribe for this Doing hard, “crazy” things alone is almost impossible. Doing it with other men walking the same path is 10x easier. If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist, 🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Connect with me 📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

    10 min

  2. 13 MAY

    The EXACT 5 Steps to Get AI to Recommend Your Dental Practice

    Drop this AI guide into ChatGPT or Claude to get a custom audit and action plan to improve your practice's AI searchability, click here: https://nextlevelfathers.kit.com/5ebc62a162 👉 Free training for burnt‑out dentists who want to get in the best shape of their life and lead at home: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Limited Spots - 6 per month DM me RIP6 on IG - instagram.com/dr.richard.low/ OR text (219) 245-7050 for availability :: Continue the series :: ▶️ Part 1 - Claude Code for Dentists: Building a Dental Hive Mind: https://youtu.be/S-gvSC0i5L0 Patients are already asking Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools: “Who’s the best dentist near me?” The question is: does AI recommend YOU… or your competitor? In this episode of Claude Code, DMD, I walk through: - How AI search actually picks dentists to recommend - How I used Claude Code + a webinar from Dr. Anissa Holmes to build an “Is AI Recommending Your Practice?” framework - And how you can audit your own practice in a few minutes using AI I’m Dr. Richard Low: - Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices - Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry - Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness - Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home In this episode, you’ll see: - How AI search really works for dentists How Claude / ChatGPT answer “best dentist in [area]” and what signals they’re using. - The “AI Recommendation Audit” I ran on a friend’s endo practice Why his practice kept getting picked: Strong Google Business Profile Bing Places / Apple Business Connect Third‑party mentions: AAE, ADA Find‑a‑Doctor, Healthgrades, local media, etc. Clear procedure‑specific content on his site - The 3 tiers of fixes (from easiest to more involved) Tier 1: Quick wins like claiming profiles, cleaning up listings, and fixing your Google Business Profile (with step‑by‑step actions). Tier 2 & 3: Deeper authority / content plays you can layer in over time. - How I use Claude Code’s “watch” skill to digest long webinars Automatically downloading, transcribing, summarizing, and extracting action steps from 1–2 hour marketing trainings… so you don’t have to sit through them all again. - Future uses: building your own CE / clinical knowledge wiki Why I’m excited about using this same “watch + wiki” system to store and review your CE, then quiz yourself so you actually remember and use it. If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist, 🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Connect with me 📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

    19 min

  3. 6 MAY

    Claude Code for Dentists: Building a Dental Hive Mind

    If you want access to this when it comes out, click here: https://nextlevelfathers.kit.com/0717ef918e 👉 Free training for burnt‑out dentists who want to get in the best shape of their life and lead at home: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Limited Spots - 6 per month DM me RIP6 on IG - instagram.com/dr.richard.low/ OR text (219) 245-7050 for availability AI is about to become the highest‑leverage assistant in your dental career… if you know how to use it. In this first episode of Claude Code, DMD, I walk through how I’m using Claude Code to build a dental hive mind from more than 4,600 podcast episodes and over 2,400 hours of content from top dental educators and operators – then turning that into an AI “council” dentists can actually use. I’m Dr. Richard Low: - Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices - Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry - Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness - Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home In this episode, you’ll see: - Why I’m shifting from ChatGPT to Claude (and specifically, Claude Code) What makes it better for building tools, automations, and multi‑agent “councils.” - How the “Claude Council” works – and how I adapted it for dentistry Multiple AI advisors with different roles (contrarian, first principles, expansionist, outsider, executor), peer‑reviewing each other, and then a “chairman” synthesizing one clear verdict. - Turning 4,600+ dental podcast episodes into a Dental Hive Mind Pulling in Shared Practices, Bulletproof, Kiera Dent, Bruce Baird, Paul Etchison, Sandy Pardue, Scott Luna, Alex Hormozi’s material, and more – transcribing and indexing all of it so you can query the collective wisdom like a mastermind on demand. - Why “parlor trick” AI is a waste – and what real leverage looks like Focusing on tools that save hours, improve leadership, and give you better decisions as an owner, instead of just burning nights “playing with AI.” If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist, 🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Connect with me 📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

    27 min

  4. 29 APR

    You Trade Your Life for Dentistry - EXACTLY How to Improve Your ROI

    👉 Free training for burnt‑out dentists who want to get in the best shape of their life and lead at home: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Limited Spots - 6 per month DM me RIP6 on IG - instagram.com/dr.richard.low/ OR text (219) 245-7050 for availability :: Continue the series :: ▶️ Part 1 - People Are Harder Than Teeth - the Unhappiest Dentist Part 1: https://youtu.be/YaQ2u11XwK8 ▶️ Part 2 - People Can't Empathize with Successful (or Unsuccessful) Dentists - How to Overcome This: https://youtu.be/VIddgMf82xE ▶️ Part 3 - Stress Isn’t The Problem For Dentists - It's How We Cope as Dentist: https://youtu.be/bsglt-a3Wlc ▶️ Part 4 - You Can’t Be A Happy Dentist In An Unhealthy Body: https://youtu.be/NXhRkWWQsno ▶️ Part 5 - How Dentists Take Back Control Without Selling The Practice: https://youtu.be/BMk7_9c6CGw ▶️ Part 6 - Why The Dentists Who Make It Feel The Worst: https://youtu.be/xxNDuLFOqBk This is the “bonus” episode of The Unhappiest Dentist – where we zoom out and ask: “I did the thing. I became a dentist, built the practice, traded my life for dentistry… Why am I still not happy?” We all bought the same lie: Dental school → Practice ownership → Money → Automatic happiness and fulfillment. Something in that pipeline is broken. In this video, I tie together the whole series: - People (relationships, conflict, isolation) - Stress and how you cope - Your body and health - Control vs feeling trapped - Purpose and where your life is actually aimed …and show you how to find the single biggest bottleneck that’s blocking your return on life, not just your return on money. I’m Dr. Richard Low: - Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices - Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry - Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness - Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home In this episode, you’ll learn: - Why “more money” stopped moving the needle How you can be winning on paper and still feel empty, anxious, or numb. - The real leverage in your life How fixing one constraint (people, stress, control, or purpose) can unlock everything else. - How I think about bottlenecks in practices vs life The same way you diagnose supply vs demand in a practice, you can diagnose the constraint in your happiness. Then you can focus on the one choke point that, if fixed, changes everything. If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist, 🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Connect with me 📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

    7 min

  5. 22 APR

    Why Dentists Without Purpose Stay Miserable

    👉 Free training for burnt‑out dentists who want to get in the best shape of their life and lead at home: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Limited Spots - 6 per month DM me RIP6 on IG - instagram.com/dr.richard.low/ OR text (219) 245-7050 for availability :: Continue the series :: ▶️ Part 1 - People Are Harder Than Teeth - the Unhappiest Dentist Part 1: https://youtu.be/YaQ2u11XwK8 ▶️ Part 2 - People Can't Empathize with Successful (or Unsuccessful) Dentists - How to Overcome This: https://youtu.be/VIddgMf82xE ▶️ Part 3 - Stress Isn’t The Problem For Dentists - It's How We Cope as Dentist: https://youtu.be/bsglt-a3Wlc ▶️ Part 4 - You Can’t Be A Happy Dentist In An Unhealthy Body: https://youtu.be/NXhRkWWQsno ▶️ Part 5 - How Dentists Take Back Control Without Selling The Practice: https://youtu.be/BMk7_9c6CGw This is Part 6 of The Unhappiest Dentist – the final episode in this series about how I went from “successful but miserable” to genuinely fulfilled. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: As dentists, we’re trained to be the main character. Dental school, residency, CE, practice ownership, income, status… everything orbits us. For a while, that works. Then one day, even with the house, cars, practice, and respect… you feel empty, trapped, and wonder, “What’s the point?” In this episode, I talk about the shift that actually makes dentists happy again: getting your purpose outside yourself. Family, patients, team, faith, service – making your life about something bigger than your own survival and comfort. I’m Dr. Richard Low: - Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices - Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry - Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness - Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home In this episode, you’ll learn: - Why “main character energy” backfires for dentists How making everything about your income, image, and comfort slowly destroys joy. - What really makes a man How I went from “he makes a million dollars” as my answer… to a very different definition based on service and responsibility. - The surprising research on purpose Why serving others beats endless self‑focus, journaling, and “self-care” when it comes to depression, anxiety, and meaning. - Your hidden ripple effect as a dentist How your spouse, kids, team, and 2,000+ patients connect you to tens of thousands of lives – and what happens when you start living like that matters. - How to build outward purpose into daily life Simple ways to: - Show up for your family with intention - Serve your team and patients beyond the bare minimum - Tie your work back to your faith and a bigger story If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist, 🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Connect with me 📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

    8 min

  6. 15 APR

    How Dentists Take Back Control Without Selling The Practice

    👉 Free training for burnt‑out dentists who want to get in the best shape of their life and lead at home: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Limited Spots - 6 per month DM me RIP6 on IG - instagram.com/dr.richard.low/ OR text (219) 245-7050 for availability :: Continue the series :: ▶️ Part 1 - People Are Harder Than Teeth - the Unhappiest Dentist Part 1: https://youtu.be/YaQ2u11XwK8 ▶️ Part 2 - People Can't Empathize with Successful (or Unsuccessful) Dentists - How to Overcome This: https://youtu.be/VIddgMf82xE ▶️ Part 3 - Stress Isn’t The Problem For Dentists - It's How We Cope as Dentist: https://youtu.be/bsglt-a3Wlc ▶️ Part 4 - The First Step Out of Dental Burnout: The Immediate Reboot: https://youtu.be/NXhRkWWQsno This is Part 5 of The Unhappiest Dentist – a 6‑part series where I walk through how I went from “perfect on paper but miserable”… to actually feeling in control and fulfilled. In this episode we talk about feeling trapped by dentistry: - Trapped by your practice, overhead, staff, lifestyle, spouse’s expectations, kids, family, your dental school friends, and the “successful dentist” image. - Trapped by the belief that you can’t walk away, can’t sell, can’t change, because dentistry is the safest thing you could ever do. - Trapped by an external locus of control: “I’ll be happy when circumstances change.” I’m Dr. Richard Low: - Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices - Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry - Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness - Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home I show you why that’s a lie – and how to move to an internal locus of control so you can feel in control today, without burning everything down. In this episode, you’ll learn: - Why you’re less trapped than you think The reality that you could sell, move, start over… and how simply admitting that breaks the mental prison. - External vs internal locus of control How shifting from “life is happening to me” to “I own my inputs” instantly changes your experience, even if nothing outside changes yet. - The “daily game” that put me back in the driver’s seat How tracking wins across: Body (movement & nutrition) Soul (spiritual time or meditation) Heart (service / connection) Mind (journaling, therapy, apps like Rosebud / ChatGPT) gave me a score I could control every single day. - How to separate real constraints from stories Questions to ask: Where do I feel most trapped? What “option” am I refusing to even consider because it feels too painful? What are the small, controllable things I’m still not owning? When you win the mind, body, soul, and heart game daily, lawsuits, Delta Dental, team drama, and money stress stop owning you. You stop waiting for perfect circumstances to be okay. If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist, 🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Connect with me 📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

    10 min

  7. 8 APR

    The First Step Out of Dental Burnout: The Immediate Reboot

    👉 Free training for burnt‑out dentists who want to get in the best shape of their life and lead at home: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Limited Spots - 6 per month DM me RIP6 on IG - instagram.com/dr.richard.low/ OR text (219) 245-7050 for availability :: Continue the series :: ▶️ Part 1 - People Are Harder Than Teeth - the Unhappiest Dentist Part 1: https://youtu.be/YaQ2u11XwK8 ▶️ Part 2 - People Can't Empathize with Successful (or Unsuccessful) Dentists - How to Overcome This: https://youtu.be/VIddgMf82xE ▶️ Part 3 - Stress Isn’t The Problem For Dentists - It's How We Cope as Dentist: https://youtu.be/bsglt-a3Wlc This is Part 4 of The Unhappiest Dentist – a 6‑part series where I walk through how I went from burned out, overweight, and miserable… to the most fulfilled I’ve ever been. In this episode we talk about the part most dentists ignore: Your body is the handpiece you don’t trust. When you’ve gained 30–50 lbs, sleep 3–5 hours, live on caffeine and meds, and cope by sitting and scrolling… your body can’t buffer stress. Every complication, every upset patient, every team issue feels like it might tip you over the edge. I share how fixing my physical health – before I had my life “figured out” – became the turning point for my stress, marriage, addictions, and sense of control. And how I now help other dentists do the same. I’m Dr. Richard Low: - Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices - Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry - Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness - Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home In this episode, you’ll learn: - Why energy is created, not found How movement, food, and sleep actually increase your capacity for stress instead of draining it. - When you need “rehab” vs gradual change The difference between a “check yourself into rehab” season (big intervention, intense accountability) and simply experimenting with small, sustainable tweaks. - The 3 levers to start with: movement, food, sleep How to: Set a floor, not a heroic goal (e.g., 10 minutes of movement or 100 reps per day). Use tools like Alarmy and Opal to protect sleep and mornings. Identify the worst daily food decision and replace it with something slightly better. - Why “never miss” beats “go hard” The mistake of extreme challenges (150 miles in 6 weeks, 20k steps a day) vs picking a level you can keep for 6+ months. - How physical momentum bleeds into everything else Once you trust your body again, you handle stress better, feel more in control, and have hope that bigger life changes are actually possible. If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist, 🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Connect with me 📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

    13 min

  8. 1 APR

    Stress Isn’t The Problem - It's How We Cope as Dentists

    👉 Free training for burnt‑out dentists who want to get in the best shape of their life and lead at home: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Limited Spots - 6 per month DM me RIP6 on IG - instagram.com/dr.richard.low/ OR text (219) 245-7050 for availability :: Continue the series :: ▶️ Part 1 - People Are Harder Than Teeth - the Unhappiest Dentist Part 1: https://youtu.be/YaQ2u11XwK8 ▶️ Part 2 - People Can't Empathize with Successful (or Unsuccessful) Dentists - How to Overcome This: https://youtu.be/VIddgMf82xE This is Part 3 of The Unhappiest Dentist – a 6‑part series about how I went from seemingly “successful” but miserable… to the happiest and most fulfilled I’ve ever been. Every dentist I know is stressed. The happiest and the most miserable both have a lot of stress. The difference isn’t stress itself – it’s how we cope with it. In this episode, I break down the stress → numb → shame loop that keeps dentists stuck in burnout: late‑night gaming, porn, food, alcohol, doom‑scrolling, and other “frictionless dopamine” escapes that quietly wreck your capacity to handle real life. I’m Dr. Richard Low: - Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices - Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry - Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness - Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home In this episode, you’ll learn: - Why stress isn’t going away (even if you make more money or retire) And why your relationship to stress is what actually determines your happiness. - The stress–numb–shame spiral How cheap dopamine (phones, food, gaming, Zyn, alcohol, porn) makes normal life feel unbearable, and why shame keeps you repeating it. - How to break the loop at the easiest point: shame Why bringing struggles into the light (with the right people) instantly reduces their power. - Why you must replace, not just remove, bad coping Using friction, harder but healthier behaviors, and doing things with people instead of alone. - The 7‑Day Stress Audit A simple exercise: track your biggest stressors and what you do to cope for 7 days, then decide what you’re okay with and what needs to be swapped out. I also briefly show how I use a mental toughness / behavior change framework to treat coping as an experiment instead of a character flaw, so you can get better at stress over time instead of burning out. If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist, 🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs Connect with me 📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

    11 min
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“What now? If you’re a dentist who’s "Made It"—more money, patients, and success than you ever dreamed—and you still feel empty… or if you’ve hit the wall with stress and burnout… this podcast is for you. Real stories. Raw conversations. No fluff. This is the Next Level Dentist podcast. Stories from dentists who’ve faced the crash, chased success, and asked what’s next—and found answers in their health, marriage, practice, and purpose. I’m Dr. Richard Low—founder of Shared Practices, the #1 rated dental podcast with over 3 million downloads, and ex-CEO of a 35-office group. I’ve lived both the success and the breakdown. This podcast is about the next level beyond both.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Richard Low
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Dr. Richard Low
  • Show Website
    Next Level Dentist

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