My Dental Playbook

Dr. Blake Hamblin & Gary Bird
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Welcome to My Dental Playbook, the dental podcast where real growth meets real talk.Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin, a practicing dentist on the road to $10M, and Gary Bird, founder of SMC National, this show breaks down proven practice growth strategies, real-world dental entrepreneurship, and the dental practice management tactics that actually move the needle.Each episode dives into the playbook behind thriving practices: how to attract better patients, build a high-performing team, and scale without burning out. Whether you're just getting started or aiming for your next big milestone, you'll get tactical steps from leaders who’ve lived it.If you're ready to grow your practice with smarter marketing, clearer systems, and a team that wins - subscribe now and start building your own playbook for success.🎙 New episodes every Thursday. Support the Channel:→ Subscribe + hit the bell → Drop a like  if this helped→ Comment below — We reply to (almost) everything  Contact Us: https://mydentalplaybook.com/

  1. 2d ago

    058 Recruiting Hygienists with a $0 Budget

    ▶️ Full 5-part Hygiene Crisis series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc5Ru9aNk5_M  📥 Free Resource: https://go.mydentalplaybook.com/resources/hygienist-recruiting-ad-template ➖➖➖➖  If you're struggling to hire hygienists, offering a higher hourly wage probably isn't the solution. In this episode, Gary Bird sits down with recruiting and operations leader Paige Mosquella to reveal why the best dental practices attract great hygienists without relying on expensive recruiting or bidding wars. Learn the mindset shift that can transform your hiring strategy and support long-term practice growth. 🔍What you’ll learn in this episode: 📌 Discover the PPP Hiring Framework (Pain, Paradise, Process) that makes job ads stand out. 📌 Build a continuous pipeline of hygienists using free recruiting platforms like Indeed and Facebook Groups. 📌 Create flexible scheduling systems that improve hiring and retention without sacrificing standards. 📌 Refresh recruiting ads consistently to attract new candidates instead of relying on one-time postings. 📌 Strengthen your employer brand through culture, Google reviews, and a modern practice experience to win top talent. This is Episode 2 of 5 in the Hygiene Crisis series. Watch the complete series in order here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc5Ru9aNk5_M Episode order: The State of the Hygiene Market / Recruiting / Onboarding and KPIs / Pay and Compensation / PPO vs. Fee-for-Service Hosted by Gary Bird, a dental marketing expert, and featuring recruiting leader Paige Mosquella, this episode shares proven hiring strategies used by successful dental practices. Backed by insights from more than 1,195 dental offices, you'll learn practical systems that support hiring, practice growth, collections, fee-for-service success, and long-term scalability. Subscribe for weekly playbooks that help dentists grow faster, lead better, and build a practice they love. What we discuss: 00:00 Introduction and guest background 03:21 The importance of continuous posting and ad refreshment 05:02 The significance of refreshing creative content 05:31 Using free tools like Indeed and Facebook groups 07:45 The PPP framework: Pain, Paradise, Process 09:21 Addressing hygienists' need for flexibility 11:00 Flexible scheduling and work-life balance 13:00 The power of culture, reviews, and modern facilities 13:45 Process: Focusing on Standards and Training 15:18 Leading with benefits, not just pay ⬇️GUEST INFO⬇️ Paige Mosquella: Hygienist/Recruiter & Operations Leader at Hamblin Family Dentistry Website: https://hamblinfamilydentistry.com/ 🎧 Listen on: Apple: http://bit.ly/4mvFu8g Spotify: http://bit.ly/3Ugtnjc 🎯Support the Channel: → Follow + hit the bell 🔔 → Give us 5 stars ⭐ if this episode helped 🚀 Ready to grow your practice? Book a free strategy call with Gary Bird's team → https://bit.ly/3IXIN9D 🙌 About the Show: My Dental Playbook gives you real strategies to grow your dental practice from a dentist who's actually doing it! We cover everything: financially, operationally, mindset and clinically. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, each episode delivers a new play you can run to get results with your team. ⬇️HOSTS INFO⬇️ 🧑🏼‍⚕️Dr. Blake Hamblin:  Doctor/Practice Owner at Hamblin Family Dentistry 🌐Website: https://hamblinfamilydentistry.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blake.hamblin 🐐Gary Bird: Founding Owner at SMC National, a Dental Growth Partner 🌐Website: https://thegarybird.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegarybird #DentalMarketing #DentalPodcast #PracticeGrowth #MyDentalPlaybook

  2. Sep 10

    057 Is Your Hygienist Holding Your Practice Hostage?

    ▶️ Full 5-part Hygiene Crisis series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc5Ru9aNk5_M 📥 Free Resource: https://go.mydentalplaybook.com/resources/hygiene-crisis-readiness-checklist ➖➖➖➖ The hygiene crisis is not coming, it is already here, and most dental practices are completely unprepared for what happens next. If you are paying a hygienist $80 an hour while insurance reimburses $12 for a cleaning, the math is not broken, it was never going to work. Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird break down exactly why the shortfall is getting worse, and the full system to stop getting held hostage by your own hygiene department. 🔍What you’ll learn in this episode: 📌Discover why in-network hygiene math is destroying practice profitability and what to do instead 📌Learn how Dr. Blake scaled from 2 to 6 hygienists using a redundancy strategy that eliminated bad hiring decisions 📌Build a flexible shift schedule that attracts top hygiene talent without competing on hourly rate alone 📌Implement the KPI scoreboard system that tells your team whether they are winning or losing without you having to say a word 📌Increase hygiene revenue by moving active patients from 2 visits per year to 3 using a co-diagnosis framework This is Episode 1 of 5 in the Hygiene Crisis series. Watch the complete series in order here:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc5Ru9aNk5_M Episode order: The State of the Hygiene Market / Recruiting / Onboarding and KPIs / Pay and Compensation / PPO vs. Fee-for-Service Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird sharing real strategies from real practices, backed by data from 1,195+ dental offices. Subscribe for weekly playbooks that help dentists grow faster, lead better, and build a practice they love. What We Discuss: 00:00 Introduction to the Hygiene Market Breakdown 03:46 Amazing opportunity: Looking for 4 Dentists 06:10 The Shortfall of Hygienists and Its Impact 08:58 The Role of Hygienists in Patient Retention 11:30 The Challenges of Using Temporary Hygienists 17:48 Leadership and Culture in Dental Practices 24:34 Navigating Insurance: Out of Network vs. PPO 27:48 Always Be Hiring: Onboarding and Retention Strategies 🎧 Listen on: Apple: https://bit.ly/4mvFu8g Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Ugtnjc 🎯Support the Channel: → Follow + hit the bell 🔔 → Give us 5 stars ⭐ if this episode helped 🚀 Ready to grow your practice? Book a free strategy call with Gary Bird's team → https://bit.ly/3IXIN9D 🙌 About the Show: My Dental Playbook gives you real strategies to grow your dental practice from a dentist who's actually doing it! We cover everything: financially, operationally, mindset and clinically. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, each episode delivers a new play you can run to get results with your team. ⬇️HOSTS INFO⬇️ 🧑🏼‍⚕️Dr. Blake Hamblin:  Doctor/Practice Owner at Hamblin Family Dentistry 🌐Website: https://hamblinfamilydentistry.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blake.hamblin 🐐Gary Bird: Founding Owner at SMC National, a Dental Growth Partner 🌐Website: https://thegarybird.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegarybird #DentalMarketing #DentalPodcast #PracticeGrowth #MyDentalPlaybook

  3. Sep 3

    056 We Hit 300 New Patients... Then This Happened

    📥 Free Resource:  https://go.mydentalplaybook.com/resources/associate-career-growth-assessment 🚀Check out our new Dental AI Receptionist! It schedules better than humans: https://hubs.la/Q04mc4V_0 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀What are top-performing dentists doing differently? Find out inside the mastermind:  https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ Finding the right practice can shape your career just as much as your clinical skills. Dr. Blake Hamblin's practice is on track to reach 300 new patients per month, creating enough demand to hire four more dentists and expand into new locations. Whether you're an associate looking for mentorship or a practice owner building your team, this episode reveals what high-growth practices look for and why the right environment can change the trajectory of your career. 🔍What you'll learn in this episode: 📌Discover why Dr. Blake is hiring 4 dentists as his practice approaches 300 new patients per month 📌 Learn the qualities that matter more than clinical experience when hiring associates and future partners 📌 See how mentorship, continuing education, and patient volume accelerate clinical and professional growth 📌 Understand the career paths available, from high-producing associate to leadership and partnership 📌 Explore how building the right team supports long-term practice growth, stronger hiring, and future expansion Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin, who grew from $200K to nearly $700K in monthly collections in less than two years, and Gary Bird, Founder of SMC National, sharing real strategies from real practices backed by data from 1,195+ dental offices. Subscribe for weekly playbooks that help dentists grow faster, lead better, and build a practice they love. What We Discuss: 00:00 Introduction to Dr. Blake's Opportunities in Houston 02:36 What Kind of Dentist Is Dr. Blake Looking For? 03:17 Clinical Skills and Opportunities for Growth 04:38 Bread and Butter Dentistry and Learning New Skills 05:43 Partnering and Expanding to New Locations 07:07 Paths to Partnership and Success Models 09:25 Living and Working in Houston, Texas 11:40 Open Door Policy and Mentorship Opportunities 🎧 Listen on: Apple: http://bit.ly/4mvFu8g Spotify: http://bit.ly/3Ugtnjc 🎯Support the Channel: → Follow + hit the bell 🔔 → Give us 5 stars ⭐ if this episode helped 🚀 Ready to grow your practice? Book a free strategy call with Gary Bird's team → https://bit.ly/3IXIN9D 🙌 About the Show: My Dental Playbook gives you real strategies to grow your dental practice from a dentist who's actually doing it! We cover everything: financially, operationally, mindset and clinically. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, each episode delivers a new play you can run to get results with your team. ⬇️HOSTS INFO⬇️ 🧑🏼‍⚕️Dr. Blake Hamblin:  Doctor/Practice Owner at Hamblin Family Dentistry 🌐Website: https://hamblinfamilydentistry.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blake.hamblin 🐐Gary Bird: Founding Owner at SMC National, a Dental Growth Partner 🌐Website: https://thegarybird.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegarybird #DentalMarketing #DentalPodcast #PracticeGrowth #MyDentalPlaybook

  4. Aug 27

    055 Your Associate Isn't the Problem - Part 3

    📥 Free Resource:  https://go.mydentalplaybook.com/resources/associate-success-playbook 🚀Check out our new Dental AI Receptionist! It schedules better than humans: https://hubs.la/Q04mc4V_0 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀The mastermind fills fast - apply now and start scaling with confidence: https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ If your practice can't grow without you, you've built yourself a job, not a scalable business. In this episode, Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird reveal why the biggest obstacle to practice growth isn't finding better associates, it's learning how to build trust, develop leaders, and step out of the clinical bottleneck. Discover the systems behind a practice seeing 220 new patients per month without relying on one doctor to do it all. 🔍 What you'll learn in this episode: 📌Learn how to transfer patient trust from the owner doctor to a new associate with simple handoff strategies. 📌Discover why reducing your clinical menu helps associates grow faster while increasing practice production. 📌Build associate confidence with a mentorship framework that develops better clinicians without risking patient experience. 📌Identify hiring red flags before making an expensive associate mistake that limits practice growth. 📌Create leadership systems that allow your practice to continue growing beyond $2M while giving you more freedom outside the chair. This is Part 3 of our series on hiring and integrating an associate into your dental practice. See the complete series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdXjamqd_tmQ Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, sharing real strategies from real practices, backed by data from 1,195+ dental offices. Whether you're focused on dental practice growth, hiring associates, increasing collections, improving case acceptance, transitioning toward fee-for-service, or building a practice that scales beyond the owner, this episode delivers practical strategies you can implement immediately. Subscribe for weekly playbooks that help dentists grow faster, lead better, and build a practice they love. What We Discuss: 00:00 Introduction to Hiring Dental Associates 03:36 Transferring Trust to New Associates 06:29 Building Confidence in New Dentists 09:03 Mentoring Strategies for New Dentists 09:30 Reducing Your Procedure Menu for Growth 12:30 Encouraging Doctors to Take on New Procedures 14:10 Creating Room to Fail and Grow 16:20 Red Flags in Associate Hiring 17:38 Why Minimums Can Be a Red Flag 19:20 Assessing Human Factors and Fit 22:49 Spotting Weaknesses and Building Strengths 24:00 Specializing and Matching Practice Needs 🎧 Listen on: Apple: https://bit.ly/4mvFu8g Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Ugtnjc 🎯Support the Channel: → Follow + hit the bell 🔔 → Give us 5 stars ⭐ if this episode helped 🚀 Ready to grow your practice? Book a free strategy call with Gary Bird's team → https://bit.ly/3IXIN9D 🙌 About the Show: My Dental Playbook gives you real strategies to grow your dental practice from a dentist who's actually doing it! We cover everything: financially, operationally, mindset and clinically. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, each episode delivers a new play you can run to get results with your team. ⬇️HOSTS INFO⬇️ 🧑🏼‍⚕️Dr. Blake Hamblin:  Doctor/Practice Owner at Hamblin Family Dentistry 🌐Website: https://hamblinfamilydentistry.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blake.hamblin 🐐Gary Bird: Founding Owner at SMC National, a Dental Growth Partner 🌐Website: https://thegarybird.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegarybird #DentalMarketing #DentalPodcast #PracticeGrowth #MyDentalPlaybook

  5. Aug 20

    054 3 Associate Compensation Mistakes that Kill Your Practice - Part 2

    📥 Free Resource: https://go.mydentalplaybook.com/resources/associate-agreement-template 🚀Check out our new Dental AI Receptionist! It schedules better than humans: https://hubs.la/Q04mc4V_0 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀Spots are limited - secure your seat in the mastermind that’s changing how dentists grow: https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ The difference between 28% and 32% may look huge on paper, but the better opportunity is not always the practice offering the highest percentage. Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird break down what associates and owners should evaluate beyond compensation - from patient flow and mentorship to collections, culture, and long-term practice growth. 🔍What you’ll learn in this episode: 📌Compare 25%, 28%, 30%, and 32% compensation offers without ignoring patient opportunity 📌Evaluate why a practice seeing approximately 200 new patients per month may create greater earning potential 📌Understand adjusted production versus collections and how each model affects associate compensation 📌Build a three-way win for the practice owner, associate, and patients 📌Avoid the confusion created when some providers are in-network and others are out-of-network This is Part 2 of our series on hiring and integrating an associate into your dental practice. See the complete series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdXjamqd_tmQ Hosted by Gary Bird and Dr. Blake Hamblin, sharing real strategies from real practices, backed by data from 1,195+ dental offices. Subscribe for weekly playbooks that help dentists grow faster, lead better, and build a practice they love What We Discuss: 00:00 Introduction and episode overview 03:27 The importance of philosophy in compensation 05:00 The role of culture and relationships in hiring 07:30 Creating effective associate agreements 08:57 Adjusted production versus collections debate 15:21 Frequency of getting paid and its implications 17:55 Network versus out-of-network considerations 23:50 Leadership and vision in practice growth 🎧 Listen on: Apple: http://bit.ly/4mvFu8g Spotify: http://bit.ly/3Ugtnjc 🎯Support the Channel: → Follow + hit the bell 🔔 → Give us 5 stars ⭐ if this episode helped 🚀 Ready to grow your practice? Book a free strategy call with Gary Bird's team → https://bit.ly/3IXIN9D 🙌 About the Show: My Dental Playbook gives you real strategies to grow your dental practice from a dentist who's actually doing it! We cover everything: financially, operationally, mindset and clinically. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, each episode delivers a new play you can run to get results with your team. ⬇️HOSTS INFO⬇️ 🧑🏼‍⚕️Dr. Blake Hamblin:  Doctor/Practice Owner at Hamblin Family Dentistry 🌐Website: https://hamblinfamilydentistry.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blake.hamblin 🐐Gary Bird: Founding Owner at SMC National, a Dental Growth Partner 🌐Website: https://thegarybird.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegarybird #DentalMarketing #DentalPodcast #PracticeGrowth #MyDentalPlaybook

  6. Aug 13

    053 The Hidden Cost of NOT Hiring an Associate: Your Practice is Quietly Dying - Part 1

    📥 Free Resource: https://go.mydentalplaybook.com/resources/financial-arrangements-template 🚀Check out our new Dental AI Receptionist! It schedules better than humans: https://hubs.la/Q04mc4V_0 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀What are top-performing dentists doing differently? Find out inside the mastermind:  https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ If you're producing $1.5M–$2M a year but still doing everything yourself, you may be the biggest bottleneck in your practice. In this episode, Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird explain why hiring an associate isn't an added cost. It's the key to creating more capacity, increasing collections, and scaling from a $2M practice toward $10M. Learn the mindset shift that unlocks long-term practice growth and greater freedom. This is Part 1 of our series on hiring and integrating an associate into your dental practice. 🔍What you’ll learn in this episode: 📌Identify the exam benchmarks that signal it's time to hire an associate. 📌Test whether your dental marketing can support another provider 📌 Build a practice top associates want to join 📌 Transition associates from onboarding to production-based compensation using a proven three-month framework. 📌 Create redundancy that gives you more flexibility, stronger practice growth, and less dependence on the owner. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, sharing real strategies from real practices, backed by data from 1,195+ dental offices. Whether you're focused on dental marketing, hiring, fee-for-service growth, PPO strategy, collections, or building a scalable practice, these playbooks are designed for ambitious practice owners. Subscribe for weekly playbooks that help dentists grow faster, lead better, and build a practice they love. What We Discuss: 00:00 The Importance of Hiring an Associate 03:09 How to Know if You Should Hire an Associate 04:48 Overcoming the Fear of Hiring an Associate 07:50 Exam Counts and Practice Capacity 09:29 Effective Leadership and Practice Management 11:58 Attracting Quality Associates 15:05 Pay Structures and Incentives for Associates 16:50 Building Redundancy and Practice Flexibility 18:14 Future Topics: Onboarding and Mentorship for Associates 19:30 Challenging Limiting Beliefs About Associates 🎧 Listen on: Apple: http://bit.ly/4mvFu8g Spotify: http://bit.ly/3Ugtnjc 🎯Support the Channel: → Follow + hit the bell 🔔 → Give us 5 stars ⭐ if this episode helped 🚀 Ready to grow your practice? Book a free strategy call with Gary Bird's team → https://bit.ly/3IXIN9D 🙌 About the Show: My Dental Playbook gives you real strategies to grow your dental practice from a dentist who's actually doing it! We cover everything: financially, operationally, mindset and clinically. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, each episode delivers a new play you can run to get results with your team. ⬇️HOSTS INFO⬇️ 🧑🏼‍⚕️Dr. Blake Hamblin:  Doctor/Practice Owner at Hamblin Family Dentistry 🌐Website: https://hamblinfamilydentistry.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blake.hamblin 🐐Gary Bird: Founding Owner at SMC National, a Dental Growth Partner 🌐Website: https://thegarybird.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegarybird #DentalMarketing #DentalPodcast #PracticeGrowth #MyDentalPlaybook

  7. Aug 6

    Special Episode: $200K to $750K Per Month — What We Learned in One Year of My Dental Playbook

    📥 Free Resource: https://go.mydentalplaybook.com/resources/year-one-playbook 🚀Check out our new Dental AI Receptionist! It schedules better than humans: https://hubs.la/Q04mc4V_0 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀What are top-performing dentists doing differently? Find out inside the mastermind:  https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ 52 episodes. Hundreds of conversations. One dental practice that grew from $200,000 a month in collections to nearly $750,000. In this anniversary documentary, Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird revisit the moments that mattered most, pulling the most insightful clips from across 52 episodes and connecting them into a single framework for practice growth. This is the full story, told in the words of the conversations that built it. If you have been following along, you will recognize some of these moments. If this is your first episode, this is the best place to start. 🔍What you’ll learn in this episode: 📌 Why most dental practices plateau and what separates the ones that break through 📌How systems create predictable growth (and what happens when you skip them) 📌 Turning opportunities into accepted treatment without pressure or guesswork 📌Why the patient experience is your most powerful marketing strategy 📌 How to scale without losing the culture and care that made your practice great Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, sharing real strategies from real practices, backed by data from 1,195+ dental offices. Subscribe for weekly playbooks that help dentists grow faster, lead better, and build a practice they love. What We Discuss: 01:22 Lesson 1: Growth Starts with the Owner 11:21 Lesson 2: Systems Create Predictable Growth 22:17 Lesson 3: Turning Opportunities into Accepted Treatment 36:12 Lesson 4: The Patient Experience Becomes Your Greatest Marketing Strategy 47:20 Lesson 5: Scaling Without Losing What Made You Successful 60:03 Lesson 6: The Biggest Lessons We Learned After 52 Episodes 🎧 Listen on: Apple: https://bit.ly/4mvFu8g Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Ugtnjc 🎯Support the Channel: → Follow + hit the bell 🔔 → Give us 5 stars ⭐ if this episode helped 🚀 Ready to grow your practice? Book a free strategy call with Gary Bird's team → https://bit.ly/3IXIN9D 🙌 About the Show: My Dental Playbook gives you real strategies to grow your dental practice from a dentist who's actually doing it! We cover everything: financially, operationally, mindset and clinically. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, each episode delivers a new play you can run to get results with your team. ⬇️HOSTS INFO⬇️ 🧑🏼‍⚕️Dr. Blake Hamblin:  Doctor/Practice Owner at Hamblin Family Dentistry 🌐Website: https://hamblinfamilydentistry.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blake.hamblin 🐐Gary Bird: Founding Owner at SMC National, a Dental Growth Partner 🌐Website: https://thegarybird.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegarybird #DentalMarketing #DentalPodcast #PracticeGrowth #MyDentalPlaybook

  8. Jul 30

    052 $200K to $750K: The Month We Reverse Engineered

    🚀Check out our new Dental AI Receptionist! It schedules better than humans: https://hubs.la/Q04mc4V_0 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/496YYLb 🚀Spots are limited - secure your seat in the mastermind that’s changing how dentists grow: https://shorturl.at/AenIt ➖➖➖➖ Dr. Blake Hamblin was stuck at $200K a month and couldn't figure out why the ceiling wouldn't break. Then one month, his single-location GP practice nearly hit $750K in collections. Now he and Gary Bird are reverse-engineering exactly how it happened, so you can apply the same framework to your best month and make it repeatable. 🔍 What you'll learn in this episode: 📌 Discover how Dr. Blake scaled from $200K to nearly $750K in a single month at one location 📌 Calculate the hygiene-to-doctor production ratio that signals whether your team is pulling their weight 📌 Build daily production targets by provider so your associates stop guessing and start growing 📌 Learn the "Who Not How" principle that separates dentists stuck in the chair from owners building real practice growth 📌 Understand why stepping back from clinical production is the only path to hitting $1M a month Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamlin and Gary Bird, sharing real strategies from real practices, backed by data from 1,195+ dental offices. Subscribe for weekly playbooks that help dentists grow faster, lead better, and build a practice they love. What We Discuss: 00:00 Introduction and Dr. Blake's Practice Success 03:20 Reaching $750K in a Month: The Mindset 05:17 Key Metrics for Practice Growth 10:07 Reverse Engineering Your Revenue Goals 14:08 Team Development and Mentorship 17:45 Optimizing Practice Capacity 20:02 Delegation and Systematization 22:12 Financial Planning and Risk Management 23:15 Time Management and Prioritization 25:47 Long-term Vision and Adaptability 🎧 Listen on: Apple: https://bit.ly/4mvFu8g Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Ugtnjc 🎯Support the Channel: → Follow + hit the bell 🔔 → Give us 5 stars ⭐ if this episode helped 🚀 Ready to grow your practice? Book a free strategy call with Gary Bird's team → https://bit.ly/3IXIN9D 🙌 About the Show: My Dental Playbook gives you real strategies to grow your dental practice from a dentist who's actually doing it! We cover everything: financially, operationally, mindset and clinically. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, each episode delivers a new play you can run to get results with your team. ⬇️HOSTS INFO⬇️ 🧑🏼‍⚕️Dr. Blake Hamblin:  Doctor/Practice Owner at Hamblin Family Dentistry 🌐Website: https://hamblinfamilydentistry.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blake.hamblin 🐐Gary Bird: Founding Owner at SMC National, a Dental Growth Partner 🌐Website: https://thegarybird.com/ 👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegarybird #DentalMarketing #DentalPodcast #PracticeGrowth #MyDentalPlaybook

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Welcome to My Dental Playbook, the dental podcast where real growth meets real talk.Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin, a practicing dentist on the road to $10M, and Gary Bird, founder of SMC National, this show breaks down proven practice growth strategies, real-world dental entrepreneurship, and the dental practice management tactics that actually move the needle.Each episode dives into the playbook behind thriving practices: how to attract better patients, build a high-performing team, and scale without burning out. Whether you're just getting started or aiming for your next big milestone, you'll get tactical steps from leaders who’ve lived it.If you're ready to grow your practice with smarter marketing, clearer systems, and a team that wins - subscribe now and start building your own playbook for success.🎙 New episodes every Thursday. Support the Channel:→ Subscribe + hit the bell → Drop a like  if this helped→ Comment below — We reply to (almost) everything  Contact Us: https://mydentalplaybook.com/

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    Dr. Blake Hamblin & Gary Bird
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    60
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    © 2026 © 2025 My Dental Playbook
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