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. 1d ago

    Why a DEXA Scan Is as Important as a Dental Pano For Your Health

    👉 Free training for dentists who want a "true sub-12% body fat abs", despite the stress and lack of time: 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 I’m Dr. Richard Low, and in the last 18 months I’ve helped 100+ dentists lose a combined 1,500 pounds of fat and build real muscle through Next Level Fathers. The biggest mistake I see? Dentists obsessing over the scale and ignoring what actually matters: body composition – how much of you is fat vs muscle. In this video, I break down: Why I recommend a DEXA scan to almost everyone Why InBody and home scales can lie to you And how to track fat loss accurately even if you can’t get a DEXA What we cover 1. What a DEXA scan actually is (and why it’s so powerful) - Think of DEXA as a panoramic X‑ray of your body composition: Fat mass (total + regional) Lean mass (muscle) Bone density Visceral fat - Costs usually $120–$140 and takes a few minutes. - Why I believe every dentist should get one at least yearly: Actual body fat percentage (not a guess) Exact lean mass (your metabolic engine) Baseline data before any “transformation” I share my own story: 5'10", looked “fine” in clothes after dental school DEXA came back at 33% body fat → clinically obese, just “skinny fat” That test changed how I viewed my health and training. 2. Why InBody and home scales aren’t enough (but still useful) - InBody (bioimpedance) can be off by 2–3+% body fat. - Home scales tell you: Water weight Glycogen swings Sodium and gut content …more than real fat changes. Use them directionally, not as absolute truth. 3. Why recomposition (fat loss + muscle gain) is the real goal - In 3–4 months, with: Reasonable calorie deficit Consistent training Adequate protein …most men can: Lose 20+ lbs of fat Gain 3–4 lbs of muscle - Even in your 40s, 50s, 60s you can still add meaningful muscle and massively upgrade metabolic health. Especially as a dentist: - More muscle = higher maintenance calories (you can eat more without gaining fat). - Stronger back/core = less pain, longer career, fewer injuries from being hunched over patients. 4. The danger of fast weight loss & GLP‑1s without muscle focus - Many GLP‑1 users end up in huge calorie deficits. - The scale drops, but so does muscle, setting you up to: Regain fat easily later Be weaker, “smaller,” and less protected. You want to protect and grow lean mass while losing fat, not sacrifice it. 5. The “Poor Man’s DEXA”: how to track progress if you can’t get a scan If DEXA isn’t available or practical right now, here’s what I recommend: - Daily weigh‑ins + 7‑day average Weigh yourself every day under the same conditions. Each week, calculate the average of the last 7 days. Compare week‑to‑week averages (not individual days). - Waist circumference at the belly button Measure once a week, same spot, same tape, same time of day. Even 0.5 cm/week down is real fat loss. Your waist doesn’t lie: if it’s shrinking, you’re losing fat. - Weekly photos Front, side, back, same lighting and pose. Over 4–12 weeks, you’ll see changes the scale won’t show. Together, these three give you a solid proxy for “real” body comp change. Key mindset shifts - Detach: What you eat today from what the scale says tomorrow How much you burn today from how much you “deserve” to eat today - Aim for: ~1–2 lbs/week of loss Slow, sustainable fat loss + muscle gain A 3–6 month recomposition that actually changes your body and life - One well‑run 6‑month phase can completely change: How you look How you feel How you practice How your kids see you 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/

  2. Jul 22

    How to Shop for a Dental Coach (Without Getting Burned)

    👉 Free training for dentists who want a "true sub-12% body fat abs", despite the stress and lack of time: 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 A dentist I spoke with last week is paying $4,500/month for “coaching.” - No assigned coach. - No one looking at his metrics. - No clear plan. - Locked into a contract. Practice bank account: almost empty. Personal bank account: almost empty. I’m a HUGE fan of coaching. I’ve paid six figures+ into it over the years and gotten insane ROI from some programs… and almost nothing from others. The problem isn’t “coaching is bad.” The problem is dentists don’t know how to shop for coaching. This video is a framework for choosing the right coach/mastermind for your dental practice—and avoiding expensive disappointments. 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 video, you’ll learn: 1. Start with your bottleneck, not their brochure Before you swipe your card, ask: - Where am I now? - Where do I actually want to go? Work less? Add docs and scale? Drop PPOs and increase profit? Make the office less chaotic and more systematized? - What is the one thing blocking me next? If you don’t know your bottleneck, you’ll buy generic coaching and hope they magically diagnose it for you. Sometimes they can, often they can’t. - Use the shopping process itself as free coaching: Talk to 2–3 coaches. See if they can accurately tell you what your real constraint is after hearing your numbers and goals. - If they can’t even do that on a sales call, they’re not going to do it once you’re paying them. 2. Understand the four levels of coaching Most “dental coaches” are actually very different creatures. Roughly: - Mindset / leadership / personal growth Life‑coach meets leadership. Helps you deal with fear, identity, communication, conflict. - CEO / strategic advisor Looks at your P&L, KPIs, capacity, capital deployment. Helps you decide: When to hire When to add ops How much to spend on marketing Where to invest vs cut - Management / team / systems coach Works with your office manager, leads, and team. Builds SOPs, huddles, accountability, training. - Specialized implementation / trainers Phone skills, case acceptance, insurance / AR, scheduling, etc. Deep in one area; may not look at the big picture. You need to know: which level do I actually need right now? 3. Key questions to ask any prospective coach Use these on your discovery call: - Is it 1:1 or group (or both)? Where is the real value? Live calls? Courses? In‑office? - Do you work with just me, or also with my team? Do you help me implement, or just tell me what to do? - Do you regularly review my numbers? Are we looking at KPIs together, or just talking feelings and ideas? - What type of issues are you BEST at solving? Culture? Profit? Growth? Insurance? Stress? - Tell me about 2–3 clients who were in a situation like mine. Where were they? What did you do? Where are they now? “Can I talk to one of them?” - How do you deliver? In‑person vs remote Call frequency Slack / text / email access between calls - What’s the agreement? Length, cancellation, guarantee, “trial” period. If they can’t answer these clearly, that’s your answer. 4. How to get value even if you don’t hire them Even a few consult calls can: Clarify your goals Reveal blind spots in your numbers Show patterns (if 3 different coaches all say, “Your real problem is X,” pay attention) Go into every conversation trying to be the best transformation that program has ever seen, even if you never join. 5. A few people I actually trust (no kickbacks) Not sponsored, no referral fees, just people I’ve seen get real results for real docs: - Paul Etchison – culture, vision, and getting your team to care deeply. - Kiera Dent / Dental A‑Team – systems, team training, case acceptance, accountability. - The Lifestyle Practice (Derek, Matt, etc.) – becoming a true owner, lifestyle + profit. - Shared Practices Coaching (my old company; I’m no longer involved) – multi‑doc growth, metrics, owner + OM coaching. These are just examples. The point is: find people whose content and clients ring true for the problem you actually have. 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/

  3. Jul 15

    Dental Partnerships: Pros, Cons, and Pitfalls

    👉 Free training for dentists who want a "true sub-12% body fat abs", despite the stress and lack of time: 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 Every dentist thinks a partnership will be: More fun Less lonely Less risky And “like being in it with my best friend” Reality: business partnerships are harder than they look—and often harder to keep healthy than marriages. I’ve been in multiple partnerships that didn’t last. They weren’t with bad people; our goals, seasons, and effort levels just changed. Exiting was painful, emotional, and avoidable in hindsight. This video is for any dentist considering: Buying into a practice Partnering with a friend Making a rockstar associate a partner Or giving equity to an office manager Before you sign anything, ask: “Why do I really want a partner?” 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 video, we cover: 1. When does a partnership actually make sense? In general business, you partner when someone brings: - Capital you don’t have - Skills / experience / connections you don’t have In dentistry: - Banks will often fund a solo practice acquisition without a partner. - You can often grow into ownership skills with coaching + a strong office manager, not necessarily a partner. So many partnerships are built on: “I want one, not that I need one.” That’s fine but be honest about it. 2. Lifestyle reasons (and their risks) Common emotional drivers: - “I don’t want to own alone.” - “I want flexibility around kids / family and someone to share the load.” - “I like this person, we’d be great partners.” Those are not bad reasons, but they are fragile if: - Your visions diverge in 3–5–10 years - One person carries more leadership / risk than the other - One is more driven, more frugal, or more growth‑oriented Someone will become the “alpha,” even if it’s 50/50 on paper. 3. Associate buying in vs just profit sharing If you’re an associate considering buying in: Be brutally honest: - Do you want to be a true business partner… - Or do you just want more upside (profit share, bonus, slightly higher comp)? Those are different roles. Red flags: - Buying in without working there 1–2+ years - Never having seen your future partner under stress - Assuming 50/50 on paper = equal say in practice reality Key questions: - Is there real growth potential, or am I buying at the peak? - Can we add ops / doctors / services, or is the practice maxed? - Am I okay if, when it comes to a tie, it effectively goes the senior partner’s way? 4. Owner bringing on a partner If you own the practice and are considering a partner: - Are you doing it to retain a unicorn associate who is truly owner material? - Or to solve loneliness / burnout / fear you could solve differently? Consider: How hard is it to recruit in your market? - Super rural + good associate = more reason to partner - Dense market with lots of talent = less reason to give away equity Do you want to keep full control over: - Spending / reinvestment - Culture and hiring / firing - Your own clinical days / schedule / involvement? You can keep them long‑term with: - Better pay - Better culture - Shared upside …without automatically making them a full partner. 5. The “prenup”: how you’ll break up (before you start) Whatever you decide, you MUST: - Define the breakup mechanics up front in the operating agreement. Examples (talk to an attorney): - If I want out, I must first offer to buy you out at a defined price formula. - If you decline, you then must either buy me out or allow me to sell my shares. - Clear timelines, valuation method, and steps—so nobody is trapped, and you don’t immediately go nuclear with lawyers. And character-wise? You want partners who are honest and not greedy. If you’ve already seen: - Questionable judgement - “Ends justify the means” money behavior …that’s not going to get better once you’re tied together. My honest take If you can do it solo, do it solo. - You can still get coaching, build a strong leadership team, and join masterminds so you’re not alone. - You can always add profit sharing, phantom equity, or minority stakes later if it truly makes sense. If, after all that, you still want a partnership: - Go in eyes wide open - Get a good lawyer - Don’t skip the prenup - Make sure you’ve seen each other in the hard seasons first 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/

  4. Jul 8

    Startup vs Acquisition: The Exact Dental Practice I’d Buy If I Started Over

    👉 Free training for dentists who want a "true sub-12% body fat abs", despite the stress and lack of time: 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 If I lost everything and had to start over as a dentist… What exact practice would I buy (or build) today? I get asked “startup vs acquisition?” all the time, and I’m actively looking at practices right now, talking to brokers, networking, and running the math all over again with way more experience than I had the first time. In this video, I walk through: - Why I’m still acquisition‑biased - The exact size and type of practice I’d be hunting for - And how your personality should drive your choice, not Instagram 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: 1. Why I lean acquisition over startup (for me) - Startups = 1,000+ decisions: : Location, design, ops, vendors, equipment, branding, marketing, hiring, etc. - Acquisitions = one giant decision: : “Did I buy the right business?” - I’m a perfectionist / over‑researcher who procrastinated a 3‑op remodel for 6 months because of all the micro‑decisions. That personality is a terrible fit for a ground‑up startup. 2. The real risk of startups If you’re a first‑time owner, a startup usually ends in one of two ways: - You crush it : Figure out marketing, systems, team, retention : Hit your cap and wish you’d built bigger - You struggle hard : Misjudge demographics, hiring, insurance, your own leadership : Now you’ve got a big loan and a practice that never quite hits stride Startups can absolutely work, but they’re a high‑variance bet and require a specific type of founder and risk tolerance. 3. What I’d actually buy today For me right now, the “dream” acquisition is: - 8–12 operatories, with: : Room for 2–3+ doctors : Hygienists at proper ratios - Rural Indiana, but: :Within 30–45 minutes of somewhere an associate would actually live (Indy, Lafayette, Bloomington, Fort Wayne) - Ideally: : A former 2‑doctor practice that’s now 1 doctor : Hygienists booked solid, lots of overdue patients : Doctor slowing down, referring out procedures I can keep in‑house : Some combination of real estate + practice, with room to expand further if we want 4–5 docs down the road If I were earlier in my career and wanted a solo practice: - 5–7 ops minimum, with: : At least 2 full‑time hygiene chairs : 2 doctor chairs (plus emergency space) - Only consider 6+ ops if I know I can sustainably check 3 hygiene columns and still do 2 columns of dentistry. Your ops count hard‑caps your growth. You can’t out‑hustle chair count. 4. How to think about your own “ideal practice” Ask yourself: - Do I want to be a solo doc, a super GP, or build a multi‑doc group? - How comfortable am I with: : Ambiguity : Endless micro‑decisions : Marketing from zero : Leading people from scratch vs evolving an existing culture? - What procedures do I actually want to do all day? - How big do I eventually want to go? Only after that do you decide: : Startup vs acquisition : 5 ops vs 8 vs 12+ : Urban vs rural vs “rural but near a real city” 5. Due diligence and the ugly truths Check: : % hygiene vs doctor production : Crowns vs 3‑surface fillings : What’s referred out vs kept in‑house (and what you’re comfortable with) : EBITDA, overhead, owner comp, add‑backs Beware: : 80% doctor / 20% hygiene practices with aggressive diag : Locations where other owners have already failed or left Even after 10+ years of looking at practices, I still send numbers to people I trust so I don’t fall in love and invent a fake opportunity. Why this matters even if you’ve already bought once - Sometimes your first office was your learner office. Your second (or third) can be where you: : Make the real financial difference : Build the practice you actually wanted : Align size, ops, patients, and procedures with who you are now That’s where I’m at: Round 3, no DSO dreams, just a great cash‑flowing practice that fits my life and skills. What next? Have questions on: - Startup vs acquisition? - Ops counts? - Rural vs urban? - Practice #2 or #3? Drop them in the comments or DM me on Instagram. I’ll use them to shape future episodes and share more as I go through my own acquisition search. 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/

  5. Jul 1

    Using Claude Code To Find Off‑Market Dental Practice Deals

    📂 AI Leverage Vault (where the prompt for this video lives): 👉 Grab it here: https://nextlevelfathers.kit.com/5b66c35d89 :: ALSO :: 👉 Free training for dentists who want a "true sub-12% body fat abs", despite the stress and lack of time: 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 ▶️ Part 2 - The EXACT 5 Steps to Get AI to Recommend Your Dental Practice: https://youtu.be/yn24e3BUa5M ▶️ Part 3 - Claude Code for Dentists: I Built an AI That Runs My Life: https://youtu.be/gx9wce8xFHI ▶️ Part 4 - Start Your Personal AI OS With One File: https://youtu.be/lvvmkn7VKaY ▶️ Part 5 - My Opera‑Singer Sister Starts Claude Code (The EXACT Step By Step): https://youtu.be/VPayuoYPStE ▶️ Part 6 - Claude Code for Dentists: Build Real Systems Without Coding: https://youtu.be/AIwZT_XWZVc Most dentists think of “investing” as buying single‑family rentals or random commercial real estate. In this episode of Claude Code, DMD, I walk through how I’m using Claude Code to scout off‑market dental practice acquisitions as an investment – and why I’d rather own an 8–12 op rural practice throwing off EBITDA than manage a handful of rentals I can’t really improve. I’m not a programmer. I’m just using AI to do the heavy, boring list‑building work so I can spend my time on relationships and deals. 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 What we cover: 1. Why I Chose a Dental Practice Over Random Real Estate - I know how to grow and de‑risk a practice; I don’t know how to do that with 10 random rentals. - I’d look for: 8–12 ops (room for 2–3 docs) Rural Indiana 30–45 minutes from a city an associate would live in (Indy, Lafayette, Bloomington, Fort Wayne) Something that can be run as an investment, not my main job. 2. Step 1: Use AI to build the right target list - Instead of clicking around broker sites hoping something perfect appears, I had Claude Code: Pull Indiana dentist license data (via the state licensing board / bulk file). Sort licenses roughly by age (oldest license numbers = older docs). Filter by geography (drive‑time radiuses around specific hubs). Cross‑reference with Google Maps / practice presence. - End result: a call / mail / email list of likely retirement‑age owners in the exact radius bands I care about. 3. Step 2: Surround the targets with the right “nodes” - Claude Code then pulled and organized, by region: Practice brokers Supply reps & implant reps Labs Dental‑specific bankers, CPAs, and attorneys - Those people know who is thinking about selling before it’s public. 4. Step 3: What humans still have to do (the important part) AI can: Generate the lists Help draft outreach emails and letters Suggest follow‑up sequences But I still have to: Mail handwritten, personal letters (with a family photo) in real envelopes Call each doctor (twice) Email each doctor (twice) Reach out to brokers, reps, labs, and advisors and build real relationships The point is: Claude Code compresses 10–15 hours of grunt work down to minutes so I can spend that time on conversations and due diligence. 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/

  6. Jun 24

    From 1.2M to 3.7M: How Dr. W Scaled His Practice & Life

    👉 Free training for dentists who want a "true sub-12% body fat abs", despite the stress and lack of time: 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 secretly want what Dr. Shane has built: Bought a 7‑op practice + building in a small town Grew from $1.2M to $3.7M in 4 years Expanded to 3 doctors & ~18 team members Tripled new patients (25–30 → ~90/month) And at the same time… fixed his body, stress, and leadership. In this joint episode of Next Level Dentist, I sit down with Dr. Shane Wingler and Gary Bird to unpack both sides of that growth: The practice systems, hiring, marketing, and AI that drove collections The personal transformation that kept Shane from burning out or blowing up his team and family. 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 We cover: 1. The acquisition & growth path - Buying a long‑standing 7‑op practice + real estate (all‑in around $2M). - Why buying the whole building (and upstairs) created future growth instead of a trap. - Going from 7 ops partially used → fully optimized ops & added doctor days. 2. Culture, turnover, and building a real team - Going from 7 to ~18 team members (with 0 OGs left). - Changing a “coast & complacent” culture into a growth‑minded, drama‑free one. - Why Shane now protects culture at all costs and has the team, not him, judge new hires. 3. Masterminds, books, and learning leadership - How 3D Dentists (Tarun & Sully) helped him realize he was a bad leader and fix it. - Book stack that actually changed his ops: Extreme Ownership The Coaching Habit Traction (EOS) - Running a book club with other dentists and implementing the ideas (not just reading them). 4. Capacity → demand → capacity again - The reality: most practices are supply constrained, not demand constrained. - Hiring a second associate early, then a third, and using hygiene capacity as the real limiter. - Tweaking hygiene scheduling, slowing down for better exams, and immediately seeing growth before paid marketing. 5. Marketing with Gary: from 25–30 to ~90 new patients/month - Why Shane finally decided to spend real money on marketing. - Using percentage of collections (not raw dollars) to make marketing math sane. - Working with Gary’s team to: Fix call answer and conversion Shorten time‑to‑appointment Shift focus based on constraints (hygiene full → pivot towards implants/emergencies). 6. AI & patient financing in the real world - Hiring “Allie” – an AI phone agent to catch missed calls and book new patients (often after hours). - How patients and team have actually reacted (not theory). - Presenting patient financing to every patient, not just as a last‑ditch “save,” and seeing a 30%+ bump in collections. 7. Shane’s personal transformation: from sharp, stressed owner to 3:50 AM beast - Carrying all the emotional weight of growth home and getting sharp with his team. - His associate calling him out: “If you talked to me like that…” - Joining Next Level Fathers not just for a six‑pack, but for: Spiritual realignment Journaling & reflection Being present at home Getting out of the numb‑out cycle - Waking up at 3:50 AM daily, winning the morning with: Workout Nutrition planning Spiritual work Journaling - How that became his identity and the foundation for everything else. 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. Jun 17

    Claude Code for Dentists: Build Real Systems Without Coding

    📂 AI Leverage Vault (where the prompt for this video lives): 👉 Grab it here: https://nextlevelfathers.kit.com/5b66c35d89 :: ALSO :: 👉 Free training for dentists who want a "true sub-12% body fat abs", despite the stress and lack of time: 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 ▶️ Part 2 - The EXACT 5 Steps to Get AI to Recommend Your Dental Practice: https://youtu.be/yn24e3BUa5M ▶️ Part 3 - Claude Code for Dentists: I Built an AI That Runs My Life: https://youtu.be/gx9wce8xFHI ▶️ Part 4 - Start Your Personal AI OS With One File: https://youtu.be/lvvmkn7VKaY ▶️ Part 5 - My Opera‑Singer Sister Starts Claude Code (The EXACT Step By Step): https://youtu.be/VPayuoYPStE Most dentists are drowning in tools: Notion, Airtable, Slack, Zapier, project boards, “AI hacks,” and a dozen logins. Very few have real systems. In this AI Leverage episode of the Next Level Dentist podcast, I sit down with Sam Sutton – the ops brain behind Tom Youngs’ Scale 20 mastermind – the guy who first dragged me into the Claude Code “matrix.” Neither of us are developers. Neither of us sell apps. But we both use Claude Code every day to run real businesses. This conversation is about how non‑technical dentists can think about AI the right way: - Systems first - Leverage second - Tools last 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, we cover: 1. Sam’s journey: from almost-teacher to AI ops guy in Switzerland - Dropping out of a teaching track (math & English) - Failing around in a marketing agency - Mandatory Swiss military service - Running ops for an AI sales assistant software - Ending up building systems and AI workflows with Tom Youngs 2. Why you don’t need 100 AI tools - The trap of “5 new AI tools a week” vs actually getting work done - Why Zapier, Notion, Airtable, Slack, etc. are enough when used well - How they decided to build their own app only where it beat the Frankenstein stack 3. Claude vs ChatGPT vs everything else - ChatGPT + Claude are all most small business owners need - Claude Code vs Codex (desktop “operator” vs browser “chat buddy”) - Why we both lean Claude for thinking, honesty, and projects 4. The real play: systems before AI - Deciding: “Do we buy a 3rd‑party tool or build simple, specific workflows on top of Claude Code?” - Examples: Internal check-in system for clients Custom dashboards built on top of Airtable/Notion instead of 5 different views When NOT to replace rock-solid tools like Notion or Slack 5. Getting over the “first weekend” with Claude Code - Installing the desktop app, Homebrew, Git, plugin marketplace - Why the first 48 hours feel overwhelming… and then it suddenly becomes normal - How to use Claude itself to fix Claude’s install problems (screenshot → “help me, what now?”) 6. Future‑proofing yourself as a dentist - Stop embedding your life in tools that won’t integrate with AI - Start building markdown (.md) context files about you, your practice, and your systems - Why solving your own real problems is the best way to learn Claude Code 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. Jun 10

    My Opera‑Singer Sister Starts Claude Code (The EXACT Step By Step)

    📂 AI Leverage Vault: (where the prompt for this video lives) 👉 Grab it here: https://nextlevelfathers.kit.com/5b66c35d89 :: ALSO :: 👉 Free training for dentists who want a "true sub-12% body fat abs", despite the stress and lack of time: 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 ▶️ Part 2 - The EXACT 5 Steps to Get AI to Recommend Your Dental Practice: https://youtu.be/yn24e3BUa5M ▶️ Part 3 - Claude Code for Dentists: I Built an AI That Runs My Life: https://youtu.be/gx9wce8xFHI ▶️ Part 4 - Start Your Personal AI OS With One File: https://youtu.be/lvvmkn7VKaY If you’ve been telling yourself, “I’m not technical enough for Claude Code,” this episode is for you. In Claude Code, DMD – Episode 5, I bring on my sister Anna, an opera singer with zero coding background, and walk her live through: - Installing Claude Code on a 2020 MacBook Air - Surviving Terminal, Homebrew, and Git - Creating her first me.md profile file - Installing the watch skill so Claude can watch YouTube/CE for her - If she can do it, any dentist can. 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 (warts and all): 1. Installing Claude Code the real way (with the actual gotchas) - Updating macOS so Claude will even install - Downloading the desktop app and understanding Chat vs CoWork vs Code - Opus / Sonnet / Haiku and why they matter (compute cost vs power) 2. Using Claude to fix Claude’s own install problems - Installing Homebrew and Git via Terminal (without knowing what they are) - Screenshotting errors, pasting them back into Claude, and letting it debug itself - Wiring your Claude Code project folder correctly so everything lives in one place 3. Building your first AI profile: me.md + claude.md - Using my starter prompt to have Claude ask you 10–15 questions about: Who you are (dentist / practice owner / goals) How your practice is set up What you want AI to help you with first Boundaries (no PHI, where to ask permission, etc.) - Auto‑generating me.md and wiring claude.md to load it every time Claude Code starts 4. Installing and using the WATCH skill - Connecting the plugin marketplace correctly (through the older CLI version) - Finally seeing /watch show up as a command - Having Claude Code watch Brad Bonanno’s videos about building a self‑improving AI wiki and an AI life manager - Getting summaries + screenshots and deciding whether they’re worth your time 5. How this becomes an AI “wiki” for your life and practice - Why markdown (.md) files are the perfect dumb format AI loves How I’m building wikis for: My own life and business (Next Level Fathers) My mentors and masterminds Eventually: all my dental podcasts and CE - How Anna could do the same for opera programs, auditions, and teaching Get the exact starter prompt & links we used - Claude Code download link - me.md starter prompt - Watch skill link + notes 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/

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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
    32
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2026 Dr. Richard Low
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    Next Level Dentist