Rethink Dental Growth: The 5% Plan Starts Here
Running a dental practice today is more challenging than ever — costs rise, margins shrink, and growth can feel out of reach. But real success isn’t about cutting corners or chasing discounts. It’s about having a strategy that turns every decision into lasting results.
That’s the idea behind The 5% Plan — a simple, data-driven approach helping dentists reduce costs, protect profits, and build stronger, more sustainable practices.
But there’s more to growth than supply savings. These articles also explore real-world sales stories, strategies, proven business insights, and the products — from everyday essentials to transformative capital equipment — that leading practices use to stay ahead. My goal is to give you the tools, knowledge, and perspective to not just run a practice, but to build a business that thrives.
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The $1 Million Sitting in Your Dental Practice (And How to Find It)
If your goal for 2026 is to scale your dental practice, the smartest place to start isn’t with more patients, longer hours, or new procedures, it’s with found money. Revenue that already exists inside your practice but isn’t being fully captured. Most practices don’t realize how much opportunity is hiding in plain sight. Schedules are…
The 5% Plan: A Simple Equation Changing How Dentists Run Their Practices
Big Savings, Built on Simple Math. If you’re like most dentists I talk to, managing supply costs probably isn’t the part of the job that gets you excited. Between patient care, staff, scheduling, and everything else that comes with running a practice, digging through websites for deals or negotiating with reps can feel like a…
A Tale of Two Sales People: My Recent Purchase Experience
I recently bought a new bike and was reminded of what my customers go through when making a big equipment or technology purchase. Here’s my experience with two very different sales people.
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Jason D. Dempsey 