The Multi-Million Dollar Blueprint for Dental Practices in 2026

Raleigh Dental Arts is on track for more than $4 million this year, with eight doctor days per week, 14 hygiene days, and a model designed to give T-Bone more freedom to focus on leadership and complex clinical work.

In this episode, T-Bone and Meredith share a behind-the-scenes update on the practice: team structure, associates, hygiene, treatment coordination, marketing, the in-house lab, AI systems, and the transition from working full-time clinically to leading as an owner and coach.

They also talk openly about what still needs work, including building provider capacity, adding team support, expanding the lab, and growing high-value implant and cosmetic cases.

Main Topics

• A current behind-the-scenes update from Raleigh Dental Arts
• Building a multi-provider practice without the owner working full-time clinically
• Team structure, hygiene capacity, and treatment coordination
• Associate development and implant mentorship
• In-house lab growth, technology, and AI implementation
• Implant and cosmetic marketing
• Creating more owner freedom without leaving clinical dentistry entirely

In This Episode

• How Raleigh Dental Arts is structured around eight doctor days, 14 hygiene days, and a multi-provider model
• Why T-Bone is shifting toward an owner, CEO, and coach role while remaining focused on complex surgical, implant, cosmetic, and full-mouth cases
• The staffing gaps the practice is solving next, including treatment coordination, assistant support, and full-time lab capacity
• How associates are being developed to diagnose and place implants
• The marketing strategy behind implant and cosmetic growth
• How CEREC, CBCT, digital scanning, milling, printing, and an in-house lab have expanded clinical capabilities
• The AI systems currently being used for phones, scheduling, X-rays, documentation, insurance, smile simulations, and lab design
• How a three-day weekly commitment to the practice creates more freedom for leadership, 3D Dentists, and a more selective clinical schedule

Timestamps

00:00 - Opening banter and Hulk Hogan03:05 - Why T-Bone can be away while the practice stays open05:00 - Practice update: growth, providers, hours, and production09:18 - Moving from clinical owner to owner, CEO, and coach09:33 - Team structure: admin, hygiene, assistants, and treatment coordination11:40 - Hiring needs and the next stage of team growth13:18 - Lean assistant staffing and the overflow-assistant role16:22 - Services offered and T-Bone’s clinical focus19:18 - Training associates to diagnose and place implants21:05 - Implant marketing, local branding, and cosmetic growth22:48 - Technology that shaped the practice24:32 - Building the Raleigh Dental Arts in-house lab25:18 - Scanning, Exocad, printing, milling, and digital workflows28:18 - Candid orthodontics and service expansion29:03 - AI systems in the practice30:17 - Why 3D teaches what is used in real practices30:53 - Building freedom through leadership and systems31:27 - Joining the 3D Dentists community

Resources & Links

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