Dentistry Made Simple with Dr. Tarun 'TBone' Agarwal

2025 Strategic Planning: How to Set and Achieve Your Goals

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Dr. T-Bone sets a December 1st deadline to revive his implant marketing or switch companies.

["Dr. Tarun 'T-Bone' Agarwal hosts the Dentistry Made Simple podcast with his co-host.", "The episode focuses on strategic planning for the 2025 fiscal year.", "T-Bone explains his planning process starts with him as the owner, then involves his dentists and practice leaders.", "He emphasizes starting planning in the last quarter to allow time for adjustments before the new year.", "His primary goal is to increase practice collections from about $3.6 million in 2024 to $4 million in 2025.", "He breaks down the $4 million into monthly revenue of approximately $333,000.", "The practice has seven providers: three dentists, three hygienists, and a sleep apnea provider.", "T-Bone assigns specific monthly revenue goals to each provider based on their roles and availability.", "For himself, he aims for $125,000 per month working six to eight days.", "Associate Dr. Hetrick is targeted for $90,000 to $100,000 per month.", "A new part-time associate is expected to contribute $40,000 monthly.", "Hygienists have goals around $16,000 to $18,000, and sleep apnea services target $30,000 to $35,000.", "Clinical growth areas are identified to meet these targets: implant dentistry for T-Bone and orthodontics for Dr. Hetrick.", "T-Bone sets a December 1, 2024 deadline to restart full arch implant marketing or switch companies.", "He plans to spend $15,000 to $16,000 on marketing for big cases like implants and cosmetics.", "A scoreboard will track key metrics like revenue, collections, and initiatives to keep the team aligned.", "T-Bone receives feedback from his team that he is overly involved and needs to improve team morale and connection.", "He schedules one-on-one walks with team members to address these concerns.", "The episode ends with a promotion for his company 3D Dentists' training programs in implants, digital smile design, orthodontics, and sleep apnea.", "He advises expanding clinical skills during economic downturns to grow the practice."]

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A grounded dental-practice planning episode about turning ambitions into dated, assigned, provider-level goals.

Strategic planning turns practical as T-Bone moves from the frustration of working overtime without enough progress to a practice revenue target of about $325,000 to $330,000.

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