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The 3-Day Work Week – Can It Work in Dentistry?

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Gary Takacs declares dentistry faces a crisis and adds a seventh goal to achieve effective work-life balance.
Gary Takacs and Naren Al-Raja discuss whether a three-day work week can work in dentistry, emphasizing strategies like reducing PPO dependence, using a two-dentist model, and maintaining production through disciplined scheduling. They also cover marketing tips for attracting high-value patients and share personal insights on achieving work-life balance.

As heard by us

A three-day week can work when the schedule, service mix, and discipline are built around it.

The episode treats a three-day work week in dentistry as an operating question, not a fantasy. It starts with a short announcement stretch, then settles into a tight discussion of scheduling discipline, the ideal column, the side column, and a service mix that actually fits…

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If you want fewer clinical days without shrinking the practice, start here.

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