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Next Level Dentist

Next Level Dentist

By: 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.Copyright 2026 Dr. Richard Low Economics Exercise & Fitness Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Hygiene & Healthy Living Leadership Management & Leadership Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • Using Claude Code To Find Off‑Market Dental Practice Deals

    Using Claude Code To Find Off‑Market Dental Practice Deals
    Jul 1 2026
    📂 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/cYhvSAeAbJsLimited Spots - 6 per monthDM me RIP6 on IG - instagram.com/dr.richard.low/ORtext (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_XWZVcMost 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 homeWhat 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 brokersSupply reps & implant repsLabsDental‑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 listsHelp draft outreach emails and lettersSuggest follow‑up sequencesBut I still have to:Mail handwritten, personal letters (with a family photo) in real envelopesCall each doctor (twice)Email each doctor (twice)Reach out to brokers, reps, labs, and advisors and build real relationshipsThe 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/cYhvSAeAbJsConnect with me📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/
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    12 mins
  • From 1.2M to 3.7M: How Dr. W Scaled His Practice & Life

    From 1.2M to 3.7M: How Dr. W Scaled His Practice & Life
    Jun 24 2026
    👉 Free training for dentists who want a "true sub-12% body fat abs", despite the stress and lack of time: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJsLimited Spots - 6 per monthDM me RIP6 on IG - instagram.com/dr.richard.low/ORtext (219) 245-7050 for availabilityMost dentists secretly want what Dr. Shane has built:Bought a 7‑op practice + building in a small townGrew from $1.2M to $3.7M in 4 yearsExpanded to 3 doctors & ~18 team membersTripled 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 collectionsThe 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 homeWe 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 OwnershipThe Coaching HabitTraction (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 conversionShorten time‑to‑appointmentShift 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 realignmentJournaling & reflectionBeing present at homeGetting out of the numb‑out cycle- Waking up at 3:50 AM daily, winning the morning with:WorkoutNutrition planningSpiritual workJournaling- 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/cYhvSAeAbJsConnect with me📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Claude Code for Dentists: Build Real Systems Without Coding

    Claude Code for Dentists: Build Real Systems Without Coding
    Jun 17 2026
    📂 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/cYhvSAeAbJsLimited Spots - 6 per monthDM me RIP6 on IG - instagram.com/dr.richard.low/ORtext (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/VPayuoYPStEMost 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 lastI’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 homeIn 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 Youngs2. 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 stack3. 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 projects4. 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 clientsCustom dashboards built on top of Airtable/Notion instead of 5 different viewsWhen NOT to replace rock-solid tools like Notion or Slack5. 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 CodeIf you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework:https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJsConnect with me📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/
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    56 mins
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