We’re taught that conflict is bad and it’s to be avoided. But what if you embraced it instead? To teach you how, Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Barrett Straub, ACT’s CEO, and Miranda Beeson, ACT’s director of education, to share the tools to help you have productive conflict in your practice. Conflict is where growth happens! To start getting excited about embracing conflict, listen to Episode 851 of The Best Practices Show!

ACT Dental Team

February 19, 2025

Here at ACT, we’ve done lots of fun things as a team. We’ve done a paddle tavern, and we’ve done yoga with goats. We’ve done a lot of competitive things, too, like cooking contests and game show battle rooms. Why? Because we’re competitive people! Competition is our X factor. In other words, it’s the one thing that unites us.

Kirk Behrendt

February 17, 2025

You learned about days open and how to track it. So, now what? In this episode of Metric Mondays, Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Barrett Straub, ACT’s CEO, to share another critical metric to help you work smarter, not harder. By tracking gross production per day along with days open, you will predict, meet, and eventually exceed the goals and targets for your practice. To learn the next step toward a better practice and better life, listen to Episode 850 of The Best Practices Show!

ACT Dental Team

February 17, 2025

One of the most important things you can do as a dentist is to be around other dentists. But they can't just be any dentist — they’ve got to be the best! To increase your chances of finding the best mentors and your tribe, Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Dennis Hartlieb, founder of Dental Online Training, to share his confessions as a study club veteran and his journey of learning from the best to becoming one of the best. To hear his advice for a fulfilling career in dentistry, listen to Episode 849 of The Best Practices Show!

ACT Dental Team

February 14, 2025

Do you want to improve profitability, but don't know how? It’s easier than you think! To help you simplify the process, Kirk Behrendt brings back Robyn Theisen, one of ACT’s amazing coaches, to reveal the six reports every admin team member should run to create and maintain financial stability. Stay on track with consistent reporting! To learn how to create a system that will improve profitability, financial accountability, and timely collection, listen to Episode 848 of The Best Practices Show!

ACT Dental Team

February 12, 2025

Did you know? Humans have a shorter attention span than goldfish! Years ago, the average attention span was 12 seconds. Now, it’s less than eight. The goldfish have us beat at nine seconds!

Kirk Behrendt

February 10, 2025

Are you burned out and want to work less? Do you want to take more vacations? Have you wished for more time with your family? You can do all the above! In this very first segment of Metric Mondays, Kirk Behrendt and Dr. Barrett Straub, ACT’s CEO, share the most important metric you need to know for a better practice and better life. To learn about the magic metric that will help you work smarter, listen to Episode 847 of The Best Practices Show!

ACT Dental Team

February 10, 2025

Dentists love to think about growing their practices, and one of the most obvious ways to do so is to add more chairs. After all, more chairs mean more patient volume, more revenue, fewer scheduling bottlenecks, and more space for additional providers, right? Well, not quite. Ultimately, adding more chairs

Christina Byrne

February 08, 2025

To kick off this Clinical Master Series, Dr. Christian Coachman, founder of Digital Smile Design, brings in Dr. Marta Revilla-León, prolific author and Director of Research in Digital Dentistry at the Kois Center, to talk about a unique upcoming opportunity to hear from the greatest voices in dentistry. Not only will you learn how to become an advanced digital user — you will hear from the living legend, Dr. John Kois, among other dental rock stars! To learn more about this amazing course and how to be a part of it, listen to Episode 846 of The Best Practices Show!

ACT Dental Team

February 07, 2025

Are you working too many days and still not seeing the results you want in your dental practice? You're not alone. Many dentists assume that working more days automatically leads to more success. But what if we told you that the opposite is often true?

Dr. Barrett Straub

February 06, 2025