From Stagnation to Growth: A Case Study in Dental Success | Russ Ledbetter | The Dental Brief #280

In this insightful episode, dental consultant Russ Ledbetter shares his expertise on dental success and how expanding your hygiene department can significantly boost your practice’s production and reduce stress. With over 35 years of consulting experience, Russ discusses real-life case studies, including how one dental office doubled its hygiene team and transformed its business. He also addresses the challenges of finding hygienists in today’s market and offers creative solutions for overcoming shortages. Whether you’re looking to grow your practice or maximize efficiency, this episode is packed with actionable tips. Tune in for expert advice on building a more profitable and stress-free dental practice.

About the guest:

Russ Ledbetter has been successfully coaching dentists and their staffs since 1989. He is well known for consistently producing breakthrough results and showing successful dental practices how to get to the next level. He selectively works with only practices he knows he can help and has delivered results that have exceeded the expectations of 100% of his clients.

Russ graduated from The University of Alabama Business School with honors. He also obtained his Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation from The College for Financial Planning. Russ is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Course. Russ continuously trains and develops himself in the latest information available regarding the dental profession, business management skills, staff management and leadership skills and anything he can learn to make a difference for dentists.

“I take pride in my ability to see what’s missing in all kinds of practices, large and small, metropolitan and rural, and single and multiple doctor practices. My clients like that I don’t take a ‘cookie cutter’ approach to my consulting. I personalize my coaching to what is needed in each unique practice’s situation. I take pride in treating doctor’s staffs with a high level of respect and regard and having the ability to train them effectively while winning them over to the vision of the doctor. I have had the immense satisfaction of greatly improving the incomes, stress levels, and staffing issues of my clients.”