Dental Marketing Goat
Welcome to the Dental Marketing Goat Podcast, where we discuss proven dental marketing strategies that consistently attract predictable new patient flow to your practice.Whether you're a solo practitioner or part of a larger group, we'll provide valuable insights and actionable tips to help your dental practice thrive.Tune in as we explore the latest trends and techniques in dental marketing and how you can use them to drive predictable, sustained growth for your business.
Episodes
198 episodes
#195 Why Dr. Singh’s Practice Stands Out on a Crowded Block
Discover how one dental practice in Manhattan’s ultra-competitive Upper West Side used exceptional phone conversion strategies and data-driven marketing to attract 90+ new patients a month and achieve over 450% ROI. In this episode, Dr. Sidak S...
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#194 The Truth About Zocdoc: Why Dentists Lose HALF Their Patients
In this episode, Gary Bird breaks down the real pros and cons of using Zocdoc to grow your dental practice. Gary shares why Zocdoc can drive high patient volume, but also why its 50% no-show rate and per-schedule fees make it a risky strategy f...
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#193 11 Ways Dentists Self-Sabotage Growth: #8 - Why “Good Vibes” Won’t Grow Your Practice
In this episode, host Gary Bird delves into one of the biggest mistakes dentists make that sabotages growth: running their practice based on feelings instead of data. Gary explains how many dental practices fall into the trap of “vibe-based” de...
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#192 Doubling New Patients: Dr. Matt’s Blueprint for Explosive Dental Growth
Discover how Dr. Matt Wimmer doubled his new patient numbers using expanded hours, strategic offers, and proven marketing systems. In this episode, we break down exactly what it takes to grow a dental practice, increase case acceptance, and sca...
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#191 11 Ways Dentists Self-Sabotage Growth: #7 - How Your Referral Blindspot Is Killing New Patient Flow
In this episode, host Gary Bird reveals why so many dentists unknowingly sabotage their growth by neglecting patient referrals, one of the most powerful drivers of dental practice growth. Gary breaks down how low referral numbers often signal d...
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#190 11 Ways Dentists Self-Sabotage Growth: #6 – Opening Office #2 While Office #1 is Still on Fire
In this episode of Dental Marketing Goat, host Gary Bird breaks down the sixth way dentists unknowingly sabotage their own growth: opening a second dental office before the first one is operationally sound. Discover why scaling chaos is one of ...
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#189 11 Ways Dentists Self-Sabotage Growth: #5 – Your Review Replies are Repelling Patients
In this episode of Dental Marketing Goat, host Gary Bird breaks down one of the biggest mistakes dentists make that sabotages their practice growth: responding emotionally to negative Google reviews. Learn how to protect your dental practice's ...
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#188 11 Ways Dentists Self-Sabotage Growth: #4 – No KPIs, No Accountability, No Growth
In this episode of Dental Marketing GOAT, host Gary Bird dives into one of the biggest growth killers in dentistry: not holding your team accountable to clear KPIs and repeatable processes. Learn why most dental practices think
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# 187 11 Ways Dentists Self-Sabotage Growth: #3 – How a Rude Front Desk Is Chasing Away Profits
In this episode, dental growth expert Gary Bird exposes the third way dentists unknowingly self-sabotage their practices: rude front desk behavior that drives away new patients. Discover how untrained dental teams are "weeding out" the very pat...
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#186 11 Ways Dentists Self-Sabotage Growth: #2 – Why Raising Your Cleaning Fees Is Hurting Your Practice
In this episode, Gary Bird breaks down how dentists unknowingly self-sabotage dental practice growth by misunderstanding pricing strategies. Discover why using loss leaders—not coupons—is one of the most powerful ways to attract high-quality de...
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#185 11 Ways Dentists Self-Sabotage Growth: #1 - Why Your Team’s Price Blunders are Costing You
In this episode, Gary Bird shares the 11 ways dentists self-sabotage dental practice growth and how to fix them. Today, we dive into the biggest mistake dental teams make when handling patient pricing questions over the phone. Learn why giving ...
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#184 Why September Kills Dental Growth But January Explodes It
Why is January the best month for dental growth and September one of the worst? In this episode, Gary Bird breaks down why dental practices often see huge patient spikes in January and major slowdowns in September. Learn how dental ...
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#183 6 Growth Myths Keeping Your Dental Practice Stuck
Gary Bird breaks down the six biggest dental growth myths that are stopping your practice from reaching its potential. 1. “There’s not enough new patients in my market.” 2. “Patients only care about insurance.” ...
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#182 How to Avoid a Summer Slump in Your Practice
In this episode, Gary Bird shares essential strategies on how to avoid the summer slump in dental practices. Learn proven dental growth tips, including how to analyze production dips, optimize phone processes, increase patient referrals, and le...
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8:59
#181 How a New Dental Startup Achieved 600% ROI and 80+ New Patients per Month
Discover how Dr. Phi Pham rapidly scaled his dental startup by focusing on patient-first care, same-day emergency dentistry, and disciplined team performance. In this episode, we explore the proven strategies behind his 95% phone conversion rat...
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#180 How this Dentist DOUBLED Production in Just 12 Months!
In this episode, Gary Bird breaks down how one dentist skyrocketed from $219K to $456K in production in just 12 months. Discover proven dental growth strategies including building for expansion, improving dental case acceptance, scaling with as...
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#179 Before You Change Your Practice Name… Ask These 3 Questions
Thinking of changing your dental practice name? In this episode, Gary Bird breaks down everything dentists need to consider before rebranding—from SEO strategy and local market fit to patient perception and future practice transitions. Learn ho...
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#178 The Dental Growth Playbook Live!
2025 not looking too hot for your office?What if you could walk into 2026 with a real playbook in your hands?A clear, simple roadmap for:-Marketing that actually works-Hiring the right people at the right time...
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#177 SEO Hack that You Can Take Advantage of TODAY
In this episode, Gary Bird shares a powerful dental SEO hack that helps practices rank higher for high-value niche keywords like “dental emergency,” “veneers,” and “dental implants.” This strategy requires zero technical skills and...
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#176 $5K Mistake w/ a 10 Second Fix!!
Dental growth expert Gary Bird reveals one of the most overlooked mistakes that can silently kill your new patient flow—without showing up on any dashboard. This quick fix takes just 10 seconds but could save your dental practice thousands in w...
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Special Episode: Best Dental Marketing Insights from May 2024 to April 2025
This year on Dental Marketing Goat, Gary Bird brought game-changing strategies to help dental practices increase new patient growth, boost marketing ROI, and optimize operations. From mastering Google reviews and phone conversion to uncovering ...
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#175 Why You're Stuck at 30 New Patients a Month
You spend $4,000 a month on marketing. You get between 20 and 40 new patients every single month.Most of them stick around. On paper, it looks like everything’s working… But your practice never really grows.What’s going on?...
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#174 STOP Chasing Patients that Slow You Down
In today’s show, we’re talking about something that’s costing your practice time, money, and team morale—chasing the wrong patients.We’ll look at what really happens when your team is trained to push patients who were never going to say ...
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#173 Doubling New Patients with the Right Dental Marketing Strategy
Discover how one dental practice doubled new patient numbers and achieved high ROI by mastering what really matters in dental marketing. In this episode, Gary Bird and Dr. Ian Alvey break down how quality leads, phone conversion strategies, and...
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