Investment Grade Practice: A Dentist Podcast

You fix one problem in your dental practice, only to have another appear two weeks later. Victoria Peterson explains why isolated fixes rarely last and how building an integrated operating system creates a practice that runs with greater consistency, even when you're not there. "I'm not going to fix a problem. I'm going to build a system." - Victoria Peterson

Your practice pays the bills. Your team knows the routine. So why does the freedom you wanted still feel out of reach? Victoria Peterson explains the three stages of practice ownership and how your leadership can help you move forward.

Thinking about buying your first dental practice or expanding the one you own? Your financial decisions today could determine which opportunities are available tomorrow. Victoria Peterson sits down with Johnette Green, Senior Regional Manager at Provide, powered by Fifth Third Bank, to discuss what lenders look for, how dentists can prepare for ownership, and why cash flow matters more than many doctors realize.

When dental work keeps failing, teeth keep shifting, or young patients show signs of developmental problems, the answer may go beyond the tooth. Victoria Peterson sits down with Joy Lantz, RDH, COM, IBCLC, to explore the functional issues dental teams may already be seeing, but not yet recognizing.

Dr. Justin Villafane returns to share how clearer systems, smarter scheduling, and stronger leadership helped his practice grow from pressure to freedom.

Dr. Katie Lee did not build a dental practice. She built a health model. In this episode, Victoria Peterson talks with Dr. Katie Lee about biological dentistry, oral-systemic health, airway, early intervention, and what happens when a dentist refuses to let insurance, habit, or old clinical thinking define the future of care.  

Insurance should never decide the diagnosis. In part two of this conversation, Dr. Wade Kifer explains why comprehensive diagnosis, clinical conviction, and team alignment are essential when building a practice that is not restricted by insurance, confusion, or inconsistent communication.

Patients do not always doubt the dentistry. They doubt what they cannot feel yet. In this episode, Dr. Wade Kifer explains how confident diagnosis, aligned teams, and calm communication help patients understand risk before pain becomes their only proof.

Gary Takacs joins Victoria Peterson to talk about one of the biggest silent constraints in dentistry: insurance dependence. This episode explores how PPO participation shapes patient expectations, limits clinical conversations, and quietly keeps practices from becoming truly investment grade.

Dr. Victoria Peterson sits down with Dr. Meghna Dassani for a conversation that starts with self-leadership and ends with something every independent practice owner needs to hear: great practices are not built on hustle alone. They are built on energy, repeatable systems, and a team that can carry the mission forward. From burnout and boundaries to sleep apnea workflows and medical collaboration, this episode shows what it really takes to build a practice with lasting value.