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Howard Speaks: If You Could Start Over
Again, What Would You Do Differently?

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Seasoned dentists share their advice for the docs fresh to the game or still working through dental school

howard

If you could start over again, what would you do differently? ■

Member Since: 03/28/00
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ppsaul

Not spend so much building out/starting the office. ■

Member Since: 12/15/05
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Celebration
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Inthistogether
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Profitable GPs
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7/19/2019

I wish I would have:
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Paced myself to have more energy after work, to spend more quality time with my kids.
Taken more CE earlier in my career.
Paid my debt off earlier. ■

Marry rich. ■

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7/19/2019

I have been in dentistry for more than 30 years and want to do it another 5, so reflection on
the past occurs more and more. It was very fulfilling to grow during the first 10 years; got into
complex prosthodontics, difficult endo, implants, ortho, etc.
Then I bought two small-time practices and I wish I did not. I ran them successfully for seven
years, but it was a lot of work. If I did it again I'd buy the largest functioning practice I could afford.
I sold them and became a contractor, trainer and coach, which I have been enjoying the most so far.
After all, I'm glad to say that eventually I achieved everything I wanted, mainly that elusive
work-life balance. Dentistry has been the greatest fun and it was always good to me. Would do
it again anytime. ■
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TonyCannoli
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Tom Bonsack DDS
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Instead of waiting two and a half years, I would have gotten business coaching the day I
bought my practice. No question about it. ■
7/19/2019

Business-wise: I would have looked for smaller practices to merge into my startup sooner in
my career. When I did finally merge a couple of practices into mine later in my career, it was a
huge boost in revenue/profitability.
Clinically: I know this is contrary to your philosophy, Howard, but I would have stopped
doing procedures I just didn't enjoy (like endo) earlier in my career. Once I stopped doing endo,
my stress level decreased and my revenue/profitability went up. ■

7/20/2019

Admiral of the ...
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1. I would have gone to an endo program, despite my fears that I was too "old" at 35 with
two young kids.

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