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Ryan Smith, DDS

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Ryan Smith, DDS

Ryan Smith, DDS is a dentist, dental influencer, author and business educator who has owned and managed more than 20 dental practices. His content draws on firsthand experience in practice ownership, leadership and the business of dentistry. He has 100,000+ YouTube subscribers and tens of thousands of followers across other social platforms and writes The Dental Grind newsletter.

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20+Practices owned & managed
7×Production growth on the first turnaround
4Companies founded outside the operatory
100K+YouTube subscribers

Credentials

  • Owned and managed 20+ dental practices
  • Founder of a multi-location dental assisting school, a dental supply company and a dental lab
  • Grew an inherited Medicaid practice to 7× its original production
  • Real estate across commercial, medical, short-term rental and land development

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All 145 articles.

Practice Management & Profitability (111)

The Research Says (17)

Practice Acquisitions & Transitions (8)

Entrepreneur (6)

Clinical Excellence & Workflows (3)