Dr. Mark Dill started with zero patients and two employees in 2008. Today he runs four locations doing up to $80,000 per operatory per month. In this intro episode, he and COO Toria Plank share why they started Dental Guiding Point, who it's for, and what they're going to teach — for free — because nobody taught them.
Nobody handed Dr. Dill a roadmap when he opened his first practice. Everything he knows about running a business he figured out himself — through trial, error, and an obsessive commitment to doing things right. Dental Guiding Point exists because that knowledge shouldn't stay locked inside one practice group. It should be free, accessible, and honest.
The show covers the full arc of practice ownership — hiring, firing, systems, mindset, operations, and growth. Dr. Dill and Toria bring 17 years of real-world experience to every conversation. No theory. No consultants who've never run a practice. Just people who've been in the trenches.
Nobody taught us how to run a business in dental school — and that gap costs practices every single day.
Dr. Dill built from zero patients to four locations without a roadmap. Dental Guiding Point is that roadmap.
The show covers hiring, firing, mindset, operations, and growth — everything that actually determines whether a practice thrives.
This is free. No course, no upsell. Just real guidance from people who've been there.
You don't have to figure it all out alone. That's exactly why this show exists.