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My Dental Playbook

My Dental Playbook

Written by: Dr. Blake Hamblin & Gary Bird
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Welcome to My Dental Playbook, the dental podcast where real growth meets real talk.

Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin, a practicing dentist on the road to $10M, and Gary Bird, founder of SMC National, this show breaks down proven practice growth strategies, real-world dental entrepreneurship, and the dental practice management tactics that actually move the needle.

Each episode dives into the playbook behind thriving practices: how to attract better patients, build a high-performing team, and scale without burning out. Whether you're just getting started or aiming for your next big milestone, you'll get tactical steps from leaders who’ve lived it.

If you're ready to grow your practice with smarter marketing, clearer systems, and a team that wins - subscribe now and start building your own playbook for success.

🎙 New episodes every Thursday.


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Episodes
  • 027 Build a $20k Dental Op
    Feb 5 2026

    📥 Free Resource: https://mydentalplaybook.com/episode/build-a-20k-dental-op/
    🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://withcherry.com/partnerships/my-dental-playbook
    🚀Spots are limited - secure your seat in the mastermind that’s changing how dentists grow: https://shorturl.at/AenIt
    🚀Dental Equipment Company: https://www.dhpdental.com/
    Dentists think growth means more space, more equipment, and more debt. In reality, the wrong expansion decisions slow patient flow, create stress, and crush margins.
    In this episode, Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird break down how to expand intentionally, avoid common equipment traps, and protect profitability while growing capacity.

    🔍 What You’ll Learn:
    📌 Why buying “top-tier” equipment too early hurts growth
    📌 How to prioritize flow, uptime, and flexibility when adding ops
    📌 The expansion decisions that actually create leverage, not chaos

    🎧 Listen on:
    Apple: https://bit.ly/4mvFu8g
    Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Ugtnjc


    🎯Support the Channel:
    → Follow + hit the bell 🔔
    → Give us 5 stars ⭐ if this episode helped

    🚀 Ready to grow your practice? Book a free strategy call with Gary Bird's team → https://bit.ly/3IXIN9D

    🙌 About the Show:
    My Dental Playbook gives you real strategies to grow your dental practice from a dentist who's actually doing it! We cover everything: financially, operationally, mindset and clinically. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, each episode delivers a new play you can run to get results with your team.

    ⬇️HOSTS INFO⬇️
    🧑🏼‍⚕️Dr. Blake Hamblin: Doctor/Practice Owner at Hamblin Family Dentistry
    🌐Website: https://hamblinfamilydentistry.com/
    👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blake.hamblin

    🐐Gary Bird: Founding Owner at SMC National, a Dental Growth Partner
    🌐Website: https://thegarybird.com/
    👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegarybird

    #DentalMarketing #DentalPodcast #PracticeGrowth #MyDentalPlaybook

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    12 mins
  • 026 Naming Your Dental Practice? Avoid These Mistakes First
    Jan 29 2026

    🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://withcherry.com/partnerships/my-dental-playbook
    🚀What are top-performing dentists doing differently? Find out inside the mastermind: https://shorturl.at/AenIt
    If you plan to hire associates, expand locations, or go out of network, your practice name matters more than you think. This episode, Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird give you simple frameworks for deciding between SEO strength and brand strength, plus how to think about geography (urban vs rural) and long-term reputation risk.

    🔍 What You’ll Learn:
    📌 Your practice name is a strategy decision (branding, SEO, market positioning, future growth).
    📌 Avoid naming the practice after yourself if you plan to hire associates, it creates friction when patients only want “the name on the door.”
    📌 There are 3 proven scaling models for naming and branding (Aspen single-brand, Heartland multi-brand, Pacific hybrid).

    🎧 Listen on:
    Apple: https://bit.ly/4mvFu8g
    Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Ugtnjc


    🎯Support the Channel:
    → Follow + hit the bell 🔔
    → Give us 5 stars ⭐ if this episode helped

    🚀 Ready to grow your practice? Book a free strategy call with Gary Bird's team → https://bit.ly/3IXIN9D

    🙌 About the Show:
    My Dental Playbook gives you real strategies to grow your dental practice from a dentist who's actually doing it! We cover everything: financially, operationally, mindset and clinically. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, each episode delivers a new play you can run to get results with your team.

    ⬇️HOSTS INFO⬇️
    🧑🏼‍⚕️Dr. Blake Hamblin: Doctor/Practice Owner at Hamblin Family Dentistry
    🌐Website: https://hamblinfamilydentistry.com/
    👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blake.hamblin

    🐐Gary Bird: Founding Owner at SMC National, a Dental Growth Partner
    🌐Website: https://thegarybird.com/
    👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegarybird

    #DentalMarketing #DentalPodcast #PracticeGrowth #MyDentalPlaybook

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    25 mins
  • 025 Why Your Current Bonus System is Failing (And How to Fix it Fast)
    Jan 22 2026

    📥 Free Resource: https://mydentalplaybook.com/episode/why-your-bonus-system-is-failing/
    🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://withcherry.com/partnerships/my-dental-playbook
    🚀The mastermind fills fast - apply now and start scaling with confidence: https://shorturl.at/AenIt
    In this episode, Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird pull back the curtain on the bonus systems inside top-performing dental practices. Most offices build bonus plans that accidentally reward the wrong behavior. In this conversation, you’ll learn how to create a system that is fair, motivating, measurable, and easy to run month after month.

    🔍 What You’ll Learn:
    📌 How to build a bonus system that removes entitlement and creates ownership.
    📌 Why accountability dies without clear expectations and simple scoreboards.
    📌 How to align bonuses with KPIs that actually drive practice growth.

    🎧 Listen on:
    Apple: https://bit.ly/4mvFu8g
    Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Ugtnjc


    🎯Support the Channel:
    → Follow + hit the bell 🔔
    → Give us 5 stars ⭐ if this episode helped

    🚀 Ready to grow your practice? Book a free strategy call with Gary Bird's team → https://bit.ly/3IXIN9D

    🙌 About the Show:
    My Dental Playbook gives you real strategies to grow your dental practice from a dentist who's actually doing it! We cover everything: financially, operationally, mindset and clinically. Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird, each episode delivers a new play you can run to get results with your team.

    ⬇️HOSTS INFO⬇️
    🧑🏼‍⚕️Dr. Blake Hamblin: Doctor/Practice Owner at Hamblin Family Dentistry
    🌐Website: https://hamblinfamilydentistry.com/
    👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blake.hamblin

    🐐Gary Bird: Founding Owner at SMC National, a Dental Growth Partner
    🌐Website: https://thegarybird.com/
    👋Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegarybird

    #DentalMarketing #DentalPodcast #PracticeGrowth #MyDentalPlaybook

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    15 mins
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