Podcast appearances and mentions of victoria peterson

Bruce Baird was producing over $64,000 a month and couldn't buy his wife a Christmas present. That story is why Productive Dentist Academy exists — and it's the first thing Dr. Victoria Peterson tells Dr. Block on this week's episode. Victoria co-founded PDA with Bruce on a single insight: high production is not the same as profitability. The practice that looks busy and the practice that pays its owner well are often very different places. Production per hour is the metric that separates them. The episode covers PDA's founding philosophy, the Martha problem in case acceptance, clinical language that gets patients to say yes, and two techniques Dr. Block uses in his own chair. Victoria also opens the door to any practice owner who wants a benchmark — reach her at info@productivedentist.com.  

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.  

Patients do not always doubt the dentistry. They doubt what they cannot feel yet. In this episode, Dr. Wade Kifer explains how clinical confidence, team alignment, and clear communication help patients trust the diagnosis before pain forces the decision. A correct diagnosis does not automatically create patient trust. Dr. Wade Kifer joins Regan Robertson, Sara Hansen, and Victoria Peterson to talk about one of the most delicate moments in dentistry: when a patient hears the diagnosis and thinks, "But nothing hurts." Wade brings the perspective of a master clinician who has spent decades sharpening both his dentistry and his communication. A University of Tennessee College of Dentistry graduate, Kois Center student since 2008, AEGD-trained dentist, and President of the Academy of Interdisciplinary Dentofacial Therapy, Wade understands that patients need more than clinical accuracy. They need clarity, confidence, and a team that helps them understand risk without shame or pressure. This episode gives dentists and teams a better way to talk about cracks, periodontal disease, complex treatment, and prevention so patients can trust what they cannot feel yet.

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.

Gary Takacs and Victoria Peterson of Productive Dentist Academy explore what it takes to build an Investment Grade Practice — financially strong, personally fulfilling, and built to last. Two real case studies, a financial freedom formula, and a framework that changes how dentists think about their work and their future.

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.

Episode #1692 : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran, Victoria Peterson of Productive Dentist Academy shares powerful insights on building a practice that's not just profitable—but truly sustainable. From honoring the legacy of co-founder Dr. Bruce Baird to navigating private equity, AI, and the evolving role of ownership, this episode dives deep into what it really takes to create a durable, people-first practice in today's landscape. Victoria Peterson is Co-Founder and CEO of Productive Dentist Academy and a nationally recognized dental entrepreneur, speaker, and author. With more than 30 years of experience in dentistry—beginning as a registered dental hygienist and later owning five practices through Neighborhood Smiles, LLC—she blends real-world business expertise with a unique background in Spiritual Studies to help dentists build profitable, purpose-driven practices. An award-winning leader, including the 2013 Silver Stevie Female Entrepreneur of the Year, she is the host of the Investment Grade Practice™ podcast and an advisor to Dental Entrepreneur Women. Victoria is known for championing long-term ownership, strong leadership, and building durable practices that are both financially successful and deeply human.

A full schedule does not always mean a healthy business. In this episode, Victoria Peterson and Kari Miller break down why many successful dental practices hit a ceiling around the $2 million mark, and how comprehensive care, stronger systems, and better revenue mix can create more profit, more freedom, and more long-term enterprise value.

A strong practice does not start with better tactics. It starts with better thinking. In this episode, Victoria Peterson sits down with Dr. Kevin Kremer to unpack how mindset shapes leadership, growth, self-accountability, and the kind of practice a doctor ultimately builds.

Most dentists chase profit through production. This episode reveals the quieter lever that often determines whether growth holds or leaks away: the partnership between the doctor and the office manager. Victoria Peterson and Joanne Miles unpack how trust, structure, and aligned leadership turn chaos into profitability. 

What happens when a dentist stops chasing more tactics and starts leading with clarity? In this episode, Victoria Peterson sits down with Dr. Justin Villafane to unpack how leadership, systems, and consistent communication helped pull his practice out of burnout and back into growth.

Most practice owners chase growth by adding more. More marketing, more hires, more operatories, more pressure. In this solo episode, Victoria Peterson flips the script: real growth starts with stability. This is part two of last week's "You're Not Broken" (E.159), and it's your permission to stop running and start building.

Burnout is not proof you are failing. In this episode, Victoria Peterson exposes the lie dentists internalize: "It must be me." Then she shows the real issue, practice design that forces everything to run through you.

Victoria Peterson sits down with Robyn Damaris, President of Phoenix Dental Agency, to reframe marketing as a leadership system, not an ad budget. If you want more production, better patients, and less chaos, this episode starts where most practices refuse to look: inside the four walls.

Your financials tell the truth. They reflect how you think, how you lead, and how you grow. In this episode, Victoria Peterson and Chris Sands reveal how money mirrors mindset and how that awareness builds freedom, not fatigue.

Dentists often underestimate the value of their practice or leave money on the table. In this episode, Victoria Peterson and Matt Zolfo of Professional Transition Services reveal how to optimize your practice for maximum value and avoid seller's remorse in today's evolving dental market.

Dr. Braden Baird shares how he transformed his approach from reactive “survivor care” to delivering ideal, comprehensive dentistry, even as a new associate producing $1,000/hour. This episode reveals how aligning your team, installing systems, and committing to ideal care sets the foundation for an investment-grade practice.

Dr. Jon Ehlers reveals how implant robotics reduces risk, drives revenue, and creates scalable workflows that prepare multi-doctor practices for long-term growth and owner transition.

Victoria Peterson and Dr. Bruce Baird reveal how diagnostic drift quietly erodes patient trust, team confidence, and long-term practice value. Learn how Clinical Calibration protects your philosophy of care and scales it across your team.

Victoria Peterson and Dr. Bruce Baird reveal how reactive scheduling erodes production and practice value. Learn how aligning your schedule with your philosophy of care can increase revenue, reduce stress, and create a practice that sells for what it's worth.

Victoria Peterson interviews Dr. Wade Kifer about how he scaled case acceptance by building a philosophy-first team culture. He raised production from $300 to over $1,200 per hour without pressure or persuasion.

This week, Katie kicks off the show with a call from Victoria Peterson from The Balanced Orchid. who gives a run through of animal massage- and when it might be time to bring your animal in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Katie kicks off the show with a call from Victoria Peterson from The Balanced Orchid. who gives a run through of animal massage- and when it might be time to bring your animal in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In todays episode, week two of the first Washington Wine Month, we're thrilled to welcome Cinda Allen, sales rep for Idaho Wine Merchant, as we sip and savor five exceptional wines, all available right here in North Idaho. Cinda shares captivating stories from her wine journey, and we dive into the unique characteristics of each bottle. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #PopOfBubbles #SheMakesNoise #PhilPas Wines this episode:NV Treveri Cellars Blanc de Blanc Brut ($16 at the winery)

Dr. Bruce B. Baird is a 1980 graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Dental school in San Antonio. After graduation, he spent 4 years in the U.S. Army in Korea and at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio. After leaving the service he built a scratch dental practice in the small town of Granbury, Texas. Over 36 years, he grew the practice into a multi doctor multi-million-dollar business with revenues in 2019 of over 5 million dollars.   Dr. Baird has lectured across the U.S. and Internationally for over 30 years. His topics include leadership, cosmetic dentistry, dental implants, communication skills and the business of dentistry. He taught at the Implant Preceptorship at the University of Texas Health Science Center Dental School in San Antonio and to the seniors at Baylor Dental School.   He founded Productive Dentistry Academy 18 years ago which has grown to a world-class organization with doctors from all 50 states and 19 countries attending their workshops. With his business partner, Dr. Victoria Peterson, they have grown the company to 32 employees providing seminars, coaching, and marketing to thousands of dentists across North America.   In 2011 Dr. Baird founded Comprehensive Finance Inc. a company that helps businesses across the U.S. do their own in-house financing. They have helped originate over 300 million dollars in financing across multiple industries. They rapidly became one of the largest financial tech companies in healthcare. CFI was sold in June of 2021 to AKKR, one of the largest private equity firms in the world. Dr. Baird has continued with the company as a key opinion leader and investor.   Join Dentaltown! https://www.dentaltown.com/   And follow Dentaltown on social media! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DentaltownMagazine LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/farran-media-llc/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/dentaltown TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dentaltown4 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dentaltown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dentaltown/

Dr. Victoria Peterson, co-founder and CEO of the Productive Dentist Academy, and host of the Investment Grade Practice Podcast, joins us to discuss running a dental practice worth selling, practice management, and best practices for high-performing dental practitioners. Victoria shares her unconventional path from a high school dropout in rural Georgia to a leading dental entrepreneur. She challenges the conventional wisdom that exit planning is only for those nearing retirement and how it should be a core business strategy from day one. If you like this episode, here are more episodes we think you'll enjoy: Ep #523 - Perrin DesPortes – Creating a Business That Runs Itself – The Truly Successful Business Owner Ep #519 - JM Ryerson – Leadership that Creates Growth, Profit and Results Check out the show notes for more information! P.S. Whenever you're ready, here are some other ways I can help fast track you to your Freedom goal (you're closer than you think): 1. Schedule a Call with My Team: If you'd like to replace your active practice income with passive investment income within 2-3 years, and you have at least 1M in available capital (can include residential/practice equity or practice sale), then schedule a call with my team. If it looks like there is a mutual fit, you'll have the opportunity to attend one of our upcoming member events as a guest. 2. Become a Full-Cycle Investor: There are many self-proclaimed genius investors today who think everything they touch turns to gold. But they're about to learn the hard way what others have gained through “expensive” experience. I'm offering a free report on how to become a full-cycle investor, who knows how to preserve and grow capital in Up and Down markets. Will you be prepared when the inevitable recession hits? Get your free report here. 3. Get Your Free Retirement Scorecard: Benchmark your retirement and wealth-building against hundreds of other practice professionals, and get personalized feedback on your biggest opportunities and leverage points. Click here to take the 3 minute assessment and get your scorecard.

This week, Katie is joined by Dr. Jess and animal masseuse Victoria Peterson to talk shop on animal massage. Katie also takes some callers, helping an overexcited poodle to wait his turn, and an older dog with some poop inconsistencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Katie is joined by Dr. Jess and animal masseuse Victoria Peterson to talk shop on animal massage. Katie also takes some callers, helping an overexcited poodle to wait his turn, and an older dog with some poop inconsistencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Don't let your big goals and dreams undermine your confidence. Where you set your mind and focus is where you will end up. Today, I am sharing the mindset, thought process, and goal-setting behaviors that are key to building an Investment Grade Practice. 

Are you living the lifestyle you want? Having an Investment Grade Practice means you have choices. Join Dr. Victoria Peterson and Dr. Clint Euse as they discuss the keys to dental partnerships, schedules, and finances that let you make the choices you want to live the life you deserve.

Optimization means getting off the plateau in your dental practice, and to the next level of value and ease. But optimization means different things for different doctors. Tune in today as Dr. Victoria Peterson dives into strategies and thought processes you can use to optimize your Investment Grade Practice.

Having an Investment Grade Practice means you have difficult choices to make. Join your host Dr. Victoria Peterson with special guest, Dr. Nikki Green as they dive deep into how Dr. Nikki Green used savvy business practices to build her Investment Grade Practices and what tools she used to help with the tough choices involved in selling her practice at the highest profit to help highlight the best solutions for YOUR future Investment Grade Practice. 

In this special crossover episode of the award-winning Investment Grade Practices Podcast, your host Dr. Victoria Peterson, and Everyday Practices Dental Podcast co-host Regan Robertson discuss how this above and below-the-line framework applies to metrics while offering insights into how you can elevate your practice's performance. Jump into this conversation to learn how understanding these metrics can transform the day-to-day management and the long-term strategy of your practice.

Welcome to a special crossover of the award-winning Everyday Practices Dental Podcast and highly acclaimed Investment Grade Practices Podcast, featuring a conversation between Regan Robertson and Dr. Victoria Peterson. In this episode, we dive into the dynamics of leadership and practice management, as Regan and Dr. Victoria explore the critical balance between above-the-line strategic planning and below-the-line daily operations. Dr. Victoria breaks down the four categories doctors and their teams need to focus on to develop an Investment Grade Practice. The discussion also covers the importance of building a strong foundation in your practice to avoid burnout and create sustainable success.

As the landscape of the dental profession evolves and responds to volatile economic conditions and shifting dynamics, it's more crucial than ever for dentists to be prepared for the financial challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. In this timely and insightful episode of Investment Grade Practices Podcast, your host Dr. Victoria Peterson and Dr. Bruce B. Baird (co-founder of PDA, and host of The Productive Dentist Podcast) discuss the implications of factors like inflation, rising interest rates, and corporate consolidation on dental practices. Then they introduce a new program designed to help dentists navigate the complexities of seller readiness and enhance the value of their practices. 

In this episode of the Investment Grade Practice Podcast, Dr. Maggie Augustyn shares her journey from burnout to building a thriving, patient-centered practice. She reveals how defining her philosophy of care, mastering business metrics like hourly production, and fostering a strong team culture transformed her approach to dentistry. Tune in for inspiring insights and actionable strategies to reignite your passion for both patient care and practice leadership.

Do you know where you're going in your business? Without an end goal in mind, dentists often flounder. Should you sell? Should you buy? Can you retire? The questions are endless and the answers elusive. I'm taking the guesswork out of your business today by sharing what you need to know to craft your dental practice into the valuable asset it should be to support your long-term goals.

Marketing is key to building an Investment Grade Practice.  It's so important that it's one of the 4 quadrants of an IGP practice. And not just any marketing: authentic marketing. Entrepreneurial dentists like you know that you need the right patients to build a practice you love walking into daily. Join me today to learn how you can craft an authentic marketing strategy that supports your Investment Grade Practice.

In this powerful episode, we're diving into the concept of freedom - what it really means and how we can achieve it, both in business and life. Dr. Bruce B. Baird, Victoria Peterson S.s.D., and Regan Robertson share their personal and professional experiences to living freely and discuss how freedom extends beyond financial success, exploring inner peace, clarity, and the strength to make courageous decisions. Discover how you, too, can tap into freedom and take charge of your path to a fulfilling and purpose-driven life.

In this powerful episode, we're diving into the concept of freedom - what it really means and how we can achieve it, both in business and life. Dr. Bruce B. Baird, Victoria Peterson S.s.D., and Regan Robertson share their personal and professional experiences to living freely and discuss how freedom extends beyond financial success, exploring inner peace, clarity, and the strength to make courageous decisions. Discover how you, too, can tap into freedom and take charge of your path to a fulfilling and purpose-driven life.

In this powerful episode, we're diving into the concept of freedom - what it really means and how we can achieve it, both in business and life. Dr. Bruce B. Baird, Victoria Peterson S.s.D., and Regan Robertson share their personal and professional experiences to living freely and discuss how freedom extends beyond financial success, exploring inner peace, clarity, and the strength to make courageous decisions. Discover how you, too, can tap into freedom and take charge of your path to a fulfilling and purpose-driven life.

In this episode of Investment Grade Practice podcast, we delve even deeper into the critical metric of whether your patients say “yes” to treatment (and how often) and explore innovative ways to streamline financing presentations. Since one-third of your patients will wait to make their treatment decision, this episode is fully dedicated to patient reactivation. By staying in relationship with your patients and effectively re-engaging those who were previously recommended treatment, you could potentially add $30,000 in monthly revenue to your bottom line.

If you're going to grow your business, you need to grow your people. So many dentists struggle to find and retain a passionate team. What's the secret? Today, Dr. Adrienne Reynolds and I dive into the character traits, driving passions, and work needs of dedicated dental teams. 

Communication is the cornerstone of building an Investment Grade Practice. In this episode of Investment Grade Practices Podcast, your host Dr. Victoria Peterson is joined by Dr. Christopher Bowman of Advanced Dentistry of Charlotte (Charlotte, NC). They discuss the intricacies of effective communication, and insights into how communication intertwines with marketing strategies, leading to predictable and durable dental practice growth. From defining the elusive “yes” from patients, to navigating obstacles within dental practices, you will learn practical strategies for developing strong relationships with your patients and fostering trust through effective communication.

Recapping her conversation with Dr. Jonathan Ehlers (see Episode 132) in this episode of the Investment Grade Practices podcast, your host Dr. Victoria Peterson talks about setting the standard for excellence in your practice. She explores how to bring your vision down to your team's level to ensure that everyone is on the same page and working toward the same goals, as well as the three stages in the life of a business: viability, predictability, and durability.

In this episode, I sit down with Productive Dentist Academy CEO and co-founder Victoria Peterson to discuss why dental assistants and productivity are such a focus for PDA. What does it mean to really be a "productive" dental assistant? Is it the dentist or assistant (or both) who creates a "productive" assistant? We talk about this and much more. Learn more about PDA at https://productivedentist.com

Dr. Victoria Peterson combines 30 years of dental entrepreneurial experience with a degree in Spiritual Studies to bring a refreshing approach to business. Her career began as a registered dental hygienist and leveraged her knowledge to accelerate the marketing and business outcomes for dental practices across the nation. During that time, she developed the Hygiene Mastery Program as a franchise owner in Fortune Management. In 2011 she founded Neighborhood Smiles, LLC, owning five dental practices in Wisconsin and Arizona. She is an international speaker, and the author of several books including Frustration, The Breakfast of Champions: Turn Powerful Emotions into Career Success. She was also awarded the 2013 Silver Stevie Female Entrepreneur of the Year. Currently, Victoria is the Co-founder & CEO of Productive Dentist Academy. She is an advisor to Dental Entrepreneur Women (DeW), on faculty with Dental Speakers Institute, and enjoys spending time in mission work in the Dominican Republic. Victoria also hosts the podcast “Investment Grade Practices™,” which was voted DentWoo's second-place Fan Favorite Podcast of 2023.

The elephant in the room for dentistry is that as consolidation heats up, dentists are getting left behind. This issue is particularly acute for associate doctors, who are plagued with student debt and isolated within their operatories, leading to alarming turnover and burnout rates among young dentists. In this special episode, Dr. Bruce B. Baird and Dr. Victoria Peterson unite to unveil Productive Dentist Academy's solution to this mounting problem: the launch of the Clinical Calibration Institute. "We are here to serve dentists, period," say the PDA co-founders. "It doesn't matter if you are a solo practitioner, small group partnership, or DSO; we have an obligation to elevate patient care."

Welcome to the second part of a special four-part crossover series of the award-winning Investment Grade Practices Podcast, featuring a conversation between Everyday Practices Dental Podcast co-host Regan Robertson and Dr. Victoria Peterson. The previous episode covered “above and below the line,” and if you missed it, you might want to circle back and listen to it, because this week our hosts discuss how this framework applies to metrics while offering insights into how you can elevate your practice's performance. Learn how understanding these metrics can transform the day-to-day management and the long-term strategy of your practice.

Welcome to the first part of a special four-part crossover series of the award-winning Everyday Practices Dental Podcast and highly acclaimed Investment Grade Practices Podcast, featuring a conversation between Regan Robertson and Dr. Victoria Peterson. In this episode, we dive into the dynamics of leadership and practice management, as Regan and Dr. Victoria explore the critical balance between above-the-line strategic planning and below-the-line daily operations. Dr. Victoria breaks down the four categories doctors and their teams need to focus on to develop an Investment Grade Practice. The discussion also covers the importance of building a strong foundation in your practice to avoid burnout and create sustainable success.