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I’m rebooting the old Shared Practices season format on YouTube as Next Level Dentist.

Ten years ago we walked through ownership step by step:

“Should I own?”, acquisitions, startups, then marketing, leadership, systems, hiring, culture, scaling.

Now we’re doing it again, updated for 2026, and starting with the question every ambitious associate has:

Purely financially, is owning a dental practice actually worth it vs being an associate?

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this video, I:

- Use a simple $1M collections practice example to compare associate vs owner income

- Show how practice profit and equity can realistically add $1M+ to your net worth in just a few years

- Explain why your disposable income (what you can actually live on and save) can more than

double as an owner

- Talk through a real‑world story of an associate leaving a great $300K job for a rough startup

- And preview the risks and why ownership is not morally “better” or automatically right for everyone

If you’re trying to decide whether to stay an associate, buy a practice, or attempt a startup, this is your starting point.

0:00 Welcome & Podcast Reboot

0:36 The New Season-Based Format

1:44 Is Practice Ownership Worth It?

2:31 The Associate Income Breakdown

3:25 Percentage of Collections: Does It Matter?

5:12 After Taxes & Student Loans

7:33 The Owner's Income Breakdown

9:36 Building Equity & Net Worth

11:49 Control & Lifestyle Benefits of Ownership

13:08 Risks of Ownership & What's Next

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

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