Send us a text This one spans the globe — literally. Craig joined me from the future (Australia!) for a deep dive into one of the most overlooked (yet critical) conversations in dentistry: exit planning. With 25 years in M&A and a clear mission to help dentists build businesses worth buying, Craig lays out: ✅…
Send us a text In this powerful and purpose-driven episode, host Marc Wagner welcomes Wayne Rees, a long-time innovator in dental imaging and the driving force behind the VELscope oral cancer screening system. With over 35,000 units in operation globally, VELscope is transforming how dental practices detect early signs of oral cancer, dysplasia, bacterial load,…
Send us a text In this episode, veteran guest Jim Doyle CFP, TEP, RRC, CLU, CIWM from IG Wealth Management returns to DentalBytes for his third appearance—and it’s a timely one. With interest rates climbing, inflation nibbling away at confidence, and many dentists juggling both personal and professional chaos, Jim brings a calming and practical…
Send us a text We’re joined by the brilliant Dr. Lovedeep Randhawa — dentist, educator, and lifelong learner — for a powerful conversation on the future of dentistry. From Invisalign treatment planning to minimally invasive veneers, Dr. Randhawa shares why orthodontics is essential to great general dentistry and how digital tools like Itero & Lumina…
Send us a text “We’re doing too much—and not enough of the right things.” In this episode of DentalBytes, I sit down with Nish Sampath—a fractional COO and business builder with a surgical mindset for strategy, structure, and scaling. We get into:🧠 Why most business problems are people problems🛠️ How to simplify without sacrificing performance💸…
Send us a text Be Okay with Not Okay: The Lost Art of Being Human You ever have one of those days where your brain’s running diagnostics, but all it returns is: “System Overwhelmed – Try Snacks or Existential Reflection”? Yeah. Same. In a world obsessed with optimization, perfection, and productivity, sometimes the most rebellious…
Send us a text “I didn’t build this for patients first—I built it for the team I want to grow with.” — Dr. Nicole Robbins Dr. Nicole Robbins joins us this week with a raw, honest look at what it really takes to start your own dental practice. 🚧 Construction delays.🤯 Adrenaline-fueled sleepless nights.❤️ A…
Send us a text 🚨 Are you leaving hundreds of thousands on the table in your practice? In this week’s episode of DentalBytes, Marc sits down with Mike and Danielle from PPS—the dental brokerage and consulting duo sounding the alarm on what most dentists don’t know before selling. They break down: 🦷 The $300K hygiene…
Send us a text In this deeply personal and powerful episode, Marc reconnects with Matt Bracegirdle from CareCru for a raw, unscripted conversation about the emotional toll of 2025—and how we show up for others while holding ourselves together. Matt shares heartbreaking and courageous stories, including the recent, sudden loss of his father-in-law and the…
Send us a text 🎙️ DentalBytes Podcast: The Art of Simplicity and Specialty with Dr. Gordon Chee In this episode of DentalBytes, Marc Wagner sits down with Dr. Gordon Chee—Calgary-based cosmetic dentist, educator, and photography aficionado—to dive into the power of niche branding, intentional practice design, and mastering esthetic dentistry. From humble beginnings to becoming…