Improve your practice and life by tuning into Episode 16 of the Orthodontic Pearls Podcast featuring the DocStar himself Dr. Akash Pandya!

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Here are the key moments:

2:00 Ak’s journey from associate to de novo startup practice owner

5:45 Owning your building vs. renting

10:45 Startup advice

12:00 Change your situation or stay the course?

19:00 The story of RELAPSE - the world’s only all-orthodontist band 

34:20 The importance of significant others in practice and life

37:30 Hiring a “Family Manager” or assistant/au pair/nanny to optimize your life and reduce your stress 

42:00 Lessons from the book Traction - EOS Entrepreneurial Operating System

45:00 How to have accountability and systems in your practice 

50:20 Dr. Teeters’ Quality Circle meeting and management pearls

53:30 Goals in the second half of life

57:00 Creative Gifting Ideas for referring dentists

60:00 - Ak’s top 3 pearls