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The Practice Manager's Playbook

A 3-Month Certificate Cohort for Dental Practice Managers

The Practice Manager’s Playbook is a 3-month interactive certification program designed to elevate dental practice managers into confident, systems-driven leaders who can align operations, compliance, and team performance.

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Insurance Untangled Live

MAY 8 - REGISTER NOW! Ready to build a practice that thrives no matter what challenges come your way This dynamic event is designed for dental professionals who want to strengthen their business foundation, lead their teams with confidence, and adapt successfully in an ever-changing environment.

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Webinar with MaxAssist

JUNE 10 | Win From Within: Unlocking Hidden Growth Opportunities in Your Dental Practice | Most dental practices focus heavily on attracting new patients, but what if your greatest growth opportunity is already inside your practice? In this webinar, Jeff Barsotti, CEO of MaxAssist, will reveal how practices can drive significant revenue growth by optimizing internal workflows, improving patient follow up systems, and using smarter automation strategies.

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Webinar with DrillDown Solution

JULY 8 | Details Coming Soon

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Webinar with Linda Kane

AUGUST 12 - Linda Kane! Details Coming Soon!

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Webinar with Mango

SEPTEMBER 9 | From Chaos to Clarity: How AI is Rewriting the Dental Front Desk Playbook | Join Laura Johnston, Founder of My Dental SOP, and Richard May, VP of Business Development at Mango Voice, as they share the real story of how artificial intelligence is rescuing the dental patient experience. In this conversational webinar, we will explore how smart communication tools are stepping in as the ultimate "silent hero" for your practice.

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Find exactly what your practice needs

Filter by content type, topic, or role to discover webinars, tools, and resources designed to help you streamline operations, train your team, and scale with confidence.

The Real Reason Your Dental Practice Can’t Scale (And How to Fix It)

Webinar | April 15, 2026
With Laura Johnston and Rehan Shahid

 In this high-impact webinar, Dr. Rehan Shahid (Practice Success Academy) and Laura Johnston (My Dental SOP) break down what actually prevents dental practices from scaling and what it takes to fix it. You’ll learn why growth starts to feel heavier instead of freeing, why teams struggle to execute without the owner, and how to build the leadership and operational structure required for real, sustainable growth.

Top 5 HR Compliance Gaps Putting Your Practice Profits at Risk

Webinar | March 11, 2026
With Laura Johnston
Charles Burburdige (HR for Health)

HR compliance mistakes can quietly expose dental practices to financial penalties, lawsuits, and operational instability. In this webinar replay, Charles Burbridge from HR for Health joins Laura Johnston, Founder of My Dental SOP, to break down the Top 5 HR compliance mistakes dental practice owners are making and how to avoid them.

Fixing the Patient Journey So Your Team Can Focus on What Matters Most

Webinar | February 11 2026
With Laura Johnston and Dr. Aditi Agarwal (Practice by Numbers)

Learn how to optimize the dental patient journey to improve workflow efficiency, team clarity, and patient experience. This webinar explores how connected systems, clear ownership, and better visibility help dental practices reduce friction, improve follow-through, and support stronger operational performance.

How Dentists are Replacing their Marketing Agencies with Simple AI Systems

Webinar | January 30, 2026
With Laura Johnston and
Eve Whitaker (VEI Creative)

Live AI marketing workshop for dentists and dental teams showing how to replace marketing agencies with simple AI systems. Learn to create dental marketing content, improve patient communication, and increase practice visibility using practical, ethical AI workflows. Includes live demos and actionable tools.

Beyond the Grand Opening: What the Best Practices Get Right in Year One

Webinar | January14, 2026
With Laura Johnston and
Stacey Peters (Ideal Practices)

Watch this educational webinar on dental startup success. Learn how leadership, systems, and marketing foundations help dental practices grow beyond the grand opening. Ideal for startup dentists, practice owners, and office managers seeking structure, scalability, and long-term practice growth.

Marketing in 2026: The New Rules of SEO, AI Search, and Patient Discovery

Webinar | December 10, 2025
With Laura Johnston and A
nissa Broussard (Digital Floss)

Learn how AI search, SEO, and social media are changing dental marketing in 2025. In this webinar, Dr. Anissa Holmes shares strategies to increase visibility, attract high-value patients, and get your practice recommended by AI tools like ChatGPT and Google. Discover how to stay competitive and grow your dental practice.

How to Streamline Dental Practice Procedures with My Dental SOP

Podcast | October 10, 2025
With Joe Chickerillo and
Michelle Pritchard (Aligned Business Coaching)

In this episode of Dental Success: Beyond Chairside, I chat with Joe Chickerillo, founder of My Dental SOP—a service built for busy dental practices who know they need better systems but don’t have the time or energy to do it themselves.

Compliance Meets Clarity: How to Build a Risk-Ready, System-Smart Dental Team

Webinar | August 21, 2025
With Laura Johnston and
Linda Harvey (Dental Compliance Institute)

Learn how to simplify dental compliance with OSHA and HIPAA requirements using clear SOPs and structured training. Compliance expert Linda Harvey and My Dental SOP founder Laura Johnston share strategies to reduce risk, improve team accountability, and build a system-driven, audit-ready dental practice. 

PbN Practice Pulse: SOPs Can Be Sexy Too: Streamline, Simplify, and Succeed

Webinar | March 17, 2025
With Dr. Aditi Agarwal (Practice by Numbers) and Joe Chickerillo (My Dental SOP)

Join Dr. Aditi Agarwal on the Practice Pulse Podcast as she speaks with Joe Chickerillo of My Dental SOP about centralizing dental practice systems. Learn how a single digital hub for SOPs improves training, reduces turnover, saves time, and increases efficiency across your entire team. 

Dental Decoders: Digitizing Your Dental SOPs

Podcast | November 18, 2024
With Brittany Rogars and Rebecca Herring (Dental Decoders) and Joe Chickerillo (My Dental SOP)

On the Dental Decoder podcast, Joe Chickerillo discusses how My Dental SOP digitizes and standardizes dental practice systems. Learn how structured onboarding and training reduce turnover, improve efficiency, and create consistency across teams, plus practical tips for implementing SOPs in new or growing practices. 

My Dental SOP - Simplifying Your Systems for a Stress-Free Practice

Podcast | October 30, 2024
With Anne Duffy (Dental Entrepreneur Women) and Laura Johnston

On the Just DeW It podcast, Laura Johnston shares how My Dental SOP simplifies onboarding, digitizes SOPs, and streamlines dental practice operations. Learn how centralized systems, cross-training, and consultant support help practices scale efficiently, improve team satisfaction, and eliminate the chaos of manual processes. 

Streamlining Dental Operations: Secrets from Industry Expert Joe Chickerillo

Podcast | July 2, 2024
With Anissa Holmes (DentalFlix Uncut) and Joe Chickerillo

Anissa Holmes interviews Joe Chickerillo about how My Dental SOP helps dental practices streamline operations through standardized, digital systems. Learn how centralized SOPs, automated onboarding, and structured training improve efficiency, consistency, and team performance across the entire practice. 

Reimagine Your Operations Manual & Revolutionize Team Management

Podcast | May 17, 2024
With Dr. Len Tau (Raving Patients Podcast) and Laura Johnston

Laura Johnston shares how My Dental SOP transforms dental staff training and operations. Learn how cloud-based, instantly accessible SOPs improve onboarding, reduce turnover, and increase retention of critical information. Discover a smarter way to streamline team management and build a more efficient, growth-ready dental practice. 

Simplifying Messages and Standardizing Operations in Dental Practices

Podcast | May 9, 2024
With
Jordon Comstock (BoomCloud) and Laura Johnston

In this episode, Tom shares how clear, simplified messaging drives engagement and adoption in dental practices. Learn how accessible digital SOPs streamline operations, improve onboarding, and reduce knowledge gaps. Discover practical strategies to simplify complex systems, strengthen team performance, and create more efficient, patient-focused dental practices. 

The Dental SOP Success with Laura Johnston

Podcast | February 8, 2024
With
Brandon Straza (The Success Finder) ft. Laura Johnston. 

Meet Laura Johnston from my dental SOP, a community dedicated to helping dental DSOs and offices run smoothly and joyfully. We'll explore how Laura and her team tackle important discussions that keep things moving forward. Laura shares insights into her platform's impact on dental groups and leaves us with her must-have handbook. Don't miss it!

Streamline Your Practice with Laura Johnston

Podcast | March 19, 2024
With
Anissa Holmes (DentalFlix Uncut) ft. Laura Johnston (My Dental SOP).

In this episode of Dentalflix Uncut, Laura Johnston explains how implementing digital SOPs reduces fear and creates freedom when scaling a practice. Learn how My Dental SOP centralizes training, streamlines documentation, supports delegation, and helps teams stay consistent despite turnover and growth.

Wildly Important Goals (WIGs) for Dental Teams

Free Resource

Struggling to get your team aligned, accountable, and focused on what actually drives results? This resource gives you a clear set of measurable, role-specific goals for every position in your practice—from front desk to clinical to leadership—so everyone knows exactly what success looks like.

Use these proven WIGs to improve performance, increase efficiency, and create a more consistent, goal-driven practice.

 

10 Steps to Create a Vivid Vision for Your Practice

Free Resource

A mission statement isn’t enough to guide real growth. This step-by-step guide helps you create a clear, detailed vision for your practice that your entire team can understand, align with, and work toward. From defining your big goals to turning them into actionable plans, this resource gives you a practical framework to lead with clarity and direction.

Systemization Scorecard Survey

Survey

Find your gaps. Take the Systemization Scorecard Survey: Foundations, Operational Systemization, Lifetime Patient Experience, New Patient Acquisition, Cash Flow, and Overhead Control, Hiring, Firing, and Onboarding. 

8 SOPs Every Dental Practice Needs to Run Efficiently

Free Resource

If your systems feel inconsistent or dependent on your team, this SOP checklist will show you what’s missing. This free resource outlines the most critical standard operating procedures for dental practices, including hiring, onboarding, training, clinical workflows, compliance, and daily operations.

Use this checklist to identify gaps, improve efficiency, and build a more organized, scalable practice with clear, repeatable systems.

12-Month SOP Roadmap to Reduce Insurance Dependence in Your Dental Practice

Free Resource

Looking to reduce PPO reliance and build a more profitable, system-driven dental practice? This 12-month SOP roadmap gives you a step-by-step plan to improve scheduling, increase case acceptance, strengthen patient communication, and create consistent systems that support long-term growth.

From financial conversations and onboarding to leadership, KPIs, and patient experience, this guide shows you exactly which standard operating procedures to implement—and when—to transition away from insurance dependence with confidence.

30-60-90 Day Onboarding Plan for Dental Front Office Teams

Free Resource 

Struggling to onboard new front office staff efficiently in your dental practice? This 30-60-90 day onboarding plan provides a structured, step-by-step training roadmap to help new hires learn scheduling, patient communication, insurance processes, and daily operations with confidence.

Designed for dental practices hiring team members with little to no experience, this resource helps you standardize training, reduce onboarding time, and create a more consistent, high-performing front office team.

Insurance Untangled Live: Discovering Leadership Potential

CE Training | Insurance Untangled | August 14, 2025
With Laura Johnston, Sarah Ruberg, and Brandi Marzolino

Learn what it takes to become an effective leader in today’s dental practice. Discover how to identify leadership potential, build confidence in your team, and strengthen communication to create trust and collaboration. Explore practical strategies to motivate your team, navigate challenges, and lead with clarity and confidence.

Insurance Untangled Live: The 2025 Blueprint for a Thriving Practice Beyond Limits

CE Training | Insurance Untangled | April 24, 2025
With Laura Johnston, Lisa Copeland, and Doug Fettig

Learn how to build a more efficient, aligned dental practice through strong systems, effective training, and better team communication. Discover how mindset and strategic decision-making can drive growth, improve patient experience, and create a more confident, high-performing team.

A Comprehensive SOP Guide to Implementing SOPs in Dental Offices

Free Resource

Welcome to the Comprehensive Guide to Implementing SOPs in Dental Practices. This guide is meticulously designed to aid dental professionals in understanding, creating, and implementing effective Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that elevate practice efficiency, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance patient care. Our focus will also highlight how My Dental SOP can transform your practice by making SOPs more accessible and manageable.

Leadership & Team-Building Exercises Guide

Free Resource

Looking to improve communication, morale, and teamwork in your dental practice? This leadership and team-building exercises guide provides simple, practical activities you can use during morning huddles, team meetings, or training sessions to strengthen collaboration and build a more aligned team.

From boosting communication and trust to improving problem-solving and patient experience, these exercises help create a more efficient, engaged, and high-performing dental team.

No-Show Prevention Script

Free Resource

Missed appointments can cost your dental practice time, production, and efficiency. This no-show prevention script gives your team a clear, step-by-step system for confirming appointments, sending reminders, and following up with patients to reduce cancellations and improve schedule consistency.

From initial scheduling to same-day reminders and post no-show follow-up, this resource helps improve patient communication, increase appointment attendance, and keep your schedule full.

The Front Desk Playbook: Essential SOPs to Run a High-Performance Dental Practice

Free Resource

Struggling with missed calls, scheduling inefficiencies, or inconsistent front desk performance? This free dental SOP guide gives you a clear, step-by-step framework to improve front desk operations, increase patient conversions, and reduce no-shows.

Inside this resource, you’ll find five customizable SOPs covering new patient call handling, missed call recovery, appointment scheduling, insurance verification, and appointment confirmation systems. Each SOP is designed to help dental practices standardize processes, improve team accountability, and create a more consistent patient experience.

Case Study: Solo Practitioner

A solo practitioner, DDS, ventured into establishing their practice amid the challenging landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic. Operating without established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and relying on an inexperienced office manager, the practice faced significant financial setbacks due to aged and uncollectible receivables, rampant staff turnover, and operational inefficiencies.

Upon discovering My Dental SOP,  they found the framework of existing SOPs aligned with their practice needs. They didn't need to make extensive alterations to existing processes. Its automated training modules significantly reduced the burden on existing staff, allowing them to learn without compromising production. My Dental SOP proved to be a transformative tool for the dental practice. By seamlessly integrating existing SOPs, streamlining training, and fostering a cohesive team environment, it addressed critical challenges and set the practice on a path of efficiency, stability, and growth.

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Case Study: 27 location, multi-state DSO

A Dental Service Organization faced hurdles in onboarding and training staff across multiple locations due to a lack of standardized training materials. This resulted in disruptions, inefficiencies, and communication issues between sites. Manual training processes strained HR resources, causing inconsistencies in procedures and forgetfulness among team members.

Implementing My Dental SOP brought transformative changes. Automated training modules reduced HR workload, allowing focus on strategic goals. Uploading SOPs to a central platform improved accessibility and alignment among team members. Centralized communication channels notably boosted employee engagement.

The DSO's investment in a comprehensive platform for training automation, SOP accessibility, progress tracking, and centralized communication yielded significant dividends. This enhanced operational efficiency but fostered consistency.

Case Study: Opening a Second Location

A thriving pediatric dental practice with one location was preparing to open an additional location. While they appreciated the existing SOPs provided by our platform, the practice needed to add specialty modules. The platform is easy to use and they were able to seamlessly incorporate tailored additions to meet their specialized requirements. With the assistance of their consultant, they fine-tuned their SOPs.

One significant challenge the practice faced was frequent turnover due to the nature of the community, which has a significant number of military families. Relocations within this demographic often resulted in unavoidable employee turnover. As a consequence, it was crucial for the practice to develop an automated training plan capable of swiftly and seamlessly onboarding new team members, driven by the necessity to avoid burdening the existing staff with extensive onboarding responsibilities. By integrating their specialized content, refining SOPs, and implementing an automated training plan, this pediatric dental practice successfully addressed the challenges posed by its expansion and high turnover rates due to the transient nature of their community. The result was an efficient, evergreen training system that not only streamlined the onboarding process but also contributed to the overall proficiency and adaptability of the team across both. The practice was better equipped to handle turnover and ensure seamless operations even with frequent personnel changes.

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