{"id":13960,"date":"2025-01-16T08:45:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T16:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=13960"},"modified":"2025-01-16T09:26:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:26:58","slug":"dr-brad-hughes-secret-to-building-a-dental-business","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/resources\/dr-brad-hughes-secret-to-building-a-dental-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Brad Hughes: The Secret to Building a Thriving Dental Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6JJW81AujgE&amp;list=PL8sPE8UqEy5i-ReuTOqL_BFzw0VAOucuT&amp;index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Dental Economist Show,<\/a> host CRO Mike Huffaker of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Planet DDS<\/a> speaks with Dr. Brad Hughes, founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visiondentalpartners.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vision Dental Partners<\/a>, a third-generation dentist who scaled his family practice into an eight-location dental group spanning Indiana and South Carolina. Dr. Hughes shares invaluable insights into leadership, mentorship, and the core values that drive business success. This episode explores how culture, mindset, and purpose fuel sustainable growth in dental practices.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6JJW81AujgE?si=uacraO6WCOn4SXGW\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Hughes shares candid stories and actionable advice for dental entrepreneurs looking to align their teams, embrace feedback, and drive value through a culture-first approach. Key topics include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The importance of culture, team alignment, and core values in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/blog\/7-expert-tips-on-growing-your-dental-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">business growth<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How Dr. Hughes\u2019 focus on mentorship has helped foster feedback and leadership development within his team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building a scalable dental practice while maintaining community relationships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The mindset shift that accelerated his growth journey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategies for balancing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/resources\/randa-seif\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"resources\" data-id=\"10796\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">patient care<\/a> with operational excellence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About The Dental Economist Show<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t miss insightful conversations on the latest trends and strategies in dental practice management. Tune in to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@planetdds8605\/podcasts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planet DDS weekly podcast<\/a> to learn how to optimize your DSO\u2019s value and stay ahead in an evolving industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of The Dental Economist Show, host CRO Mike Huffaker of Planet DDS speaks with Dr. Brad Hughes, founder and CEO of Vision Dental Partners, a third-generation dentist&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13961,"template":"","categories":[1427,164,128,1416,88],"tags":[1508,27,13,43,289,57,1509,147],"resource_type":[1336],"class_list":["post-13960","resources","type-resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dental-service-organization","category-dentists","category-dso","category-growth","category-planet-dds","tag-business-growth","tag-dental-practice","tag-dentistry","tag-dso","tag-patient-care","tag-planet-dds","tag-podcast","tag-practice-management","resource_type-podcast"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/13960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resources"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13960"},{"taxonomy":"resource_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource_type?post=13960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}