Dr. Doug Carlsen enjoyed a private practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico for 25 years until retiring from practice at the age of 53. Since then he has studied other Dentists who were able to retire at an early age and recorded their stories. He has written over over 45 articles for Dental Economics and DentalTown and currently writes a monthly column for DentalTown often receiving the most views of any content on DentalTown.
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Running Time: 1:04:24 minIn this interview Doug identifies the common characteristics and personal attributes of Dentists that were able to successfully retire at an early age. Additionally, Doug discusses his debt strategy for Dentists, a guideline on the appropriate amount to save and best investments to gain financial independence.
Doug’s website: www.golichcarlsen.com
Doug’s email address: drcarlsen@gmail.com
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Gary Takacs
Gary became a successful practice owner by purchasing a fixer-upper practice and developing it into a world-class dental practice. He is passionate about sharing his hard-earned insights and experiences with dental practices across the globe. As a dental practice coach, Gary provides guidance for dental professionals on how to create a healthier practice style that lets them deliver excellent patient care while reducing depending on insurance.
More importantly, Gary’s insights are not just based on theory – as a co-owner of a dental practice, he has first-hand experience in making this transformation from a high-volume and low-fee insurance model to a fee-for-service approach that is more sustainable and promotes a patient-centric and financially healthy dental practice, and he is dedicated to sharing this knowledge with other dental practitioners via the popular Thriving Dentist Show!