Raleigh Dental Arts is on track for more than $4 million this year, with eight doctor days per week, 14 hygiene days, and a model designed to give T-Bone more freedom to focus on leadership and complex clinical work.
In this episode, T-Bone and Meredith share a behind-the-scenes update on the practice: team structure, associates, hygiene, treatment coordination, marketing, the in-house lab, AI systems, and the transition from working full-time clinically to leading as an owner and coach.
They also talk openly about what still needs work, including building provider capacity, adding team support, expanding the lab, and growing high-value implant and cosmetic cases.
Main Topics
- A current behind-the-scenes update from Raleigh Dental Arts
- Building a multi-provider practice without the owner working full-time clinically
- Team structure, hygiene capacity, and treatment coordination
- Associate development and implant mentorship
- In-house lab growth, technology, and AI implementation
- Implant and cosmetic marketing
- Creating more owner freedom without leaving clinical dentistry entirely
In This Episode
- How Raleigh Dental Arts is structured around eight doctor days, 14 hygiene days, and a multi-provider model
- Why T-Bone is shifting toward an owner, CEO, and coach role while remaining focused on complex surgical, implant, cosmetic, and full-mouth cases
- The staffing gaps the practice is solving next, including treatment coordination, assistant support, and full-time lab capacity
- How associates are being developed to diagnose and place implants
- The marketing strategy behind implant and cosmetic growth
- How CEREC, CBCT, digital scanning, milling, printing, and an in-house lab have expanded clinical capabilities
- The AI systems currently being used for phones, scheduling, X-rays, documentation, insurance, smile simulations, and lab design
- How a three-day weekly commitment to the practice creates more freedom for leadership, 3D Dentists, and a more selective clinical schedule
Timestamps
00:00 - Opening banter and Hulk Hogan
03:05 - Why T-Bone can be away while the practice stays open
05:00 - Practice update: growth, providers, hours, and production
09:18 - Moving from clinical owner to owner, CEO, and coach
09:33 - Team structure: admin, hygiene, assistants, and treatment coordination
11:40 - Hiring needs and the next stage of team growth
13:18 - Lean assistant staffing and the overflow-assistant role
16:22 - Services offered and T-Bone’s clinical focus
19:18 - Training associates to diagnose and place implants
21:05 - Implant marketing, local branding, and cosmetic growth
22:48 - Technology that shaped the practice
24:32 - Building the Raleigh Dental Arts in-house lab
25:18 - Scanning, Exocad, printing, milling, and digital workflows
28:18 - Candid orthodontics and service expansion
29:03 - AI systems in the practice
30:17 - Why 3D teaches what is used in real practices
30:53 - Building freedom through leadership and systems
31:27 - Joining the 3D Dentists community
Resources & Links
3D Dentists: https://www.3d-dentists.com/
Join the free 3D Dentists community: https://pro.3ddentists.com/
Connect with T-Bone
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tbonespeaks/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tbonespeaks
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tbonespeaks/
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tbonespeaks
The Bottom Line
A high-performing dental practice does not have to rely on the owner working clinically five days a week. With the right team, technology, systems, clinical development, and leadership structure, dentists can build more freedom while continuing to provide excellent care.
