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Dr. Alex Einbinder @alexde_123 – Long Island Dentists Podcast #8 x Dose of Dental #210
Description
Top 5 Topics:
- “Kicked Out of Dental School, Learned From It, And Then Built a Dental Practice”
- From Lifeguard to Practice Owner: The Long Way Back
- Why Owning a Dental Practice Might Not Be For Everyone
- Leadership Over Skill: What Dental School Never Teaches You
- Bitcoin, Inflation, and Why Many Dentists Are Falling Behind Financially
Quotes & Wisdom:
03:40 — “You have to stop thinking about the past… learn from it… but you have to be forward looking.”
05:07 — “A lot of my success comes from my past failures.”
25:25 — “Dental school doesn’t teach you leadership… leadership’s more important.”
27:20 — “I see why some dentists just want to stay associates… ownership is not for everybody.”
28:00 — “As a dental practice owner, you have to pay yourself last.”
32:58 — “That autonomy of being a practice owner is priceless.”
37:50 — “I used to freak out and sell… now I just hold it… when you think in decades, you don’t care about a bad day.”
39:18 — “In 10 years, I’m going to wish I put a lot more into Bitcoin right now.”
46:37 — “It’s nice to see someone young… coming back here and as an owner on Long Island.”
Questions:
01:20 — “What are some of your favorite parts of the ins and outs of the business?”
02:24 — “When you look for an office manager… you probably want someone who’s experienced with running an office before?”
03:00 — “Do you want to go into your dental school background… or what’s on the tip of your tongue? What are you interested in right now?”
05:49 — “Can you give any insight into what happened? … you were about to graduate when they let you go?”
07:42 — “When you were sitting there on the lifeguard stand… would you ever think you’d be a practice owner one day?”
17:07 — “Why’d you pick Chicago to work after dental school?”
42:35 — “Do you do a monthly recurring buy… or wait for a market drop and then dump into Bitcoin?”
Now available on:
- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel
- Long Island Dentists Podcast #8
- Dose of Dental Podcast #210
My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono
- 2.2026
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