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Academy for Private Dental Practice - APDP “The Ultimate Experience in Professional Growth” Experience the Best!

Premier Professionals - The AADPA helps doctors and dental professionals "raise the bar" by enhancing their practice administration skills in an enlightening, progressive and supportive environment. A warm camaraderie is shared by all our members—the best in our profession—who learn, exchange ideas, and explore new ways to grow in their professional and personal lives. New Doctors - To recruit the best and brightest, the AADPA offers scholarships to recent graduates who are establishing new practices to attend our meetings. Dental Students - We support practice management seminars at dental schools in association with the American Dental Association through the AADPA Foundation. GOALS:
- To increase the recognition, stature and influence of the American Academy of Dental Practice Administration.
- To attract, recruit and retain members who will enhance the mission of the organization.
- To aid members in defining and achieving personal, professional and financial success.
- To increase opportunities for members to personally interact.

“That’s how dentistry works” is not a good enough answer. Says who?Some of the best changes in private practice start wh...
10/06/2026

“That’s how dentistry works” is not a good enough answer. Says who?

Some of the best changes in private practice start when a dentist questions something everyone else has accepted as normal.

Why does it have to work that way? Could the patient experience be better? Could the business model be smarter? Could the team operate differently? Could there be another way entirely?

Private practice needs dentists willing to challenge the default.

At APDP, those are exactly the kinds of conversations we want to have. See what we’re about at apdp.net

One of the best parts of private practice? You get to decide what “good dentistry” looks like under your roof.Which pati...
10/01/2026

One of the best parts of private practice? You get to decide what “good dentistry” looks like under your roof.

Which patients you want to serve. How much time you spend with them. What you invest in. What you refuse to compromise on. What kind of place your team actually wants to work. There’s no corporate playbook waiting for your approval.

It’s your name, your reputation, and your opportunity to build something you genuinely believe in.

That’s a responsibility.
It’s also a pretty incredible privilege.

09/29/2026

What happens when you’ve built the career you worked for…and realize you’re ready for something more?

For Dr. Susan Maples, that question became a turning point. Several years into private practice, she wasn’t looking to simply become a better clinician. She wanted to expand the role she could play in dentistry.

That curiosity opened the door to APDP.

What followed was an opportunity to contribute, exchange ideas, and become involved in the profession beyond the walls of her own practice.

The most expensive sentence in private practice might be: “That’s just how we’ve always done it.”Every practice has habi...
09/24/2026

The most expensive sentence in private practice might be: “That’s just how we’ve always done it.”

Every practice has habits that once made sense. A scheduling process created years ago. A policy no one remembers choosing. A meeting that happens because it has always happened.

But yesterday’s solution can quietly become today’s friction.

Strong practice owners periodically question the familiar. Not because everything needs to change, but because everything should still have a reason.

Take one process in your practice this week and ask your team: If we were starting from scratch today, would we still do it this way?

The answer might surprise you.

Could you explain exactly where your practice is thriving right now? What about where it's leaking time, money, or oppor...
09/22/2026

Could you explain exactly where your practice is thriving right now? What about where it's leaking time, money, or opportunity?

Ownership becomes much more powerful when you understand the business beneath the dentistry. That means knowing your numbers, recognizing patterns, questioning inefficiencies, and being willing to look closely at areas that aren't performing the way you expected.

You don't need to become an expert in every function of your business.

But you should understand it well enough to ask the right questions.

That's how you move from simply operating a practice to intentionally shaping its future.

Visit apdp.net to learn how APDP helps private practice dentists expand their knowledge beyond the operatory.

The schedule falls apart. A team member leaves unexpectedly. Equipment breaks. A case doesn't go as planned.Private prac...
09/17/2026

The schedule falls apart. A team member leaves unexpectedly. Equipment breaks. A case doesn't go as planned.

Private practice ownership comes with days when absolutely nothing seems to cooperate.

The goal isn't to build a practice where problems never happen. That's impossible.

The goal is to build one capable of absorbing them.

Strong businesses have enough structure, perspective, and adaptability to respond without allowing every setback to become a crisis.

Some weeks are for breaking records. Others are for proving how resilient what you've built has become.

09/15/2026

There’s a point early in your dental career when the learning curve suddenly gets a lot bigger. You know the dentistry. Now you’re navigating everything that comes with building a career around it.

This is the time to be curious. Ask the questions. Listen to the stories. Pay attention to how experienced dentists approach decisions, challenges, opportunities, and ownership. Some of the most valuable lessons won’t come from a textbook or CE course. They’ll come from conversations with people a few chapters ahead of you.

You don’t need to have your entire career mapped out, you just need to keep putting yourself in rooms where you can learn what’s possible.

One of our biggest takeaways from Chris Ruden at the last APDP meeting: “Stop building the plane while we’re flying.” In...
09/10/2026

One of our biggest takeaways from Chris Ruden at the last APDP meeting: “Stop building the plane while we’re flying.”

In a busy dental practice, innovation requires protected time to step away from daily demands and work on the practice—not just in it.

During your next staff meeting, ask your team what creates unnecessary friction for patients or employees, invite every voice into the conversation, and choose one small idea to test before the next meeting.

After all, “Innovation happens at the speed of trust”—so what is one thing your team could start improving together today?

Practice improvement usually starts with one question: What could we do better?Here’s another one worth asking:What are ...
09/10/2026

Practice improvement usually starts with one question: What could we do better?

Here’s another one worth asking:
What are we already doing so well that we should protect it at all costs?

Maybe it’s the amount of time you spend with patients. The way your team welcomes someone who is nervous. Your attention to detail. The fact that patients see familiar faces year after year.

Progress doesn’t require replacing everything that came before it.

Sometimes innovation means identifying what makes your practice special and finding better ways to preserve it.

Learn more at apdp.net

A new service. Another piece of technology. An additional location. A larger team. A partnership that sounds promising.G...
09/07/2026

A new service. Another piece of technology. An additional location. A larger team. A partnership that sounds promising.

Growth creates opportunities, but ownership requires discernment.

The question isn’t simply, “Could we do this?” It’s “Should we?”

The best decision for your practice may be to move forward. It may also be to protect your focus, your resources, and what is already working exceptionally well.

Knowing what not to pursue can be just as important as knowing your next move.

A strong practice isn't built from saying yes to everything. It's built from knowing what deserves a yes.

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