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Shared Practices

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Shared Practices is a dental podcast-turned-community that helps dentists navigate practice ownership. They offer group coaching, a private community, and educational content focused on the business side of dentistry, particularly acquisitions and startups.

$200 - $500/monthOngoing membershipOnline Community + Podcast

Community Reviews(43)

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Anonymous
employee·Apr 23, 2026

Strongly caution against working here

Overall, I would strongly caution anyone considering working here. Between low pay, poor benefits, lack of support, questionable priorities, and a high-pressure

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Dr. Blake Anderson
Practice Owner·Apr 17, 2026

Successful practice ownership from graduation

Graduated dental school in 2021 and subsequently purchased and managed a practice with support from Shared Practices.

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Unknown Mastermind Participant
Mastermind Group Member·Apr 17, 2026

Mastermind group transformed career trajectory

After one and a half years of participation in the mastermind group, I can honestly say being part of this group has changed my mindset, drive, and career trajectory. I'm ten times better.

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Unknown Client
Coaching Client·Apr 17, 2026

Disappointed with value for cost

I was a client of Shared Practices Coaching, and honestly, I was disappointed with the value for the cost. At around $50,000 a year, I expected substantially more value than they received.

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Dr. Colleen Bullard
practitioner·Apr 10, 2026

$20k monthly production increase

Dr. Colleen Bullard's $20,000 monthly production increase

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Dr. Graham
practitioner·Apr 10, 2026

Life-changing experience

Dr. Graham's characterization of the experience as "life-changing"

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Anonymous employee
employee·Apr 10, 2026

Backstabbing and mean girl mentality

"backstabbing peers" and "mean girl mentality"

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Anonymous
client·Apr 10, 2026

Grateful for guidance to million-dollar startup

"I’m incredibly grateful for the Shared Practices, we were guided in so many things to include how to find a successful location for our dental practice, resulting in a million-dollar startup, debt re

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Dr. Colleen Bullard
Coaching Client·Apr 10, 2026

Increased production by $20K per month

Dr. Bullard reportedly increased her practice production by $20,000 per month, representing 40 percent growth, through working with Shared Practices coaching

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Unknown Employee
Employee·Apr 10, 2026

No training provided despite promises

One employee described receiving no training despite promises that training would be provided, leaving them struggling to perform their role effectively

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Employee
Employee·Apr 8, 2026

No support from admin

NO support from admin

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unknown
employee·Apr 6, 2026

Upper management leadership failure

upper management does not know how to lead or train any of their staff

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Anonymous Reviewer
Employee·Apr 5, 2026

Expectations don't match salary or training

Expectations don't match salary or training

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Unknown Reviewers (85 reviews)
Dental Professionals·Apr 2, 2026

Average rating across 85 professional reviews

85 reviews of Shared Practices from dental professionals. Average rating: 2.4/5.

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Unknown Reviewers (5 reviews)
Dental Professionals·Apr 2, 2026

Average rating across 5 honest reviews

5 honest reviews of Shared Practices from dental professionals. Average rating: 1.8/5.

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Anonymous
Employee·Apr 2, 2026

No admin support, weak leadership

No support from admin. Makes you feel like you're hanging out there all alone at times. Company needs stronger leadership from the top down.

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Unknown
Podcast Listener·Apr 1, 2026

Best dental podcast available

honestly the best dental podcast. I've listened to others and they don't compare. I've been a faithful listener for years and each episode I learn new...

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Anonymous
Dentist·Apr 1, 2026

Changed my life and delivers amazing content

"Changed my life as a pre-owner, and still delivers to bring amazing content information as an owner. Keep inspiring shared practices team!"

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Dr. Colleen Bullard
Coaching Client·Apr 1, 2026

Increased production by $20K per month

"I Increased My Production by $20K/mo | Coaching Success with Dr. Colleen Bullard"

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Coaching Client·Apr 1, 2026

Rapid practice growth in four months

"I love seeing the growth my practice has had in just four short months and I am super excited to see where we can take this practice in the future. I couldn't..."

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Team Lead
Team Lead·Apr 1, 2026

Great workplace

Good culture and always looking [for] way[s] to support you in office level! I experience[d] meeting the central team and they care for their team and treat you like family. They care for their team.

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Anonymous employee
Employee·Apr 1, 2026

Company invests in employees

the company invests a lot of time and money into their employees

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Smile Consultant, Chadds Ford PA
Smile Consultant·Apr 1, 2026

Resources available but need self-use

Shared Practices is designed for you to utilize all of the resources you have available to...

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Indianapolis lab employee
Lab position·Apr 1, 2026

Upper management fails to lead or train

Upper management does not know how to lead or train any of their staff. When you ask for any of the training you were promised,...

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Smile Consultant
Smile Consultant·Mar 31, 2026

The pay is not terrible but who knows how

The pay is not terrible but who knows how...

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Dr. Joshua
Client·Mar 31, 2026

Made buying process smooth and efficient

Shared Practices made the buying process smooth and efficient. I could not imagine going through the acquisition without the help they provided

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Anonymous
Mastermind Participant·Mar 31, 2026

Excited about future

Shared Practices is one of the reasons I am so excited and optimistic about my future

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SkepticalDentist
Associate Dentist·Mar 30, 2026

Good podcast, mediocre paid community

The free podcast is excellent — genuinely one of the best resources for dentists interested in practice ownership. However, the paid community didn't add much beyond what I was already getting from...

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PodcastFanDMD
Practice Owner·Mar 30, 2026

Best value in dental education — love the community

I've been listening to the Shared Practices podcast since 2018 and joined the paid community in 2020. Richard and the team have built something really special here. The community is genuine — people...

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Anonymous employee
Employee·Mar 30, 2026

Money over patients

Money is their #1, no matter what expense it costs the patient. Stay away from this company if you truly care about dentistry and the patients.

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Unknown
Lab·Mar 26, 2026

Don't waste your time

There have been over a dozen employees come and go at the Indy office in the past 2 years. This is not a good place to work. Upper management does not know how to lead or train any of their staff....

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Anonymous
employee·Feb 2, 2026

No work life balance and amateur leadership

no work life balance. Expectations don't match salary or training. Amateur leadership (since when is 5 offices considered a regional manager?) Gossipy

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Dr. G. S.
Associate Dentist·Jan 24, 2026

Save your money

I regret spending money on Shared Practices for their practice acquisition community and education services. The program felt like a sales funnel for more expensive tiers rather than a standalone...

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Unknown
Podcast Listener·Dec 21, 2025

Best Dental Podcast

This is honestly the best dental podcast. I've listened to others and they don't compare. I've been a faithful listener for years and each episode I learn new concepts and strategies

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Mastermind Program Participant·Dec 5, 2025

Deep dive into practice management

This was a really great opportunity for me to be able to have more of a deep dive into practice management, systems and philosophies than I had been learning about from outside resources or my own...

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Anonymous
dental professional client·Nov 24, 2025

Disappointed with value for cost

I was a client of Shared Practices Coaching, and honestly, I was disappointed with the value for the cost. At around $50,000 a year, I expected ...

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Dr. C. E.Verified
Practice Owner·Nov 22, 2025

Good foundation but needs more depth

Shared Practices provides a solid foundation in practice acquisition community and education principles. I appreciated the structured curriculum and the peer learning opportunities. My main criticism...

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Smile Consultant·Nov 8, 2025

Horrible place to work

All they care about is money, unrealistic expectations, if you do not hit your goal they will fire you. There is no job stability. They also do not have great training which sets you up for failure....

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Unknown
Mastermind Participant·Oct 31, 2025

Excellent for dental business knowledge

Highly recommend SP to get started in your dental business knowledge!

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Smile Consultant·Oct 25, 2025

Unrealistic expectations lead to firing

unrealistic expectations, if you do not hit your goal they will fire you.

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Unknown·Oct 23, 2025

Poor management and broken promises

This is not a good place to work. Upper management does not know how to lead or train any of their staff. When you ask for any of the training you were promised...

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laboratory employee
laboratory employee·Oct 17, 2025

Job is good, but NO support from admin. Makes you feel like you're hanging out there all alone at times. Company needs stronger leadership from the top down.

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Dr. Graham
Dental Professional·Oct 8, 2025

Shared Practices assured me the practice I wanted to buy could get to the place I wanted to be. Working with Shared Practices changed my life.

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