About this episode

Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah discuss strategies for making every year the best year for dental practices.

Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah reveal how to make every year your new best year, from the four reasons growth matters to the exact strategies that take a plateaued practice to record production. You will also hear why 2026 is the year to master local search and what an appropriate marketing budget really looks like.

People in this episode

Host: Gary Takacs

Guest: Naren Arulrajah

Topics covered

• growth strategies
• marketing budget
• local search
• practice management
• production improvement

Keywords

• growth
• marketing
• local search
• dental practice
• production
• budget
• strategies

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