Delusional: Winning the Weekly War of Dentistry
Are you currently frustrated in your dental business, just wanting things to be better? Does it feel delusional to want to be rid of the overwhelming stress and financial strain you didn't see coming in your practice? Are you looking for answers on creating more money, more time freedom and more consistency in the culture of your work? If you answered yes, this is your show. Delusional: Winning the Weekly War of Dentistry is hosted Dr. Todd Snyder, Dr. Snyder founded Legion, an organization of like minded dentists seeking and achieving wealth and time freedom via their dental practice. He is also the 77th fellow of the American Academy of cosmetic dentistry and has developed a stellar reputation helping his colleagues win the weekly war of dentistry. Gain more freedom and money. Stop the delusion and get ready to shift your business and your personal life.
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August 1, 2025 • 24 mins
Dr. Snyder discusses the transformation of the dental industry through his organization, Legion, and introduces upcoming tranformative pivots. Over 180 episodes, the podcast has impacted thousands of dentists, encouraging them to break free from traditional, inefficient business models. He emphasizes the need for dentists to systematize their practices, build strong brands, and focus on long-term strategies. He introduces the "Elit...
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July 18, 2025 • 22 mins
Dr. Snyder discusses the challenges faced by dentists, emphasizing the "invisible prison" of a broken business model. He criticizes the dependency on insurance companies, which dictate fees and coverage, leading to financial strain and ethical issues. He highlights the need for better systems, a strong brand identity, and effective leadership to escape this prison. He also advocates for dominating the market, systematizing processe...
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July 11, 2025 • 13 mins
Dr. Snyder discusses the overreaction to small irritationss such as unsolicited emails as a symptom of deeper issues in your professional and personal life. He argues that such reactions reveal frustration, lack of control, and inefficiency. He emphasizes the importance of building systems, investing in marketing, and surrounding yourself with positive influences. He criticizes dentists who complain on social media and encourages t...
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July 4, 2025 • 12 mins
Dr. Snyder criticizes dentists for feeling controlled by insurance companies, DSOs, and their own staff, likening their situation to colonial oppression. He emphasizes the importance of breaking free from these constraints to achieve true independence and success. He outlines a 90-day plan for dentists to improve their practices, including identifying and removing tyrants, focusing on attracting, converting, and delivering, and pot...
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June 27, 2025 • 14 mins
Dr. Snyder discusses common financial leaks in dental practices, emphasizing the need for dentists to track and address these issues. He highlights significant losses from PPO write-offs, missed appointments, and unscheduled treatments, estimating annual losses in the six figures. He advises dentists to focus on profit retention, train staff to improve communication and follow-up, and consider dropping PPOs if they're detrimental. ...
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June 20, 2025 • 13 mins
Dr. Snyder emphasizes the importance of dentists making informed business decisions to build a successful practice. He argues that dentists often operate out of fear, leading to low-value services and financial strain. He advocates for investing in elite tools, marketing, and training to offer high-value care and attract premium patients. He criticizes outdated dental practices and technologies, urging dentists to upgrade their ser...
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June 13, 2025 • 17 mins
Dr. Snyder emphasizes the importance of conflict in achieving success in dental practices. He argues that dentists often avoid confrontation, leading to underperformance, reliance on insurance, and stagnation. He advocates for direct communication with employees, patients, and vendors to address issues and improve performance. He stresses the need for dentists to challenge themselves, adopt better habits, and hold themselves and th...
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June 6, 2025 • 9 mins
Dr. Snyder emphasizes that success in dentistry is a daily pursuit, not a destination. He criticizes the notion of "arrival," arguing that it breeds complacency and stagnation. True success involves continuous growth, impact, mastery, and legacy. He warns against the illusion of success based on material possessions or social media metrics, highlighting the importance of consistent effort, aligned goals, and effective systems. He a...
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May 30, 2025 • 15 mins
Dr. Snyder discusses the need for dentists to shift from survival to victory by adopting strategic, disciplined approaches. He criticizes the industry's reliance on outdated practices and insurance companies, advocating for better systems, marketing, and psychological warfare skills. He highlights the importance of execution over explanation and encourages dentists to drop insurance reliance, focusing instead on creating value and ...
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May 23, 2025 • 16 mins
Dr. Snyder discusses how dentists are often their own biggest obstacle to winning, relying on excuses and social media for validation rather than improving their practices. He emphasizes the importance of attracting the right patients, converting them effectively, and delivering exceptional service. He advocates for a systematic approach, including tracking leads, measuring conversions, and focusing on business systems.
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May 16, 2025 • 15 mins
Dr. Snyder criticizes the reliance on social media, insurance companies, and traditional education for solutions, advocating instead for a complete overhaul of mindset, marketing, and systems. He emphasizes the need for dentists to focus on attracting and converting the right patients, rather than just delivering services. He highlights his own success with a new Fee-for-Service office and invites dentists to join his organization,...
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May 10, 2025 • 12 mins
Dr. Snyder discusses the frustrations of dentists who feel overwhelmed, underpaid, and unfulfilled despite following traditional educational paths. He criticizes the dental education system for failing to teach business, leadership, and marketing skills, leaving dentists to manage chaotic practices. He emphasizes the need for a systemic overhaul, advocating for strategic systems, communication, and influence to build profitable, ef...
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April 25, 2025 • 15 mins
Dr. Snyder discusses the mindset shift needed for dentists to achieve wealth and freedom. He emphasizes that most dentists fail due to a mindset issue, not lack of skill or external factors. Dentists often think like technicians, focusing on tasks and saving money, which keeps them stuck. In contrast, million-dollar dentists think like leaders, focusing on systems, training, and investment. They prioritize vision, clear goals, and ...
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April 18, 2025 • 9 mins
Dr. Snyder emphasizes that failure is often due to internal mindset issues rather than external factors. He urges dentists to take responsibility, develop real business systems, effective marketing, and a strong mindset. He criticizes the tendency to blame external factors and encourages dentists to stop making excuses, work on their businesses, and surround themselves with elite peers.
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April 11, 2025 • 19 mins
Dr. Snyder criticizes dentists for not effectively marketing their high-end services and relying too heavily on insurance. He emphasizes the importance of treating every patient like family, providing comprehensive care, and building a strong brand. He argues that dentists should focus on attracting the right patients, converting them through effective communication, and practicing repetitively to gain confidence in complex procedu...
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March 28, 2025 • 11 mins
Dr. Snyder discusses critiques the traditional dental practice model, highlighting issues like inadequate patient care, low case acceptance, and burnout. He argues that dentists often treat patients like ATMs, prioritizing production over comprehensive care. He advocates for a comprehensive exam before hygiene appointments to build trust and provide quality care. He emphasizes the need for dentists to lead differently, create bette...
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March 21, 2025 • 15 mins
Dr. Snyder discusses common challenges in dental practices, emphasizing the need for better communication to improve case acceptance. He highlights that dentists often confuse patients with technical jargon, leading to low case acceptance rates. He suggests that dentists should focus on understanding patients' problems and goals rather than just educating them. He introduces, "Inception," a training program at Legion Dentist, which...
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March 14, 2025 • 10 mins
Dr. Snyder discusses the detrimental impact of keeping toxic employees in dental practices. He emphasizes that tolerating mediocrity leads to resentment among top performers, conflicts, and a deteriorating office culture. Toxic employees not only drain profits through mistakes and reduced productivity but also drive away loyal patients and new referrals. He advises dentists to be brutally honest, set clear performance standards, an...
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March 7, 2025 • 11 mins
In this episode, Dr. Snyder discusses the need for a clear purpose and effective systems to achieve success. He reiterates the "Legion Trifecta" of attract, convert, and deliver, highlighting that many dentists focus too much on delivery and neglect attracting and converting patients. He advocates for leveraging technology, such as AI systems like Stratus, to automate tasks and improve productivity. He challenges you to adopt a dis...
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February 28, 2025 • 17 mins
In this episode, Dr. Snyder discusses the concept of "hopes, wishes, and dreams" (HWD) syndrome, which he argues prevents people from achieving real goals. He criticizes the dental industry's reliance on courses and technology without practical application, citing a lack of confidence and repetition in performing procedures like veneers. He emphasizes the importance of setting specific, measurable, and urgent goals, and committing ...
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