779: The Restorative Diagnostic Practice – Dr. Jim McKee

You're always busy — yet you make no money! Being a referral-based, fee-for-service, and diagnostic practice is the way to fix it, and Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Jim McKee, founder of Chicago Study Club, to share how to successfully build this type of practice. Enjoy dentistry while still making money! To learn how, listen to Episode 779 of The Best Practices Show!

Learn More About Dr. McKee:

• Send Dr. McKee an email: jim@mckeedds.com 
• Join Dr. McKee on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.mckee.104
• Register for Dr. McKee’s TMD course: https://courses.phelandentalseminars.com/tmd-pds
• Learn about Chicago Study Club: https://chicagostudyclub.com

More Helpful Links for a Better Practice & a Better Life:

• Subscribe to The Best Practices Show: https://the-best-practices-show.captivate.fm/listen
• Join The Best Practices Association: https://www.actdental.com/bpa
• Join ACT’s To The Top Study Club: https://www.actdental.com/ttt
• See the ACT Dental/BPA Live Event Schedule: https://www.actdental.com/event
• Get The Best Practices Magazine for free: https://www.actdental.com/magazine
• Please leave us a review on the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-practices-show-with-kirk-behrendt/id1223838218

Episode Resources:

• Watch the video version of Episode 779: https://www.youtube.com/@actdental/videos
• Learn more about Dental Online Training: https://www.dothandson.com/home

Main Takeaways:

• Find something you enjoy doing and become an expert in it. 
• With dentistry becoming more complex, diagnostics is crucial. 
• Commit to training your staff. You can't build your practice alone. 
• In a referral-based practice, the caliber of patients you get is higher. 

Snippets:

0:00 Introduction. 

2:33 Dr. McKee’s background. 

7:22 The three models of practice, explained. 

17:04 Benefits of being a specialty practice. 

20:59 You don't need a large practice for this to work. 

23:10 You have a practice within your practice. 

26:04 The diagnostic practice, explained. 

28:47 About Dr. McKee’s course. 

30:08 Occlusion, explained. 

33:01 Last thoughts. 

34:50 About Dr. McKee’s study club. 

Dr. Jim McKee Bio:  

Dr. Jim McKee is a member of the Spear Resident Faculty. He has maintained a private practice since 1984 in Downers Grove, Illinois, where he treats a wide variety of cases with a focus on predictable restorative dentistry. He is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and former president of the American Equilibration Society. He has lectured both nationally and internationally for over 25 years and directs several study clubs. Dr. McKee graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1980 and earned his dental degree from the University of Illinois College of Dentistry in 1984.