The Orthopreneurs Podcast with Dr. Glenn Krieger

In this episode of Five Minute Friday, I’m challenging you to think beyond the traditional model of marketing to every parent in your community for routine pediatric orthodontic cases. When every practice is chasing the same audience with the same message, it becomes increasingly difficult to stand out—especially as the orthodontic market experiences slower or declining case starts.

You do not need to copy my niche. The goal is to identify the cases you truly enjoy, develop the expertise to treat them exceptionally well, and make sure your community knows you offer that service. When you become known for something specific, you can reduce competition, build a stronger referral network, charge appropriately for your expertise, and create a practice that is both more profitable and personally fulfilling.

💬Quotes

“What is it you can do that you love doing that is more than just treating the Phase I or the Class I crowded? Dive into that. Enjoy it. Become an expert on it. Become the best in your city at it, and then go get it.”
— Dr. Glenn Krieger

“When another orthodontist says, ‘I hate doing X, Y, and Z, but I know that Glenn does it,’ they’re happy because they have a referral, you’re happy because you got the new patient, and if you love doing it, you’re even happier.”
— Dr. Glenn Krieger

🎯 Key Takeaways

Why competing for the same pediatric patients limits growth (00:30)
Finding fulfillment through specialization (01:45)
Why adult orthodontics can create more meaningful outcomes (02:02)
Building an interdisciplinary practice with trusted specialists (02:22)
How complex cases can generate peer referrals (03:48)
Charging appropriately for advanced treatment (04:36)
Choosing a niche that separates you from local competitors (04:50)
Why practices may need to diversify in a changing orthodontic market (07:04)
Turning your favorite treatments into a referral-driven specialty (07:52)

🟦 Additional Resources

Take an honest look at the cases that give you the greatest sense of purpose. Maybe it is adult treatment, surgical orthodontics, airway, aligners, impacted teeth, interdisciplinary care, or something completely different.

Whatever it is, develop your expertise, communicate it clearly, and become the orthodontist your community thinks of when that specific case walks through the door. Your niche should not only help your practice grow—it should make you more excited to come to work.

Reach out to me if I can help you identify where your greatest opportunities may be.

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What if I told you one of the biggest wealth-building opportunities in oral health may have nothing to do with owning more practices?

Most orthodontists have heard plenty about private equity, OSOs, and DSOs—but venture capital is an entirely different conversation. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jeremy Krell, co-founder and managing partner of Revere Partners, to explain how venture capital works, how it differs from private equity, and why innovation across the oral health industry may create compelling opportunities for doctors who want to invest beyond their own practices.

Jeremy brings a rare combination of clinical knowledge and entrepreneurial experience. He shares how Revere Partners identifies promising oral health startups, provides the capital and guidance they need to grow, and creates opportunities for investors to participate before those companies reach acquisition or larger-scale expansion. You’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of the risks, potential rewards, and practical steps involved in exploring venture capital as part of a broader investment strategy.

💬Quotes

“Revere Partners was created by doctors for doctors.”
— Dr. Jeremy Krell

“The model is designed to help dentists, orthodontists, and others in the oral health space access investment opportunities more easily.”
— Dr. Jeremy Krell

🎯 Key Takeaways
Intro (00:00)
Meet Dr. Jeremy Krell, Managing Partner at Revere Partners (01:51)
Understanding venture capital in oral health (04:47)
Venture capital vs. private equity (11:23)
How orthodontists can begin investing in venture capital (14:51)
How the venture capital model works (17:56)
Why oral health presents unique investment opportunities (24:27)
How to learn more about Revere Partners (30:13)

🟦 Additional Resources

I’ve seen firsthand how learning to think beyond clinical production can completely change the way orthodontists approach wealth, risk, and long-term opportunity. This episode is not about chasing the latest investment trend—it’s about understanding a model that is already helping fund the next generation of oral health companies.

Listen to the full conversation, evaluate the opportunities carefully, and decide whether venture capital deserves a place in your broader financial strategy.

Learn more about Revere Partners:
https://www.reverepartnersvc.com/

Contact Dr. Jeremy Krell:
jeremy@reverepartnersvc.com

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What if I told you the biggest threat to your orthodontic practice isn't competition—it's assuming tomorrow will look like yesterday?

In this episode of Five Minute Friday, I tackle a conversation many orthodontists have been avoiding. For the first time in modern orthodontic history, we're seeing four consecutive years of flat or declining growth across the profession. This isn't about fear or pessimism—it's about recognizing the data, asking the right questions, and making smarter decisions before the market forces you to.

I share why I believe this is a pivotal moment for our profession, what industry trends may be driving these changes, and why simply waiting for the next "bounce-back year" may not be the strategy it once was.
 
More importantly, I discuss how surrounding yourself with the right peers, evaluating your practice through today's economic lens, and becoming more intentional with your business decisions can position you to thrive—regardless of what happens next.
Whether you're considering opening another location, hiring an associate, or simply wondering why your growth has slowed, this episode will challenge you to think differently about the future of orthodontics and how to prepare for it.

💬Quotes

"Once anything can happen. Twice is a coincidence. Three times is a pattern. We're working on four."
— Dr. Glenn Krieger

"The whole point of this Five Minute Friday isn't to give you all the answers—it's to make you aware of something and get you to start thinking about it."
— Dr. Glenn Krieger

🎯 Key Takeaways
Intro: Are four flat years changing orthodontics forever? (00:00)
Industry trends and what the data is telling us (00:45)
Why startups are different from mature practices (02:00)
Is this the new normal for orthodontics? (03:10)
Making smarter expansion and hiring decisions (04:45)
Why every orthodontist needs a trusted mastermind or peer group (06:00)
Preparing your practice instead of waiting for the market to change (07:15)

🟦 Additional Resources

I've seen firsthand how quickly orthodontics can change—and the practices that adapt first are almost always the ones that continue to grow.

If this episode got you thinking differently about your practice, don't navigate these changes alone. Find a trusted group of orthodontists who challenge your thinking, share ideas openly, and help you make better decisions.

If you'd like my perspective on your practice or want to learn more about the Orthopreneurs RD community, send me a message. I'm always happy to help however I can.

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What if I told you one of the biggest reasons your orthodontic results don't last has nothing to do with braces or aligners?

As orthodontists, we're trained to move teeth—but lasting results depend on much more than mechanics. In this episode, I sit down with Autumn Henning, speech-language pathologist, certified orofacial myologist, founder of Chrysalis Orofacial, and one of the leading educators in the myofunctional therapy world, to talk about something every orthodontist should understand: oral function matters.

We dive into what myofunctional therapy actually is, why airway treatment requires an interdisciplinary approach, and why no single provider—or appliance—can solve every airway or sleep-related issue. Autumn explains how speech, swallowing, breathing, tongue posture, and orthodontics all work together, and why better diagnosis always leads to better outcomes. If you're treating growing patients—or simply want more stable orthodontic results—this episode will change how you think about collaboration and patient care.

*Quotes*

"Protocols are probabilities. They work a lot of the time, but they're never going to work 100% of the time."
*— Autumn Henning*

"I believe there's a reason for everything. I don't accept 'idiopathic' without asking why."
 *— Autumn Henning*

*Key Takeaways*

Intro (00:00)
Autumn's background & oral function trifecta (01:59)
How Chrysalis and Touch Training were created (03:51)
Why orthodontics can't solve airway problems alone (04:49)
What myofunctional therapy actually is (06:21)
Hardware vs. software (09:16)
Why interdisciplinary care matters (11:31)
What happens during a myofunctional evaluation? (22:03)
Virtual vs. in-person therapy (25:11)
Treatment timeline & investment (27:44)
Why school speech therapy often misses these patients (34:05)
The future of airway treatment is collaboration (37:11)

*🟦 Additional Resources*

If you've ever wondered whether myofunctional therapy belongs in your practice—or how it fits into airway treatment—this episode is the perfect place to start. The more I learn about airway and sleep-disordered breathing, the more convinced I become that great outcomes come from great teams, not individual providers.

If you want to dive deeper, join us at the Orthopreneurs Airway Symposium in Scottsdale, where Autumn will be one of our featured speakers alongside orthodontists, ENTs, oral surgeons, sleep physicians, and other experts focused on interdisciplinary care.

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*To connect with Autumn directly:*

📧 autumn@chrysalisorofacial.com

📸 Instagram: @chrysalisorofacial1

What if I told you the biggest threat to your orthodontic practice isn’t aligners, competition, or GPs doing ortho—it’s your inability to let go of the wrong work?

In this Five Minute Friday, I’m talking about one of the most common mistakes I see orthodontists make when adopting new technology: trying to “make it their own” before they let it actually do what it was designed to do. Whether it’s remote monitoring, financial follow-up, aligners, or any other system, too many doctors create stress by micromanaging tools that are supposed to make their lives easier.

I break down why outsourcing isn’t a weakness—it’s one of the keys to operational efficiency. If you want your team focused on the work that truly moves the practice forward, you have to stop burdening them with tasks that can be done better, faster, and more consistently by people trained specifically to do them. The future of orthodontics belongs to doctors who do great ortho, lead well, and build systems that let their team focus on what matters most.

💬Quotes

“The greatest existential crisis to our profession is not at-home aligners anymore. It’s not GPs doing ortho. It’s the workplace.”
— Dr. Glenn Krieger

“You don’t need to micromanage. You don’t need to make these things your problem.”
— Dr. Glenn Krieger

🎯 Key Takeaways
Intro: The biggest crisis facing orthodontics today (00:00)
Why remote monitoring improves patient care (00:39)
The mistake orthodontists make when adopting new technology (02:45)
Why trying to “make it your own” creates unnecessary stress (03:37)
The dishwasher analogy: why you don’t need to understand every internal process (04:43)
Where doctors and teams should actually focus their energy (06:39)
Why outsourcing helps solve the staffing and efficiency problem (08:56)
Final call: Try remote response and clean up your systems (09:21)

🟦 Additional Resources

I’ve seen firsthand how operational efficiency can lower stress, protect your team, improve patient care, and help your practice make more money.

If you’re using DentalMonitoring—or thinking about it—don’t make the mistake of trying to build everything yourself first. Let Remote Response help you set up your dashboard, create better protocols, and take the pressure off your team. DM me directly if you have questions, and try it for 60 days. If it doesn’t change your life, you don’t have to stay.

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