Dr. Alex Einbinder @alexde_123 – Long Island Dentists Podcast #8 x Dose of Dental #210

Top 5 Topics:

- “Kicked Out of Dental School, Learned From It, And Then Built a Dental Practice”

- From Lifeguard to Practice Owner: The Long Way Back

- Why Owning a Dental Practice Might Not Be For Everyone

- Leadership Over Skill: What Dental School Never Teaches You

- Bitcoin, Inflation, and Why Many Dentists Are Falling Behind Financially

Quotes & Wisdom:

03:40 — “You have to stop thinking about the past… learn from it… but you have to be forward looking.”

05:07 — “A lot of my success comes from my past failures.”

25:25 — “Dental school doesn’t teach you leadership… leadership’s more important.”

27:20 — “I see why some dentists just want to stay associates… ownership is not for everybody.”

28:00 — “As a dental practice owner, you have to pay yourself last.”

32:58 — “That autonomy of being a practice owner is priceless.”

37:50 — “I used to freak out and sell… now I just hold it… when you think in decades, you don’t care about a bad day.”

39:18 — “In 10 years, I’m going to wish I put a lot more into Bitcoin right now.”

46:37 — “It’s nice to see someone young… coming back here and as an owner on Long Island.”

Questions:

01:20 — “What are some of your favorite parts of the ins and outs of the business?”

02:24 — “When you look for an office manager… you probably want someone who’s experienced with running an office before?”

03:00 — “Do you want to go into your dental school background… or what’s on the tip of your tongue? What are you interested in right now?”

05:49 — “Can you give any insight into what happened? … you were about to graduate when they let you go?”

07:42 — “When you were sitting there on the lifeguard stand… would you ever think you’d be a practice owner one day?”

17:07 — “Why’d you pick Chicago to work after dental school?”

42:35 — “Do you do a monthly recurring buy… or wait for a market drop and then dump into Bitcoin?”

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Long Island Dentists Podcast #8

- Dose of Dental Podcast #210

My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono

- 2.2026

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