
Take Control of Your Future
The Startup Practice Blueprint™ is dentistry #1 LIVE course that teaches you how to start your own dental practice.
In just two days, learn the only proven dental startup blueprint that gives you everything you need to launch your practice.
Walk away with a complete, personalized startup roadmap, a clear financial plan, insider strategies from nearly 1,000 successful launches, and the confidence to move forward toward your dream practice.
Get the tools and confidence to launch your startup
Leave knowing you have the roadmap, strategy, and expert network to make ownership a reality.
Whether you’re dreaming of your first location or weighing an acquisition, The Startup Practice Blueprint gives you the clarity and confidence to choose the right path and provides the tools to succeed.



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Build a Practice That Fuels Your Passion & Purpose – Learn how to implement our Practice. Profits. Purpose. mindset to run a business that not only thrives financially but also gives back to your community and brings true fulfillment to your life.
Unlock the Funding You Deserve – Learn how to secure financing with the best terms so you can confidently invest in your dream practice without unnecessary stress.
Choose a Location That Sets You Up for Success – Discover the secrets to picking the perfect spot that attracts patients, beats out the competition, and fuels long-term growth.
Insider Secrets to a Profitable & Efficient Practice Layout – Learn from an expert who has designed over 5,000 dental floorplans to avoid costly mistakes, enhance patient flow, and maximize efficiency.
Open Your Doors with 100+ New Patients Ready to Book – Discover the proven marketing strategies top practices use to launch strong and grow fast.
Cut Construction Costs Without Cutting Corners – Get insider strategies to negotiate with vendors, streamline your buildout, and avoid costly mistakes.
STARTUP PRACTICE BLUEPRINT™
The #1 Live Course for Aspiring Practice Owners
“Very, very helpful. Liked interacting with other dentists and seeing others who want to own their own practice as well.”
“It’s compelling… this makes me want to believe that I can do this.”
"A great way to organize and line up information in a “simple” and executable way."
"Positive. Hopeful. Exciting. Enriching. Blown away. Fantastic."
"Great content with excellent presenters. Great experience.”
“Honestly the best course I have ever attended.”
“Gave me lots of great information.”
“Exceptional - very welcoming, engaging and exciting. Made me feel like my dream can become a reality and is not crazy!”
"Great speakers, incredible variety of topics covered”
“Completely surrounded by industry experts and submerged in dense, useful information.”
"I am immediately going to apply to be a high level consulting client”
“Lots of great quality information. 1st day seemed intense!"
“The best CE I have attended by far. Tops all spear courses even!”
Take Control of YOUR FUTURE
The Startup Practice Blueprint is dentistry #1 LIVE course that teaches you how to start your own dental practice.
Made just for associate dentists this is not a boring CE course: it is a 2-day LIVE in-person event, a truly dental startup academy fully dedicated to opening successful dental practices from scratch.
Want to learn how to open your own dental practice?
Over Two Days, You’ll Master:
- Planning for Success: Build a step-by-step launch plan tailored to your vision, budget, and timeline.
- Location Strategy: Learn how to choose — and negotiate — the right site for maximum long-term growth.
- Financing Clarity: Get expert guidance on securing and structuring your loan for stability and flexibility.
- Construction & Equipment: Avoid the biggest cost traps and delays with insider knowledge.
- Design for Profitability: Create a practice layout that flows for patients, team, and your bottom line.
- The Startup MBA™: Proprietary Ideal Practices framework for hiring, systems, and operations.
- Receive 1-on-1 Expert Access: Talk directly with specialists in every phase of your startup — advice you can use long after the event.
If you’re nodding your head vigorously to everything above, that’s your sign to apply now!
Only 24 applicants will be accepted
Because we limit the number of attendees, you get time to ask the questions that are relevant to you, instead of some cookie-cutter response in a packed room with cheap presentation slides that try to sell you "extra" services.
You deserve better.
You will get:
▫️ 1-on-1 access to dentistry’s best startup specialists
▫️ The exact methods and teachings that have lead to the top dental startups in the country
But even better...between classroom sessions, you will have the opportunity to join breakout rooms to access the specialists of your choice.
Let's make this YOUR year to step toward practice ownership with a successful startup.
These are just some of the experts you'll learn from at the Startup Practice Blueprint™:

Stephen Trutter
CEO - Ideal Practices

Stacey Peters
Director of Startup MBA - Ideal Practices

John Malone
Dental Floorplan Design - Ideal Practices

Kyle Olding
Startup Business Development Advisor - Ideal Practices

Mike Gharib
Director of Consulting - Ideal Practices

Steve Burns
Startup Business Consultant - Ideal Practices

Mary Robbins
Startup Practice Consultant - Ideal Practices
FRIDAY
Customized Vision:
Define the Practice that will Represent you and Give you a New Level of Clarity
Choosing the Right Location
Demographics to Support Your Growth
Affordability: How Doctors fund the Project
Real Estate: Lease vs. Purchase (even with no downpayment)
Loans: How to Secure the Best Rate and Best Term
The Right Lending Partners for your Practice
Clinical Protocol: Creating your Ideal Patient Experience
Marketing: Proven Tools for an Unlimited New Patient Pool, used by Million Dollar Startups
Evening Cocktails with the Experts
Roundtable Expert Panels
Small Group LIVE Discussions with Experts
Get Rare Access to the Country's Top Experts
SATURDAY
Marketing: 100-New-Patients-on-Opening Day
Proven Tools for Nearly Unlimited New Patients
Hiring: Your Startup-specific Ideal Team
The StartupMBA
Dentistry’s "Business" of systems, protocol and polices
The top priorities for business ownership, specific to startups, before and after the opening day
By the Numbers: CPA Training for Higher Profits
Branding: Powerful Resources that Most Startups Miss
Financial Projection Tools to Plan Your Success Level
Floorplan Training: Maximize Space, Profits, Comfort
Get Case Studies and Training to Use in Your Practice
Construction and Equipment:
Negotiations for $100-300 thousand of savings
How to Get the Best Quality with the Lowest Pricing
Legal Concerns:
Top Dental Attorney Gives Strategies Specific to Startups
...and much, much more...