Episode 43: What Dental School Won’t Teach You About Your Finances With Dr. Tom Larkin

Owning a dental practice gives you the opportunity to make lots of money.

But just as dental school doesn’t teach you the business side of dentistry, it also leaves out the financial literacy aspect.

Building wealth will prove to be extremely difficult (even impossible) if you are financially illiterate.

On today’s show, we welcome back a very special guest, Dr. Tom Larkin.

Dr. Larkin, also known as The Renaissance Man in dentistry, joins us this time to share some instrumental information that can help shape your financial future.

Dr. Larkin is the clinical director for Ideal Practices. He is also the founder of OralWellnessCenter.org, which is doing some incredibly fascinating things as far as linking oral systemic health with dentistry. He is also an instructor at Louisville’s School of Dentistry.

Here are a few things you’ll discover in today’s episode:

• The surprising history of marketing in dentistry
• Four rock-solid financial literacy tips (follow these to set yourself up for long-term success)
• A little-known fact about mutual funds (if you overlook this truth, you’ll be leaving LOTS money on the table)
• A stock market rule to follow that could potentially multiply your money
• What you need to know about human nature and greed that is a key part to financial literacy
• How to increase your income simply by changing your mindset and habits
• A few subjects you should educate yourself on to increase your financial literacy
• A recommendation on how to work together with your significant other to build a solid financial foundation
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Quotes:

• “Financial illiteracy is the root of corporate dentistry.” -Dr. Larkin

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