In This Episode
In this episode of "The Art of Dental Finance and Management,” Art is joined by Perrin DesPortes, founder of The Next Level Executive, for a conversation about expanding your dental empire. Perrin provides advice for dentists who want to level up their practice by building additional locations — discussing who should (and shouldn’t) consider expansion, how to effectively lead a growing team, and why you need to identify and track key metrics about your practice.
Show Notes & Resources
- Southern California Wildfire Relief Fund
- Eide Bailly's Healthcare Services
- Decisions in Dentistry
- Academy of Dental CPAs
About the Host

Art Wiederman, CPA, Director of Dental Practices | Eide Bailly
Art specializes in serving dental practices. He oversees a variety of services including accounting, tax compliance and planning, financial planning, retirement planning, and financial practice management consulting. Art’s expertise is not only in taxation issues for dentists, but also in his knowledge of dental practice metrics and benchmarks. Art has the ability to look at a dentist’s statements and identify profit holes in their practice.
About the Guest

Perrin DesPortes, Founder | The Next Level Executive
Prior to creating The Next Level Executive, Perrin DesPortes was a co-founder of both Polaris Healthcare Partners and of Tusk Partners. He is a Washington & Lee University graduate and earned his MBA from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Perrin has over 30 years of experience in the business side of dentistry, having run three different business units for Patterson Dental Supply over a 15-year career.