Our Story

Built by Dentists
for Dentists

The Dental Mastermind was founded on a simple belief: the best ideas in dentistry already exist — they live inside the minds of your peers.

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Our Mission

To help dental professionals build practices that are clinically excellent, financially thriving, and personally fulfilling — through the power of peer accountability.

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Our Vision

A dental industry where every practitioner has access to a trusted circle of peers who challenge, support, and elevate each other — not just in dentistry, but in life.

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Our Promise

We curate every cohort with care, ensure every session delivers real value, and stand behind every member's growth journey with ongoing coaching and community.

HOW IT STARTED

From a Dinner Table Conversation to 200+ Members

In 2018, a small group of dentists frustrated with generic CE courses and isolated decision-making gathered for an informal dinner in Chicago. They spent three hours sharing challenges, strategies, and hard-won lessons — and walked away transformed.

That dinner became the seed of the Dental Mastermind Group. Within a year, the founding members had formalized a structure, curated a second cohort, and seen measurable growth across every member’s practice.

Today, with over 200 members across the United States, the Dental Mastermind remains the most respected peer advisory group in dentistry.

2018

Founded

12

Charter Members

200+

Members Today

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Est. 2018

MEET THE LEADERSHIP

The Team Behind the Group

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Dr. Robert Halsey

Founder & Lead Advisor

30-year practitioner turned practice growth strategist. Built and sold two multi-location DSO practices before founding the Mastermind.

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Dr. Angela Lee

Clinical Director

Prosthodontist and CE speaker. Leads our advanced clinical curriculum and chairs the case presentation roundtables.

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Marcus Cole, MBA

Operations & Coaching

Former healthcare operations consultant who has coached over 80 dental practices to operational clarity and profitability.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

Our Core Values

These aren't mission statement words — they're the standards every member, facilitator, and event is held to.

Radical Candor

We say what others won't. Growth requires honesty, and we build the psychological safety that makes it possible.

Curated Trust

Membership is selective by design. Every person in the room has been vetted and committed fully.

Implementation Focus

Ideas mean nothing without execution. Every meeting ends with specific, accountable next actions.

Long-Term Relationships

Many of our members have been together 5+ years. We cultivate depth, not a rotating door.

THE MASTERMIND DIFFERENCE

This isn't a conference. It isn't a coaching program. It's a peer council.

  • Your peers challenge your blind spots in real time — not 6 months after the damage is done
  • Access to collective wisdom across specialties, markets, and practice sizes
  • Accountability isn't enforced — it's earned and mutual, making it infinitely more effective
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