Happy Independence Day, Doctor.
This isn’t just a holiday. It’s a reminder.
A reminder that freedom isn’t given—it’s claimed. It’s not inherited—it’s earned. It’s about standing for something, planting your flag in the ground, and demanding liberty.
That’s what the founders of this country did 249 years ago. And now, I’m inviting you to do the same thing inside your practice.
Because if you’re still treating private practice as a job or as something that owns you… you’re not free. You’ve got golden handcuffs on. And they’re getting tighter.
That ends today.
This Independence Day, I’m calling on every doctor still standing for something more—something better—to reclaim what’s rightfully theirs:
Autonomy. Authority. Ownership. Control.
… to create your very own Lifestyle Practice on your terms, by your design, with no compromises.
Let’s be honest…
You didn’t invest a decade of your life, hundreds of thousands of dollars, and more personal sacrifice than most people can imagine to be told:
- What fees you’re allowed to charge…
- What patients you’re allowed to serve…
- What hours you’re required to work…
- Or how little freedom you’re supposed to tolerate.
You didn’t go into private practice to be micromanaged by insurance companies, held hostage by discount plans, or buried by a DSO on every corner.
You chose this path for freedom.
Dentistry’s 1776 Moment Has Arrived…
I’ve put together something bold. Something overdue. Something only a private practice dentist can appreciate…
It’s happening Wednesday, July 16th at 8pm Eastern – and this is your invitation to join the revolution.
This is NOT a webinar stuffed with surface-level fluff. It’s a strategic deep dive, an intensive, a blueprint, a wake-up call.
I’m taking everything I’ve written and taught over the last two decades (from The Dental Practice Shift, The Small Practice Revolution, The Four Freedoms of Dentistry, and Private Practice Prosperity) and distilling it into one focused, high-impact experience.
This is your independence declaration.
Your turning point.
Your next-level breakthrough.
Because you are NOT average. You’re not running a cookie-cutter clinic, and you sure as hell shouldn’t be living a cookie-cutter life.
Save Your Seat and Declare Your Independence…
Let’s Talk About the 4 Freedoms You Deserve
Right now, I want you to look at four things. Four areas where independence either exists (or doesn’t) in your life. And I want you to ask: Are you truly free?
1. Time Freedom
Can you control your schedule? Do you start when you want, end when you want, and design your days around your values – not around production quotas?
If not, you’re not free.
I’m talking about quality of life here. Time for your family, time for your health, time for yourself. A schedule that reflects your priorities – not someone else’s.
2. Fee Freedom
Do you own your pricing? Are you commanding fees that reflect your skill, your expertise, and the real value of your care?
If not, you’re being robbed – and you’re handing them the keys to the vault.
Profit follows price and price follows confidence. If you’ve ceded control of your fees to insurance companies or outsiders, you’ve given up one of the most powerful forms of independence.
3. Dentistry Freedom
Are you doing the dentistry you love? Are you choosing your specialty, your scope, your style based on your vision, not someone else’s formula?
You don’t have to be “all things for all people.” You don’t have to chase volume. You don’t have to stay in the box. You are the architect of your care model. Design it around what lights you up and builds your ideal day.
4. People Freedom
Are you surrounded by patients and a team that energize you? Or are you tolerating people who drain your motivation and sabotage your culture?
You can (and must) screen for fit. This is your house. You decide who gets to walk inside. Stop letting toxic energy into your most sacred space.
A Warning: Independence Not Claimed Is Always Lost
Here’s what history teaches us: If you don’t claim your independence, someone else will take it from you.
And right now, the private practice battlefield is littered with casualties:
- Dentists selling out to DSOs because they think it’s their only option.
- Great clinicians doing mediocre work because they’re trapped in a high-volume model.
- Doctors burning out because they never designed their practice to serve their lives.
Register For the Live Virtual Event: Private Practice Path to Freedom
Liberate Yourself From The Volume Trap of Discount Dentistry, Declare Your Independence From Insurance Mandates, and Experience The Freedom Now Possible In Private Practice
This isn’t for everyone. It’s for doctors who still believe…
- In private practice.
- In clinical excellence.
- In designing their own destiny.
- And never apologizing for wanting a richer, freer, more fulfilling life.
I’m going to show you:
- How to escape the volume trap for good
- How to unlock difference-making profit without working more
- How to create a schedule that gives back time instead of stealing it
- How to break free from insurance and pricing limits
- How to make private practice the wealth-generating, lifestyle-delivering machine it was always meant to be
It’s not about doing more. It’s about doing less—and making it count.
Less chaos. Less waste. Less compromise.
More impact. More clarity. More control.
This Is Your Independence Day
This July 4th, take a moment to honor America and then take a moment to honor your future.
You don’t need anyone’s permission to live the life you want.
Happy Independence Day to you, to your family, to your team… and to the private practice future we are reclaiming together.
With respect, fire, and fierce belief in your potential,
Scott J. Manning, MBA
