Front-office turnover in dentistry ran close to 30% in 2024. Replacing each departure is estimated to cost roughly $15,000–$20,000.
Why Dental Maverick
Built by dentists — for dentists.
"I just want to do dentistry and not run a business."
Dr. Tuan Pham has long lived by the Japanese principle of Ikigai: the idea that what you do should bring both joy and purpose. That philosophy didn't just shape how he practiced dentistry; it drove him to spend over a decade training dentists to grow as business owners and leaders through his platform, Dental Maverick.
After 20 years chairside, Dr. Pham retired from clinical practice in February 2025 to step into his next chapter: being simply a dad and present for his young kids. He was three months into that life, living in Italy, when his longtime friend and now co-CEO James Tessman called with a simple question: "How can AI improve dentistry?"
Dr. Pham didn't need long to think about it. He knew the answer because he'd lived it. High front desk turnover means constant retraining and lost revenue. Insurance verification errors eat up hours that should be spent on patients. Redundant administrative work drains both time and money. The stress compounds, and before long, dentists find themselves thinking, "I just want to do dentistry and not run a business."
That's exactly why Dental Maverick AI exists. Built around AI and automation, it's designed to eliminate the insurance errors and administrative drag that cost practices so much. Insurance companies have long used complexity as a tool to reduce reimbursements — Dental Maverick AI turns that dynamic around. Less stress, fewer errors, more revenue, and a practice that runs the way it should in 2025.
This wasn't built by MBAs or private equity firms looking for their next project. It was built by a dentist, refined by real dentists, for real-world use.
That's the Ikigai of Dental Maverick AI. Come join us.