GROWTH, PROFITABILITY, AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE, IT'S WHAT WE DO.
DENTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
For four decades, dentists have turned to The Paragon Program™ for one reason: a proven, structured path to growing their practice without burning out in the process. We don’t sell generic business advice. We build a working partnership between you and a dedicated Paragon Consultant, backed by a full calendar of events and resources built specifically for dentists.
GROWTH, PROFITABILITY, AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE, IT'S WHAT WE DO.
DENTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
For four decades, dentists have turned to The Paragon Program™ for one reason: a proven, structured path to growing their practice without burning out in the process. We don’t sell generic business advice. We build a working partnership between you and a dedicated Paragon Consultant, backed by a full calendar of events and resources built specifically for dentists.
MEET YOUR CONSULTANTS
Every Paragon client works directly with a dedicated Consultant, not a rotating call center or a one-time coach. Ken Runkle, Founder & President, leads the Paragon Program™ alongside Consultants David Runkle, Hope Rektorik, and Sue Demske, each working hands-on with clients across the country. Browse current open consultation spots by region below, or schedule your complimentary consultation to be matched with the right Consultant for your practice.
Ken Runkle
Founder & President
David Runkle
Paragon Consultant
Hope Rektorik
Paragon Consultant
Sue Demske
Paragon Consultant
INCREASE YOUR NET PROFITABILITY IN LESS TIME WITH LESS STRESS
The Paragon Program™ is a dental practice management consulting firm teaching growth, profitability, and financial independence, with 39 years of proven results behind it. We teach dentists strategies that help them grow their practice, achieve net profitability, and reach financial independence, without requiring more hours in the chair to get there.
Our doctors have enjoyed working with the Paragon Program, and almost 12% of our clients have been with us for over 20 years, a rare kind of loyalty in an industry full of one-off seminars and short-term consulting engagements. That kind of tenure isn’t an accident. It reflects a program built around a repeatable process, the same 7% Solution used across every Paragon Consultant relationship: understand where your practice stands today, set a real growth goal, identify the specific steps to get there, monitor progress, then do it again.
As we like to say, Compound Up. Let 2026 Be Your Best Year!
OUR CLIENTS ARE OUR TOP PRIORITY
At The Paragon Program™, our clients’ successes are the reason we do what we do. Below, watch testimonial videos of our real clients to learn how they’ve seen the impact of the program on their practice, in their own words.
Client Since 2010
Dr. Beech speaks on his practice growing by 28%, describing the experience of being in Paragon meetings as like hearing 60 pearls in 16 minutes.
Client Since 2017
Dr. Priest shares that change is uncomfortable, but with The Paragon Program™, change can actually be done.
Client Since 2013
Dr. Orr describes how The Paragon Program™ gets you excited to grow, through the critical mass of a network of successful dentists around you.
Client Since 2012
Dr. Kear shares how the stress of purchasing a new practice was alleviated thanks to The Paragon Program™’s insight.
These four stories span more than a decade of client relationships, from a doctor navigating a new practice purchase to a doctor who has been growing with Paragon since 2010. Watch each video to hear the full story directly from the doctors themselves.
Longboat Key National Study Club, 2026
Success Network events like the Longboat Key National Study Club are built to do more than teach. Held in a destination setting and open to doctors and spouses, these events combine business meetings with the kind of shared experience that turns fellow Paragon doctors into a real professional network, not just a mailing list of past attendees.
PARAGON EVENTS
Our nationwide, world-class events and meetings are exclusive to our clients and their team members, and included in The Paragon Program™. For our doctors, we offer a full range of events built to increase profitability and growth:
- Excelleration Meetings with Ken Runkle™: regional, doctor-only meetings focused on the numbers and strategy behind your own practice’s growth.
- Local Study Clubs: small, Consultant-led peer groups meeting regularly in your own region.
- Conferences & Roundtables: focused conversations built around a specific topic or peer group.
- The Success Network of National Study Clubs: destination events built to connect you with other successful doctors and broaden your perspective.
For your team members, we offer our Paragon Academies, hands-on training days built to create a positive culture, fill the hygiene schedule, increase case acceptance and efficiency, and reduce stress across your whole team, not just for the doctor.
Every Child Deserves Dignity
The Paragon Program™ is proud to be one of three organizations that founded the non-profit kiDDS Foundation, alongside Zimmerman, Boltz & Company and Benesch Healthcare+. For 16 years, the foundation has worked from a simple belief: every child deserves dignity. kiDDS raises funds for local and international dental foundations focused on kids and improving their overall oral health, including a partnership with the Free to Smile Foundation to help fund cleft lip and palate surgeries in developing nations, at approximately $300 per procedure.
Each August, Paragon helps host the kiDDS CUP Charity Golf Tournament, marking its 16th year in 2026. The event welcomes golfers and non-golfers alike, and more than half of all funds raised each year come from non-golfer supporters through sponsorships, surgery donations, and general contributions.