Hot Wings & Dental Things: Episode 7
- May 22
- 2 min read
Seventh Episode
Dr. Yu Speed Runs Through Spicy Wings
Dr. Victoria Yu, CEO of Elite Dental Partners sits down to discuss their new partnership program Elite Advantage, Elite Dental, and how to make partnerships work.
Welcome to this next episode of Hot Wings & Dental Things—the only show where sizzling wings meet hot takes on dentistry. PerfectFitOrtho™ Co-Founder Jayson Hogan, brings you real talk from the front lines of private practice, business growth, and everything in between.
PerfectFitOrtho’s Jayson Hogan sits down with Dr. Victoria Yu, CEO of Elite Dental Partners, for one of the most impressive performances yet on Hot Wings & Dental Things—both in leadership insight and spice tolerance. From chairside dentistry to leading large-scale organizations, Dr. Yu reflects on the shift from being an individual producer to becoming someone responsible for growing teams, empowering doctors, and rethinking what true partnership in dentistry should look like. Drawing from her experience in both private practice and large retail-backed dentistry, she explains how the next five to ten years of dentistry will require innovation, adaptability, and a stronger integration of healthcare complexity into the dental model.
The conversation dives deep into what separates transactional vendors from true strategic partners. For Dr. Yu, the difference comes down to alignment, customization, and culture. Not every dental organization operates the same way, and the best partnerships are built by people willing to adapt their support systems to the needs of the practices they serve. That philosophy is also driving Elite Vantage, Elite Dental Partners’ new clinician-first model that allows doctors to share in the profits of the offices they build—without taking on upfront financial risk or massive loans. It’s a bold rethinking of ownership and partnership in dentistry, focused on helping clinicians think and operate like CEOs while remaining rooted in patient care and community impact.
As the wings get hotter, Dr. Yu delivers one of the episode’s strongest messages to young dentists entering the profession:
Be cautious of “golden handcuffs” disguised as partnership opportunities..
She encourages clinicians to think critically about ownership structures, long-term growth, and whether they’re truly building equity—or simply producing for someone else’s benefit.
Through humor, intensity, and a surprisingly fearless approach to The Bomb, Dr. Yu shows the same leadership style she’s become known for in dentistry: passionate, direct, strategic, and deeply committed to putting clinicians first.
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