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New Podcast Episodes
254: When Being a Great Dentist Stops Growing Your Dental Practice
December 18, 2025
What if the reason your practice isn’t growing has nothing to do with your dentistry? In this episode, Dr. Kalpesh Patel shares the uncomfortable truth most dentist-owners learn the hard way: great clinical skill doesn’t equal a scalable business. He walks through going from a single practice to multiple locations, the personal sacrifices nobody talks...
Episode 151- Clinical Unfiltered | Osseodensification
December 18, 2025
Dr. Sausha Toghranegar takes a deep dive into osseodensification and its role in crestal sinus lifts. He breaks down the evolution and design of osseodensification drills, addresses common controversies, and shares practical techniques for improving implant outcomes. Through a detailed case study, Dr. Toghranegar highlights the importance of understanding bone density, healing dynamics, and proper...
3 Skills a Dental Entrepreneur Needs
December 18, 2025
The Bulletproof Dental Podcast Episode 419 HOSTS: Dr. Peter Boulden and Dr. Craig Spodak DESCRIPTION In this conversation, Peter Boulden and Craig discuss the essential skills and mindset required for dental entrepreneurs. They emphasize the importance of projecting confidence, understanding business metrics, and becoming a multiplier in leadership roles. The discussion also touches on the...
2404: Why General Dentists Should Rethink Wisdom Teeth
December 18, 2025
On today’s episode, Dr. Mark Costes welcomes back Dr. Brandon Chapek for a deeper dive into the mindset, discipline, and values that have shaped his journey from Division I football player to high-level dental surgeon. In this conversation, Brandon shares how his athletic background influenced his time management, work ethic, and leadership style—and how those...
The Painful Truth About HR & Documentation | Dental Practice Operations
December 18, 2025
Is your team running the show while your grinding away to pay the bills? In this episode, Mike Dinsio, MBA and Paula Quinn, BSDH sit down with Jill Hasselman to expose the silent killers in dental ownership. If you are afraid to correct staff or rely too much on an outdated and generic employee handbook,...
How To Build Value and Reduce Risk Before a Dental Practice Sale
December 18, 2025
Ash sits down with Dr. Ruth Mannschreck, a seasoned dentist turned practice transition coach, to talk about the real-world challenges and overlooked opportunities when selling a dental practice. Dr. Ruth shares the mistakes she made during her own transitions, such as not planning far enough in advance and not preparing the practice to be attractive...
1684 The TMJ Doc: Dr. Priya Mistry : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
December 17, 2025
Episode #1684 of Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran explores Finding Your Niche in Dentistry with Dr. Priya Mistry — aka The TMJ Doc. Dr. Mistry shares how focusing on TMJ/TMD, head & neck pain, and dental sleep medicine transformed her practice, and how social media can help dentists clarify their niche, attract the right patients,...
“Trust Beats Traffic” – 3 Predictions for Dental Marketing in 2026
December 17, 2025
Dental marketing is heading into 2026 with major changes already underway. In this episode of The Dental Marketing Mix, host Dan Brian breaks down three clear predictions that will reshape how dental practices get discovered, how they pay for visibility, and how they turn interest into booked appointments. The episode dives into how AI-driven search...
518 Being Thin Does NOT Equal Health with Machell Hoover, RDH
December 17, 2025
We go through different phases of our life and sometimes we are very healthy and sometimes we aren’t. Unfortunately, we humans judge books by covers – we think thin is health and heavy is not. In this episode with Machell Hoover she reminds us of what health really looks like, what her journey has been,...
The Year-End Tax Trap: Smart Spending vs. Costly Mistakes
December 17, 2025
Near the end of the year, many practice owners scramble to buy new equipment just to lower their tax bill. But is that “last-minute” purchase actually hurting your bank account? In this episode, we break down why rushing into year-end spending can cripple your cash flow and how to navigate the complex rules of Section...