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New Podcast Episodes
72. Starting Owl & Key, with Krista and Phil Franks (part two)
June 17, 2026
Building a business with your spouse sounds romantic in theory. In practice, it requires something harder: self-awareness, shared agreements, and the willingness to keep asking whether the life you’re building still looks like the one you wanted. In part two of our conversation with Krista and Phil Franks, co-founders of Owl & Key, we get...
Your Dental Assistant Can Make or Break You – IC075
June 17, 2026
The most important part of your surgery isn’t plugged in, mounted, or calibrated. It’s the person standing beside you. Have you ever dreaded walking into a beautiful practice with lovely patients — purely because of who you share the surgery with? What do you actually do, in the moment, when your assistant rolls their eyes...
Where Dental Practices Are Falling Short in 2026
June 17, 2026
In this episode of the Breath of Fresh Air Dental Podcast, Amanda and Sarah are diving into the places dental practices are falling short in 2026, and what stronger, more forward-thinking practices are doing instead. Before jumping into the main topic, Amanda shares details about Practice Management Power Day, a mini conference happening in Denver...
Episode 209 | Hormones, Women’s Oral Health, and the Future of Dental Hygiene | Barbara Tritz
June 16, 2026
Barbara Tritz returns to The Dental Handoff to discuss the powerful connection between hormones and oral health. Women with excellent oral hygiene are developing sensitivity, dry mouth, bleeding gums, tooth decay, and bone loss. Barbara explains why the answer is often not brushing harder but understanding what is happening biologically inside the body. Subscribe to...
Built to Get Paid Series – Bonus Episode – Why Production Doesn’t Always Become Collections –
June 16, 2026
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! A claim can be created in seconds, but a defensible claim takes verification and that difference can make or break your reimbursement. We start with a tough question: if a dental claim is a legal document, why are so many practices submitting claims before anyone confirms the clinical documentation...
2532: Creating Community in a Lonely Profession
June 16, 2026
On today’s episode, Dr. Mark Costes sits down with Lilly Larsen live from Thrive Live 2026 in Vegas to talk about how she has carved out a unique, relationship-driven role as a Henry Schein field sales consultant. Lilly shares how she entered dental from a non-clinical background, leaned into her marketing experience, and built a...
S7 E16 – Taking control of the dental lease negotiation process and your future with Aaron Gelmon
June 16, 2026
Send us Fan Mail Guest: Aaron Gelmon, Acuity Negotiations LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-gelmon/ Website: https://www.acuitynegotiations.com/ Online Seminars: The Good Leasing Guidelines for Dental Offices – https://www.acuitynegotiations.com/dental-office-lease-guidelines/ Bob Piercy – host phone – 780-965-2232 email – co**************@***il.com LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertpiercy/ Website – https://robertpiercy.com Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/BobPiercyCoTravelPocast Professional Practice Sales: Dental Office Valuations & Brokerage https://www.ppsales.com/
#216 How AI is Changing the Business of Dentistry
June 16, 2026
🚀Check out our new Dental AI Receptionist! It schedules better than humans: https://bit.ly/48RHMt2🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/4p48qoC➖➖➖➖In this episode of Dental Marketing Theory, Gary Bird and Eddie Coleman discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming dental practice management, including legal decision support, hiring and onboarding associates, team training, practice transitions, and selling to...
Episode 202 | Dental Unfiltered | Big TC Bonuses
June 16, 2026
Struggling with slow payments and unoptimized revenue flow? Discover the counterintuitive strategies that a rapidly growing dental group uses to maximize cash flow, extend net payment terms, and boost profitability, without sacrificing client relationships. In this episode, Dr. Andrew Vallo, breaks down his innovative approach to shortening payment cycles and negotiating better vendor terms. Whether...
Episode 249: Dr. Victoria Peterson – Helping Dentists Become Investment-Grade Practice Owners
June 16, 2026
Bruce Baird was producing over $64,000 a month and couldn’t buy his wife a Christmas present. That story is why Productive Dentist Academy exists — and it’s the first thing Dr. Victoria Peterson tells Dr. Block on this week’s episode. Victoria co-founded PDA with Bruce on a single insight: high production is not the same...