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New Podcast Episodes
Putting the ENT into dENTistry – PDP272
June 24, 2026
Sleep, Airway and Mouth Breathing: An ENT’s Guide for Dentists Could a “normal” sleep study still be missing your patient’s airway problem? Why do women and children with real symptoms keep scoring “mild”? Should a mouth-breathing child see a myofunctional therapist — or an ENT first? And which four questions screen a child for sleep...
Quick Bites: Why We Hate Your Comfort Menu
June 23, 2026
Your chair comes with a weighted blanket and headphones. So why do patients still dread the visit? Comfort menus get sold as the easy way to stand out. Our take: comfort menus are the cherry on top, but a poor substitute for the actual dentistry. What starts as a hot take turns into the kind...
Dentistry Has Receipts for Billing. Where Are the Receipts for Care?
June 23, 2026
In this episode, Dr. Bryan Laskin exposes one of the biggest blind spots in dentistry: the lack of care traceability. While practices can prove every dollar collected, most cannot prove what happened after a diagnosis was made. For dental leaders, DSOs, and practice owners, this creates a costly visibility gap that impacts patient outcomes, treatment...
Episode 210 | Practicing Dental Hygiene in Germany for 38 Years in a Country That Never Recognized the Profession | Carmen Lanoway, RDH, BScDH
June 23, 2026
Global dental hygiene is a growing profession recognized in over 30 countries. Germany is not one of them. Anyone can use the title. Anyone can claim it. And a six-hour course can technically qualify an assistant to scale subgingivally. Carmen Lanoway, RDH, BScDH, has practiced inside that system for most of her 38-year career....
Episode 204 | Dental Unfiltered | Net Payment Terms
June 23, 2026
This episode focuses on “Net Payment Terms” in the dental industry. Matt Brown and Dr. Andrew Vallo discuss strategies for managing cash flow by negotiating extended payment terms with vendors. Dr. Vallo emphasizes the importance of maintaining cash on hand to seize opportunities and manage unexpected events. They also touch on the benefits of negotiating...
2537: Oil, Gas, and the New Rules of Economic Uncertainty
June 23, 2026
On today’s episode, Dr. Mark Costes welcomes back Troy Eckard for a timely conversation on oil and gas, global energy uncertainty, and how current geopolitical tensions are reshaping investor strategy. Troy shares his perspective on the Middle East, the Strait of Hormuz, rising oil prices, and why fossil fuels remain critical despite the ongoing push...
Soft Skills – The Real Ticket to Case Acceptance with Dr. David Wong
June 23, 2026
Join Elevated GP by visiting THEELEVATEDGP.COM In Part 2 of his conversation with Dr. Melissa Seibert, periodontist Dr. David Wong unpacks why patients actually decline treatment — and it’s rarely the money or the dentistry. It’s the connection you failed to build. He walks through the soft-skill work that’s defined his career: reading where a...
Let AI Do the Front Desk Job Nobody Wants
June 23, 2026
NEW Bulletproof All-in AI Summit – 9 August, 2026 Why are humans still doing work that computers can do better? In this episode, Ian sits down with Dr. Peter Boulden and Dr. Craig Spodak to tackle what that question really means for dentistry, AI adoption, and the rapidly changing role of the front desk. The...
An Interview with a Medicaid Chief Dental Officer (Dentaquest)
June 23, 2026
Dr. Todd Gray is a pediatric dentist and the Chief Dental Officer at Dentaquest. Dentaquest is the largest Medicaid managed care provider in the country, and is responsible for delivering Medicaid dental services to millions of children in the United States. Dr. Gray spent 15 years in private practice as a pediatric dentist in the...
The Mistake That Almost Bankrupted His Dental Company (ft. Cory Pinegar)
June 23, 2026
If you’ve ever found yourself saying, “Wait…we used to do that,” you’re not alone. That’s one of the reasons Alex created Milo…to give practices a simple way to document systems and keep teams accountable. Check it out at HERE! This Week’s Episode Cory Pinegar bought a dental business for $1. A few years later, he...