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Maintain or Extract? First Permanent Molars of Poor Prognosis – PDP279
August 12, 2026
Your patient is nine years old. One first permanent molar is crumbling — the others look fine. Does it stay, or does it go? Is that broken-down first permanent molar really down to poor brushing — or is it Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation? When is the right time to take a first permanent molar out —...
910. Leaders Who Build Leaders
August 12, 2026
In this episode, Dr. Killeen shares how he is developing leadership within his own practice by teaching his Team Leader, Stephanie, not only how to lead, but how to teach leadership to the leaders beneath her. The goal is to move beyond an owner-centered practice where every decision runs through one person. He breaks down...
Ep 165: The Missing Piece of Your Practice’s Financial Strategy
August 12, 2026
Who do you turn to for smart financial advice? Many dental practice owners face limited options for sound, strategic financial insight. Today on the podcast, Scott Brogi, CFO of The Team Training Institute, is joining us for an important conversation about dental practice financial performance and confident decision making. In this episode you’ll learn: The...
27,837 Denials. Zero Appeals, make this make sense!
August 11, 2026
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Delta Dental’s logo is everywhere in dentistry, but the numbers most practices never see are sitting in plain sight in a federal CMS dataset. We walk through the CMS Transparency in Coverage Public Use File and focus on the rarely opened tab for individual marketplace standalone dental plans. Because...
Episode 216 | The Avoidance Tax: Why Busy Dental Practices Stop Growing | Kelly Fox-Galvagni, RDA
August 11, 2026
What separates a thriving dental practice from one that’s simply staying busy? According to Kelly Fox-Galvagni, CEO of Smile Potential, the answer often isn’t clinical skill, it’s leadership, accountability, and the willingness to address difficult conversations before they become expensive problems. With more than 30 years in dentistry, Kelly has helped practice owners improve profitability,...
Stop Fixing the Same Mistakes with Dr. Christian Coachman
August 11, 2026
👉 Join Elevated GP Virtual Study Club Here 🎙️ Episode Show Notes: Dental Digest Podcast Host: Dr. Melissa Seibert Guest: Dr. Christian Coachman (Founder of Digital Smile Design, Dental Technician, Dentist, Adjunct Professor at Penn) 📌 Episode Overview In Part 1 of this two-part series, Dr. Melissa Seibert sits down with Dr. Christian Coachman to...
2572: The Daily Money System Every Practice Owner Needs
August 11, 2026
On today’s episode, Dr. Mark Costes is joined by Brent Saunier and Chris Sands of Pro-Fi 20/20 and Phase One Dental CPAs for a practical conversation on cash flow planning inside the dental practice. Instead of focusing only on tax strategy, they break down how practice owners can use accounting data, Profit First principles, and...
Your Dental Practice Is Busy… So Why Aren’t You Making Money?
August 11, 2026
A full schedule doesn’t always mean a profitable dental practice. In this episode, T-Bone answers real questions from dentists dealing with some of the most common challenges in practice ownership, from schedules that constantly fall apart to record production months that somehow still leave you wondering where the money went. T-Bone breaks down how to...
#220 Why “Scaling Without Exposure” Is the New Mandate for DSOs
August 11, 2026
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Episode 218 | Dental Unfiltered | CEO Decisions
August 11, 2026
Most dentists are bleeding new patients after hours without even realizing it. In this episode, Matt Brown and Dr. Andrew Vallo break down the real economics of front-desk performance, comparing high-converting, dental-specific call centers against cheap virtual assistants.They dive into why phone answering remains your practice’s most critical job, how extended hours change the game,...