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558 Bone Health, Hormones, and the Clinician Behind the Care

September 30, 2026

Every patient who sits in our chair brings more than just a mouth with them. Hormones, bone health, medications, and life stage can all influence what we see clinically. In this episode, Jessica and Dave explore the connection between hormonal changes, bone health, and oral health—and why dental hygienists play an important role in recognizing...

Offshore Dental Practice Team Members, A Solution or a Folly?

September 30, 2026

Should your practice hire offshore dental team members? Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah take the question on. Gary’s 2018 test put a trained remote team member on his phones when the office was missing close to 30% of calls during business hours. The standard today is 10% or lower. They cover dental insurance verification, revenue...

191: Consistency Over Perfection in Dental Hygiene School with Brionna Watson, MPA, RDH

September 30, 2026

Dana sits down with dental hygiene program director Brionna Watson @brionnawatson_, MPA, RDH, Director of the Dental Hygiene Program at the Community College of Baltimore County, to discuss what it really takes to thrive in dental hygiene school, from trusting the learning process and developing resilient study habits to understanding why true competence comes from...

AI for Your Dental Startup: Helpful Tool or Costly Mistake?

September 29, 2026

An assistant that works 24 hours a day sounds like the perfect partner for opening a dental practice. But can AI actually help you become a practice owner, or can trusting it blindly create expensive mistakes you never see coming? Stephen Trutter sits down with Jonathan, CEO of the practice management software company Archie, to...

Episode 223 | From a Job That Didn’t Feel Right to Chairing the ADEA Corporate Council | Wendy Bebey, RDH, BS

September 29, 2026

Wendy Bebey’s first job out of dental hygiene school didn’t sit right with her, from how instruments were handled to whether the role was helping her grow, and she knew it. So she left, and started a path that would eventually take her from clinical hygiene into more than 20 years across Professional Relations, Sales...

How to Start Placing Dental Implants in Your Practice

September 29, 2026

Adding implants is not just about buying equipment or learning surgery, it is about building the confidence, workflow, team support, and case-selection skills to keep more treatment in-house.  In this episode, T-Bone and Meredith explain how general dentists can start with predictable cases, use a restorative-driven digital workflow, and grow from one implant a month...

#222 He Built a 35-Office DSO and Lost Himself

September 29, 2026

📥Resource Download: https://go.dentalmarketingtheory.com/resources/is-ai-recommending-your-practice🚀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 ➖➖➖➖ Most dentists think success will solve their problems. For Dr. Richard Low, building a rapidly growing DSO and leading 30 offices in just two years revealed a different reality. In this episode,...

Episode 232 | Dental Unfiltered | Win a FREE Cruise

September 29, 2026

In this episode of Dental Unfiltered, hosts Matt Brown and Dr. Andrew Vallo discuss how experience-based incentives can motivate dental teams, boost morale, and help drive stronger results. Dr. Vallo explains the monthly sales contests at Starlight Dental Management, where treatment coordinators compete based on first-half-of-the-month collections. Prizes have included a weekend cruise, sporting-event or...

2607: What to Fix When Your Dental Day Starts Falling Apart

September 29, 2026

On today’s episode, Dr. Aaron Nicholas presents a practical framework for identifying where the dental day starts to go sideways and what to do before small problems turn into full-blown chaos. He breaks down how to create backup protocols for procedures, analyze workflows, schedule with more intention, prepare assistants and operatories, and delegate tasks that...

He Spent $2,000 on Coffee and Got 30 New Patients (ft. Dr. Cody Boals)

September 29, 2026

Ask three team members how to complete the same task. If you get three different answers, you don’t have a system…you have habits. That’s why Alex created Milo…to help out dental offices standardize checklists, recurring tasks, and workflows so everyone is on the same page. Learn more at https://go.startmilo.com/jacd This Week’s Episode   What if...