Everyday Practices Dental Podcast

“The people who are writing for us are giving the best advice we could possibly give,” say’s Anne Duffy, RDH in today’s podcast. A practicing dental hygienist, Anne is passionate about helping others…

“At any point, when you’re ready to be better, that is a great time to start coaching,” says today’s guest, Bren Barbour. Bren started her dental career by sterilizing equipment in high school and th…

“I was very bad at making money,” says today’s guest, Dr. Jason Lipscomb Founder of the Dental Hacks network. Despite his humble claims, Dr. Lipscomb is a highly successful practicing dentist with th…

“Just because you’re an expert, doesn’t make you interesting,” says co-host Vicki McManus Peterson as she introduces today’s guest Dr. Paul Homoly. And implant and restorative dentist for 23 years, D…

“It’s hard to recover from bad days, so we want every day to be set up for success so we can kill it every day,” says Sommer Carrol. One of the top producing dental assistants in the country, Sommer …

“You already have all this student loan debt and you don’t want it to mess anything up in your business or life,” says Travis Hornsby. Travis’s first foray into managing student loan debt was when he…

“What’s healthy, what’s not healthy, when I see this, I do this - that’s the key to good risk factor protocol: everybody on the team knows,” says today’s guest Patti Sooy, RDH, BS. With 30+ years’ ex…

“The dentist made me feel like a person,” says today’s guest, Nicole Marquez about her unique experience at her dentist’s office. “That meant so much to me because I didn’t want to stand out.” Why wa…

“I always wanted to be good,” says today’s guest Dr. Wade Kifer. “I don’t think anyone says I just want to be average.” His journey to success is fairly typical: dental school, in attending CE credit…

“I’m shocked when patients come in and have been through the mill and spent a ton of money on their teeth and they talk about how bad their previous dentist made them feel. I always wonder what purpo…

“If you really want to be successful, I think failure is going to be a part of it,” says today’s guest, Dr. Justin Short of The Lifestyle Practice. “If you’re not failing or hitting resistance, then …

“When Rob came on board, his strengths complimented my weaknesses,” says one of today’s guests Dr. Jack Stephens who is joined on the podcast by his practice partner, Dr. Robert Gatewood. With a 20 y…

“How can you help heal the healers?” Dentists pour so much of themselves into caring for their patients, their practice, and their team, that they forget to take care of themselves. Today’s guest, Dr…

“The culture of your team is everything, and that’s a leadership thing,” says Dr. Steffany Mohan. A neighboring dentist of co-host Dr. Chad Johnson, Dr. Mohan believes in seeing the best in people an…

“There’s nothing like facing your own mortality to really force you to say this is important, this can wait,” says today’s guest Dr. Cory Glenn. Known fondly in the industry as the “Dental MacGyver” …

“The idea of a budget isn’t to tell you where not to pay yourself, it’s telling your money where to go.” Dr. Maxwell Thaney bought his first practice in 2010, and four years later he had doubled his …

Today’s guest saw a need in the dental industry and is focused on meeting it. Brian Heyndrickx came from the health care industry where he worked with manufacturers and GPOs (Group Purchasing Organiz…

“Scratch start practices can be very difficult.” Today’s guest Dr. David Bender, founder of the Dental Success Network, knows.  In the first year and a half of owning his own practice, Dr. Dave Bende…

“Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.” If you had to use one phrase to describe Dr. Emily Letran, that would be it. Born in Vietnam, Dr. Letran came to the United States as a teenager.  A ser…

“What are your patient retention numbers? What percent of your treatment plans are accepted? What is your production goal for a given day?” asks today’s guest Doug Fettig, CPA, MBA.  With over 25 yea…