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When Negativity Spreads: How Complaining About Patients Hurts Your Practice Culture

13 October 2025 · 30:34 · Episode 198

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💡 Episode Summary: In this week's episode of Dental Drill Bits, Dana Pardue and Sandy Pardue tackle a topic every dental team faces but rarely talks about — complaining about patients. What starts as harmless venting can quietly poison your team's morale and even drive productivity down. Dana and Sandy unpack how negativity spreads through emotional contagion, why gossip never stops at patients, and how leaders can…

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