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Dental Practice Heroes

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Last episode 20 August 2026. Still going.

Hosted by Dr. Paul Etchison

<p>Where dentists learn how to cut clinical days while increasing profits - without sacrificing patient care, cutting corners, or cranking volume. &nbsp; We teach you how to grow a scalable practice through communication, leadership, and effective management.&nbsp;<br><br>Hosted by Dr. Paul Etchison, author of two books on dental practice management, dental coach, and owner of a $6M collections group practice in the south suburbs of Chicago, we provide actionable advice for practice owners who want to intentionally create more time to enjoy their families, wealth, and deep personal fulfillment. &nbsp;<br><br>If you want to build a scalable practice framework that no longer stresses, drains, or relies on you for every little thing, we will teach you how and share stories of other dentists who have done it!</p>

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Episodes

695 episodes in the feed on 24 August 2026. Showing the 100 most recent. The rest are in the feed.

  1. 695How to Train the Assistant Every Other Dentist Wants w/ Kevin Henry20 August 2026 · 38:44 · Kevin Henry
  2. 694Your Future Practice Won't Materialize Without Protecting This18 August 2026 · 13:32
  3. 693The Hidden Reason Your Practice Feels So Hard to Run w/ David Maloley12 August 2026 · 45:12
  4. 692Don't Try to Scale Your Practice Until You See This In Your Numbers10 August 2026 · 28:34
  5. 6913 Conversations that Will Keep You from Repeating Yourself5 August 2026 · 13:59
  6. 6905 Levers That Decide How Much Your Practice Produces3 August 2026 · 29:54
  7. 689The Doctor-Hygienist Partnership That Drives Case Acceptance w/ Janet Hagerman30 July 2026 · 35:55
  8. 688Stop Hoping and Praying for Your Dream Team, Build Them27 July 2026 · 14:55
  9. 687Short Staffed? Here's What to Do23 July 2026 · 15:47
  10. 686What Your Front Desk Wishes the Clinical Team Understood (And Vice Versa)20 July 2026 · 34:02
  11. 685Stop Hiring People to Solve This Problem16 July 2026 · 15:35
  12. 684How to Hire a Hygienist Fast in a Tough Job Market13 July 2026 · 31:10
  13. 683How to Fill Your Schedule Without a Single New Patient w/ Dr. Spencer Greer9 July 2026 · 40:57
  14. 682Efficiency vs. Speed: What Actually Keeps You on Schedule6 July 2026 · 31:13
  15. 681Why You Can't Leave Your Work Stress at the Office w/ Neo Positivity29 June 2026 · 34:50
  16. 680You're Busy, So Why Isn't Your Practice Growing?25 June 2026 · 16:41
  17. 679The One Conversation That Raises the Standard in Your Dental Practice w/ Katherine Eitel Belt23 June 2026 · 39:50 · Katherine Eitel Belt
  18. 678The Owners Guide to Creating a Team Full of Victims17 June 2026 · 20:30
  19. 677Your Team Doesn't Want More Money (They Want This) with Bree Groff15 June 2026 · 40:43
  20. 676The Question Every Dentist Is Asking About w/ Dr. Alan Mead10 June 2026 · 27:44 · Alan Mead
  21. 675Have you Ever Asked, "Why Am I the Only One Who Cares?"8 June 2026 · 21:02
  22. 674The Most Expensive Report You're Not Looking At3 June 2026 · 27:07
  23. 673The Real Reason Your New Hires Fall Short1 June 2026 · 22:16
  24. 672When Great Employees Become Bad Leaders28 May 2026 · 29:42
  25. 6715 Things Missing From Your Life: Why Successful Dentists Still Aren’t Happy with Corey Keyes26 May 2026 · 42:34
  26. 670How to Talk About Dollars and Numbers and Not Sound Greedy18 May 2026 · 20:45
  27. 669The New Patient Goldmine Most Practice Owners Ignore with Michael Arias13 May 2026 · 31:20 · Michael Arias
  28. 668KPIs That Run the $5M Dental Practice11 May 2026 · 32:02
  29. 667Stop the Bleeding: How Cancellations Quietly Destroy Profit with Carrie Webber6 May 2026 · 38:41 · Carrie Webber
  30. 666Delegation Dilemma: Why Your Leadership Team Isn't Freeing You Up4 May 2026 · 29:36
  31. 665Adding Evening Hours Without Killing Your Culture29 April 2026 · 18:26
  32. 664$1M Per Chair… and Barely Any Marketing with Lior Tamir28 April 2026 · 42:13
  33. 663The Fastest Way to Know What Actually Works in Your Practice22 April 2026 · 11:18
  34. 662Resist Your Growing Admin Payroll, Fix This First21 April 2026 · 11:02
  35. 661Full Schedule, Low Profit: The Real Problem With Your Dental Schedule15 April 2026 · 27:13
  36. 660You Don’t Need More Space, You Have an Efficiency Problem (Costing You Big Time)13 April 2026 · 16:59
  37. 659Why Patients Say No (Even When You’re Right)8 April 2026 · 29:34
  38. 658Why Your Team Just Doesn't "Get It"6 April 2026 · 10:27
  39. 657High Earners: Stop the Tax Surprises and Keep More Income with Seth Peabody1 April 2026 · 30:48
  40. 656How To Produce Fast Without It Feeling Rushed30 March 2026 · 19:20
  41. 655Increasing your Speed and Production with Aaron Nicholas25 March 2026 · 41:41
  42. 654How to Build a Leadership Team and Regain your Sanity (Even If Your Practice is Small)23 March 2026 · 28:07
  43. 653How to Make Every Procedure Hit Your Dollar Per Hour Goal18 March 2026 · 23:30
  44. 6525 Creative Marketing Ideas That Actually Work (And Most are Free)16 March 2026 · 27:11
  45. 651The 3 Waiting Room Moments Most Practices Completely Miss11 March 2026 · 17:49
  46. 650The Front Desk KPIs That Protect Your Profit w/ Kiera Dent9 March 2026 · 32:52
  47. 649How I Cut Hygiene Cancellations from 15% to 5%4 March 2026 · 22:00
  48. 648Startup vs Acquisition: Don’t Make the 5-Year Mistake2 March 2026 · 30:19
  49. 6475 Steps to Feel Rich Without Producing More25 February 2026 · 22:08
  50. 646A Dentist, a Sausage, and a Student Loan Walks Into A Podcast24 February 2026 · 37:05 · Alan Mead
  51. 645The Cash Flow Fix Your Front Desk Hates (But Your Practice Needs)18 February 2026 · 23:01
  52. 644The One Choice that can Set the Future of Your Practice16 February 2026 · 16:23
  53. 6433 Decisions that will Save you Years and Millions11 February 2026 · 19:03
  54. 642The 3-Step AR Diagnosis That Fixes Cashflow9 February 2026 · 12:30
  55. 641How to Work with your Spouse (Without Burning Out Your Marriage) with Dr. Trent and Hope Neisen4 February 2026 · 39:45
  56. 640How to Make This Year Feel Different as a Practice Owner2 February 2026 · 26:10
  57. 639The Dollar-Per-Hour Blueprint That Builds a Profitable Practice28 January 2026 · 12:24
  58. 6384 Case Acceptance Conversations That Make “Yes” Easy Next Time26 January 2026 · 16:11
  59. 637The New Patient Mistake 90% of Practices Make21 January 2026 · 25:06
  60. 636How Private Practice Owners Are Fighting Inflation With Group-Level Leverage with Jeff Cellucci19 January 2026 · 28:31
  61. 635The “Stop Doing” List That Makes Practices More Profitable14 January 2026 · 22:33
  62. 634Owners Only: What To Do When Things Get Weird12 January 2026 · 23:42
  63. 6333 Rules for Making Changes That Actually Stick7 January 2026 · 15:32
  64. 632Is Your Practice Financially Naked? Asset Protection for Real-World Dentists with Gary Harker5 January 2026 · 35:04
  65. 631Why Your Systems Aren’t Making You Money (And the Fix That Will)31 December 2025 · 18:18
  66. 630Dentistry Scheduling 101: The $1,200/Hour Block Schedule Formula29 December 2025 · 26:14
  67. 629The Most Expensive Issues in Your Practice Are the Ones No One Talks About22 December 2025 · 12:38
  68. 628How to Say No to Raises Without Losing Your Team17 December 2025 · 26:26
  69. 627Work Less, Collect More: The Hidden Math of Owner Freedom15 December 2025 · 17:48
  70. 626Why Your Office Manager Isn’t Growing Your Practice (And How to Change That Fast)10 December 2025 · 25:43
  71. 625Stop Trying to Be a Super GP: Why Niching Down Can Explode Your Income with Alex Sharp8 December 2025 · 29:45 · Alex Sharp
  72. 624The 5 Biggest Time Wasters Killing Your Practice Efficiency3 December 2025 · 12:23
  73. 623The #1 Case Acceptance Bottleneck Dentists Ignore1 December 2025 · 19:00
  74. 622The Hidden Beliefs That Keep Dentists Overworked and Underpaid25 November 2025 · 10:52
  75. 621Rewriting Your Front Desk Mindset to Convert More Treatment and Dollars19 November 2025 · 10:31
  76. 620Struggling with Team Buy-In? Here's What to Do17 November 2025 · 22:36
  77. 619Full Schedule, Empty Wallet: The Hidden Cost of Busyness12 November 2025 · 14:42
  78. 618Escaping the Trap of Your Own Success10 November 2025 · 36:33 · Dr. Richard Low
  79. 617The New-Patient Trap: How “More Leads” Can Hide a Leaky Practice5 November 2025 · 13:22
  80. 616Freedom Through Associates: The Real Steps Owners Skip3 November 2025 · 23:09
  81. 615When It Didn’t Hurt Until You Touched It. What to Say and How to Handle.30 October 2025 · 26:52
  82. 614The Us vs. Them Trap: How Team Division Destroys Profit and Patient Care27 October 2025 · 15:57
  83. 613Easy Systems That Help You Cut Down Clinical Days22 October 2025 · 36:30
  84. 612The Painful Truth: How the Hardest Choices Build the Best Practices20 October 2025 · 12:37
  85. 611Stop Drowning: The Weekly Habits That Turn Chaos into a Calm, Profitable Practice16 October 2025 · 24:59
  86. 610The Associate Illusion: Why Most Owners Lose Money (and How to Fix It)14 October 2025 · 15:00
  87. 609Finding and Developing the Unicorn Office Manager8 October 2025 · 23:19
  88. 608The $2 Million Ceiling: Why Most Dental Practices Plateau (and How to Break Through)6 October 2025 · 15:07
  89. 607The Turnover Tax: 3 Simple Moves That Keep Your Best People (and Profit)1 October 2025 · 19:04
  90. 606When the Wrong Leader Wrecks Your Culture (And How to Fix It)30 September 2025 · 26:41
  91. 605Bad Reviews, Big Myths: What Really Impacts Your Practice Growth24 September 2025 · 16:32
  92. 6043 Mindset Shifts That Separate 7 Figure Owners from the Rest22 September 2025 · 11:14
  93. 603Beyond Busy: The REAL Owner's To-Do List that Creates Freedom17 September 2025 · 16:33
  94. 602Cancellation Policies That Patients (& Your Team) Actually Follow15 September 2025 · 21:19
  95. 601The High-ROI Levers Every Dental Practice Owner Is Missing10 September 2025 · 13:20
  96. 600How to 2-3X your Production Without Working Harder8 September 2025 · 20:46
  97. 599Easy, Low-Cost Ways to Improve Patient Experience & Get More Reviews4 September 2025 · 25:35
  98. 598Hiring or Onboarding: What to Do When a New Hire Isn’t Working Out2 September 2025 · 18:48
  99. 597How to Step Back Without Stepping Away w/ Dr. Mustafa Shah-Khan27 August 2025 · 27:18 · Mustafa Shah-Khan
  100. 596Building Your Practice Bridge: How Missing Systems Create Risk25 August 2025 · 13:02

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Kevin HenryKatherine Eitel BeltAlan MeadMichael AriasCarrie WebberAlex SharpDr. Richard LowMustafa Shah-KhanDr. Travis CampbellSteve RasnerJason TanooryDr. Chad JohnsonRachel WallElijah DesmondTodd SnyderJeff BuskeGary TakacsTom ReedCraig SpodakDr. Laura BrennerDavid PhelpsAddison KilleenDavid S. EshomDr. Tarryn MacCarthySummer KassmelGeorge HaririEric BlockSusan LeckowiczRichard MadowAshley JovesSandy PardueDr. Glenn VoTarun AgarwalAllison LacoursiereDr. Anissa HolmesDr. Brian HarrisGary KadiTeresa DuncanChuck BlakemanGina DorfmanBruce B. Baird

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