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No One Cares How Much You Know Until They Know How Much You Care: The Science of Empathy (with Dr. Rick Akin)

16 March 2026 · 56:09 · Episode 353

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Patients may assume you’re highly trained, but what they’re often looking for first is reassurance that you genuinely care. In this episode of Everyday Oral Surgery, host Dr. Grant Stucki welcomes return guest Dr. Richard Akin, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Louisiana, for a thoughtful conversation on the science of empathy in clinical care. Together, they explore how warmth and presence can shape…

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