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The Best Practices Show with Kirk Behrendt

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Last episode 21 August 2026. Still going.

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Welcome to The Best Practices Show, hosted by Kirk Behrendt, founder of ACT Dental ( and a leader in dental practice coaching. This podcast is your gateway to discovering the hidden gems and tactics used by the most successful dental practices worldwide. At ACT Dental, we have meticulously curated strategies that have consistently proven effective in elevating dental practices. Our podcast, The Best Practices Show, extends our commitment to sharing this wealth of knowledge. Each episode features interviews with renowned dental professionals and industry leaders who have made significant strides in their practices. They share their experiences, insights, and the challenges they've overcome, offering a unique perspective that you won't find anywhere else. Why should you listen to The Best Practices Show? Whether you're a seasoned dentist, a new practice owner, or somewhere in between, this podcast is tailored to inspire and educate. Our goal is not just to provide you with information but to transform the way you think about and run your dental practice. We delve into topics ranging from advanced clinical techniques and practice management to leadership skills and personal growth. Kirk Behrendt, a respected figure in the dental community, brings his vast experience and infectious enthusiasm to each episode, making complex topics both understandable and engaging. As the CEO of ACT Dental, Kirk has helped countless dental practices thrive by focusing on holistic development - professionally, personally, and within their community. Our commitment to authenticity and practical advice sets The Best Practices Show apart. We don't just talk about theories; we dive into real-life applications you can implement immediately in your practice. Our community-centric approach means we're always listening to our audience and constantly evolving our content to meet your needs. In addition to the invaluable insights from our guests, we also provide access to exclusive resources available through ACT Dental. These resources complement the podcast topics and give you a more comprehensive understanding and practical tools to apply in your practice. By subscribing to The Best Practices Show, you're not just gaining access to a podcast; you're joining a community of like-minded professionals committed to excellence in dentistry. So, are you ready to transform your practice and be the best version of yourself? Join us on this journey, and let's grow together. Hit subscribe and never miss an episode of The Best Practices Show – where we uncover the secrets to the success of the world's best dental practices, one episode at a time. Subscribe to The Best Practices Show on Apple Podcasts Join our community and start your journey towards a more innovative, more successful dental practice today!

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

  1. 10891089: What Are Your KPIs Telling you? - Adriana Booth21 August 2026 · 29:39
  2. 10881088: Want a Stronger Team? Start With Self-Awareness - Michelle Wakeman19 August 2026 · 30:29
  3. 10871087: Metric Mondays: Diagnostic Percentage: Are You Seeing the Care Patients Need? - Miranda Beeson17 August 2026 · 21:24
  4. 10861086: What Dental Practices Need Before Hiring an Office Manager - Lorie Streeter14 August 2026 · 39:59
  5. 10851085: What Is Working In Dental Marketing? - Minal Sampat12 August 2026 · 48:05 · Minal Sampat
  6. 10841084: Metric Mondays: Provider Production: What Each Column Is Really Contributing - Miranda Beeson10 August 2026 · 21:01
  7. 10831083: Your Practice Is a Reflection of You: What Is It Saying? - Carlie Einarson7 August 2026 · 42:32
  8. 10821082: The 4 GAPs Every Dental Practice Needs to Know: Where Your Profit Is Really Going - Courtney Dalton5 August 2026 · 37:12
  9. 10811081: Metric Mondays: Production Per Hour: A Clearer View Than Production Per Day - Miranda Beeson3 August 2026 · 16:54
  10. 10801080: 3 Leadership Bottlenecks Holding Your Practice Back - Heather Crockett31 July 2026 · 29:33
  11. 10791079: The Danger of Assumption in Your Dental Practice - Dana Watson29 July 2026 · 28:04 · Dana Watson
  12. 10781078: Metric Mondays: Gross Production vs. Net Production: What's the Real Difference? - Miranda Beeson27 July 2026 · 20:59
  13. 10771077: Why Do So Many Leaders Avoid Conversations They Know They Need to Have - Miranda Beeson24 July 2026 · 36:18
  14. 10761076: Why Most Dentists Get Orthodontic Collaboration Wrong–and How to Fix It - Dr. Bill Robbins22 July 2026 · 26:07
  15. 10751075: Metric Mondays: The Hidden Cost of Underdiagnosed Periodontal Disease - Carlie Einarson20 July 2026 · 17:22
  16. 10741074: When Is It Time to Let Team Members Go - Katrina Sanders17 July 2026 · 45:54 · Katrina M. Sanders
  17. 10731073: 3 Strategic Shifts That Make Ownership More Profitable and Less Stressful - Ariel Siegel15 July 2026 · 33:24
  18. 10721072: Metric Mondays: When Insurance Drives the Conversation, Value Gets Lost - Carlie Einarson13 July 2026 · 17:15
  19. 10711071: 1 Simple Way to Eliminate Finger-Pointing in Your Practice - Charlene Marques10 July 2026 · 22:23
  20. 10701070: How One Dentist Reclaimed Control by Ditching Insurance and Prioritizing Quality - Dr. Troy Schmedding8 July 2026 · 25:58 · Troy Schmedding
  21. 10691069: Metric Mondays: Why Does Sharing Numbers with the Team Feel So Hard? - Miranda Beeson6 July 2026 · 20:17
  22. 10681068: The Key to More Joy at Work – Part 2 Burnout, Leadership, and Patient Care Through the Lens of Working Genius - Heather Crockett3 July 2026 · 25:12
  23. 10671067: Are We Asking the Right Questions About Clicking Joints? - Dr. Jim McKee1 July 2026 · 45:54
  24. 10661066: Metric Mondays: Full Schedules Can Still Produce Underperforming Days - Miranda Beeson29 June 2026 · 21:00
  25. 10651065: The Hidden Role of Buy-In in Dental Communication - Melissa Obrotka26 June 2026 · 34:39 · Melissa Obrotka
  26. 10641064: The Key to More Joy at Work - What is Working Genius & Why It Matters - Heather Crockett24 June 2026 · 36:21
  27. 10631063: Metric Mondays: Production Gaps Usually Start in the Schedule, Not the Operatory - Ariel Siegel22 June 2026 · 12:29
  28. 10621062: Solutions for the Front Office Bottleneck - Richard May19 June 2026 · 35:33
  29. 10611061: Who’s In Your Corner? Why Community Matters in Practice Ownership - Miranda Beeson17 June 2026 · 43:35
  30. 10601060: Metric Mondays: Do We Actually Need More Patients– or Better Utilization? - Ariel Siegel15 June 2026 · 19:23
  31. 10591059: How Digital Workflow Innovations Are Transforming Aligner Treatment in 2026 - Dr. Maria Jose Blanco Solis12 June 2026 · 26:39
  32. 10581058: Why Most Dental Practices Fail When Hiring Associates - Cassie Tallon10 June 2026 · 32:57 · Cassie Tallon
  33. 10571057: Metric Mondays: Why Is Production Up but Profit Not Following? - Miranda Beeson8 June 2026 · 21:52
  34. 10561056: The Gift Inside Detour - Dr. Timothy Bizga5 June 2026 · 28:11
  35. 10551055: The Hidden Power of AI in Dentistry: How Voice Tech is Revolutionizing Practice Efficiency - Cassie Tallon & Rushi Ganmukhi3 June 2026 · 31:59 · Cassie Tallon
  36. 10541054: Metric Mondays: Tracking Everything Is the Fastest Way to Improve Nothing - Miranda Beeson1 June 2026 · 15:32
  37. 10531053: Cash Flow Confusion: How to Understand the Money Side of Dentistry - Robyn Theisen29 May 2026 · 19:20
  38. 10521052: 5 Myths Dentists Still Believe - Dr. Tom Hedge27 May 2026 · 23:54
  39. 10511051: Metric Mondays: Why Isn't the Hygiene Schedule as Full as it Should Be? - Ariel Siegel25 May 2026 · 19:13
  40. 10501050: You Don't Need More Patients Just a Better System - Sameer Bhasin22 May 2026 · 39:01
  41. 10491049: How to Turn Core Values Into Daily Decision-Making Tools - Heather Crockett20 May 2026 · 26:05
  42. 10481048: Metric Mondays: Burnout Is a Business Signal, Not a Personal Failure - Ariel Siegel18 May 2026 · 18:25
  43. 10471047: The PPO Trap: Why More Patients Can Mean Less Money - Miranda Beeson15 May 2026 · 43:19
  44. 10461046: The 5 Keys To Case Acceptance - Dr. Jim McKee13 May 2026 · 40:43
  45. 10451045: Metric Mondays: Volume Masks Inefficiency Longer Than Any Other Metric - Robyn Theisen11 May 2026 · 14:02
  46. 10441044: What is Dental Loss Ratio (DLR) and Why It's Important to Dentists - Shelley DeGroff8 May 2026 · 43:18
  47. 10431043: Don’t Lose the Why: Leading Through Service in Dentistry - Miranda Beeson6 May 2026 · 43:18
  48. 10421042: Metric Mondays: The Hidden Cost of Letting Insurance Set Your Fees - Robyn Theisen4 May 2026 · 14:45
  49. 10411041: AI & HR for Private Dental Practices - Alan Twigg1 May 2026 · 35:42
  50. 10401040: Turnover Isn't a Staffing Problem—It's a Culture Problem - Heather Crockett29 April 2026 · 32:35
  51. 10391039: Metric Mondays: Why Are We Producing Well but Still Feel Tight on Cash? - Carlie Einarson27 April 2026 · 16:57
  52. 10381038: Are You On the Same Page, or Just in the Same Building? - Jenni Poulos24 April 2026 · 26:12
  53. 10371037: How AI Can Empower Your Dental Practice - Travis Wentworth22 April 2026 · 31:24
  54. 10361036: Metric Mondays: If Patients Aren't Saying Yes, What Should I Look at First - Carlie Einarson20 April 2026 · 16:22
  55. 10351035: The Most Valuable & Expensive Piece of Equipment for Dentists - Dr. Uche Odiatu17 April 2026 · 36:54 · Uche Odiatu
  56. 10341034: Hiring for Culture Fit: Why Skills Alone Aren’t Enough - Heather Crockett15 April 2026 · 26:43
  57. 10331033: Metric Mondays: Metrics Don’t Create Pressure—Unclear Expectations Do - Robyn Theisen13 April 2026 · 14:32
  58. 10321032: What Is a GPO… And Where Does It Fit in Your Ordering System? - Miranda Beeson10 April 2026 · 36:55
  59. 10311031: Great Teams Don’t Just Work With Each Other — They Work FOR Each Other - Miranda Beeson8 April 2026 · 38:29
  60. 10301030: Metric Mondays: We’re Busy Every Day—So Why Doesn’t It Feel Productive? - Robyn Theisen6 April 2026 · 12:59
  61. 10291029: The Real Reason Your Schedule Feels Like Chaos - Robyn Theisen3 April 2026 · 30:37
  62. 10281028: What's Really Being Said In the Operatory When You Are Not There! - Debra Engelhardt-Nash1 April 2026 · 31:47 · Debra Engelhardt Nash
  63. 10271027: Metric Mondays: Low Case Acceptance Is Often a Trust Problem - Miranda Beeson30 March 2026 · 19:00
  64. 10261026: Why Working Harder Isn’t Paying Off: The Billing Breakdown No One Talks About - Ashley Bond27 March 2026 · 38:17 · Ashley Bond
  65. 10251025: Would You Hire Her? - Katrina Sanders25 March 2026 · 1:00:27 · Katrina M. Sanders
  66. 10241024: Metric Mondays: If Overhead Is High, Where Should I Look Before Cutting Costs? - Miranda Beeson23 March 2026 · 19:06
  67. 10231023: The Meeting You’re Not Having (But Should Be Weekly) - Carlie Einarson20 March 2026 · 29:07
  68. 10221022: Taking Care of People vs. Making People Feel Cared For - Dr. Bryan Laskin18 March 2026 · 33:38
  69. 10211021: Metric Mondays: Hygiene Production Is Built Months Before the Appointment - Ariel Siegel16 March 2026 · 20:37
  70. 10201020: Cash Isn't The Only Things Dental Thieves Steal - David Harris13 March 2026 · 44:40 · David Harris
  71. 10191019: 4 Communication Tips to Have BEFORE You Do Treatment - Dr. Dennis Hartlieb11 March 2026 · 43:23 · Dennis Hartlieb
  72. 10181018: Metric Mondays: If the Numbers Look Good, Why Does the Practice Still Feel Heavy? - Ariel Siegel9 March 2026 · 19:00
  73. 10171017: The #1 Thing Dentists Get WRONG About Occlusion (It’s Not the Teeth) - Dr. Jim McKee6 March 2026 · 49:10
  74. 10161016: 29% Of These Dentists Stopped Taking Insurance - Debra Engelhardt-Nash4 March 2026 · 36:04 · Debra Engelhardt Nash
  75. 10151015: Metric Mondays: What APV Is Really Asking You to Decide? - Miranda Beeson2 March 2026 · 19:09
  76. 10141014: Toxic Positivity vs. Productive Conflict: Knowing the Difference - Miranda Beeson27 February 2026 · 48:56
  77. 10131013: The 6 Divisions of Duties To Prevent Embezzlement In Your Dental Practice - David Harris25 February 2026 · 39:51 · David Harris
  78. 10121012: Metric Mondays: You Don’t Have a Data Problem – You have a Focus Problem - Miranda Beeson23 February 2026 · 18:47
  79. 10111011: Celebration of Private Practice - Dr. Christian Coachman20 February 2026 · 21:40 · Christian Coachman
  80. 10101010: Before You Sell to a DSO Listen to This! - Dr. Bob Margeas18 February 2026 · 37:39
  81. 10091009: Metric Mondays: Leading vs Lagging Indicators, What You Need to Know16 February 2026 · 20:04
  82. 10081008: How Real Masters Think About Continuing Education13 February 2026 · 31:30
  83. 10071007: How to Stop “Putting Out Fires” and Start Creating Systems - Christina Byrne11 February 2026 · 28:49
  84. 10061006: Metric Mondays: Leading with Data, Not Feelings - Miranda Beeson9 February 2026 · 19:20
  85. 10051005: 7 Sleep Hygiene Habits Every Dentist Needs - Dr. Uche Odiatu6 February 2026 · 29:14 · Uche Odiatu
  86. 10041004: Before You Approve a Leave of Absence Request, Listen To This! - Alan Twigg5 February 2026 · 36:01
  87. 10031003: Metric Mondays: Overhead - Marketing % - Ariel Siegel2 February 2026 · 15:39
  88. 10021002: The Most Common Mistakes Dentists Make With Patients - Dr. Christian Coachman30 January 2026 · 42:45 · Christian Coachman
  89. 10011001: 3 Things I Learned the Hard Way About Digital Dental Photography – Dr. Zach Sisler28 January 2026 · 46:47
  90. 10001000: Metric Mondays: Overhead – Supplies Percentage – Ariel Siegel26 January 2026 · 14:32
  91. 999999: What Most Dentists Get Wrong About the Accreditation Process – Dr. Amanda Seay & Dr. Zach Sisler23 January 2026 · 47:05
  92. 998998: New Year, New Fees – Own Your Value – Miranda Beeson21 January 2026 · 44:08
  93. 997997: Metric Mondays: Cash Flow Gap – Miranda Beeson19 January 2026 · 21:38
  94. 996996: 3 Steps for a Better Life in 2026 – Dr. Uche Odiatu16 January 2026 · 37:24 · Uche Odiatu
  95. 995995: Crisis Coverage Planning – Paul Sletten14 January 2026 · 24:26
  96. 994994: Metric Mondays: Profitability – Miranda Beeson12 January 2026 · 18:27
  97. 993993: Team Conflicts Aren't the Problem – Avoiding Them Is – Michelle Wakeman9 January 2026 · 25:11
  98. 992992: What You Don't Know About Shared Network Agreements in Dentistry in 2026 – Sandi Hudson7 January 2026 · 32:30
  99. 991991: Metric Mondays: Overhead – Lab Percentage – Robyn Theisen5 January 2026 · 12:41
  100. 990990: Hiring the Wrong People? You Might Be Missing This One Crucial Step – Carlie Einarson2 January 2026 · 27:11

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