INNOVATION·IN·DENTISTRY

Week to 29 August 2026

This week in dentistry.

What came out, who turned up, who is on stage next, and which numbers moved. Built from our own pages the morning after they were scored, and every line of it links to the page it came from.

163 new episodes · 0 new pages · 3 events ahead · 112 numbers moved · 5 went quiet

23 August 2026 to 29 August 2026

What came out this week

New episodes from the shows we read, grouped by show. The notes are the publisher's, quoted at the opening and linked in full to their own page.

Daily Dental Podcast

  1. 922. The Best Investment You'll Ever Make

    28 August 2026 · 3:57

    After an expensive trip to a used bookstore, Dr. Killeen shares why he happily spent more than expected and why he believes books are one of the highest-return…

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  2. 921. Lead Like a Steward

    27 August 2026 · 5:04

    What does it really mean to lead? Dr. Killeen reflects on a powerful perspective from LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, who views leadership not as owning success, but…

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  3. 920. The Value of Choosing Hard Things

    26 August 2026 · 5:51

    In a world built around convenience, Dr. Killeen makes the case for intentionally choosing a little hardship. From vacations without cell service to simple…

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  4. 919. One Season at a Time

    25 August 2026 · 5:19

    What if the biggest thing holding your practice back isn't a lack of time, but a lack of focus? In this episode, Dr. Killeen reflects on a timeless quote from…

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  5. 918. Win or Learn

    24 August 2026 · 5:43

    What if your biggest setback is actually preparing you for your greatest success? In this episode, Dr. Killeen shares the inspiring story of Tenzing Norgay's…

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The Dentalpreneur Podcast w/ Dr. Mark Costes

  1. 2585: How Frenectomies Can Unlock New Patient Care

    28 August 2026 · 1:05:04

    On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes is joined by Dr. Michael Dienberg and Bethany Dienberg for a Dental Success Network webinar on integrating frenectomies…

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  2. 2584: Why Ownership May Be the Best Repayment Strategy

    27 August 2026 · 54:42

    On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes welcomes back Mark Johnson, wealth advisor with RBF Wealth Advisors and founder of Student Loans Rx and Dental Wealth Rx,…

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  3. 2583: A Breakthrough in Team Training; What I Learned in a Sorority House

    26 August 2026 · 56:43

    On today's episode, Dr. Ben Kacos speaks during the Dental Success Summit 2026 about the evolution of team training, culture, and accountability inside a…

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  4. 2582: Partnerships-Navigating Equity, Growth and Retention

    25 August 2026 · 1:08:59

    On today's episode, Alastair MacDonald joins Dr. Mark Costes during the Dental Success Summit 2026 for a powerful conversation on dental practice partnerships,…

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  5. 2581: How AI Can Improve Case Acceptance

    24 August 2026 · 46:33

    On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes sits down with Roza Ghamari, CEO and co-founder of Healink, for a conversation about AI, patient engagement, and solving…

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Dental A Team Podcast

  1. #1,195: Burnt Out? Get Your Life Back Without Sacrificing Growth

    27 August 2026 · 21:15

    Kiera gives three tactical shifts to help practice owners get their time, energy, and life back, while still maintaining a successful business. Episode…

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  2. #1,194: Are Your KPIs Lying To You?

    26 August 2026 · 19:41

    Key performance indicators are fundamental to a successful practice. But what about their dark side? Kiera shares how to know whether those metrics are telling…

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  3. #1,193: The Foolproof Way to Build Community Anywhere, Anytime

    25 August 2026 · 25:20

    In this episode, Tiff and Nikki talk about a critical piece under the marketing umbrella: networking with people in your community across different "genres" of…

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The Best Practices Show with Kirk Behrendt

  1. 1092: The Truth About Practice Ownership, DSOs, and Retirement - Dr. John Cranham

    28 August 2026 · 49:37

    John Cranham

    What should dentists understand about practice ownership, selling to a DSO, planning for retirement, and building a career that stays aligned with their…

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  2. 1091: How Do You Handle an Aging Employee Who Can't Meet Expectations? - Alan Twigg

    26 August 2026 · 36:46

    What should you do when a longtime team member can no longer meet the demands of their role? In this episode, Kirk Behrendt talks with Alan Twigg, president of…

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  3. 1090: Metric Mondays: Same-Day Collection Percentage:Are We Collecting When Care Happens? - Robyn Theisen

    24 August 2026 · 13:43

    Are your financial systems helping you collect what patients owe when care happens—or are unexpected balances creating extra work for your team later? In this…

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The Very Dental Podcast Network

  1. Very Dental: AI with Arms and Legs with Dr. Richard Low

    28 August 2026 · 57:26

    Dr. Richard Low

    Alan is joined by longtime friend and dental podcasting veteran Dr. Richard Low. Moving past the initial hype and overwhelm of modern artificial intelligence,…

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  2. Spear Education All-Stars on Prosthodontics, Mentorship & Mastery

    25 August 2026 · 1:09:54

    This throwback episode of the Group Function Podcast captures a candid roundtable originally recorded in August 2021 during a Spear Education virtual summit.…

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  3. AME: Talking Myself Off the Ledge

    24 August 2026 · 28:45

    In this throwback episode of The Alan Mead Experience, Alan dives into the universal struggle every clinician faces: the days (or weeks) when it feels like…

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Becker's Dental + DSO Review Podcast

  1. Building and Scaling a High-Growth Dental Practice

    28 August 2026 · 24:27

    In this episode, Co-Founders & CEOs of Areo Dental Group, Dr. Anushka Gaglani and Dr. Abhishek Nagaraj, share how they grew their dental practice from a single…

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  2. The Power of Compassion in Dentistry with Dr. Larry Benz

    26 August 2026 · 16:50

    Larry Benz

    In this episode, Larry Benz, DPT, CEO of Dental Care Alliance, discusses the Called to Care program, the impact of empathy and human connection on patient…

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Dental Drills Bits

  1. AI, Accountability & the Opportunities Hiding in Your Dental Practice | Cory Pinegar of REACH, Part 2

    24 August 2026 · 29:04

    Technology can help your dental practice do more—but it shouldn't replace the human experience that keeps patients coming back. In Part 2 of our conversation…

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  2. Rethinking Dental Staffing: People, Technology & Creating Capacity | Cory Pinegar of REACH, Part 1

    24 August 2026 · 28:43

    What if your staffing problem isn't simply about finding more people? In Part 1 of this special two-part Dental Drill Bits conversation, Dana Pardue and Sandy…

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Dental Hygiene Basics

  1. 181: How Dental Microscopes Are Changing Patient Education with Kristen King, RDH

    26 August 2026 · 49:18

    Kristen King, RDH and founder of Dental Reveal, shares how unexpected opportunities, strong professional relationships, and a willingness to stay curious…

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  2. 180: How I Explain Periodontal Disease to My Patients

    24 August 2026 · 21:38

    Patient education is one of the most important—and often overlooked—skills developed in dental hygiene school. Dental hygienists will find themselves…

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Dental Unfiltered

  1. Episode 223 | Management Unfiltered | Why We Struggle With Associates

    27 August 2026 · 23:36

    Hiring an associate should scale your practice, not add to your headaches. So why do so many associate relationships fall apart within the first year?In this…

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  2. Episode 222 | Dental Unfiltered | Reclaim Your Operatory w/Dr. Aaron Nicholas

    25 August 2026 · 31:57

    Speed and quality aren’t opposites, when you have a true clinical system, they actually depend on each other.In this episode of Dental Unfiltered, Matt Brown…

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Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

  1. Dr. Erin Sheffield : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1731

    26 August 2026 · 1:21:46

    In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with Dr. Erin Sheffield, a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon who has built a career breaking barriers in…

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  2. Dr. Tommy Murph : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1730

    24 August 2026 · 46:38

    In this episode, Howard Farran podcasts live from Guatemala with Dr. Tommy Murph — the Myrtle Beach–area general dentist and Dentaltown legend behind more than…

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Dentists Who Invest Podcast

  1. The Mindset of a Millionaire with Tom Fortes-Mayer [CPD Available]

    27 August 2026 · 42:21

    Special Offer: Get 15% OFF your first FIGS order with code FIGSUK at checkout. Shop now at ———————————————————————UK Dentists: Collect your verifiable CPD for…

  2. "I Retired In My 30s" with Dr Andy Egwim [CPD Available]

    24 August 2026 · 31:19

    Special Offer: Get 15% OFF your first FIGS order with code FIGSUK at checkout. Shop now at ———————————————————————UK Dentists: Collect your verifiable CPD for…

Evidence in Orthodontics

  1. 49- Is the Cervical Vertebral Maturation Method Accurate

    27 August 2026 · 3:12

    Explore the Cervicovertebral Maturation (CVM) method, an approach to assess skeletal maturity by evaluating: - Effectiveness in predicting the pubertal growth…

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  2. 48- How General Dentists Can Intercept Palatal Canines

    24 August 2026 · 3:20

    Early Diagnosis of Palatally Displaced Maxillary Canines - Importance: Early detection prevents complex surgical interventions. - Timing: By age 10, the canine…

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OstrowTalk

  1. OstrowTalk: Understanding Obstructive Sleep Apnea OSA w/Dr. Parishi Marfatia and Dr. Pamela Dhillon

    27 August 2026 · 18:32

    This episode explores the critical role general dentists can play in identifying and managing obstructive sleep apnea. We discuss screening tools, signs to…

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  2. [Blog] Is This Medication Working Yet?

    25 August 2026 · 24:22

    This podcast was created using NotebookLM. This podcast outlines a clinical strategy for assessing the effectiveness of medications in patients with…

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Protrusive Dental Podcast

  1. The Art and Science of Complete Denture Success - PDP282

    28 August 2026 · 55:32

    Complete Dentures That Actually Work: Impressions, CR & Adaptation You don’t have to suck at complete dentures — there’s a science to them, and an art you…

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  2. Biological Dentistry vs Holistic - Trend or Future? Implementing Nutrition and Testing - PDP281

    26 August 2026 · 55:17

    Holistic, biological, functional — is there actually a difference, or is it all just marketing? Are root canals really dangerous — or is that just what the…

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The Dental Billing Podcast

  1. Protocol Vs Standard Of Care In Dental X Rays with Jen Lyman, RDH

    25 August 2026 · 33:57

    Someone on the internet said it’s “no longer protocol” to take x-rays at recall, and that one word is where the real danger starts. Radiographs are not a habit…

  2. Ericka Aguilar Gets Interviewed (Finally)

    23 August 2026 · 26:45

    A lot of dental billing advice online is loud, confident, and wrong and the cost shows up months later as denials, write-offs, and clawbacks. So we flipped the…

The Dental Marketer

  1. No Pressure, No Surprises: The Dentist’s Guide to Practice Value | Dr. Sachin Soni | 622

    27 August 2026

    What if the most valuable dentist in the practice isn’t the highest producer, but the one patients trust the most? In this episode, Dr. Sachin Soni shares a…

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  2. Dental Cash Flow Lesson: Don’t Let One Employee Own Billing | Dr. Rasheeda Johnson | FF

    24 August 2026

    What happens when a busy, productive practice still can’t pay its bills? In this Fail Forward episode, Dr. Rasheeda Johnson shares the hard lesson that changed…

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The Dr. Phil Klein Dental Podcast

  1. Ep. 798 - From GP to Perio Practice: Expanding Your Role as a Dental Hygienist

    27 August 2026 · 24:00

    Are you a dental hygienist wondering whether a periodontal specialty practice is the right career move — and what it actually looks like day to day compared to…

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  2. Ep. 797 - The 3D Printer That Could Replace Your Mill

    24 August 2026 · 39:00

    What if you could hand a patient their finished crown before they even leave the chair — and it cost you $22 to make? Chairside 3D printing is no longer a…

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How current this isWe last pulled these feeds on 28 August 2026. The newest episode in our copy of them is dated 28 August 2026. Anything published after that has not been read yet and lands on next week's page. We would rather tell you where our reading stops than let a short list read like a quiet week.

People

New names, and who kept turning up

Pages that did not exist last week, people the guest matcher named for the first time, and the names that came up most.

First time on a show we read

Named most often

Matched by full name against the pages we already publish. A partial match is never merged, so somebody can be on an episode this week and not in this list.

29 August 2026 to 12 September 2026

Who is on stage next

Everything starting inside the next fortnight, checked against the organizer's own site. Where a speaker list was captured, the people on it who already have a page here are linked.

30 August 2026 to 1 September 2026

Dental RCM Bootcamp

Zentist · The Westin Nashville · Nashville, TN · United States

The organizer has published no speaker list yet.

4 September 2026 to 7 September 2026

FDI World Dental Congress

FDI World Dental Federation · Prague · Czech Republic

30,000+ —participants at the 2025 Congress, including delegates and exhibition visitors, per FDIsource

The organizer has published no speaker list yet.

28 August 2026 to 29 August 2026

What moved

Every number on this site is worked out again each week from public sources. Here is what changed since the last run, and which piece of the score did it.

138 of 1703 pages carry a number, up from 139 last run. Nobody starts with one. We score a page once three independent sources back it up.

Numbers that changed

  1. Christine Diehl

    Influence Score25.4 → 20.0-5.4Innovation Score34.5 → 34.4-0.1

    Moved furthest: I1 Audience reach — the strongest channel they own, 25.0 → 7.1.See the whole working

  2. Cindy Rogers

    Influence Score24.2 → 19.0-5.2

    Moved furthest: I1 Audience reach — the strongest channel they own, 25.0 → 7.8.See the whole working

  3. Duckett Ladd

    Influence Score15.6 → 18.3+2.7Innovation Score35.2 → 35.1-0.1

    Moved furthest: I1 Audience reach — the strongest channel they own, 23.5 → 32.5.See the whole working

  4. Patrick Chavoustie

    Influence Score28.5 → 31.2+2.7Innovation Score36.9 → 36.8-0.1

    Moved furthest: I1 Audience reach — the strongest channel they own, 24.4 → 33.2.See the whole working

  5. Dayna Johnson

    Influence Score34.1 → 36.7+2.6Innovation Score37.6 → 37.5-0.1

    Moved furthest: I1 Audience reach — the strongest channel they own, 26.9 → 35.4.See the whole working

  6. Michael Dinsio

    Influence Score29.2 → 31.7+2.5Innovation Score37.0 → 36.9-0.1

    Moved furthest: I1 Audience reach — the strongest channel they own, 29.1 → 37.3.See the whole working

  7. Mustafa Shah-Khan

    Influence Score15.0 → 17.5+2.5Innovation Score27.7 → 27.6-0.1

    Moved furthest: I1 Audience reach — the strongest channel they own, 21.8 → 30.2.See the whole working

  8. Steve Rasner

    Influence Score17.0 → 19.4+2.4

    Moved furthest: I1 Audience reach — the strongest channel they own, 20.9 → 28.7.See the whole working

  9. Afeef Hadi

    Influence Score14.1 → 16.4+2.3

    Moved furthest: I1 Audience reach — the strongest channel they own, 16.2 → 23.9.See the whole working

  10. Bette Robin

    Influence Score24.9 → 27.2+2.3

    Moved furthest: I1 Audience reach — the strongest channel they own, 31.6 → 39.2.See the whole working

  11. Jeff Buske

    Influence Score29.6 → 31.9+2.3Innovation Score35.6 → 35.5-0.1

    Moved furthest: I1 Audience reach — the strongest channel they own, 31.6 → 39.2.See the whole working

  12. Dana Paladino

    Influence Score14.5 → 16.7+2.2Innovation Score37.4 → 37.3-0.1

    Moved furthest: I1 Audience reach — the strongest channel they own, 13.2 → 20.5.See the whole working

112 pages changed in total. The 12 that moved furthest are here.

Places gained and lost

Place counted among the 138 pages carrying a number, best first. A page with no number is not last, it is unplaced.

The method is published and it changes. Both runs above used v1.1, so what moved here is the people and the sources, not the measure.Read what we measure

Still going?

Who went quiet, and who came back

A show is quiet once it has published nothing for 90 days. We check that every week, which nobody else does, and we say it out loud whichever way it goes.

Went quiet

Came back

290 of the 732 feeds we read are still publishing. The rest stay listed and stay labelled.See every show

Composed from the scoring run of 29 August 2026, against the run before it. Something wrong here?Tell us and we fix it