Latest Momdentist Podcast Episodes

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Avoiding Burnout and Making Changes With Dr. Laura Brenner

Love Your Practice - January 31, 2024 15:32 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
As female dental practice owners, we love helping others and putting others first. However, we often forget that we also need to set boundaries and take care of ourselves so we can serve our employees and patients in beneficial ways. In this episode, I welcome Dr. Laura Brenner who helps dental ...

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The Mental Stress of Owning A Dental Practice

Love Your Practice - January 10, 2024 14:41 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Is your brain giving you a hard time? Is it telling you something is dangerous that really is not dangerous? If so, know that this happens to the best of us! In this episode, I look at some of my struggles as a dental practice owner of 15 years and discuss how coaching can help all of us who are...

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Exploring Endodontic Education with Dr. Sonia Chopra

Love Your Practice - November 01, 2023 14:12 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
When you went through dental school, did you have much training in endodontics? If you’re like most of us, you probably didn’t, and my guest today is on a mission to change that! Sonia Chopra, DDS became a board-certified endodontist as a result of her own personal dental experience and healing ...

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Bonus Ep: FFS Update-Downsizing, Doubling Take Home Pay and More

Love Your Practice - October 19, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
On this special episode of The Fee For Service dental podcast with Dr. Sonny Spera, you will hear an update on what happened in Dr. Mach’s office as a result of going fee for service. Listen now to learn more. Resources and links for Dr. Laura Mach: Link to FFS Episode Watch Laura's podcast...

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Bonus Episode: FFS Guest Appearance: Going out of Network & the Mental Blocks Dentists Face

Love Your Practice - October 17, 2023 15:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
On this special episode of The Fee For Service dental podcast with Dr. Sonny Spera, Drs. Mach and Spera discuss how difficult it is for dentists to mentally face the concept of going fee for service. And, more importantly, what you can do to overcome those blocks. Listen in on this exciting podc...

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Burnout, Change, and Finding Joy in Dentistry with Dr. Maggie Augustyn

Love Your Practice - August 24, 2023 18:46 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
In this captivating podcast episode, I welcome Dr. Maggie Augustyn, DDS, FICOI, FAAIP, a dental practice owner and inspirational woman. We dive into various topics, including the importance of finding joy in work, overcoming burnout, and learning from Maggie's courageous battle with cancer. Join...

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How to Build Your Dental Practice Brand With Joanna Scott

Love Your Practice - June 14, 2023 16:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
What is your story? Have you clarified your “why” within your brand? My guest on this episode is Joanna Scott, who, together with her husband, manages Studio 8e8: Dentistry’s Story-Driven Marketing Agency based in Columbus, Ohio. Joanna says, “We all have a unique story, and we’re all on a missi...

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The Dental Culture Con With Karese Laguerre and Chris “Love” Williams

Love Your Practice - April 20, 2023 14:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Do you feel as though your dental practice is not only recognizing but also celebrating diversity? For a closer look at this vital topic, I welcome experienced dental practitioners Karese Laguerre, RDH, and Chris “Love” Williams, RDH, to this episode. Both feel as though diversity is missing fro...

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Exiting Insurance Contracts With Angela Davis-Sullivan

Love Your Practice - March 23, 2023 17:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Are you afraid to break free from insurance contracts and practice dentistry on your own terms? This episode will help you learn how you can face and overcome this fear! One of the amazing people in dentistry is my guest on this episode, dental coach Angela Davis-Sullivan. Angela has over 30 yea...

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Happiness with Dental Legend Dr. Rich Madow

Love Your Practice - March 08, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
We’re saving the world one dentist at a time! Having success in our business depends not only on revenue but on happiness as well. This week I am pleased to welcome dental practice coach Dr. Rich Madow to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss how the positive feelings we can cultivate in our ...

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Mastering Emotions and Conversations With Katherine Eitel Belt

Love Your Practice - January 11, 2023 16:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
We all communicate each and every day. And how we do that has an amazing impact on our team members and our patients. On this episode, I am pleased to welcome Katherine Eitel Belt, CSP, Founder and CEO of LionSpeak Communications Coaching. Katherine focuses on both team-facing and patient-facing...

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Are The Dentists OK? With Dr. David Galler

Love Your Practice - December 07, 2022 16:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Are you unhappy as a dentist? If so, you are not alone! Many are unhappy in their practices even though our profession is such a beautiful profession! In this episode, I welcome Dr. David Galler, DMD who has transformed thousands of lives through Invisalign and as the leader and instructor of Re...

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Using My Life Coaching Tools to Help Me Through A Hard Time

Love Your Practice - November 10, 2022 16:15 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
What would your life be like if you weren’t afraid to FEEL a “sucky” thing? Ladies, sometimes that’s exactly what we need to do! There are steps we can take to move through hard times, and in this episode, I share how important it is to work to move away from feeling threatened and to recognize ...

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Processing A Negative Emotion

Love Your Practice - October 26, 2022 17:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Managing a dental practice can be so difficult some days. Have you ever felt really bad about something that has happened in your practice? One event can create a cascade of negative feelings! This can happen to anyone, and in this episode, I walk you through how I am processing my thoughts and ...

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Overcoming Burnout in Dentistry With Dr. Laura Brenner

Love Your Practice - October 12, 2022 17:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Are you feeling burned out, stressed, or overwhelmed from your dental practice? My guest on this episode knows exactly how you feel! Dr. Laura Brenner holds a very unique place in dentistry. She was a dentist for 10 years and, after burning out, left the practice to follow her passions along ano...

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The Magic of Rejuvenating Teeth With Dr. David Clark

Love Your Practice - August 17, 2022 15:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
It is such a pleasure to welcome one of my favorite teachers, Dr. David Clark, to this episode. Dr. Clark is a dentist who has revolutionized how we can treat cracked teeth, going beyond doing crowns. He has created a system of matrices called the Bioclear Method, a new approach to cosmetic and ...

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Keeping Your Power In Challenging Relationships

Love Your Practice - August 03, 2022 15:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Sometimes we give away our power to others! Do you often feel resentful of your employees, your partners, or even your dental practice?? This episode will empower you to know you can feel how you want to feel: independent of what others may do so you can make the decisions that are best for you....

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Follow-up to– Decision Fatigue: How to Get Out

Love Your Practice - July 20, 2022 19:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Today’s episode is a follow-up to one I recorded two years ago.  While the bulk of the episode is a replay, I explain how what transpired in that episode is finally coming to an end. Have you ever had a decision to make but you just put it off and off for quite some time? And you just can’t ma...

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How Fear Stops Us From Leading

Love Your Practice - June 22, 2022 15:45 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Fear. This is a powerful emotion! Do you sometimes find yourself fearful of taking certain steps - steps you know are necessary - in the management of your dental practice? Fear can prevent anyone from doing things, but this episode will help you to feel empowerment instead of fear!  Employees...

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Managing Our Physical and Emotional Well-being With Dr. Ankur Gupta

Love Your Practice - May 04, 2022 16:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
It is such a pleasure to welcome back Dr. Ankur Gupta to the podcast for a second time. In this episode, we explore the reality that it is okay to be both a human and a dentist. We all have flaws - nobody is perfect - and that truly is okay. We simply need to build these flaws into our philosoph...

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Being Ready With Mary Fisher-Day

Love Your Practice - March 30, 2022 17:30 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
If something happened to you today, what would happen to your practice? If you become disabled or die, do you have a plan for your practice? This is a difficult topic, but it is one that is essential to address. Unexpected things happen, and I want to make sure you are prepared to protect your p...

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What Employees WANT With Kara Kelley

Love Your Practice - March 16, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
When you went to dental school, did you dream about your role as a manager? Probably not! I know I definitely did not, and now we are all in the middle of dealing with “The Great Resignation” that is affecting dentistry as well as other industries. I am happy to welcome back to the show Kara Kel...

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How To Draw A Proper Boundary With Someone

Love Your Practice - March 02, 2022 16:15 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Is there something that another person in your life such as a spouse, friend or parent does that is irritating you?  If so, this episode will be very helpful! This is not supposed to be about nagging someone else if we don’t get our way; rather, this episode goes over the proper way to request a...

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Talking Tongue Ties and More With Cheryl Shafer

Love Your Practice - February 15, 2022 17:50 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Dentistry and medicine go together! After over 30 years seeing patients and impacting lives as a dental hygienist, Cheryl Shafer has changed her professional path and is now a Certified Orofacial Myologist focusing on airway, breathing, and tongue function. In this candid conversation, Cheryl ad...

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A Better Way to Approach Being Understaffed

Love Your Practice - February 01, 2022 17:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Welcome ladies of dentistry. I am happy to see that you are all taking the time for yourself to listen to my podcast. I am so amazed every time I hear the graduation rates and that more and more female dentists are entering the workforce. We are taking over dentistry! In the last episode, I up...

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Coaching MY Brain Through the “Shoulds”

Love Your Practice - January 19, 2022 16:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Hi Friends! I have an unusual episode for you! I missed a week on the release of my podcast because I had an elective surgery that created some subsequent complications. This episode looks at what was going through my mind as I was going through my recovery… And then I take this golden opportuni...

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Creating Synergy With Dr. Karen Tindall

Love Your Practice - December 22, 2021 16:19 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Are you ready to be kind to yourself and your team members? It’s time to focus on synergy within our lives! In this episode, I welcome Dr. Karen Tindall who is originally from Yorkshire, England. There she was a family dentist prior to entering orthodontics. She and her family moved to the Unite...

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Embracing Change: Why It’s Hard, Why It’s Important, and How To Do It

Love Your Practice - December 08, 2021 15:12 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
How are you doing at this point in 2021? It has been a roller coaster of a year, especially when we, as practice owners, look at our staffing issues. We’ve all experienced ups and downs as we’ve dealt with staffing turnover, but what about changes you’ve wanted to make to your practice? Have you...

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Integrating Dental Sleep Medicine Into Your Practice With Dr. Mona Patel

Love Your Practice - November 24, 2021 14:29 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
Sleep… we know we need it, we know how important it is… but are we prioritizing it in our lives? Lacking sleep from sleep-related breathing disorders can have far-reaching detrimental effects in our lives. My guest in this episode is Dr. Mona Patel, a private practice owner for nearly 30 years w...

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Overcoming Your Thoughts to Build Your Business With Nutritionist and Coach Rachel Leigh

Love Your Practice - November 10, 2021 15:02 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
The businesses of dentistry and nutrition have many common challenges and similar goals! This is an interesting episode because I am co-hosting it with nutrition therapist and business coach Rachel Leigh to serve both our audiences as we share our wisdom and inspirations to help you thrive in yo...

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