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Dental Assistant Nation — 457 episodes · page 1 of 5
Episode 457: The Future of Dental Assisting Is Bigger Than You Think
Episode 456: How to Build Confidence and Skills as a Dental Assistant
Episode 455: Why Your Patients Are Anxious (And How To Fix It FAST!)
70% of Handpiece Repairs Come From This One Mistake
Episode 454: What Makes a Dental Practice Worth Staying At
Episode 453: How to Have Difficult Conversations in the Dental Office
Episode 452: A Better Way to Train Confident Clinic-Ready Dental Assistants
Episode 451: Build a Dental Practice Where No One Wants to Quit
Episode 450: Why Latinas Are the Backbone of Dentistry and No One Is Talking About It
Episode 449: How the Best Dentists Keep Their Assistants Happy and Loyal
Episode 448: The Truth About Being a Dental Assistant That Nobody Talks About
Episode 447: What Dental Assistants Say About Working at Aspen Dental
Episode 446: How Certification Changes a Dental Assistant Career (Part 2)
Episode 445: Can Certification Make You a Better Dental Assistant? (Part 1)
Episode 444: Every Dental Assistant Needs Infection Control Training (Here's Why)
Episode 443: ADAA President on the Future of Dental Assisting
Episode 442: Dental Assistants in Oregon Can Now Give Local Anesthesia!
Episode 441: The Best Way to Keep Dental Waterlines Safe
Episode 440: The Orthodontic Tool Assistants Wish They Had Sooner
Episode 439: The Biggest Infection Control Risk in Every Dental Office (Dental Unit Waterlines)
Episode 438: Can Probiotics Replace Brushing and Flossing?
Episode 437: The Dental Office System That Keeps Everyone Aligned
Episode 436: Tips To Grow From Dental Assistant to Manager!
Episode 435: The BEST Way to Keep Dental Waterlines Safe!
Episode 434: NEW Dental Assistant Scholarship Just Launched
Episode 433: Is Your Dental Practice Waterline Safe?
Episode 432: What Feeling Valued at Work Really Looks Like as a Dental Assistant
Episode 431: The Life Saving Skills Every Dental Assistant Should Learn
Episode 430: Novel Opioids Warning! What They Don't Teach in Dental School
Episode 429: Do This To Be A TOP Tier Dental Assistant
Episode 428: Why Smoking Marijuana Makes Dental Work Dangerous
Episode 427: How Dental Assistants Protect Themselves in an Unethical Dental Practice
Episode 426: Overwhelmed Dental Assistant? Try This
Episode 425: What is an Expanded Function Dental Assistant and What They Can Do
Episode 424: Dental Assistant Shortage and What PDS Health Is Doing About It
Episode 423: What Helps Dental Assistants Grow And Earn More
Episode 422: What Every Dental Assistant Should Know About 3D Printing
Episode 421: How Dental Assistants Elevate Occlusal Analysis with T-Scan
Episode 420: Dental Assistants Avoid Burnout With These Steps!
Episode 419: How A Dental Assistant Can Achieve Financial Freedom Without High Salary or Burning Out?
Episode 418: What a Dental Assistant Needs to Do to Get Paid More
Episode 417: How Dental Assistants Can Build a Better Career and Life
Episode 416: Top 5 Dental Assistant Nation Podcasts of 2025 | New Year Special
Episode 415: How Dental Assistants Can Take Better Dental X-Rays Every Time
Episode 414: How Dental Assistants Build Confidence and Reduce Mistakes Every Day
Episode 413: The Tough Side of Being a Dental Assistant
Episode 412: What Dental Assistants Should Know About Dental Therapists?
Episode 411: Inside the AI in Dentistry Summit: How Dental Assistants Are Shaping the Future with AI
Episode 410: The Real Reason Stress Messes With Your Gut
Episode 409: Blood-Stained Surgical Tools Found at Colorado Hospital By State Inspectors
Episode 408: How Top Dental Assistants Stand Out and Earn More
Episode 407: The Dental Assistant Side of Dentistry
Episode 406: What Makes the Best Dental Teams So Seamless
Episode 405: This Dental Assistant Turned Her Clinical Skills into Her Biggest Asset
Episode 404: How Dental Assistants Can Make a Lot More Money
Episode 403 Nicotine Addiction is Changing: What Dental Assistants Need to Know
Episode 402: How to Make Dental Assisting Less Stressful
Episode 401: The Dark Side of Ozempic
Episode 400: Ways Dental Assistants Can Shine With a New Doctor
Episode 399: Proven Dental Marketing Tips That Bring New Patients
Episode 398: How to Handle Sick Patients: What Every Dental Assistant Needs to Know
Episode 397: How to Make it Easy for a Dentist to Hire You
Episode 396: Dental Assistant Shortages Are Getting Worse And A National Model is Being Built to Fix It!
Episode 395: How Motivation and Research-Backed Goal Techniques Can Make You Successful
Episode 394: Dental Assistants Make Great Hygienists: What Every Aspiring Hygienist Need to Understand
Episode 393: Ways Dental Assistants Can Create a Positive and Productive Workplace
Episode 392: Future of Dental Assistants: Why CDAA Left ADAA & What To Expect
Episode 391: The Oral Preventive Assistant: Is it bad news for dental assistants?
Episode 390: The Real Reason Dental Offices Feel So Stressful — And How to Fix It
Episode 389: Making Waterline Protocols Easy And Efficient For Dental Assistants
Episode 388: How Dental Assistants Can Simplify Supply Ordering (and Shine Doing It)
Episode 387: The Reason Dental Practices Get Shut Down
Episode 386: What Dental Assistants Need to Know About Handpiece Maintenance
Episode 385: Sterisil's Game-Changing Waterline Protocol That Helps Customers Pass More Tests!
Episode 384: 5 Genius Ways for Dental assistants to work with Micromanaging Bosses
Episode 383: What you really need to know about your dental practice's waterlines
Episode 382: What Every Aspiring Dental Assistant Must Know To Be Successful
Episode 381: THIS is the BEST Onboarding Guide for Dental Assistants!
Episode 380: We Found Out What Antidepressants REALLY Do to Your Teeth… and It’s Scary
Episode 379: Dental Assistant + AI: The Game-Changing Workflow You Need to Know
Episode 378: Dentists Are Solving the Gag Reflex Problem With This New Trick
Episode 377: What's FAIR PAY for a Dental Assistant in Your Area?
Episode 376: Is Burnout Destroying Your Career as a Dental Assistant
Episode 375: The Positive Role of Social Media in Supporting Mental Health
Episode 374: How Top Dental Assistants Level Up Their Careers: Essential Tips
Episode 373: 5 Must-Know Tips for Dental Assistants During Recognition Week!
Episode 372: From The Archives: Dental Assistants As Everyday Leaders
Episode 371: AI Job Hacks: Get Hired Faster as a Dental Assistant with Lisa Newburger, Talent Acquisition Specialist
Episode 370: Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak in the US: Is Your Dental Practice at Risk?
Episode 369: Mastering Chairside Skills for Dental Assistants
Episode 368: Why Half of Dental Billers Are Quitting
Episode 367: How to Build Confidence and Skills as a Dental Assistant
Episode 366: What Must Dental Assistants Focus on for Career Growth in 2025
Episode 365: How Can Dental Assistants Prevent Burnout in 2025?
Episode 364 2024 Recap: A Special Thank You and 2025 Vision for Dental Assistants
Episode 363: Mastering Front-Back Communication in Dental Practices
Episode 362: Midmark’s Sterilizer: A Game Changer for Dental Teams
Episode 361: Questions Dental Assistants Should Ask When Interviewing For A New Job
Episode 360: How to Help Your Dental Practice Thrive with Digital Workflow
Episode 359: How Can Dental Assistants Improve Case Acceptance with Sofia Dunkley