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343: Choosing Your First Dental Job + Growing Your Clinical Confidence | Dr. Sophia Saad

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342: What Type of Dentist Job Should You Get Out of School? | Comparing Private Practice, DSO & Public Health

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341: Pregnancy as a Dentist: Maternity Leave, Postpartum & Returning to Work (Dr Sophia Saad)

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340: Are You Ready for Practice Ownership? Start-Ups, Acquisitions & Partnership Buy-Ins | Ownership Series Part 1

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339: The Path to Practice Ownership: Buy-Ins, Partnership & Navigating Childcare Through It All (Dr. Lora Parker)

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338: Women in Oral Surgery: Finding Her Specialty, Residency & Motherhood with Dr. Lora Parker

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337: Changing Your Last Name as a Dentist: The Ultimate Checklist

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336: The Nitty Gritty of a Start Up Dental Practice - 1.5 Million Debt, Finding Patients, Building a Team & More with Dr. Puja Kedia

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335: 10 Reasons Dentistry Is Exhausting (And What Actually Helps)

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334: Practice Ownership: The Investments, Growing Pains & Lessons Learned (Dr. Ronetta Sartor)

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333: What I Wish I Knew BEFORE Posting on Social Media as a Dentist | "Influencer" Advice

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332: Why Dentistry Is Still Worth It (Dr. Will Dadouris)

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331: 5 Keys to Building Trust With Your Dental Patients

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330: Dental Student Loans & Building the Dream Dental Career for YOUR Life (Dr. Gianna Tommarello)

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329: Corporate Dentistry, Private Practice & Finding the Right Fit (Dr. Gianna Tommarello)

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328: 10 Habits of Highly Successful Associate Dentists

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327: Dr. Sable on Orthodontics, Student Loans, Social Media & Building a Career in NYC

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326: Let's Do a Mid-Year Reset Together | An Honest Check In as a Young Dentist

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325: What Happens When Your Dental Career Doesn't Go According to Plan? | Struggles of a Startup Pediatric Practice (Dr. Abbey Elson)

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324: The Pre-Dental Pep Talk You Needed | DAT Motivation, Application Advice & Why It's All Worth It

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323: IV Sedation, Implants & Life After Dental School with Dr. Savanah Craig

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322: Things Nobody Tells You About Working in Dentistry

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321: Over 500k of Student Loans as a Dentist & Tips for First Years of Practice (Dr. Sammi Wood)

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320: 10 Mistakes Dental Practices Make With Their Patients

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319: The Hidden Trap Young Dentists Fall Into After Graduation (Dr. Rich Madow)

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318: Planning Paralysis Is Keeping You Stuck - The Hidden Cost of Playing It Safe

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317: What It’s Like Being a New Grad Dentist in Public Health (Dr. Nikkia Thompson)

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316: Treatment Planning Start to Finish | TALKING MONEY AND TREATMENT PLANS TO YOUR DENTAL PATIENTS PART 3

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315: The Dental Specialty No One Talks About… | Oral Radiology: A Dental Specialty Without Chairside Stress? (Dr. Samantha Gallia Ryan)

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314: The Truth Behind My Most Successful Month as a Dentist | 2026 Q1 Recap

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313: Imposter Syndrome, Choosing a Residency & Finding Your Path in Dentistry (Dr. Geena- Endodontist))

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312: Common Communication Mistakes in Treatment Planning (And What to Say Instead) | TALKING MONEY AND TREATMENT PLANS TO YOUR DENTAL PATIENTS PART 2

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311: The Business Lessons Dental School Never Taught You (Dr. Justin Griffin Part 2)

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310: Small Team, Big Profits- A Different Way to Run a Dental Practice (Part 1 Dr. Justin Griffin- The Smile Doc)

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309: Why Patients Are Saying NO to Your Treatment Plans | TALKING MONEY AND TREATMENT PLANS TO YOUR DENTAL PATIENTS | PART 1

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308: Behind a Multi-Million Dollar Dental Practice | Keys to a Successful Partnership (Dr. Kris Bano)

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307: Revealing My Ranking System that Allowed Me to Find My DREAM Associate Job

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306: Implants, Smile Makeovers & Case Acceptance: Building Skills Beyond Bread & Butter Dentistry (Dr. Kris Bano)

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305: Physician Home Loans for Dentists: Building vs Buying Explained

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304: Stretching Isn’t Saving Your Back- The Truth About Chronic Pain for Dentists | Build a Pain-Resilient Dental Career

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303: Dr. Haley's 2026 Goals, Money Mindset & Preparing for Parenthood

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302: What Young Dentists Get WRONG About Career Building | Dr. Tarun Agarwal of Dentistry Made Simple

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301: Goal Setting Strategies for Dentists - Dr. Haley's 2026 Clinical Goals!

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300: You CAN Love Dentistry and Your Life: Mentorship, Motherhood & Career Balance (Dr. Anna Morris)

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299: Dr. Haley's 2025 Dentist Wrapped! The Real Numbers Behind My 2025 as a Dentist

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298: What NOT to Forget BEFORE Buying a Dental Practice or Partnership

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297: Make Goal Setting Fun! | Reflecting on 2025 and Key Takeaways

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296: Pediatric Dentist! Residency Journey, Oral Boards, and First Job Experiences

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295: Pre-Dental Mindset Guide to 2025 Acceptance Day | Advice, Comparison & Next Steps

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294: What New Dentists Need to Know: Red Flags, Mentorship & Better Job Decisions

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293: ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT LIFE AS A DENTIST - Comparison, Building Confidence and Clinical Skills, Income, Physical Toll of Dentistry and Mental Health

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292: Women in OMFS! Finding a dental speciality residency you LOVE and following your intuition (Dr. Madison LeBlanc)

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291: TANGIBLE SELF-IMPROVEMENT: Books to grow your finances, learn communication & boost your lifestyle

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290: HOW A NEW GRAD EARNS $400K+ IN A MEDICAID DENTAL MODEL (Dr. Brandon Labe)

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289: 10 THINGS I WISH DENTAL SCHOOL TAUGHT ME & How I Learned Them

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288: Lessons from dentist journey in diverse practice models into multi-practice ownership | Medicaid, DSO, Private, Multi-Practice Start Ups (Dr. Thanh Nguyen)

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287: 10 Valuable Things I Actually Learned During Dental School!

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286: Real Life of a California New Dentist (Dr Madison Brown)

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285: NEW GRAD DENTIST CHALLENGES: Pace of Private Practice in Real World VS Dental School

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284: Pearls for New Grad Dentists- Relatable Communication Struggles and Life as a Young Dentist

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283: New Dentist Favorites & Least Favorites - Procedures, Challenging Cases, Materials, Products

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282: STUDENT LOAN UPDATES in 2025 from Dentist Financial Planner (John Kann CFP)

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281: Mentorship, Money & Stress: Solo Dentist or Group Practice? What Every New Grad Should Know

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280: Cosmetic Dentistry, Practice Ownership & Ozempic’s Impact on Oral Health | Dr. Daniela Eversgerd

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279: Life Lately: Advancing My Dental Implant Skills, Wedding Prep, Custom Home

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278: Prosthodontics 101: Residency, Practice Models & Starting from Scratch (Dr. Varisha Parikh)

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277: Facts & Fiction - Reacting to Dentist Expectations

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276: Cosmetic Dentistry & Building Your Dental Influencer Brand | Dr. Kairavi Patel

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275: Tips to THRIVE in a New Chapter- Starting Dental School or Your First Associate Dentist Job

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274: From Drowning in Corporate America to Switching Careers to Pursue Dentistry! (Mary Papandreas)

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273: Resetting Your Motivation for Your 2025 Goals! - Mid Year Check In

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272: ONE FULL YEAR AS A DENTIST! Procedure Scope, Clinical Growth, Production Goals and More!

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271: Bouncing Back From Rejection & Health Challenges (Dr. Erika Correa)

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270: CREATING A LIFE YOU LOVE - Let's do a life audit together!

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269: Top Pre-Dental Advice for 2025 Applicants! (Paige Chelberg)

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268: ALL THINGS FINANCES as a NEW DENTIST: Student loans, home loans, investing, retirement

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267: Interview with International Women in Dentistry Group Founder & Experienced Prosthodontist! (Dr. Effie Habsha)

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266: Mental Health & Wellbeing as Dentists and Dental Students

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265: Life as a Female Practice Owner & Dental School Faculty! (Dr. Ashley Ciapciak)

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264: Overcoming New Dentist Struggles - comparison, impatience and mindset problems

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263: New Dentist Realities! Job Search Advice & Grinding Early in Career (Dr. Tehaum Saood- one.mission.dmd)

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262: Implant CE Course Recap, Experience, Expectations VS Reality

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261: Finding Harmony & Purpose as a Woman in Dentistry: Motherhood, Practice Ownership, Service and Leadership

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260: FIVE year anniversary & GIVEAWAY!

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259: Internationally Trained Dentist Program Application & Experience | DSO Lead Dentist as New Grad

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258: 10 Months as a Dentist! Updates, Challenges, Goal Progress, CE & More

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257: Army Dentistry! AEGD Residency, HPSP Dental School Scholarship, Gap Years (Dr. Noah Brayton)

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256: Motivation to be a HEALTHY healthcare provider

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255: Myofunctional Therapy, Dental Hygiene and Great Dental Teams! (Jenny Wheeler RDH, QOM)

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254: 5 Tips to Make the Most of Your Associate Job!

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253: Financial Advice to Get Ahead as a New Dentist! (student loans, building wealth, money mindset, taxes)

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252: 5 Tips for Finding the BEST Job as a Dentist

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251: Life & Advice of a Female Oral Surgeon (Dr. Jacci Tomsic)

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250: Dr. Haley's Professional Goals for 2025! Motivation, Mindset, Clinical Growth Advice

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249: AI in dentistry!? Inside scoop with Overjet AI Chief Dental Officer Dr. Terri Dolan

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248: Interviewing my owner dentist! Hiring associates, living healthy lifestyle, mindset and more

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247: Financial Wisdom for New Dentists - Dr. Glenn Vo Nifty Thrifty Dentists

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246: NEW YEARS GOALS FOR 2025 as a first year dentist

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245: Motherhood in Dentistry: maternity leave, ownership, sharing parenting load, etc! (Dr. Rachel)

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244: 6 MONTHS AS A NEW DENTIST!