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The Anatomy of Avoidance: Why Rational Adults Turn Into Terrified Children in Your Chair
We have all been there. You have a patient who runs a successful business, raises three kids, or runs marathons on weekends. They are competent, rational adults. But the moment the bib goes on, they regress. They squirm. They ask the same question three times. Or worse, they cancel 20 minutes...  Read More
Practice Owner Mindset: Lead Without Losing Yourself
If practice owner mindset feels heavy right now, that does not mean something is wrong with you. It usually means you have outgrown the version of leadership that got you here. Most dentists were trained to be excellent clinicians. But ownership requires a different skill set. It requires clarity,...  Read More
Stop Thinking Turnover Makes You a Failure
Kiera is joined by Dr. Paul Etchison to talk about changing the mindset of turnover = failure. This transition is part of the evolution of leadership. Both Kiera and Dr. Etchison share their own experiences in remaining true to core values, and keeping their definitions of success separate from...  Read More
3 Costly Pitfalls + How To Course-Correct
Kiera is here with a gift to make your practice even better: The three most common mistakes dental practices make, and guidance on how to get out of them. Is your practice making one of these mistakes? 1. Delegating tasks without ownership 2. Avoiding hard conversations 3. Flying blind on your...  Read More
Profitability Pitfalls: Don’t Lose Money in Dentistry
If there is one thing that quickly frustrates a dental practice owner, it is realizing that money is leaking out of the practice and that it could have been avoided. The good news is that most profitability problems are not caused by one massive mistake. They usually come from small missteps that...  Read More
Protecting Your Dental Practice: How to Spot and Avoid Common Scams
Protecting Your Dental Practice: How to Spot and Avoid Common Scams As the owner of a dental practice, you are responsible for far more than patient care. You are managing sensitive patient data, navigating complex regulations, and running a small business—all of which make your practice a prime...  Read More
The Ad That Will Hire Your Unicorn
Tiff and Monica provide exclusive, step-by-step insight into creating hiring ads that both grasp your specific practice’s strengths and needs, and attract those rockstar team members you’ve been looking for. Episode resources: Transcript: The Dental A Team (00:00) Hello, Dental A Team...  Read More
Hiring Dental Staff Starts With Your Story
Hiring feels harder than it used to. Not because dentistry has changed, but because candidates have. Today’s strongest team members are not just looking for a paycheck. They want to feel aligned with where they work. They are looking for clarity, steady leadership, and work that feels meaningful....  Read More
Dental Group Compliance: Protecting Practices in an Era of Growth
Dental Group Compliance: Protecting Practices in an Era of Growth As dental groups expand through acquisitions, affiliations, and management service agreements, maintaining compliance across multiple locations has become increasingly complex. Regulatory oversight continues to...  Read More
Buying or Selling a Dental Practice: Key Legal Considerations Every Dentist Should Know
Buying or Selling a Dental Practice: Key Legal Considerations Every Dentist Should Know The purchase or sale of a dental practice is one of the most significant decisions a dental professional will make during their career. Whether you are retiring, relocating, expanding, or starting out as a new...  Read More
 Potential Liability Risks for Dental Practices Operating Medical Spas
Professional Liability and Malpractice Claims Adding aesthetic treatments to a dental practice introduces new types of liability. Dental professionals who offer medical spa services face the risk of malpractice claims if the procedures are performed improperly. For instance, an improperly...  Read More
4 Steps to 98% Collections
Re-releasing a DAT listener favorite! The Dental A-Team is Team Online Statements over Team Paper Statements! This podcast episode is a sign your practice needs to get on the online statement train. Lots of practices struggle getting collections up because they’re doing it the old-fashioned way....  Read More
CEO Habits for That Next Level
Kiera takes listeners through specific actions the most successful dentistry minds have incorporated into their day-to-day to stay elevated. She touches on:     Planning out an ideal week     Reviewing these numbers weekly      Fostering problem-solvers      And more!    Episode resources: ...  Read More
Practice Owner Mindset: Lead Like a CEO, Not a Firefighter
When the Practice Feels Heavy, It’s Usually a Leadership Issue First There are seasons in dentistry where everything feels harder than it should. The schedule is packed, the team feels stretched, and the day turns into nonstop decisions. Even when production is solid, the practice can still feel...  Read More
How This Doctor Reached His 5-Year Goal in Just 16 Months
DAT consultant Kristy breaks down what exactly took place for a practice that didn’t have a solid admin team, struggled to find team members, and other challenges to hit its goal of $3 million in revenue. She touches on what core systems were implemented, how delegation worked, case acceptances...  Read More
Dental Practice Growth Strategy That Scales
Dental practice growth is not about working more hours, adding more stress, or hoping marketing fixes everything. Dental practice growth becomes predictable when the numbers tell the truth, the systems support the team, and the schedule is built to produce consistently without burning everyone out....  Read More
This Episode Is Your Wakeup Call
Kiera and Tiff are on the pod together to ask, What are you working toward? Your professional purpose can often get lost when you’re too buried in work, and the two invite listeners to take a step back and ask themselves key questions in order to recenter. Episode resources: Subscribe to The...  Read More
Asking the Question That Changes Everything
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What to Do About That Ownership Guilt Factor
Kiera joins Jill Simonds, founder of Savvy Strategic Partners, to talk about all things leadership mindset, including what to do when you feel trapped by your business (Kiera gets personal on this one!), the ebb and flow of motivation, psychology of ownership, and a ton, ton more. Episode...  Read More
Managing the Dental Practice Owner Mindset
Owning a dental practice is exciting, rewarding, and heavy all at the same time. The dental practice owner mindset is often the biggest factor determining whether a practice grows or stalls. Many dentists are excellent clinicians but find themselves overwhelmed as owners because the mental load of...  Read More
Understanding KPIs Without the Confusion
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How to Merge Patients (and Culture) Successfully
Re-releasing a DAT listener favorite! The Dental A-Team is joined by Dr. Nate Tilman! Fascinating history aside (read his bio below), Dr. Tilman talks with Kiera about his unique dental practice situation, how he’s managed to merge five different practices into his own, and a strategy for doing...  Read More
CEO Mindset Starts With You
Dentists often think of themselves as practice owners, not CEOs. Yet the moment you opened your practice, you became the CEO. Whether you claim that role or not shapes how your team performs, how decisions are made, and how stressful your daily life feels. The CEO mindset is about leading with...  Read More
Design Your Practice Vision Like a CEO
Tiff and Monica break down what it takes to operate your practice like a CEO in 2026, including mindset (especially if you don’t exactly feel like a CEO), leadership team delegation, dialing in goals, and more. Episode resources: Transcript: The Dental A Team (00:00) Hello, Dental A Team I am...  Read More
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