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Dental
The practice-owner conversation in dentistry. What dentists and their advisors are saying about patients, staffing, and the business of the practice.
Refreshed nightly · readings through November 4, 2026
Who's advertising, and what's being discussed
Aug 2026 – Oct 2026Paid sponsor reads and organic mentions across the dental shows we track. Ad copy is masked out before mentions are counted, so a vendor's own ads never count as people talking about it.
Top advertisers
By ad reads · change vs the prior 3 months
- 1Net32
- 2Crazy Dental
- 3Relevance Online Marketing
- 4Flex Dental Solutions
- 5Lassie
Most-discussed vendors
Share of episodes with an organic mention · change vs the prior 3 months
- 1ChatGPT
- 2Google Business Profile
- 3Invisalign
- 4Open Dental
- 5Dentrix
Mentions over time
Track any vendor's share of the conversation month by month, and compare up to five.
251 episodes from 10 shows scanned in Aug 2026 – Oct 2026. Sponsor tracking for dental runs from Sep 2024.
What this page measures
We transcribe every episode of the dental shows listed below and score what gets said in them. Not what analysts predict, and not what a survey panel reports after the fact. What practitioners tell each other while the quarter is still running.
Podcast interviews are unusually good evidence for this. The guest is a working operator, the format is long enough that talking points run out, and nobody is answering a multiple-choice question. When sentiment in a sector turns, it tends to show up in how people talk months before it reaches a published number.
The scores below run 0 to 100 against a 50 neutral baseline, weighted by how much reach an episode has. Readings refresh nightly across a trailing 30-day window. A cut this narrow can go thin in a quiet month, and when it does we say so rather than publishing a number built on four episodes. Full methodology.
What the Dental conversation reads like
Sentiment across the five topics we score, measured only on dental shows. Trailing 30 days against the same window a quarter ago; thin cuts fall back to a 90-day read.
Future Outlook
75.9
Economy
41.7
Industry Forecast
47.6
AI
56.8
Innovation
66.4
Future Outlook
12-mo avg 76.6 · points from average
Economy
12-mo avg 43.6 · points from average
Industry Forecast
12-mo avg 49.0 · points from average
AI
12-mo avg 55.6 · points from average
Innovation
12-mo avg 68.5 · points from average
Each topic against its own 12-month average (the zero line), within dental shows only. Above means the conversation is running hotter than normal for that topic; below, cooler.
Latest in Dental
newest across the tracked shows
Dental Practice Heroes
Nov 3, 2026
You've Got Unscheduled Treatment. So Why Is Your Schedule Empty?
Dr. Paul Edison, a dental coach, author of two books on dental practice management, and owner of a five-doctor practice in the south suburbs of Chicago, argues that unscheduled treatment follow-up, reactivation of overdue patients, and filling near-term schedule openings are often neglected because no one owns them, no protected time is set aside, and no written standard exists. He recommends assigning one owner per outcome, blocking time during slower periods, and documenting how, when, and how often each task is done, with follow-up on the accountability itself. The episode is a solo host segment with no guest.
The Dentalpreneur Podcast w/ Dr. Mark Costes
Nov 3, 2026
2632: The Retirement Gap Practice Owners Overlook
Micah Brown, founder of Legacy Financial Solutions and author of Owner's Blind Spot, joins Dr. Mark Costes to argue that a dental practice sale should not be a practice owner's entire retirement strategy. The conversation walks through his three-part framework of protecting income (disability coverage, buy-sell agreements, and key person policies), keeping more earnings (cash balance and other defined benefit plans), and converting assets into retirement income. It also covers the net proceeds of a practice sale after taxes and broker fees, and why owners should understand their spending before planning an exit.
The DSO Hygienist with Christine Diehl
Nov 3, 2026
The Business of Brighter Smiles Making Teeth Whitening Work for Your Practice
Arturo Paiva, founder and CEO of GloboDent, discusses the company's teeth whitening products, including in-office chairside whitening, take-home tray systems, and over-the-counter oral care lines. The conversation covers how whitening is positioned for dental professionals, the peroxide types and whitening accelerators used, and strategies for managing patient sensitivity and setting realistic expectations. They also touch on whitening in orthodontic practices and the future role of AI and scanning technology.
Dental A Team Podcast
Nov 3, 2026
#1,223: The Best Way to Synchronize Your Team's Communication With Patients
Dental A-Team consultant Nikki Mack joins co-host Tiffanie for a consultant-spotlight episode on role-playing, which she calls practice simulation, as a way for dental teams to build communication skills and confidence with patients. They cover why role-play matters, how to structure a team session (starting with team input rather than a fixed agenda), and how to handle takeaways, unified verbiage, and follow-up. The episode also touches on Nikki's in-office and virtual consulting work.
Bulletproof Dental Practice
Nov 3, 2026
If AI Doesn't Recommend You, Patients Won't Find You
Michael Notbohm, founder of Dental Mentions, joins Dr. Peter Boulden to explain how patients now ask conversational AI tools like ChatGPT for dentist recommendations, shifting dental marketing from traditional SEO toward Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). They discuss how AI draws on patient reviews, directory consistency, and content, why generic AI-written blog posts hurt authority, and the risk that autonomous AI agents will soon price-shop and call dental offices for patients. The episode closes with an announcement of an upcoming in-person AI marketing workshop in Atlanta and how listeners can book a consultation.
The Very Dental Podcast Network
Nov 3, 2026
Very Clinical: Getting Ahead of It, part 4: Endodontics
Dr. Alan Mead joins co-hosts Zach Miners and Dr. Kevin for the fourth installment of the "Getting Ahead of It" series, focused on endodontics. The discussion covers setting patient expectations before treatment, including managing hot teeth, pre-op steroid use, post-op soreness, and explaining crown and occlusal decisions in advance. The hosts also share practical clinical tips on rubber dam sealing with Liquid Dam, CBCT and microscope use for canal navigation, and the handling of necrotic and infected teeth.
The Dental roster
10 showsThe Dentalpreneur Podcast w/ Dr. Mark Costes
Author, speaker, dental business coach and practicing dentist, Dr. Mark Costes chats with the leader
The goal of this podcast is to assemble the greatest minds of the dental profession and to pass on their most valuable and succinct lessons, in order to help you to achieve your…
The Very Dental Podcast Network
Alan Mead
The Very Dental Podcast network brings you entertaining and relevant conversations with visionaries, clinicians and your friends in the dental space.
Dental A Team Podcast
Kiera Dent
This podcast is here to give dentists and all dental office team members, in EVERY position, TACTICAL and PRACTICAL TIPS to: - Be more efficient - Have more fun - Improve doctor…
The Dental Marketer
tdmtalks@gmail.com (Michael Arias)
Be a part of the TDM FAMILY here: http://eepurl.com/cufQt9 Welcome to The Dental Marketer Podcast. Where we are helping dentists everywhere! A podcast where we answer all your…
Dental Practice Heroes
Dr. Paul Etchison
Where dentists learn how to cut clinical days while increasing profits - without sacrificing patient care, cutting corners, or cranking volume. We teach you how to grow a…
The Thriving Dentist Show
Gary Takacs
The Thriving Dentist Show by Gary Takacs guides dental practice owners and dentists in creating a profitable practice with financial independence while delivering hallmark-level…
Bulletproof Dental Practice
Bulletproof Dental Practice
A dental podcast about the business of dentistry, with practical advice on what it actually takes to grow a successful practice: marketing, patient enrollment, systems, team…
Group Dentistry Now Show: The Voice of the DSO Industry
William Neumann
We bring you dental support and emerging dental group practice analysis, conversation, news and events. Listen to leaders in the DSO and emerging dental group space talk about…
Shared Practices | Your Dental Roadmap through Practice Ownership
Dr. George Hariri
Shared Practices is the go-to podcast for dental business owners who want to grow and elevate their practices. Whether you're an experienced practice owner or an aspiring…
The DSO Hygienist with Christine Diehl
Christine Diehl
DSOs are built on numbers, but they are run by people. The DSO Hygienist pulls back the curtain on what's really happening inside today's dental organizations, with…
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Term-level trends, competitor mentions, and custom segments within the dental conversation are available as custom research. See the Conversation Index or get in touch.