{"podcast":{"title":"Dental Practice Heroes","slug":"dental-practice-heroes-1128005","podcast_index_feed_id":1128005,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2311108.rss","website_url":"http://www.dentalpracticeheroes.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/vfqjnjjvrfm6velki8v9cbhuaa4i?.jpg","author":"Dr. Paul Etchison","episode_count":702,"summary":"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 scalable practice through communication, leadership, and effective management. Hosted by Dr. Paul Etchison, author of two books on dental practice management, dental coach, and owner of a $6M collections group practice in the south suburbs of Chicago, we provide actionable advice for practice owners who want to intentionally create more time to enjoy their families, wealth, and deep personal fulfillment. If you want to build a scalable practice framework that no longer stresses, drains, or relies on you for every little thing, we will teach you how and share stories of other dentists who have done it!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T20:19:46.974979+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dental-practice-heroes-1128005"},"episode":{"title":"How to Train the Assistant Every Other Dentist Wants w/ Kevin Henry","slug":"how-to-train-the-assistant-every-other-dentist-wants-w-kevin-henry","published_at":"2026-08-20T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dental-practice-heroes-1128005/how-to-train-the-assistant-every-other-dentist-wants-w-kevin-henry","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dental-practice-heroes-1128005","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2311108/episodes/19674243-how-to-train-the-assistant-every-other-dentist-wants-w-kevin-henry.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2311108/episodes/19674243-how-to-train-the-assistant-every-other-dentist-wants-w-kevin-henry.mp3","summary":"Every dentist wants an assistant who anticipates their needs without being asked. Almost nobody does what it takes to get there. Kevin Henry, dental journalist and founder of Dental Assistant Nation, has spent 21 years advocating for dental assistants. In this episode, he shares what makes them disengage, what a good day actually looks like for them, and how to train them the right way. Topics discussed: (00:00) Introduction (03:52) Why your dental assistants aren't engaged (06:13) The skills...","meta_description":"Every dentist wants an assistant who anticipates their needs without being asked. Almost nobody does what it takes to get there. Kevin Henry, dental journ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2329,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dental-practice-heroes-1128005/episodes/how-to-train-the-assistant-every-other-dentist-wants-w-kevin-henry/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dental-practice-heroes-1128005/how-to-train-the-assistant-every-other-dentist-wants-w-kevin-henry.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}