{"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":"Stop Hoping and Praying for Your Dream Team, Build Them","slug":"stop-hoping-and-praying-for-your-dream-team-build-them","published_at":"2026-07-27T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dental-practice-heroes-1128005/stop-hoping-and-praying-for-your-dream-team-build-them","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dental-practice-heroes-1128005","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2311108/episodes/19554179-stop-hoping-and-praying-for-your-dream-team-build-them.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2311108/episodes/19554179-stop-hoping-and-praying-for-your-dream-team-build-them.mp3","summary":"If you walked into your dental practice right now and asked one random team member what they’re actively trying to get better at, would they have a real answer or a long pause? That moment tells you almost everything about your culture, your leadership, and why “good people” sometimes slowly turn into disengaged people. We believe most team members don’t drift toward excellence on their own, they drift toward comfort, and it’s our job to make growth the default. We unpack why ongoing t...","meta_description":"If you walked into your dental practice right now and asked one random team member what they’re actively trying to get better at, would they have a real a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":923,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dental-practice-heroes-1128005/episodes/stop-hoping-and-praying-for-your-dream-team-build-them/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/stop-hoping-and-praying-for-your-dream-team-build-them.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}