{"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":"The Doctor-Hygienist Partnership That Drives Case Acceptance w/ Janet Hagerman","slug":"the-doctor-hygienist-partnership-that-drives-case-acceptance-w-janet-hagerman","published_at":"2026-07-30T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dental-practice-heroes-1128005/the-doctor-hygienist-partnership-that-drives-case-acceptance-w-janet-hagerman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dental-practice-heroes-1128005","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2311108/episodes/19567174-the-doctor-hygienist-partnership-that-drives-case-acceptance-w-janet-hagerman.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2311108/episodes/19567174-the-doctor-hygienist-partnership-that-drives-case-acceptance-w-janet-hagerman.mp3","summary":"Your hygienist spends more time with your patients than you do. That makes them one of the biggest case acceptance drivers you have. This episode shows you how to unlock that potential with the right systems, language, and a true doctor-hygienist partnership. Hygiene consultant Janet Hagerman breaks down how to train your team to talk about treatment, the meeting you should be having every month, and the five steps to the perfect handoff. Topics discussed: (00:00) Introduction (02:08) From hy...","meta_description":"Your hygienist spends more time with your patients than you do. That makes them one of the biggest case acceptance drivers you have. This episode shows yo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2160,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dental-practice-heroes-1128005/episodes/the-doctor-hygienist-partnership-that-drives-case-acceptance-w-janet-hagerman/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/the-doctor-hygienist-partnership-that-drives-case-acceptance-w-janet-hagerman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}