{"podcast":{"title":"The Dentalpreneur Podcast w/ Dr. Mark Costes","slug":"the-dentalpreneur-podcast-w-dr-mark-costes-467923","podcast_index_feed_id":467923,"rss_url":"https://markcostes.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.truedentalsuccess.com/the-dentalpreneur-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/2/9/6/12969003544dad6fe55e3c100dce7605/podcast-1400.png","author":"Author, speaker, dental business coach and practicing dentist, Dr. Mark Costes chats with the leader","episode_count":2558,"summary":"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 full potential in practice and in life. Let's face it. Dentistry can be a frustrating and isolating profession... but you don't have to be an island anymore. It's possible to become more profitable, less stressed and more fulfilled in your career and it's our mission is to help you get there. For a whole host of free practice building tips and resources, visit our website at TrueDentalSuccess.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T06:21:34.304535+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dentalpreneur-podcast-w-dr-mark-costes-467923"},"episode":{"title":"2539: Helping Dentists Rediscover Joy in Practice","slug":"2539-helping-dentists-rediscover-joy-in-practice","published_at":"2026-06-25T13:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dentalpreneur-podcast-w-dr-mark-costes-467923/2539-helping-dentists-rediscover-joy-in-practice","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dentalpreneur-podcast-w-dr-mark-costes-467923","url":"https://markcostes.libsyn.com/2539-helping-dentists-rediscover-joy-in-practice","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/markcostes/2539.mp3?dest-id=265820","summary":"On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes is joined by Doug and Catherine Fettig live from Thrive Live 2026 in Vegas for a conversation on mindset, leadership, and improving the dental experience for both teams and patients. Doug shares how dentists can begin thinking more like CEOs, avoid becoming the bottleneck in their practices, and use simple habits like gratitude and generosity journaling to shift their mindset and rediscover joy in the profession. Catherine brings her decades of healthcare and psychiatric mental health experience to the dental space, explaining how dental anxiety impacts patients, teams, and overall practice productivity. She breaks down practical ways practices can support anxious patients before, during, and after appointments through better communication, calming environments, screening tools, and giving patients more choice and control. Be sure to check out the full episode from the Dentalpreneur Podcast! EPISODE RESOURCES https://www.dentaldollarsandsense.com https://www.truedentalsuccess.com Dental Success Network Subscribe to The Dentalpreneur Podcast","meta_description":"On today's episode, Dr. Mark Costes is joined by Doug and Catherine Fettig live from Thrive Live 2026 in Vegas for a conversation on mindset, leadership,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1612,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dentalpreneur-podcast-w-dr-mark-costes-467923/episodes/2539-helping-dentists-rediscover-joy-in-practice/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dentalpreneur-podcast-w-dr-mark-costes-467923/2539-helping-dentists-rediscover-joy-in-practice.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}