Dental All-Stars - Dentistry Podcast
All-Star Dental Academy
Dental All-Stars - Dentistry Business Podcast is for dentists looking to improve their profitability and mindset. Topics include management, leadership, marketing, scheduling, phone skills, hiring & hr, to name just a few. Enjoy easy-to-digest, high-quality audio interviews with Dentistry's Top Experts, including Larry Guzzardo, Eric Vickery, Robyn Reis, Alex & Heather Nottingham, and more! Access free videos and business training guides at allstardentalacademy.com.
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Apr 7, 2026 • 30min
Fan Favorite | Profits Production & Growth
In this fan-favorite episode, Larry Guzzardo and Alex Nottingham, JD, MBA discuss challenges like insurance pressure, rising costs, and burnout, emphasizing team development, training, and ownership to achieve long-term success and better work-life balance.Resources:All-Star Live Dental Training EventsDental CoachingDental Practice Growth Webinar
Mar 31, 2026 • 28min
The Know it All
Alex Nottingham JD MBA and Heather Nottingham explore how to handle “know-it-all” team members and patients. It highlights the role of fear and ego, the importance of a growth mindset, and how leaders can foster a culture of learning through empathy, listening, and non-confrontational communication.Resources:Dental Practice Growth Webinar Dental CoachingAll-Star Online Training
Mar 24, 2026 • 32min
Integrator vs Implementer
Shelly VanEpps and Alex Nottingham JD MBA discuss integrators vs implementers in dental teams, why you don’t need a “unicorn” hire, and how understanding personalities, communication, and leadership helps build a strong, effective team that executes vision without burnout. Resources:All-Star Live Dental Training EventsDental CoachingDental Practice Growth Webinar
Mar 17, 2026 • 27min
Fan Favorite | Boost Your Phone Skills
Learn the GREAT Call Process—a simple 5-step framework to improve dental phone skills and turn callers into patients. Discover how “Share the Sizzle” helps teams highlight what makes their practice unique, build rapport, and create an all-star patient experience from the very first call. Resources:Dental Practice Growth Webinar Dental CoachingAll-Star Online Training
Mar 10, 2026 • 30min
The 4 Pillars of Practice Growth - Part 2
The secret to real practice growth isn’t just clinical skill—it’s leadership, systems, and communication. In this episode of the Dental All-Stars Podcast, we break down how strong mindset, clear expectations, and systemized communication help teams perform better, improve case acceptance, and create consistent results in your practice. Resources:All-Star Live Dental Training EventsDental CoachingDental Practice Growth Webinar
Mar 3, 2026 • 27min
The 4 Pillars of Practice Growth - Part 1
In this first episode, Alex Nottingham, Shelly VanEpps, and Eric Vickery discuss the first two pillars of growth—culture and leadership—highlighting the importance of clarity, trust, emotional intelligence, and intentional core values as the foundation for lasting practice success.Resources:All-Star Live Dental Training EventsDental CoachingDental Practice Growth Webinar
Feb 24, 2026 • 35min
2026 AI & Marketing Forecast
Patrick Chavoustie of Omni Premier Marketing and Alex Nottingham JD MBA break down the 2026 dental marketing forecast. From AI search and rising ad costs to reviews, local SEO, and phone conversions—learn how dental practices can turn every patient touchpoint into powerful marketing.Resources:The Dental Brief PodcastOMNI Premier MarketingDental Practice Growth Webinar
Feb 17, 2026 • 35min
2026 Investing Forecast
Markets swung wildly in 2025 as AI stocks surged and gold rallied. Financial advisors, Barron and Julian Natelli with Oppenheimer unpack volatility, recession odds, and smart diversification. Their core advice: balance risk and reward, think long term, and invest with discipline—not fear—as 2026 unfolds.Resources:Oppenheimer & Co. IncAll-Star Live Dental Training EventsDental CoachingDental Practice Growth Webinar
Feb 10, 2026 • 18min
Fan Favorite | Dental Block Schedule Training
This fan-favorite episode features Larry Guzzardo and Alex Nottingham, JD, MBA discussing how pre-blocking your schedule increases productivity, improves assistant utilization, and keeps your day on track—plus when to hold or release time and how to guide patients with confidence.Resources:All-Star Live Dental Training EventsDental CoachingDental Practice Growth Webinar
Feb 3, 2026 • 21min
The Phone Butterfly Effect
Heather Nottingham and Alex Nottingham JD MBA discuss how one phone call impacts everything in a dental practice—from marketing ROI and show rates to case acceptance, referrals, and revenue. Small improvements in phone skills create massive, compounding results across the entire practice.Resources:Dental Practice Growth Webinar Dental CoachingAll-Star Online Training
