Let’s be honest: you can’t always “make more time”. Between clinical hygiene checks, complex cases, and managing a team, your schedule is already maxed out. But what if you could double your productivity without adding a single minute to your workday?
Enter “NET Time” (No Extra Time).
Originally coined by productivity experts like Tony Robbins, NET Time is the art of feeding your mind while your body is busy with something else. It’s the commute to the office. It’s the 45 minutes on the treadmill. It’s walking the dog. These pockets of time are usually “lost”, but for the high-performing practice owner, they are a university on wheels.
If you open Spotify or Apple Podcasts right now and search for “dentistry,” you’ll be flooded with results. The problem isn’t a lack of content; it’s a lack of relevance.
Most dental podcasts focus heavily on clinical CE, debating bonding agents, or reviewing the latest endo files. While that makes you a better clinician, it doesn’t necessarily make you a better business owner. If you are trying to lower overhead, fix a toxic team culture, or scale from one location to three, listening to another lecture on composites won’t move the needle on your P&L.
You need high-yield information that directly impacts your bottom line. We have done the heavy lifting to filter out the noise and curate the 5 best dental podcasts specifically for practice owners.
These aren’t just easy listening or background noise. They offer actionable insight into leadership, marketing, and finance. Whether you are looking to scale, improve your operations, or simply find financial freedom, these shows are your new roadmap.
The Top 5 Podcasts for Dental Entrepreneurs
We’ve combed through the charts to find the shows that offer actionable business advice, not just background noise. Here are the top contenders for the best dental podcast title this year.
1. The “Start-Up” Bible: Shared Practices
- Hosts: Dr. Richard Low & Team
- Best For: Dentists planning a startup, acquisition, or partnership.
Why We Love It: If you are in the pre-ownership phase or looking to expand, this is non-negotiable listening. Shared Practices treats opening a dental office like a science, not a gamble. They break down the terrifying process of a startup—demographics, lease negotiations, and design—into a step-by-step roadmap.
For our clients looking for start-up guidance, this show provides the perfect “pre-work” education. It emphasizes that a successful launch isn’t about luck; it’s about following a proven sequence to avoid the costly mistakes that sink new practices in their first year.
2. The Systems Masterclass: The Dentalpreneur Podcast
- Host: Dr. Mark Costes
- Best For: Practice owners who feel “stuck” in the chair and want to scale.
Why We Love It: Many dentists unintentionally build a job rather than a business; if they aren’t drilling, they aren’t earning. Dr. Mark Costes focuses heavily on “overhead control” and systemization.
We love this show because it tackles the psychological hurdle of being the bottleneck in your own business. It pushes owners to implement systems that allow the practice to run smoothly without their constant micromanagement, a philosophy we strongly advocate for when consulting on practice growth.
3. The Marketing Heavyweight: Bulletproof Dental Practice
- Hosts: Dr. Peter Boulden & Dr. Craig Spodak
- Best For: Modern dentists competing against DSOs and corporate dentistry.
Why We Love It: This show is high-energy and incredibly current. The Bulletproof team doesn’t shy away from the hard truths about the changing landscape of dentistry. They focus on how private practitioners can leverage their agility to outmaneuver large corporate chains.
Their deep dives into team culture and premium patient experiences are excellent. It’s a great resource for understanding that “marketing” isn’t just ads, it’s everything your patient sees, feels, and hears from the moment they walk in the door.
4. The Financial Guide: The Dentist Money Show
- Host: Ryan Isaac
- Best For: Owners who have high production but low personal net worth.
Why We Love It: It is a common tragedy in dentistry: high income, low wealth. This podcast bridges the gap between running a profitable practice and building personal financial freedom.
They move the conversation beyond “production numbers” to the metrics that actually matter for your retirement: debt reduction, smart investing, and tax strategy. If you are stressed about your financial future despite having a busy schedule, this show helps you regain control of the numbers.
5. The New Patient Engine: The Dental Marketer
- Host: Michael Arias
- Best For: Dentists looking for “boots on the ground” tactics to fill their schedule.
Why We Love It: While many experts preach high-level theory, Michael Arias gets into the gritty details of Ground Marketing. This is especially valuable for new practices that may not have a massive Google Ads budget yet.
The show features real stories of what is working right now to get new patients in the chair. It aligns perfectly with the need for proactive patient acquisition strategies rather than passively waiting for referrals.
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SUBSCRIBETurning Content into Culture: The “Team Listen” Strategy
One of the biggest frustrations we hear from practice owners is the disconnect between their vision and the team’s reality. You listen to an episode of Bulletproof on your drive home and get fired up about revolutionizing your patient experience. But when you walk into the morning huddle and try to explain it, you are met with blank stares or resistance.
This is often called the “Prophet in Your Own Land” syndrome. You can tell your team the same thing a hundred times and be ignored, but if an outside “expert” says it, suddenly it clicks.
Podcasts are the most cost-effective way to leverage that “Third-Party Authority.” Instead of hoarding this knowledge, use it to train your staff without being the “bad guy.”
How to implement the “Team Listen” protocol:
- Identify the Bottleneck: Is your front desk struggling with price shoppers? Is your hygiene team having trouble with re-appointment rates?
- Curate the Content: Don’t send them a generic link. Find the specific episode of The Dental Marketer or The Dentalpreneur that addresses that exact problem.
- Assign “Paid” Homework: Ask the relevant team members to listen to that 30-minute episode. If you want to ensure buy-in, let them clock in for that 30 minutes of listening time. It is cheaper than a CE course!
- Discuss, Don’t Lecture: At your next staff meeting, ask them to lead the discussion. “What was one takeaway from the episode that you think we could try here?”
By doing this, you aren’t “bossing” them into a new system; you are inviting them to participate in the solution. This builds a shared vocabulary and ensures that when you talk about “overhead” or “patient retention,” your team actually understands the why behind the what.
How to Actually Use What You Hear
There is a hidden danger in consuming this much high-quality content: Analysis Paralysis.
It is easy to binge-listen to five episodes of The Dentalpreneur or Shared Practices on a long drive and feel productive. You feel like you’ve worked on your business because you’ve consumed information about it. But be warned: listening is not doing.
In fact, listening to too many different strategies can be detrimental. One expert tells you to drop all PPOs, another says to negotiate them, and a third says to focus on fee-for-service startups. If you try to pivot your practice in three different directions at once, you won’t move an inch. You’ll just exhaust your team.
The “Power of One” Strategy
Here is our advice on how to turn “Net Time” into net profit:
- Pick ONE idea: Don’t try to overhaul your entire recall system, change your marketing vendor, and rewrite your associate’s contract in the same week.
- Commit to 30 Days: Choose one actionable insight—for example, a new “Morning Huddle” format to boost team morale.
- Execute Fully: Implement that single change. Train the team, track the results, and troubleshoot the friction points.
- Move On: Only once that new system is running on autopilot should you go back to your podcast queue for the next idea.
Knowledge without execution is just trivia. The goal isn’t to be the smartest dentist at the cocktail party; it’s to be the most effective leader in your practice.
From Passive Listening to Active Growth
Podcasts are an incredible tool for the modern dentist. They provide inspiration, introduce you to new concepts, and keep you connected to the broader dental community. However, even the best dental podcast has one major limitation: it doesn’t know your practice.
Dr. Mark Costes or Dr. Richard Low can give you general principles, but they can’t review your specific P&L, analyze your local demographics, or understand the unique personality dynamics of your front desk team.
General advice is a great starting point, but custom implementation is where the real growth happens.
Need help sifting through the noise?
You don’t have to guess which strategies apply to you. At Christopher Durusky DDS, we bridge the gap between high-level theory and boots-on-the-ground reality. We take these concepts and build a custom roadmap specifically for your goals, whether that’s launching a startup, acquiring a practice, or simply getting your weekends back.
Stop just listening to success stories and start writing your own.