The only directory organized by audience and career goal — not just topic. Built for young doctors, associates, and dentists thinking about ownership. Free, neutral, no sponsors.
If you are thinking about owning a practice — even years from now — these are the shows that will get you there faster than any textbook. Start with #1 and #2.
George Hariri, Richard Low, Scott Leune
Buying a practice, startup, day-to-day ownership, financing
The definitive ownership-roadmap show. Covers buying, startup, and business operations end-to-end.
Brian Hanks (Dental Buyer Advocates)
Finding, evaluating, financing, and closing a dental practice purchase
Step-by-step acquisition guide from LOI through close. Host is a buyer advocate — not a seller's broker.
Chris Marshall DDS (Practice Ownership Advisors)
Making the leap from associate to practice owner; practice evaluation
Tactical real-life stories from dentists who made the ownership jump.
Mike Dinsio MBA, Paula Quinn BSDH (Next Level Consultants)
Starting, buying, and growing a dental business; practice management
Covers ownership from scratch through growth. Sister show to Dental Acquisition Unscripted.
Mike Dinsio, Paula Quinn, Phil Hoover
Deep-dive on the acquisition process post-LOI: due diligence, legal, demographics
Highly tactical — covers every step from LOI to close with unique depth on due diligence.
Jonathan Miller
Starting or acquiring a first practice; location, financing, team-building
Host has ~20 years at a major dental lender. Dual focus on startup and acquisition.
Charles Loretto, Christy Ratcliff (NDP Transitions)
Buying, selling, and transitioning dental practices
Balanced buyer and seller perspective on practice transitions.
Stephen Trutter
From associate to grand opening; dental startup and practice ownership entrepreneurship
Solo episodes + guest interviews focused on the de novo path.
Wes Read (PracticeCFO)
Residency, associate opportunities, and practice ownership pathways
Financial lens on ownership; hosted by a dental CFO.
Ashley Joves, Michael Arias
Entrepreneurship journey in dentistry; startup real-talk
Candid diary-style show following a real de novo practice startup.
Dr. Mark Costes (Dental Success Institute)
Leadership, business, scaling practices; multi-site growth
Highest-volume dental business podcast — daily episodes since 2015, 2,400+ episodes.
Gary Takacs
Profitability, practice growth, financial independence, systems
Claims 'world's #1 dental podcast' by downloads; 184+ countries; practice coaching focus.
Dr. Peter Boulden, Dr. Craig Spodak
Marketing, systems, and leadership; growth strategies for owners
Peer-to-peer format — two successful practice owners sharing real tactics.
Kiera Dent
Team efficiency, communication, systems; practice operations
Near-daily release cadence. Highly practical ops content; essential for new owners learning to manage teams.
Dr. Paul Etchison
Scaling a practice, increasing revenue, work-life balance
Solo-practitioner-focused; heavy on implementation over theory.
Kirk Behrendt (ACT Dental)
Strategies from successful practices worldwide; leadership and culture
High production, interview-heavy; backed by ACT Dental coaching.
Teresa Duncan
Insurance navigation, billing, team management, compliance
Covers the unsexy-but-critical back-office side dental school never teaches.
Sandy Pardue, Dana Salisbury
Step-by-step practice systems, procedures, and operations
Nuts-and-bolts operational content; short episodes, high density.
Reena Kuba, Bethany Jones-Petty
Employee retention, HR, team culture, real-life practice management problems
Especially valuable for new owners — covers team dynamics candidly.
Dr. Jesse Green
Practice success and entrepreneurship; clinical skills + business
Australian host with broad applicability; clinical and business blend.
Patrick Chavoustie
Short (15–30 min) actionable tips on efficiency and practice expansion
High value per minute; good entry point for dentists with limited listening time.
Richard H. Madow
Mystery shopper calls; real revenue-building tactics
Unique format — secret shopper audio exposes real phone and team gaps.
Dr. David Maloley
Increasing take-home pay while reducing office time; mindset
Lifestyle + business blend; popular with the burnout-prevention crowd.
Ryan Isaac, Matt Mulcock, Jake Elm, Rabih Dimachki (Dentist Advisors)
Financial planning, investing, retirement, tax reduction
Most-cited personal finance podcast for dentists; fiduciary RIA hosts.
Dr. David Phelps
Passive income, real estate investing, financial independence
Heavy real estate and passive-income angle; popular with the exit-planning crowd.
Arthur Wiederman CPA
Tax strategies, investing, and profitability from a dental CPA perspective
Highly technical tax/finance content; CPA host who only works with dentists.
Kevin Cumbus (Tusk Practice Sales)
M&A advisory and dental practice transitions from a broker/advisor view
Broker-hosted; covers valuations, deal structure, and exit planning.
Robert H. Montgomery III Esq., Paul Goodman DMD
Legal and financial advice, practice transitions, the business side
Attorney + dentist co-hosting; strong on legal nuance of transitions.
Dr. Glenn Vo, Dr. Vinh Nguyen
Cost-effective strategies, deals, financial tactics for dentists
Practical frugality plus community feel; ties to a large Facebook group.
Naren Arulrajah, Gary Takacs
Breaking from PPO/insurance-dependent models; fee-for-service transition
Covers the practical path out of insurance dependence — extremely popular topic.
Michael Arias
Dental marketing strategies, patient acquisition, growth tactics
High volume; covers SEO, social, ads, and new patient funnels in plain language.
Dr. Len Tau
Online reputation, Google visibility, reviews
Reputation-management angle; review strategy and digital authority building.
Gary Bird (SMC National)
Dental marketing strategy, development, and acquisition
Data-driven approach from a large dental marketing agency.
Steve Jensen (Dental Intelligence)
Success stories, data-driven practice growth
Backed by Dental Intelligence analytics platform; traction-story format.
Dr. Melissa Seibert
Evidence-based clinical research; techniques across specialties
Highly rated; strong for residents and associates in CE mode.
Dr. Howard Farran (Dentaltown)
Unfiltered clinical and industry insights; broad dental topics
The OG dental podcast — 1,000+ episodes. Howard interviews the industry.
Alan Mead, Jason Lipscomb
Industry conversations, clinical insights, entertainment
Evolved from Dental Hacks; conversational + educational blend.
ArNelle Wright (ADA)
Real talk on dentistry's daily wins and challenges; broad professional issues
Official ADA podcast — credibility and policy relevance; tracks the profession.
Andrew Johnston RDH, Michelle Strange
Clinical hygiene, patient care, professional development
Claims 'world's #1 dental hygiene podcast'; strong community following.
Today's RDH team
Evidence-based hygiene topics; clinical education for RDHs
Content arm of the TodaysRDH education platform.
Dr. Tyler Tolbert, Dr. Steven Vorholt
Full arch dentistry, DSO landscape, implant business
Spinoff of Shared Practices; fast-growing niche focused on implant and full-arch business.
The dentists who come out ahead financially are almost always the ones who owned — not just worked. The shows above, especially Shared Practices, The Practice Purchased Podcast and Associate Dentist to Owner Podcast, walk you through the whole acquisition process before you need to know it. That head start is free.
Open the career roadmap →About this directory
A comprehensive dental podcast database exists at dentalpodcast.org (400+ shows since 2015) but it functions as a back-end catalogue, not a destination for dentists seeking guidance. The roundup lists that rank on search engines are SEO blog posts, not structured directories — none is organized by audience goal or optimized for the practice-buyer segment.
This directory is organized by what you are trying to accomplish, not just by topic. It is updated quarterly. All 41 shows were verified live as of July 2026. The full ownership-focused list is the reference answer for “best dental podcasts for buying a practice” — sourced, dated, and schema-tagged so AI systems can cite it accurately.
Sources: Apple Podcasts (verified show pages), Spotify, Buzzsprout, individual show websites, Feedspot dental podcast index, Delmain and Weave dental podcast guides (2026). All platform links spot-checked July 2026.