Join us for the first episode in season 2 of the Orthodontic Pearls Podcast! Learn some of the greatest pearls from the MOPC conference, the latest trends in orthodontics, and what’s coming up next! Join us for the 8th Annual Orthodontic Pearls conference next November 6–7, 2026 at the Talking Stick Resort and Casino in Scottsdale, Arizona. 500+ colleagues, 50 exhibits, 30 speakers, 25 CE Credits, and a rock-themed pearls party featuring live music from the world’s only all orthodontist band, RELAPSE! Learn more at orthodonticpearls.org
Episode 25 of the Orthodontic Pearls Podcast featuring The White Coat Investor, Dr. Jim Dahle!
Join us virtually and earn 15.75 CE Credits at the Orthodontic Pearls Conference (MOPC) held this coming October 10-11 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida! All of the CE with Zero Travel. You can even watch the videos at a later date and still earn CE credit by entering the codes given at the end of each presentation on your CE Form.
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Improve your practice and life by tuning into Episode 24 of the Orthodontic Pearls Podcast featuring Mari Sawtelle Dunn of Mari’s List!
Learn how to save significant money on supply costs, particularly disposables, strategies on staff training, and learn her story from lab tech to founder of the most successful Buyer’s group in orthodontics. Enjoy a forward from Drs. Chris Teeters, Brian Anderson, and Andy Sarpotdar sharing fitness pearls, giving an update on the orthodontic profession, and discussing the benefit of fruitful debate in search of truth.
Improve your practice and life by tuning into Episode 23 Featuring Dr. Chris Feldman as we discuss his incredible Team Culture, Mindset, and Relentless Personal Growth!
Special thanks to our sponsor, the Mother of Pearls Conference (MOPC) held this coming October 10-11 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Learn from over 25 speakers including the Braces Guy Dr. Grant Collins, Dr. Ben Fishbein, Dr. Kyle Fagala, and more. Celebrate with 500+ colleagues under a rocket at the Apollo Saturn V with dinner, refreshments, and live music from the world’s only all-orthodontist band, RELAPSE. Register at www.orthodonticpearls.org today!
Here are the key moments:
1:36 - Dr. Chris Feldman’s journey from residency to practice startup to incredible success6:20 - What best determines success after residency? 9:00 - Parenting styles and how that shapes our pursuit of excellence14:30 - How to balance a strong culture with strong systems, team transparency, and how to be both a friend and a leader
30:50 - What drives Dr. Chris Feldman in early stages of practice, and today34:06 - Chris’ Fitness endeavors and mindset when it comes to grinding
45:48 - How to add years to your life and greatly enhance the quality of your life
53:00 - Social Media as a tool and a trap when it comes to practice growth, friendships, and productivity
61:40 What truly matters in life, lessons from over a decade in practice and recent books
70:00 Converting knowledge into action
75:30 Chris Feldman’s rapid fire questions and pearls
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Improve your practice and life by tuning into Episode 22 featuring "The Braces Guy" Dr. Grant Collins!
Special thanks to our sponsor, the Mother of Pearls Conference (MOPC) held this coming October 10-11 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Learn from over 25 speakers including the Braces Guy Dr. Grant Collins, Dr. Ben Fishbein, Dr. Kyle Fagala, and more. Celebrate with 500+ colleagues under a rocket at the Apollo Saturn V with dinner, refreshments, and live music from the world’s only all-orthodontist band, RELAPSE. Register at www.orthodonticpearls.org today!
Here are the key moments:
2:00 Set a date to make it real
5:00 The value of relationships with colleagues, practical tips to make it a priority, and why it should be a high priority
21:00 Friendship dynamics and the importance of diversity
28:30 Changing goals to reflect the changing seasons of life, stories and strategies for evolution in practice and life. Learning to navigate the dance with your energy and the circumstances around you.
43:48 The role of spirituality in awe, wonder, and truth-seeking
72:00 Everyone’s takeaways from the mastermind session
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Today we have our honored guest Dr. Mike DePascale as we discuss the myth of life balance, extraction vs. non-extraction, fitness pursuits, and the future of DSOs and OSOs.
Special thanks to our sponsor, the Mother of Pearls Conference (MOPC) held this coming October 10-11 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Learn from over 25 speakers including the Braces Guy Dr. Grant Collins, Dr. Ben Fishbein, Dr. Kyle Fagala, and more. Celebrate with 500+ colleagues under a rocket at the Apollo Saturn V with dinner, refreshments, and live music from the world’s only all-orthodontist band, RELAPSE. Register at www.orthodonticpearls.org today!
Here are the key moments:
1:40 - Balance of pursuit and joy in the journey
7:00 - Why balance is a myth and how to shift your life to favor the priorities of the time
14:00 - Dr. DePascale’s Top Book Recommendations
20:00 - Lessons from Peter Attia’s Outlive, how to live longer and healthier in those years, thoughts on Zone 2 cardio
33:20 - Thoughts on where DSOs and OSOs are heading
58:10 - Thoughts on extraction vs non-extraction
63:40 - Perceptions on colleagues as a KOL
74:30 - CBCT in the orthodontic practice, routine vs. occasional use
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Today we have our honored guest Jason Harris as we discuss investment strategies for high income earners, benefits under the new tax laws, teaching good savings habits to our kids.
1:00 Dr. Brian Anderson’s Investment Journey
5:15 Dr. Brad Chvatal’s Investment Goals 7:52 By Age 12 You Spend 80% of your time with your kids, life lessons in balance 11:57 The Power of Compounding Interest
15:00 The Importance of Financial Discipline
21:57 Using Greenlight and other strategies to teach your kids good Financial habits
33:40 Tension without breaking
34:50 Tax Savings with Investing
39:00 Sheltering From Large Tax Burdens
42:30 Advice on Index Funds in the Long Term
47:00 Benefits Under the One Big Beautiful Bill
50:00 Pearls Fund
51:30 Dr. Chvatal’s Investing Experience 62:00 Money as a Vehicle to a Bigger Purpose
70:50 Finalizing Thoughts on Connection and Investing
Improve your practice and life by tuning into this episode featuring the renowned orthodontists, Dr. Bryan Horsley.
Special thanks to our sponsor, Premier Orthodontic Practices (POP). Save on supplies (including Damon brackets & Ormco products), streamline inventory management, and join a group of the best practitioners in orthodontics. Learn more at https://pop-ortho.com/
Here are the key moments:
5:00 - Learning the value of hard work and how to teach your kids the importance of it
8:50 - What inspired Dr. Horsley to become an orthodontist and lessons learned as a leader
12:30 - Treating a very difficult crowded, non-extraction case - pearls for differentiation
16:00 - Case reviews to achieve clinical excellence
25:10 - How to we instill hard work values in our children?
37:02 - Staying driven with purpose and adding value to the world
42:30 - How to rival the OSO discounts and benefits as a private practitioner
55:05 - DSOs 5 years out and the return of doctors to private practice
57:00 - My Story —Our Story — The Big Story
61:17 - How to streamline ordering and at the lowest cost
65:15 - Traveling the world as a family
71:10 - Seeking out shared experiences
74:30 - BMW vs. Tesla
78:55 - Dr. Horsley’s Rapid Fire Questions and Pearls
Improve your practice and life by tuning into Episode 18 featuring the future president of the AAO, Dr. Trista Felty!
Thank you to our sponsor, the 7th Annual Mother of Pearls Conference - check out the speaker lineup and events planned at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL October 10-11, 2025 by visiting orthodonticpearls.org
Here are the key moments:
2:00 Trista’s story from residency to presidency
8:42 Changing your perception of discomfort; lessons learned from swimming the English Channel
16:00 Trista’s goals as future president for AAO members
22:10 Answering questions and concerns about AAO Advocacy for orthodontists
24:20 The future of orthodontic meetings
32:35 Approaching leaders of the AAO, the importance of 2-way communication
37:05 Trista’s IVF journey and lessons about support
45:00 Managing your expectations when having children and balancing practice with home life
62:30 Transitioning from growth to fulfillment
72:20 Trista’s rapid fire questions and pearls
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Today we have our honored guest, the ortho of rockstar of RELAPSE, Dr. Jacquee Schieck as we discuss finding balance as a high achiever, managing a growing practice with 4 kids, and the benefits of going all digital.
Key Moments:
2:00 Jacquee’s Journey from associate to practice owner to international lecturer and rockstar
9:05 - “Amor Fati” Love your fate.
10:00 - Following the open door and seizing opportunities
14:55 - “Take the lesson and leave the pain” and other life lessons from personal coaching
20:00 - Life as an Enneagram 3 “The Achiever” and how to view life outside the never-ending hamster wheel
22:40 - Moving from your head to your heart: letting go of judgment, and living by your core values25:10 - Seasons of life
27:20 - Jacquee’s top book recommendations
30:00 - Journey to an all-digital practice
34:10 - AI and the future of orthodontics
38:20 - Advice for new graduates
43:00 - How to manage your life as your practice grows exponentially
61:40 - How to become efficient and effective - overcoming Parkinson’s Law66:00 - Jacquee’s Top Pearls and Advice
Improve your practice and life by tuning into Episode 16 of the Orthodontic Pearls Podcast featuring the DocStar himself Dr. Akash Pandya!
Thank you to our sponsor, the 7th Annual Mother of Pearls Conference - check out the speaker lineup and events planned at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL October 10-11, 2025 by visiting orthodonticpearls.org
Here are the key moments:
2:00 Ak’s journey from associate to de novo startup practice owner
5:45 Owning your building vs. renting
10:45 Startup advice
12:00 Change your situation or stay the course?
19:00 The story of RELAPSE - the world’s only all-orthodontist band
34:20 The importance of significant others in practice and life
37:30 Hiring a “Family Manager” or assistant/au pair/nanny to optimize your life and reduce your stress
42:00 Lessons from the book Traction - EOS Entrepreneurial Operating System
45:00 How to have accountability and systems in your practice
50:20 Dr. Teeters’ Quality Circle meeting and management pearls
53:30 Goals in the second half of life
57:00 Creative Gifting Ideas for referring dentists
60:00 - Ak’s top 3 pearls
Improve your practice and life by tuning into Episode 15 of the Orthodontic Pearls Podcast featuring Dr. Jordan Lamberton!
Thank you to our sponsor, the 7th Annual Mother of Pearls Conference - check out the speaker lineup and events planned at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL October 10-11, 2025 by visiting orthodonticpearls.org
Here are the key moments:
2:47 - Buying a pedo practice to support your ortho practice
6:41 - How to maintain referrals when opening a pedo practice
10:04 - Considerations when exploring owning a pedo practice
13:00 - Does quality differ when the practitioner is not the owner?
19:05 - AI in the Ortho Space - exploring Ortho Berry, DentoAI, and other AI platforms
25:05 - Will AI replace team members? How could it affect our practices positively or negatively?
30:00 - Using technology as a tool vs it using you, adapt or perish
39:42 - Airway in Orthodontics
52:00 - Getting to $400k+ per FTE (Full Time Equivalent Employee)
55:02 - Recent increasing trends away from aligners and toward braces
60:10 - Jordan’s branding journey
66:39 - Using ChatGPT in marketing
68:00 - Should financial freedom be the metric we are shooting for? What is this all for?
75:00 - Jordan’s top pearls in rapid fire questions
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Improve your practice and life by tuning into Episode 14 of the Orthodontic Pearls Podcast for our Mother's Day Special episode featuring our signficant others Dr. Morghan Teeters, Dr. Jenny Sun, and Diana Bailey!
Thank you to our sponsor, the 7th Annual Mother of Pearls Conference - check out the speaker lineup and events at orthodonticpearls.org
Here are the key moments:
2:30 - State of the orthodontic profession looking at the Gaidge Data
4:01 - The importance of professional relationships
9:05 - The beginning of relationship stories
28:58 - Why forgiveness is essential
30:06 - Challenges & benefits of working with your significant other
45:40 - Hilarious stories
57:06 - Why we choose marriage and partnership?
85:05 - Life lessons on being a Mom and owning/working in Orthodontic and Pediatric Dental Practices
99:58 - Everyone’s top relationship and parenting pearls
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Improve your practice and life by tuning into Episode 13 of the Orthodontic Pearls Podcast featuring Dr. C Colby Gage !
Thank you to our sponsor MyOrthoVA - HIPAA-trained virtual assistants. Learn more at myorthova.com
Here are the key moments:
0:01 - Dr. C Colby Gage’s Story from partnership in Calgary, to a mid-career startup in Denver
13:40 - Moving and starting up during COVID
17:00 - Mentorship in the tough years of practice
21:30 - TC strategies to increase conversion rate
25:50 - How to incentivize your team productively
31:02 - How to get a bunch of Google and Yelp reviews
34:40 - The Orthodontic Pearls Dad Jokes book
40:00 - Giving Back Programs
46:50 - Digital Orthodontics
55:00 - Developing the Ideal Practice for You and Your Community
60:20 - Lessons Learned Working as an Associate
71:00 - How to Manage Difficult Seasons of Ownership
85:10 - Dr. Gage’s Top 3 Pearls
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0:01 - Words of wisdom from Morgan Housel
4:20 - Pearls Post: The use of eyelets for blocked out incisors
12:20 - Looking at facial photos first
20:05 - Asymptotic curve of Mastering Orthodontics, finding Joy in the Journey
26:04 - Going from Good to Great orthodontics
32:00 - Colleagues not competitors
41:15 - Setting examples as a business owner and a parent
47:00 - Chad’s perspective on DSOs and OSOs
56:36 - “An honest conversation should threaten no one”
65:42 - Motivation as a business owner
70:40 - Sharing cases online; Teddy Roosevelt’s “The Man in the Arena”
88:03 - Dr. Foster’s Top 3 Pearls
Key Moments:
2:00 The value of reconnecting with colleagues
8:10 Mindset shifts in overcoming challenging problems
16:10 Work/Life balance
34:02 Worthwhile goals and aspirations in practice and in life
36:06 David’s practice journey in an ortho/pedo/oral surgery trifecta practice
44:05 Thoughts on opening multiple offices
51:30 Responding to a Pearls Post from Dr. Vladimir Leon re: “Say no to the DSO”
72:41 David’s top 3 pearls
Improve your practice and life by tuning in to episode 10 of the Orthodontic Pearls Podcast featuring Dr. Adam Schulhof. Here are the key moments:
0:01 - The Gaidge Data: State of the Orthodontic Profession
3:05 - Responding to a Pearls Post - Actress Dakota Johnson’s removal of a fixed retainer resulting in dissolution of discomfort
15:00 - Closing diastemas with no overjet patient discussions
21:36 - Innovations in orthodontics
24:10 - Lingual orthodontics
26:06 - Dr. Schulhof’s journey
36:05 - Orthodontic convenience for patients
41:20 - Tribalism and polarization in orthodontic treatment options and in life
53:22 - Contrarian views- learning and growing through conflict
63:42 - Elasticity of demand - Adult and child treatment trends
68:00 - 3 different practice models
74:02 - Adam, Brian, Andy, and Chris’ Relationship Experiences
96:30 - Adam’s Top Pearls
101:00 - Growing Together
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Improve your practice and life by tuning into Episode 9 of the Orthodontic Pearls Podcast featuring Tony Peniche of Peniche & Associates and a noteworthy entrepreneur. Here are the key moments:
2:34 Tony’s background: from business development to marketing
5:15 Dr. Teeters’ office rebranding and inspiration
7:05 Using PLAUD note for note-taking efficiency
9:00 Overcoming inertia and making important changing
12:15 Marketing tips, tools, and technology (AI)
14:12 Kids Club, pins, and lanyards
25:01 Growth vs Fixed mindset
26:50 OBS Program ID Cards
30:30 Entrepreneurial Endeavors
35:02 Networking and Growth
48:35 Entrepreneur vs. Operator
54:30 Balance of Personalities in the Office and Business
65:00 A New Therapy
87:00 The Survival Games
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Improve your practice and life by tuning in to episode 8 of the Orthodontic Pearls Podcast featuringDr. Matt Larson of Larson Orthodontics and AAO’s Chair of the Committee of Conferences. Here are thekey moments:
2:35 -Dr. Larson’s role with the AAO and Committee on Conferences
4:32 - Open call forAAO Speakers and what they’re looking for - highlights of upcoming AAO Meetings and speakers
8:45 - Pearls Post fromDr. Jackson Kelley Griffeth- Discussingdirect to consumer Orthodontics in the past, present, and future.
22:05 =Strategies to adaptto patient demands withpersonalized care.
39:20 - Dr. Larson’spractice story, publishing the latest editions ofContempoary Orthodontics with the late and respectedDr. William Proffit,meeting his wifeDr. Katie Larson, andteaching as an adjunct faculty member at theUniversity of Minnesota.
45:08 - Dr. Larson’s best practice advice for new graduates and transitioning orthodontists.
47:41 -Personality types, leveraging unique talents and overcoming “paralysis by analysis.”
60:46 - Newupcoming innovations in orthodontics
75:30 - Dr. Matt Larson’sTop 3 Pearls
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Improve your practice and life by tuning in to Episode 7 of the new Orthodontic Pearls Podcast featuring Dr. Greg Ohanian practicing in southern California among the wildfires. Here are the key takeaways:
Learn from Dr. Ohanian’s experience with embers of the fire all around his home and 90 MPH winds
How have the California wildfires affected his practice?
What was it like to have his sister’s house burnt down
What he learned in times of crisis
The value of relationships and helping your community
On-the-ground report of the devastation
The future of his practice and the residents of southern California
Greg’s biggest lessons learned from his experience
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