Dental All-stars

Shelly VanEpps and Alex Nottingham JD MBA discuss how patient objections aren’t rejection but opportunities to connect. By addressing concerns like cost, time, fear, and trust with empathy and strong communication, dental teams can improve case acceptance and deliver better patient care. Resources:All-Star Live Dental Training EventsDental CoachingDental Practice Growth Webinar 

Robyn Reis, Director of All-Star’s Hiring Service, and Alex Nottingham JD MBA explore building intentional workplace culture in dental practices, emphasizing “culture by design,” behavior-based expectations, and effective communication to align teams, improve performance, and support long-term success.Resources:All-Star’s Hiring ServiceDental Practice Growth Webinar 

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 

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

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 

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

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

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

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 

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 

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 

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

What if happiness wasn’t something you waited for—and fitness didn’t have to be extreme? Alex Nottingham is joined by Dr. Uche Odiatu for a real, refreshing conversation on fitness myths, longevity, and energy for dentists. Simple habits, big perspective shifts, and a reminder to enjoy the day you’re in.Resources:Dr. Uche’s WebsiteDr. Uche’s InstagramHuman Microbiome – What Every Dental Pro Needs to KnowDental Practice Excellence Webinar

In this fan favorite episode, Heather Nottingham and Alex Nottingham JD MBA discuss how lack of onboarding, weak phone skills, and transactional service cost practices patients and revenue—and why strong systems, customer service, and value-based calls change everything.Resources:Dental Practice Growth Webinar Dental CoachingAll-Star Online Training

Robyn Reis, Director of All-Star’s Hiring Service, and Alex Nottingham JD MBA explore how AI supports hiring, onboarding, and retention while human intelligence, EQ, and relationships remain essential for better teams and smarter decisions.Resources:All-Star’s Hiring ServiceDental Practice Growth Webinar 

Eric Vickery and All-Star Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, Kathleen Wyne, discuss how dental professionals face burnout when exhaustion, detachment, irritability, and brain fog don’t resolve with rest. This episode breaks down early burnout signs vs. tiredness and shares simple, practical habits—like light exposure, movement, music, and joy—to restore energy and resilience.Resources:All-Star Live Dental Training EventsDental CoachingDental Practice Growth Webinar

Alex Nottingham JD MBA interviews financial advisors, Barron and Julian Natelli with Oppenheimer,to break down how 401(k)s can be a powerful tax-saving, wealth-building, and retention tool for dental practices. They discuss contribution limits, the importance of employee education, lowering fees, smart investment selection, and how a well-managed 401(k) benefits both dentists and their teams long term.Resources:Oppenheimer & Co. IncAll-Star Live Dental Training EventsDental CoachingDental Practice Growth Webinar 

Dr. Richard Madow challenges 5 common phrases and shows how better mindset, systems, and patient experience drive real practice growth and fulfillment.Resources:Dr. Madow NewsletterDental Practice Growth Webinar Dental CoachingAll-Star Online Training

Fan Favorite Replay: In this episode, Heather Nottingham breaks down why exceptional phone skills are one of the biggest revenue protectors in a dental practice. Missed or mishandled calls cost real money, and Heather shares how consistent training, role-playing, and ongoing coaching keep teams sharp and confident.Resources:Dental Practice Growth Webinar Dental CoachingAll-Star Online Training

Shelly VanEpps and Alex Nottingham JD MBA discuss “women in leadership” — balancing nurturing and accountability, avoiding extremes of being too soft or authoritarian, overcoming fear of conflict, and climbing the “levels of leadership” by building relationships, setting expectations, and leading with consistency.Resources:All-Star Live Dental Training EventsDental CoachingDental Practice Growth Webinar