All three of the following podcasts have great guests, pump out consistent content, and are available on the popular Stitcher and iTunes apps.  I personally prefer the Stitcher app, but both work very well.  If you don’t know what a podcast is, I’m assuming you’re living off the grid somewhere in Northern Alaska with no connection to the outside world, but for everyone else, here’s the bottom line.  Podcasts are awesome.  Traditional radio sucks.  And for us in the dental world, we are fortunate enough to have some really good dental related podcasts right now, so check them out!

DentalHacks Podcast

This podcast is hosted by two practicing dentists, Dr. Alan Mead and Dr. Jason Lipscomb.  The format is relatively casual and each episode is typically broken up into two segments.  The first segment is a guest interview and the second segment is a group of dentists (a.k.a. The Brain Trust) who discuss a specific topic.  This is the Joe Rogan of dental podcasts.  It’s casual, real, and funny.  This is my favorite dental podcast.

http://dentalhacks.com

The Passionate Dentist Podcast

This podcast is hosted by a practicing dentist, Dr. Bilal Saib (a.k.a. Dr. B).  This is definitely the John Lee Dumas (host of Entrepreneur on Fire podcast) of dental podcasts!  Dr. B uses a similar format which includes inspirational quotes, a focus on passion, a lightning round of questions with quick, short answers, and much more.

http://www.thepassionatedentist.com

The Thriving Dentist Podcast

This podcast is not hosted by a dentist.  The host, Gary Takacs, is a dental consultant and a co-owner of a dental practice, which means he’s a consultant that actually walks the talk.  The format of Gary’s podcast has a more traditional radio show feel to it, but without the annoying commercials.  I would say Gary is the Ryan Seacrest of dental podcasts.  Don’t ask me what that means, just check it out for yourself!

http://www.takacslearningcenter.com/thriving-dentist-show/

Mark Frias, RDH