Orthodontic Pearls Podcast
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Private Practice Orthodontists Drs. Chris Teeters, Andy Sarpotdar, and Brian Anderson discuss with notable guests tips and tricks to improve your clinic, business, and life.
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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. Register at www.orthodonticpearls.org today!
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 leader30:50 - What drives Dr. Chris Feldman in early stages of practice, and today34:06 - Chris’ Fitness endeavors and mindset when it comes to grinding45:48 - How to add years to your life and greatly enhance the quality of your life53:00 - 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 books70:00 Converting knowledge into action75:30 Chris Feldman’s rapid fire questions and pearls You down with OPP? Please like and subscribe so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes with Mari Sawtelle, the All-Orthodontist Band RELAPSE, and more!
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 real5:00 The value of relationships with colleagues, practical tips to make it a priority, and why it should be a high priority21:00 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-seeking72:00 Everyone’s takeaways from the mastermind session You down with OPP? Please like and subscribe so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes with Dr. Chris Feldman, Mari Sawtelle, the All-Orthodontist Band RELAPSE, and more!
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 journey7:00 - 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 Recommendations20:00 - Lessons from Peter Attia’s Outlive, how to live longer and healthier in those years, thoughts on Zone 2 cardio33:20 - Thoughts on where DSOs and OSOs are heading 58:10 - Thoughts on extraction vs non-extraction63:40 - Perceptions on colleagues as a KOL74:30 - CBCT in the orthodontic practice, routine vs. occasional use You down with OPP? Please like and subscribe so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes with Dr. Chris Feldman, The Braces Guy Dr. Grant Collins, Mari Sawtelle and more!
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 Journey5:15 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 Interest15:00 The Importance of Financial Discipline21:57 Using Greenlight and other strategies to teach your kids good Financial habits33:40 Tension without breaking34:50 Tax Savings with Investing39:00 Sheltering From Large Tax Burdens42:30 Advice on Index Funds in the Long Term47:00 Benefits Under the One Big Beautiful Bill50:00 Pearls Fund51:30 Dr. Chvatal’s Investing Experience
62:00 Money as a Vehicle to a Bigger Purpose70:50 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 it8:50 - 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 differentiation16:00 - 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 Story61:17 - How to streamline ordering and at the lowest cost 65:15 - Traveling the world as a family71:10 - Seeking out shared experiences 74:30 - BMW vs. Tesla78:55 - 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.orgHere are the key moments:2:00 Trista’s story from residency to presidency8:42 Changing your perception of discomfort; lessons learned from swimming the English Channel16:00 Trista’s goals as future president for AAO members22:10 Answering questions and concerns about AAO Advocacy for orthodontists24:20 The future of orthodontic meetings32:35 Approaching leaders of the AAO, the importance of 2-way communication37:05 Trista’s IVF journey and lessons about support45:00 Managing your expectations when having children and balancing practice with home life62:30 Transitioning from growth to fulfillment72:20 Trista’s rapid fire questions and pearlsYou down with OPP? Please like and subscribe so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes with Dr. Bryan Horsley, Jason Harris, and more!
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 opportunities14:55 - “Take the lesson and leave the pain” and other life lessons from personal coaching20:00 - Life as an Enneagram 3 “The Achiever” and how to view life outside the never-ending hamster wheel22:40 - Moving from your head to your heart: letting go of judgment, and living by your core values25:10 - Seasons of life27:20 - Jacquee’s top book recommendations30:00 - Journey to an all-digital practice34:10 - AI and the future of orthodontics38:20 - Advice for new graduates43:00 - How to manage your life as your practice grows exponentially61:40 - 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.orgHere are the key moments:2:00 Ak’s journey from associate to de novo startup practice owner5:45 Owning your building vs. renting10:45 Startup advice12:00 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 life37:30 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 System45:00 How to have accountability and systems in your practice 50:20 Dr. Teeters’ Quality Circle meeting and management pearls53:30 Goals in the second half of life57:00 Creative Gifting Ideas for referring dentists60:00 - 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.orgHere 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 practice13:00 - 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 perish39:42 - Airway in Orthodontics52:00 - 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 You down with OPP? Please like and subscribe so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes featuring Dr. Akash Pandya, and more!
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.orgHere are the key moments:2:30 - State of the orthodontic profession looking at the Gaidge Data4:01 - The importance of professional relationships9:05 - The beginning of relationship stories28:58 - Why forgiveness is essential30:06 - Challenges & benefits of working with your significant other45:40 - Hilarious stories57:06 - Why we choose marriage and partnership? 85:05 - Life lessons on being a Mom and owning/working in Orthodontic and Pediatric Dental Practices99:58 - Everyone’s top relationship and parenting pearlsYou down with OPP? Please like and subscribe so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes featuring Dr. Jordan Lamberton, Dr. Akash Pandya, and more!
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.comHere are the key moments:0:01 - Dr. C Colby Gage’s Story from partnership in Calgary, to a mid-career startup in Denver13:40 - Moving and starting up during COVID17:00 - 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 reviews34:40 - The Orthodontic Pearls Dad Jokes book40:00 - Giving Back Programs46:50 - Digital Orthodontics55:00 - Developing the Ideal Practice for You and Your Community60:20 - Lessons Learned Working as an Associate71:00 - How to Manage Difficult Seasons of Ownership85:10 - Dr. Gage’s Top 3 Pearls You down with OPP? Please like and subscribe so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes!
0:01 - Words of wisdom from Morgan Housel4:20 - Pearls Post: The use of eyelets for blocked out incisors12:20 - Looking at facial photos first 20:05 - Asymptotic curve of Mastering Orthodontics, finding Joy in the Journey 26:04 - Going from Good to Great orthodontics32:00 - Colleagues not competitors41:15 - Setting examples as a business owner and a parent 47:00 - Chad’s perspective on DSOs and OSOs56:36 - “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 colleagues8:10 Mindset shifts in overcoming challenging problems 16:10 Work/Life balance34:02 Worthwhile goals and aspirations in practice and in life36:06 David’s practice journey in an ortho/pedo/oral surgery trifecta practice 44:05 Thoughts on opening multiple offices51:30 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 Profession3:05 - 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 journey36:05 - 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 Experiences96:30 - Adam’s Top Pearls101:00 - Growing TogetherYou down with OPP? Please like and subscribe so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes featuring Dr. David White, Dr. Chad Foster and more!
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 marketing5:15 Dr. Teeters’ office rebranding and inspiration 7:05 Using PLAUD note for note-taking efficiency9:00 Overcoming inertia and making important changing 12:15 Marketing tips, tools, and technology (AI)14:12 Kids Club, pins, and lanyards25:01 Growth vs Fixed mindset26:50 OBS Program ID Cards30:30 Entrepreneurial Endeavors35:02 Networking and Growth48:35 Entrepreneur vs. Operator54:30 Balance of Personalities in the Office and Business65:00 A New Therapy87:00 The Survival GamesYou down with OPP? Please like and subscribe so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes featuring Dr. Adam Schulhof, Dr. David White, Dr. Chad Foster and more!
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 Conferences4:32 - Open call forAAO Speakers and what they’re looking for - highlights of upcoming AAO Meetings and speakers8:45 - 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 orthodontics75:30 - Dr. Matt Larson’sTop 3 PearlsYou down with OPP? Pleaselike and subscribe so you don’t miss ourupcoming episodes featuringTony Peniche, Dr. Adam Schulhof, Dr. David White and more!
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 downWhat he learned in times of crisis The value of relationships and helping your communityOn-the-ground report of the devastationThe future of his practice and the residents of southern CaliforniaGreg’s biggest lessons learned from his experienceYou down with OPP? Please like and subscribe so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes featuring Dr. Matt Larson, Tony Peniche, and Dr. Adam Schulhof!
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