Dental Assistant Nation

Wouldn't it be great if you could understand your co-workers more ... and they knew how to communicate with you in a better way? Wouldn't it be wonderful if you knew exactly what motivated your patients? Let's talk about it as we prepare for 2019 to be your best year ever.

In this episode, IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry discusses what dental assistants need to be doing right now to make 2019 their best year ever. There are some simple things to do ... but they have to be actually done rather than just discussed or dreamed about.

Returning back to the United States from South Africa, IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry talks about thankfulness and how dental practices (and dental assistants) can have an "attitude of gratitude" flow through them as the year comes to a close.

From Johannesburg, South Africa, IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry sits down with South African dental assisting advocate Dr. Jeanne Oosthuysen to discuss the current and future states of dental assisting in South Africa and how that compares to the United States.

IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry discusses a great quote he recently overheard and how it can pertain to dental assistants. Are you working in chaos every day? It doesn't have to be that way. Here are some ideas.

In this episode, IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry sits down with Wendy Flanagan from Great Expressions Dental Centers to discuss what dental assistants need to know about working for a DSO and the skill sets that are necessary.

Are you cutting corners in your practice? Are you doing what's quick and easy rather than what is right? Are you rationalizing it in your head? Let's talk about it today on the latest Dental Assistant Nation podcast, powered by IgniteDA.

Should you be talking about money in the practice? If you're an assistant, yes ... and here's why. IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry and Odyssey Management's Teresa Duncan discuss and offer advice.

In this episode, IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry tackles the theory of "good things come to those who wait." Good things come to those who plan and work and prepare for greatness. How are you doing that today?

What is it about Monday we hate? Is it the day or the attitude we bring into the day? IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry talks about how to make Mondays (or any day) better in your practice and in your career.

IgniteDA co-founder talks about an interesting phenomenon he witnessed at a recent trade show ... people standing in line because others were standing in line. Are we too quick to follow the crowd rather than blaze our own trail?

Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA, CDIA, CDSO, MADAA, joins the program to talk about the Facebook video that she shot that went viral and why it resonated with so many dental assistants.

Connie Glass, CDA, stops by to share tips with other dental assistants she has learned in her 20 years of being an assistant, including career satisfaction.

Dr. Steven Katz joins the podcast to tell a great story about his dental assistant and discusses how she and other assistants can increase their value in the dentist's eyes.

Negative words don't have to define us. We have two choices when someone says something negative about us. IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry discusses the choices and relates it to a recent incident. How will you react when someone says something negative about you?

Marketing expert Daniel A. "Danny" Bobrow, MBA, stops by to discuss the dental assistant's role in first impressions, patient interaction and so many other key parts of the business side of the dental practice.

In this episode, Angela Smith, CDA, stops by to talk about the next step she is taking in her education ... and why she is doing it. She gives advice on why assistants should never just settle for the bare minimum when it comes to their education.

In this episode, IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry talks to dental assistants about how they can get off the roller coaster and find joy, even in the parts of their day that don't always bring the most joy or happiness.

Insurance expert Teresa Duncan drops by this episode to give dental assistants advice on what they need to know when it comes to insurance in the practice and how it can ultimately affect their income.

In this episode, consultant Dayna Johnson joins the show to discuss some of the most common ways that dental assistants can improve their communication with the front office ... and hopefully make their days less stressful and more productive.

If you are a dental assistant who is feeling stuck in his or her career or wondering if things are ever going to be good in your practice, here is some advice and a message from one of IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry's favorite movies

In this episode, IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry talks about the upcoming Dental Assistants Recognition Week as well as another day that falls into that same time period ... and how that coincidence could open some doors for assistants.

In this "hour of power," legendary consultant Linda Miles joins IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry to answer four of the most-asked questions from dental assistants and share some of her best tips and secrets that dental assistants should know.

In this episode of Dental Assistant Nation, love is in the air as we approach Valentine's Day. We're talking about how assistants can love their day and careers more with some advice on how to have a conversation that can turn around things in your practice.

In this episode, we talk about Dental Assistants Recognition Week (coming up March 4-10, 2018) and how other dental practices have celebrated their assistants in the past. IgniteDA co-founder Kevin Henry gives four ways he has seen make a difference.