The Authentic Dentist

Join Dr. Allison House and Shawn Zajas as they explore the value of your team and leadership lessons from the hit show Ted Lasso.

You have goals. Very ambitious goals, not just for this year, but also beyond. How to you not only set out to achieve those goals, but incorporate strategic learning paths to set yourself up for sustainable success in your career. Listen as Dr. Allison House and Shawn Zajas share insights on how to set and achieve goals that are worth pursuing - so you can climb the right mountain that has both su...

In this episode of The Authentic Dentist podcast, join Dr. Allison House and Shawn Zajas as they interview special guest Dr. Jessica Metcalfe, who is The Alchemist Dentist. Listen and get inspired as Dr. Metcalfe shares her story of burnout and depression as a dentist that eventually led her to create The Alchemist Dentist, which is on a mission to empower dentists to overcome the challenges of bu...

Dr. Allison House and Shawn Zajas discuss not only how to avoid burnout, but also how to recognize if you are headed for burnout in your personal and professional life. Enjoy this candid and vulnerable discussion about a challenge that all of us achievers have to learn to overcome.

In this episode of The Authentic Dentist, Shawn and Allison have a special guest on the show – Allison’s long-time friend and mentor, Steve Anderson. Steve helps kickstart practices and guides practice owners on how to be the best at what they do! Listen in as Allison and Shawn talk with Steve and pick his brain on this episode of The Authentic Dentist podcast.

Implementing change of any kind, whether it be new software, a new profession, or even a new lifestyle can be slow, painful, and daunting. However, not allowing yourself to grow and change can be detrimental to your success. In this episode of The Authentic Dentist podcast, Shawn and Dr. House talk about how change can be scary, but how vital it is to your practice’s growth. Listen to their real s...

What does it take to level up personally and professionally? How important is coaching to you and your practice? We all have gifts and strengths that we can play on and excel at. However, it takes focus, effort and discipline. Having a coach who is 30 levels higher than you in a specific area is incredibly valuable, whether it’s in the realm of marriage, finances, physical health, or anything...

In the last episode, Shawn and Allison talk about how Tom Brady cultivated the right mental attitude, and how he focused on key fundamentals which contributed to his success. In this episode, Shawn and Allison talk about how he brings these same traits to his team. When his team was in conflict with each other, it showed in their performance. After buckling down and taking corrective action, they...

What are the mindsets, habits and lifestyles of winners? Success leaves clues, and on this episode of The Authentic Dentist, Shawn and Dr. Allison talk about the one and only, the G.O.A.T. Tom Brady! From starting off as a nobody to winning his 7th Superbowl, Tom focused on key fundamentals which launched him to being one of the greatest players in football history – and he’s still going! Learn ho...

In this episode of The Authentic Dentist, Shawn and Dr. House dive into the importance of tracking finances and understanding profit and loss for your company. It’s important to remember that in order to keep a practice afloat, finances must be utilized efficiently and effectively – and it doesn’t need to be hard! From setting up simple budgets to allocating a certain percentage of profits, Shawn...

In this special episode of The Authentic Dentist podcast, Shawn and Dr. Allison give you a game plan that you can use to give an outstanding annual team meeting! They discuss 5 things to implement in your meeting, as well as give you real examples from their years of experience! What should you say? How do you approach certain topics? What expectations should you set? Shawn and Allison answer all...

How do you remain professional when tragedy happens in your life? Where do you draw the line of communicating with your team or Choosing to still show up to work? Tragedy happens to all of us, regardless of our profession. It’s an unspoken rule that when tragedy strikes, it’s okay to step back and respond to it accordingly. However, when facing tragedy becomes reality to us, we don’t always know t...

In today’s episode of The Authentic Podcast, Shawn Zajas and Dr. Allison House, DMD, talk about “The Missing Piece”, what that looked like in their lives, and what it might look like in yours. The events of 2020 caused many people to step up in ways that they never had to before, which proved to be beneficial in many ways. From a simple code saving 10 hours a week to picking up extra administrativ...

In this episode of The Authentic Dentist, Allison shares a story of her friend, Jessica. Jessica is a world-class athlete who was invited to go to the Colorado Olympic Weightlifting Training Center. Along the way, she was faced with a choice; she had to decide if she was going to just be a fan of the other world-class athletes there or if she was going to become one herself. The story tells of a s...

Dr. Allison House and Shawn Zajas are back with another noteworthy episode. In this episode, they discuss the three things you can do to prepare for an extraordinary 2021.   Write a patient letter. Include oral care regimens related to overall health and immunity.  Start gathering data for your 1st of year meeting. What kind of things do you want to do for your practi...

Right now more than ever, dental professionals have found themselves at a crossroad. Is this the time to keep moving forward and doing business-as-usual, or amidst this current pandemic, is the timing right for a career pivot? Join Allison and Shawn as they interview Tonya Lanthier, founder of DentalPost, and hear her remarkable journey from Hygienist to Founder of an employment staffing company w...

If you ever struggle with feeling like you aren't enough or feeling the tendency to hide or be timid about your strengths - chances are you could grow in authenticity! Join Allison and Shawn as they explore what authenticity is and why it's the most important strategy for success in your dental practice today!

In this episode Allison and Shawn share how to find the new opportunities that exist because of the recent shifts in Dentistry. Not only will discovering these areas for growth help your practice thrive, but they will also equip you personally with mindsets to overcome any challenging situation or season.

Things have changed. The normal we've all been accustomed to before the pandemic isn't coming back. Some of your team may not have come back. Join Allison and Shawn as they discuss how to reimagine your team for this new era of Dentistry.

We are all living out a story... a personal narrative that greatly affects our day-in-and-day-out decisions and outlook. In this podcast, listen as Allison and Shawn share about how to challenge your current narrative and change it so you can overcome!

Join Allison and Shawn as they discuss the importance of rediscovering your passion for dentistry and how to elevate your presence in your practice to connect authentically with your patients.

For many Dentists around the country, the new normal is here. However it's not easily defined, as it's in a constant state of evolution. More than ever, Dentists are faced with the challenge of constant adaptation as they must learn to trust their professional judgement to be a guide during these unclear times. Join Allison and Shawn as they discuss some of the challenges in the new normal and som...

The "new normal" either is upon you, or will be shortly depending upon where you live. The fallout from COVID-19 is real, and can be real scary because of the uncertainty that is shrouding dentistry. How do you rebuild what has been broken? In this episode, Allison and Shawn encourage listeners to not cling to what dentistry was, but rather to reimagine a new era of dentistry that can be more fulf...

Many states where shelter and place orders have been issued are lifting the ban and allowing dental practices to get ushered into the "new" normal. What will it be like trying to reopen your practice? What about your employees that are scared to be around patients? In today's podcast with Labor Law expert Denise Blommel, Allison and Shawn explore these topics and what to do about the PPP loan.

Difficult conversations with employees or those close to you are always a challenge. That was before the current crisis. COVID-19 has created an environment ripe for miscommunication at a time when clear communication is more important than ever. Listen as Allison House DMD and Shawn Zajas share some tips from their experience and business best practices, about how you can enhance your communicati...