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Dental Professional Confessional

Apr 28, 2020

Dr. Bob Margeas, a professor at the University of Iowa, Editor-in-Chief of Inside Dentistry, speaker, and educator, shares how he’s able to juggle everything while maintaining his private practice, Iowa Dental Group. He confesses that he was fired not just from his first job but from his second job, too, and...


Apr 14, 2020

Dr. David M. Jenkins, a dentist who just opened his own practice, Smile Parlor, in Locust Grove, GA, shares how his football player mindset translated into dentistry. He explains why corporate dentistry just wasn’t for him and how he decided to make the shift and open his own practice. From wearing all the hats to now...


Mar 23, 2020

Trevor Maurer, the President and CEO of Smile Source, shares the story of what he did when he was stranded on an island – and what he learned about money management along the way. He also shares a funny sales story of when he pitched a product and showed how edible it was...except it wasn’t. Despite his silly...


Mar 9, 2020

Dr. Tim Bizga, DDS, FAGD, confesses the biggest dental “failure” of his career – and the lifelong lesson he learned from his patient afterward. When his patient’s husband told Tim that he’d be next if her procedure was successful, he saw it as a personal challenge to impress them. But what came next was...


Feb 24, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Mark Murphy, DDS, Diplomate ABDSM, confesses that he used to have an egocentric teaching style. Young Dr. Murphy thought he was the greatest, but when a colleague pointed out that his presentation was more about showing off and less about actually teaching the material, he reflected on what...