The Bryan Laskin Podcast

Somewhere along the way, healthcare stopped being designed around patients and started being designed around systems.

 Patients feel it. Clinicians feel it. And deep down, we all know something isn't working.

In this episode, Dr. Bryan Laskin breaks down what happened and how we Take Back Care by restoring clarity, connection, and confidence. If you're a dentist, healthcare leader, or team member, this episode will challenge how yo...

The real decision isn't made in the chair, it happens after the patient leaves.

In this episode, Dr. Bryan Laskin breaks down one of the most overlooked growth levers in dentistry: the post-visit window. While most practices focus on chair time and production, the real decision-making happens later at home, where clarity fades, doubt grows, and treatment acceptance is won or lost.

Dr. Laskin explores the three forces working agains...

Dentistry is entering a new reality for DSOs and group practices. Growth alone isn't the strategy anymore. Leaders today have to manage enterprise risk, operational consistency, and long-term valuation.

Dr. Bryan Laskin shares a powerful leadership framework from his mentor Dan Sullivan called DOS: Dangers, Opportunities, and Strengths. Using this lens, he walks through the three biggest dangers facing dental organizations today, t...

Here's the truth: most organizations are addressing case acceptance the wrong way.

In this episode of "The Bryan Laskin Podcast", we unpack why clarity, not persuasion, is the real driver of treatment acceptance and how variability across providers, teams, and locations creates massive invisible revenue leaks across dental organizations. Whether you run a single practice or a multi-location DSO, the organizations that win this deca...

"Dentists have made a trade-off—not because they don't care, but because the system forces us to choose between depth of conversation and moving on to the next thing. Over time, that creates a quiet fracture." 

In the last episode of "The Bryan Laskin Podcast," we considered how convenience now takes priority over consent. In this episode, we'll discuss how explanation has shifted from being an integral part of care to being viewed...

Spreadsheets can lie. Patients can't feel technical or clinical excellence. Healthcare is not complicated. 

These are just a few of the truth bombshells I unpack in this episode of The Bryan Laskin Podcast. Whether you're a patient yourself or someone who provides care, this episode is going to be an eye-opener regarding what you thought you knew about healthcare and dentistry.

I'm Bryan Laskin—dentist, author, innovator, entrepren...

If you've been following me until now, you know that I've advocated for putting the patient first for a long time. However, I've only recently uncovered the salient reason healthcare and dentistry have drifted so far from their raison d'être, and I'm now on a mission to expose not only how this happened but also how care providers can leverage the true essence of care to their own—as well as their patients'—advantage. 

In this intr...

Dentists could soon have access to a tool that supplies them with the objective evidence they need to help patients grasp the urgency of recommended treatment.

Dr. Robert Kane, DC, DABCT and CEO of Kane Thermal Imaging, joins me on The Patient First Podcast to explain how thermography could forever change the way we communicate with dental patients.

Watch this episode to explore some of the surprising oral-systemic connections that...

Co-CEO of Finance Rx® Nancy Kay Coy and I are both enthusiastic entrepreneurs addressing similar problems in the dental industry, but from different angles. I had such a great time interviewing Nancy in this episode of The Patient First Podcast on how her team is helping to bridge gaps between lenders and practices and between providers and patients.

As you'll see in this interview, Nancy and I agree on ...

In this episode of The Patient First Podcast, a neuroscientist and a dentist come together to talk about mushroom superfoods and nutritional counseling.

Sean Lacoursiere, PhD is the Chief Innovation Officer of Maia Farms and a neuroscientist on a mission to change our relationship with nutrition for the better. He joined me on my podcast to explain what they're accomplishing at Maia Farms and to talk about how dental practices can ...

This podcast episode could be your key to breaking free from the hamster wheel and making the next several decades of your life the best ones yet.

In this episode of The Patient First Podcast, I interview Kathleen A. Adams, CFP® CPWA®, Co-founder of Second 50 Financial, to learn how she helps dental professionals build a life beyond the practice.

Specifically, she helps professionals over the age of 50 to understand and leverage ar...

With health insurance costs spiraling out of control, employers can feel powerless to help their employees get the coverage they need.

The situation becomes all the more tragically ironic for companies in the oral healthcare space.

If you are a group or DSO with more than 50 employees depending on you to provide them with healthcare coverage options that meet their needs without breaking the bank, then this episode is for you.

I...

In this episode of The Patient First Podcast, Founder of Dua Good Job Parul Dua Makkar, BSc, DDS, FACd joins me to share her story and discuss how dentists can prioritize patient wellness to the financial benefit of their practices.

Oral cancer screenings—and the difficult conversations that accompany them—are a vital yet easily overlooked part of dentistry. Dr. Makkar has drawn on painful personal loss to develop the educational r...

There's probably no better team member to take the lead in empowering patients with knowledge about the oral-systemic link than dental hygienists, and there's probably no better team to help hygienists do that than L'Diamante Coaching.

In this episode of The Patient First Podcast, I sit down with LD Coaching Co-Founders Danielle Avila, BSDH, RDH and Laura Bettencourt, BSDH, RDH to learn more about how these mindset hygiene career ...

Get ready for my most exciting and ambitious project to date; my new book, Unfair Care—Get the Healthcare You Deserve in a System Designed to Fail You.

In this episode of The Patient First Podcast, I'm thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of my latest book in a series of industry-shaking publications. 

Unfair Care is designed to equip everyone with the critical thinking tools they need to navigate their own healthcare decisions...

If we want truly integrated care and more medical-dental collaboration, then we need to be having more conversations.

In this episode of The Patient First Podcast, Allison Stolz, MD, a primary care physician with decades of experience, sits down with me in the studio to talk about some of the hottest topics in regards to medical-dental collaboration and integrated care.

You might be surprised as I was to hear some of the things she...

It's time to change "data-driven growth" from a buzzword to reality.

Justin Strong, Founder and CEO of Room 118, is here to help us all do just that.

In this episode of The Patient First Podcast, I grill Justin on how his decades of experience have powered Room 118, a full-service dental marketing agency for dentists, to success. Justin shares some of his magic in the form of insights on what it takes to build a strong brand in den...

At what point does imitation cross the line from flattery to appropriation? 

In this episode of The Patient First Podcast, I highlight various pieces of evidence that prove how a core concept I engineered years ago has started a movement in the dental industry.

As people continue to get on board with the concept of Connected Dentistry®, they need to be informed of the true origins of this registered trademark.

I'm Dr. Bryan Laskin—...

As a practicing dentist, Dr. Khamir Patel is all too familiar with the challenges of juggling manual data entry with treatment time and the typical vigors of running a business and managing a team.

He's also passionate about integrating innovative technology into healthcare, making him an ally of the Connected Dentistry® movement.

Dr. Patel's experience and insights ultimately led to the development of SmartChair.AI, a literal stop...