Conversations with Dental Friends
Conversations with Dental Friends
Podcast Description
If you are in the dental industry and feel you have loads of potential and more to give, or maybe you’re new to the dental field, and if you like interesting stories from interesting people that might just inspire your dental future then this podcast is for you!
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on various themes relevant to the dental industry, including career progression, special interests in different dental fields, personal development, and the integration of new practices in dentistry. For example, episodes cover topics like orthodontic therapy, career development in corporate dentistry, and the importance of positivity in dental education.
If you are in the dental industry and feel you have loads of potential and more to give, or maybe you’re new to the dental field, and if you like interesting stories from interesting people that might just inspire your dental future then this podcast is for you!
It’s 2026 and we are back with a brand new season of conversations with dental friends!
We are kicking this season off with a bang with the fantastic Laura Horton who has personally changed my career and my approach clinically but more widely has set up her own consultancy, absolutely championed the role of the TCO trailblazed the way through the world of communication and I can’t wait to see what happens next!
In this episode we chat about
– getting started in dentistry
– What treatment coordination actually means
– How the whole practice can benefit at every stage of the patient journey
– Starting your own adventure in business
– Podcast life
– Supporting our colleagues in dental nursing
You can listen now on Spotify and Apple podcast & we also have our news letter on Substack with bts episode summaries and links www.conversationswithdentalfriends.substack.com
To celebrate this season I’ve also designed a FREE career planning notebook for 2026 comment or DM link and I’ll send it to you!
Thankyou so much to our sponsor ORAL B for supporting this podcast
See you next week for another conversation with dental friends
It’s 2026 and Conversations with Dental Friends is officially back 🎙️
New season. New conversations. Same mission: real talk about careers, growth and the people shaping dentistry.
We’re kicking things off with someone who has genuinely changed the trajectory of my career — Laura Horton. From transforming my clinical approach, to building her own consultancy, championing the TCO role, and leading the way in communication within dentistry… Laura is proof of what’s possible when you back yourself and your skillset. And honestly, I can’t wait to see what she does next.
In this episode, we talk about:
• getting started in dentistry
• what treatment coordination actually means
• how the entire practice benefits at every stage of the patient journey
• starting your own business adventure
• life behind the podcast
• and why supporting our dental nursing colleagues really matters
You can listen now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 🎧
Plus, our Substack newsletter is live with behind-the-scenes insights, episode summaries and all the links
👉 conversationswithdentalfriends.substack.com
To celebrate the new season, I’ve also created a FREE 2026 career planning notebook ✍️
Comment or DM me “LINK” and I’ll send it straight over.
Don’t forget to follow Laura on Instagram @laurahorton1
You can listen to the Horton hangout here
You can find out more about Laura’s practice coaching sessions on treatment coordination, reception and her new initiative ‘Aspire’ on her website here
Huge thank you to Oral-B for supporting this season of the podcast.
See you next week for another conversation with dental friends 💬🦷
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