Why do the thousands of dollars you spend on dental consultants evaporate the moment your team gets busy? Dr. Max Kerr breaks down the real reason your practice falls back into bad habits, office drama, and useless meetings. Learn how the EOS framework forces total team accountability, kills breakroom gossip, and builds a structural foundation…
The “business of dental sleep medicine” shouldn’t feel like a dirty secret – and PROFIT shouldn’t be a curse word in sleep. In this episode, Jason Tierney, Dr. Erin Elliott, and Dr. Max Kerr stop apologizing for building healthy businesses. Dr. Kerr explains how his own “rheostat regret”—a deep-seated dislike for traditional drilling and filling—led…
Dental Sleep Medicine is like Groundhog Day. Why? In this episode, Jason Tierney and Dr. Erin Elliott sit down with the “fierce advocate” himself, Dr. Steve Carstensen, to examine why the field is moving at the speed of a dial-up modem. Steve has been in the room where it happens—serving on boards, teaching the masses,…
You did your job. You addressed the patient’s breathing and airway issues. But they are still spending their days feeling like they haven’t slept. What’s the deal? This week, sleep expert and psychiatrist Dr. Shane Creado joins Jason Tierney and Dr. Erin Elliott to solve the mystery of the “tired-but-treated” patient. We are diving into…
What if your referral sources keep sending patients, but your delivery numbers never match up? Scott Craig joins hosts Jason Tierney and Dr. Erin Elliott to break down a glaring reason many sleep practices stall: they track activity, not conversion. This isn’t about “doing more marketing”—it’s about plugging the leaks in your pipeline. Scott shares…
What if that “cute” childhood snore is actually the sound of your child gasping for air, struggling to stay alive? In this high-energy, eye-opening episode, Dr. Stacy Becker—one-third of the powerhouse team behind ASAP Pathway—joins us to dismantle the myth that kids “just grow out of it.” After witnessing her own father struggle with CPAP…
What happens to a patient’s heart when they receive life-altering news alone, staring at a cold computer screen? In this deeply moving episode, Lesia Tierney—a 20-year leader in dental sleep medicine—shares the moment her world shifted. After decades of helping convert patients, she found herself on the other side of the consult desk, navigating a…
What happens when the life you’ve built no longer fits? Dr. Suzanne Thai, a prominent dental sleep medicine practitioner and TEDx speaker, joins Jason Tierney and Dr. Erin Elliott to discuss her journey from “existential dread” in general dentistry to finding renewed purpose in sleep medicine. This episode dives deep into the power of vulnerability,…
Why do some oral appliances fail before they ever reach the patient’s mouth? Sonnie Bocala, founder of Apex Dental Sleep Lab, pulls back the curtain on what really happens inside the lab, why bite records matter more than devices, and how dentists can avoid the mistakes that lead to remakes, broken appliances, and poor outcomes….
Why are GLP-1 drugs exploding in sleep medicine, yet most patients still struggle to lose and keep off weight? Dr. Jonathan Lown breaks down why obesity is not a willpower problem, how GLP-1s change sleep apnea outcomes, and why dentists need to rethink how they talk about weight, airway, and treatment options. What We Discuss…