AI sits in every dental conversation right now. The question has shifted. It is no longer about what AI does. It is about whether your practice adopts it, at what speed, and what happens to your team when you do. Shawn opens with a story about their friend Adrian, who brought an AI content idea…
🎯 Dentist incomes dropped $40,000 since 2010. One thriving Comfort Dental doctor told Shawn Zajas, “I hate patients.” If you have ever driven home wondering how much longer you have left in you, this episode names what most dentists never say out loud. Shawn Zajas and Dr. Allison House sit down for an unscripted host-only…
You’re one decision away. Not from the result. From becoming the person who earns the right to pursue it. In episode 110 of The Authentic Dentist Podcast, Dr. Allison House and Shawn Zajas unpack the identity shift that precedes every real transformation in dentistry and in life. They draw from Rocky IV, Olympic weightlifting, youth…
What are early-career dentists actually thinking? Not the polished conference version. The Reddit threads, the Dentaltown forums, the TikTok rants, and the private conversations that happen when nobody is performing. Shawn Zajas pulled real, unfiltered sentiment from across the internet and brought those questions directly to Dr. Allison House, a practicing dentist with over 25…
Are you telling yourself a story about your practice that’s slowly draining you? In this episode of The Authentic Dentist Podcast, Shawn Zajas and Dr. Allison House tackle the invisible force behind dental burnout: the narrative running in the background of your mind. Not the schedule. Not the patients. Not the overhead. The story you…
When Bad Dentistry Is a Cry for Help: Why Dental Professionals Need to Look Deeper A dentist posts about a colleague’s terrible work on Facebook. Dozens of comments pile on. Dr. Allison House was the only one who asked a different question: What if that dentist is struggling? In this episode, Dr. House and Shawn…
Dr. Kianor Shah is doing something unprecedented. As founder of the Top 100 Doctors organization and the Doctor to Doctor movement, he has united over 1,100 healthcare professionals from 163 countries. His mission: ensure doctors lead the AI revolution rather than follow it. In this episode of The Authentic Dentist, Dr. Shah joins Dr. Allison…
Dr. Allison House and Shawn Zajas kick off 2026 with a raw conversation about what separates dentists who thrive from those who stall. After hosting two Olympic athletes over the holidays, Allison shares a key insight: elite performers surround themselves with coaches in every dimension of life. Not because they lack knowledge. Because growth demands outside…
🎯 What happens when unlimited opportunity meets limited capacity? Dr. Allison House shares her $100K failure—and why she’d do it again. As 2025 wraps up, we’re sitting in our new studio having the conversation every dental professional needs before stepping into the new year. This isn’t your typical goal-setting episode. It’s a raw, honest look…
What happens when a dentist who started with pegboards faces down stage four cancer and emerges with the wisdom of 44 years in practice? In this deeply moving episode, Dr. Allison House and Shawn Zajas sit down with Dr. Michael Thompson, a pioneering Arizona dentist whose career spans from the pre-internet era to today’s AI-driven…