The Special Lists
The Special Lists, presented by Referral Lab, is the podcast for dentists and dental specialists.
Running a dental practice isn’t easy, and if you’re in private practice, it can sometimes feel like you’re on an island. That’s why finding your people—those who’ve been in your shoes and can share real, lived experience—changes the game.
Recent Episodes
Dec. 30, 2025
Special List #11: How I Built a Thriving Perio Practice From Nothing with Dr. Lee Cochrane
For Dr. Lee Cochrane, clarity came through doing: learning on the fly, adjusting quickly, and letting the early chaos shape better systems. He talks about what it really takes to build a periodontal practice from the ground u...
Dec. 18, 2025
Special List #10: The Side of Dentistry No One Teaches You with Dr. Nicole Saldua
Dr. Nicole Saldua is a general dentist known for her shockingly candid Instagram takes on the human side of dentistry—the loneliness that can creep in, the challenge of calming anxious patients, and dentistry’s failures to ex...
Dec. 4, 2025
Special List #9: Through the Eyes of Private Equity: The Power of Culture, Practice Autonomy, and Financial Literacy with Rashed Din
With a decade of experience in dental private equity and specialty group leadership, Chicago entrepreneur Rashed Din’s biggest lesson is simple: culture is the real engine. It's daily behaviors anchored in clinical quality, c...
Nov. 13, 2025
Special List #8: How I Turned Mentorship Into Partnership with Dr. Krupa Patel
Dr. Krupa Patel knows that success in dentistry isn’t just about clinical skill—it’s about connection, communication, and shared vision. Reflecting on her journey from associate to soon-to-be partner with Dr. Jason Souyias, s...
Oct. 30, 2025
Special List #7: Start With the End in Mind—Blueprinting Success with Dr. Jason Stoner
Dr. Jason Stoner built his career with equal parts vision, grit, and style—often quite literally. From a single practice in Columbus, Ohio, he’s grown to eight locations, achieved financial independence by 48, and earned a re...
Oct. 16, 2025
Special List #6: Cosmetic Dentistry Is More Than Just Veneers with Dr. Chris Catalano
Dr. Chris Catalano started early, mopping floors at veneer courses and absorbing everything. Working alongside some of cosmetic dentistry’s biggest names, he learned through failure and built a practice patients rave about to...
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