Josh Austin, DDS

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Dr. Joshua Austin runs a full-time restorative practice in San Antonio, Texas, and in early 2025 moved from a solo operatory into an eight-op, three-doctor office. He writes the "Pearls for Your Practice" column for Dental Economics, serves as global faculty for Align Technology and resident faculty at Spear Education, and in 2024 won the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and Seattle Study Club "Case of the Year."
A graduate of the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry, he lectures across the country on dental technology, ortho-restorative treatment, and mental health, including his signature talk, "The Mental Dental Connection: The Secret to Being a Better Clinician and Better Leader."

Learn more or book Josh to speak: https://www.austindentalseminars.com/
Connect with Josh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-austin-757065177/

A Special List of The Special Lists: Celebrating One Year
Aug. 27, 2026

A Special List of The Special Lists: Celebrating One Year

To celebrate the show's first anniversary, Cameron Full, Dr. Jason Souyias, and Dr. Michael Seda bring you a special list of moments from year one. The reward for good work is... more work. And solving one problem just shows you the next one. Dr. Souyias opens with the lesson that killed his autopilot fantasy: he fixed a four-month consult backlog, got it down to three weeks, and immediately found the next fire. On teams and leadership: Dr. James Woodyard's masterclass in handling a complaine...
Guests: James Woodyard, DMD , Jennifer Hirsch Doobrow, DMD , Rob Ritter, DMD , Mitchel Godat, DDS , Chris Catalano, DDS , Jason Stoner, DDS , Krupa Patel, DMD, MS , Rashed Din , Nicole Saldua, DDS , Leonard Cochrane, DMD , Deana Cook, DDS, MS, MBA , Jeffrey Burch, DMD , Amit Patel, DDS , Mike Gergen , David Lee Hill, JR., DDS , Justin Zalewsky, DMD , Geri Gottlieb , Tracey Nguyen, DDS , Andrew Skasko, DDS , Gregg Kinzer, DDS, MSD , Adam McClellan, DDS , Andrew Jowett , Josh Austin, DDS , Hunter Dawson DMD, MSD
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Special List #25: How We Talk Ourselves Out of Treatment with Dr. Josh Austin
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Aug. 6, 2026

Special List #25: How We Talk Ourselves Out of Treatment with Dr. Josh Austin

Put an image of your patient's cracked molar up on a 50-inch screen, stay quiet, and watch them diagnose it themselves. When Dr. Josh Austin started scanning every patient at every visit, it transformed how he presented restorative, ortho, and implant work. The scanner earns its keep by selling without feeling like selling. Josh explains why its value isn't the crown scan — it's getting the patient to say yes to the crown, and how showing people their own recession, cracks, and simulations gets...
Guest: Josh Austin, DDS
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