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More than Chairside: A Podcast for Dental AssistantDental Assistants, How Burnt Out are You?This week I'm joined by Chelsea Homire, @chelsea_the_digital_da, and we're having the conversation so many dental assistants need to hear. We talk about burnout, the long hours, feeling expected to always do more, and the pressure that comes with trying to keep everything moving while putting yourself last. But we also talk about the other side of it… setting boundaries, knowing your worth, and realizing that taking care of yourself doesn't make you less dedicated. Because being a great assistant shouldn't mean losing yourself in the process. If yo...
2026-05-2623 minMore than Chairside: A Podcast for Dental AssistantDental Assistants, How Burnt Out are You?This week I'm joined by Chelsea Homire, @chelsea_the_digital_da, and we're having the conversation so many dental assistants need to hear. We talk about burnout, the long hours, feeling expected to always do more, and the pressure that comes with trying to keep everything moving while putting yourself last. But we also talk about the other side of it… setting boundaries, knowing your worth, and realizing that taking care of yourself doesn't make you less dedicated. Because being a great assistant shouldn't mean losing yourself in the process. If yo...
2026-05-2623 min
More than Chairside: A Podcast for Dental AssistantThe Many Hats of Dental AssistantsToday, I'm joined by Chelsea Homire—my co-founder at Digital Dental Assistant Academy—and we're diving into something every dental assistant knows all too well… the MANY hats we wear every single day. From clinical support to patient care, scheduling, problem-solving, and everything in between—dental assistants truly keep the practice running. In this episode, we talk about just how much assistants actually do (because it's a lot), why our role is so vital to a successful dental practice, and why it's time that gets recognized. But we don't stop there. We also get real...
2026-05-0519 minMore than Chairside: A Podcast for Dental AssistantThe Many Hats of Dental AssistantsToday, I'm joined by Chelsea Homire—my co-founder at Digital Dental Assistant Academy—and we're diving into something every dental assistant knows all too well… the MANY hats we wear every single day. From clinical support to patient care, scheduling, problem-solving, and everything in between—dental assistants truly keep the practice running. In this episode, we talk about just how much assistants actually do (because it's a lot), why our role is so vital to a successful dental practice, and why it's time that gets recognized. But we don't stop there. We also get real...
2026-05-0519 min
Evolution of Dental PodcastEvolving the Dental Assistant's Role: Education Opportunities for a Digital Practice | Chelsea Homire | EODP #3Digital dental assistants are becoming increasingly important as dental practices adopt intraoral scanning, 3D printing, digital design, and other modern workflows. Chelsea Homire, co-founder of the Digital Dental Assistant Academy, joins Rob Norton to discuss the education gap facing dental assistants and how better digital training can create new opportunities for both assistants and the practices they support.
Chelsea shares her own journey learning dental 3D printing through trial and error and explains why assistants need accessible, step-by-step education built around real-world workflows. She explores skills including intraoral scanning, iTero Design Suite, 3D printed models and occlusal...
2025-12-1227 min
Voices from The BenchFrom the 40th Lab Day 2025 Part 4 with Eric Kukucka, Chelsea Homire, & Brittany MitchellThe amazing people we talked to in the Ivoclar Ballroom during the 40th anniversary of LMT Lab Day Chicago just keep coming and this week we have a stellar line up.
First up is Eric Kukucka. Eric came on the podcast years ago to talk about his multiple denturist practices in Canada. But he has since sold them and has joined the Aspen Dental group as their Vice President of Clinical Removable Prosthetics & Design Technologies. Eric talks about going from making dentures for hundreds of patients to working with a team to produce quality dentures for millions.
2025-04-141h 11