75. When the Whole Team Wins: Elevating the Dental Assistant Role with Rochelle Fisher @dentalassistingandbeyond

What if the key to a smoother, more efficient and more harmonious dental practice has been sitting right beside you at the chair all along?

In this episode of Talk Dental to Me, we sit down with Rochelle Fisher - founder of Dental Assisting and Beyond. Rochelle has spent her career championing one of the most underestimated roles in dentistry, and this conversation is long overdue.

We get into the real, unfiltered conversations that don't always happen inside the practice - and if you work with a dental assistant, manage a dental team, or ARE a dental assistant, this episode is for you.

In this episode we cover:

• What originally inspired Rochelle to create an entire academy around the dental assistant role
• What dentists most commonly misunderstand about their dental assistant
• What it actually takes to make a dental assistant feel valued in a practice
• Where communication breaks down between clinicians and dental assistants - and how to fix it
• The role of respect in front of patients and why it matters more than you think
• How to give constructive feedback without it feeling like criticism or micromanagement
• The ONE thing every clinician could change tomorrow to completely transform their working relationship with their assistant

🎙️ About Rochelle Fisher Rochelle Fisher is the founder of Dental Assisting and Beyond, an academy committed to raising the standard of dental assisting through education, empowerment and recognition. With years of experience in the industry, Rochelle is a passionate advocate for the dental assistant role and the vital contribution assistants make to patient care and practice success.

🦷 About Talk Dental to Me Talk Dental to Me is the podcast for dental clinicians, oral health professionals and anyone passionate about dentistry, practice culture and continuing professional development. Hosted by Oral Health Therapist Emma, each episode dives deep into the clinical, professional and human side of working in dentistry in Australia.

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Website: dentalassistingandbeyond.com.au

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