No Silver Spoons®
Welcome to No Silver Spoons®, a podcast that celebrates grit, resilience, and the beauty of building success without shortcuts. Formerly known as Dentistry Support® The Podcast, we are now in our fourth season, embracing a broader vision while staying true to our roots. Powered by Dentistry Support®, this podcast delivers meaningful conversations, actionable advice, and inspiring stories for listeners from every industry and walk of life.
Hosted by Sarah Beth Herman—a dynamic entrepreneur, generational leader, and 5x CEO with nearly 25 years of experience—No Silver Spoons® brings real, unfiltered discussions about leadership, business, and personal growth. Sarah Beth's journey of building success from the ground up, without ever being handed a "silver spoon," shapes the tone and mission of every episode.
Each week, we feature incredible guests who share their stories of overcoming challenges, learning from their mistakes, and growing into their best selves. Whether you're an entrepreneur, professional, or simply someone who values authenticity and hard work, this podcast is for you.
Join us for candid conversations, That's Good Moments to recap key takeaways and insights that remind us all that success isn’t handed out—it’s earned through grit and determination. Let’s keep the grit, share the goodness, and never stop growing together on No Silver Spoons®.
No Silver Spoons®
Latest Episodes
Season 5: Episode 130: The Brain Doesn't Care That You're Right Subtitle: Why Facts Alone Rarely Change People
Sarah Beth Herman reflects on 130 episodes of No Silver Spoons and explains the podcast’s purpose: thinking together across dentistry, business, leadership, neuroscience, and entrepreneurship while encouraging listeners to question her rather t...
Season 5: Episode 129: Why Patients Say, "I'll Think About It" and Never Call Back the Treatment Acceptance Crisis in Dentistry
Sarah Beth Herman reflects on a dentist frustrated by unscheduled diagnosed treatment and argues the issue is often misnamed as “treatment acceptance” when it is really a decision-making problem rooted in uncertainty and perceived risk. Drawing...
Season 5: Episode 128: The $100,000 Front Desk Mistake: What Insurance Verification Errors Really Cost Dental Practices
Host Sara Beth Herman argues that going out of network isn’t a strategy if a dental team doesn’t understand the revenue cycle and can’t consistently verify and explain benefits, collect patient portions, document limitations, track and appeal c...
Season 5: Episode 127: Elevating Dentistry: Secrets of a Sales Pro
Sarah Beth Herman hosts a podcast swap episode featuring her interview with Dr. Howard Farran focused on dental insurance, billing, and practice operations. Farran raises concerns about young dentists facing debt, DSOs, stagnant insurance fees,...
Season 5: Episode 126: Anatomy of an Angry Patient
Host Sarah Beth Herman explains that angry dental patients are usually the result of earlier breakdowns—especially assumptions and gaps in communication—rather than isolated incidents like a bill or negative review. She argues communication sho...