Guest appearances
Candid conversations.
From Contact Point to Think Oral Health, Brett talks openly about substance use disorder, burnout, Ironman racing, and how people make lasting change.
Featured: Contact Point Podcast
I Called the Wellness Program or I'd Be Dead: Brett Kessler on Addiction and Burnout in Dentistry
Recent conversations
Foundation Dental PodcastDr. Brett Kessler with Dr. Jim ArnoldWatch
Think Oral Health Podcast, 2025Prevention, Policy, and Patient Wellness with Dr. Brett KesslerListenWatch
Pulp Podcast, Episode 5American Dental Association President, Dr. Brett KesslerWatchThe Dental Marketer Podcast, Episode 619Relationship-Based Dentistry: Treat the Person, Not the ToothListenThe Technology Evangelist Podcast with John Flucke, Episode 38Dr. Brett Kessler on Organized Dentistry, Wellness, and the Future of Oral HealthWatchDentistry Unmasked, June 2026, Part 1How to Become the President of the ADAListenDentistry Unmasked, June 2026, Part 2Sad New Grads: How Will They Ever Get Paid?ListenThe Sober New Yorker, May 202610,000 Days Sober: Dr. Brett Kessler's Journey From Addiction to RecoveryWatchTiff Talks with Tiff the ADHD DentistAddiction Doesn't Care How Smart You AreWatchStraight Up With Steph, Episode 99Future of Dentistry: Hygiene Shortages, Insurance, and What Comes NextListenWatch
Sober Life Rocks, Episode 19, Replayed February 2026Sober Leadership and Professional CourageListenThe Sync Leadership Lab, 2026Dr. Brett Kessler on Recovery, Resilience and Reinventing Yourself, Part 1ListenThe Sync Leadership Lab, 2026Dr. Brett Kessler on Recovery, Resilience and Reinventing Yourself, Part 2ListenThe Real Talk of Dental with Brandi MarzolinoWhat Does Dr. Brett Kessler Really Think? Hear It From HimWatchTogether We Grow, The Shahin Safarian Live ShowWho Will Own the Future of Dentistry?WatchThe Real Talk of Dental with Brandi MarzolinoYou Never Know Who's Listening: How Radical Honesty Changes EverythingWatchJACD Podcast, March 2026He Got Fired by a DSO for Doing Too Many CrownsLink coming soon
JACD Podcast, June 2026Why Dentists Turned on the Former ADA PresidentLink coming soon
Earlier appearances
Less Insurance Dependence Podcast, 2025From Recovery to a Thriving, Insurance-Free PracticeListenDentists IN the KnowDental Wellness with ADA President Dr. Brett KesslerListenThe DrBicuspid.com Podcast1-on-1: The Future of Dentistry and the Trends Brett Is WatchingListenStraight Up With Steph, Episode 53Workforce Shortages, Hygiene Autonomy, and the ADA's Vision for the FutureListenStraight Up With Steph, Episode 15Wellness, Leadership, and RecoveryListenTen Junk Miles, Long Run 222Brett Kessler, President-Elect of the American Dental AssociationListenThe Very Dental PodcastA Talk About Behavioral Change with the ADA President-ElectListenStaying Fit ODAAT, 2022Brett's Journey: From Addiction to Dental Hero and IronmanListenThe Thriving Dentist ShowLessons from Competing in the 2018 Ironman TriathlonListenThe Thriving Dentist ShowAvoiding the Risks of Substance AbuseListenThe Thriving Dentist ShowIf You Stand for Nothing, You Will Fall for AnythingListenVery DentalHow We Make Behavior ChangesListenThe DentalHacks PodcastEpisode 23: Two Addicts Walk Into a...ListenA Tale of Two HygienistsBreaking the Stigma Around Substance Use DisorderListenTom Bell PodcastBrett Kessler: Dentist, Ironman, InspirationListenThe Alan Mead ExperienceDr. Brett Kessler on Organized DentistryListenDental Enterprise Institute, Episode 1, with Kelsey CurrenceRecoveryListenThe Fork in the Road Interviews with Andre Shirdan, Episode 22Brett Kessler, DDSWatchSouth Florida District Dental AssociationHave You Ever? Did You Ever? Were You Ever?ListenADA Dental Sound Bites, S6 E1Path Forward for DentistryListen
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