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Join Laura Horton and Leanna Best for a light-hearted catch-up where dentistry talk meets real-life banter. No guests, no scripts — just honest conversations, laughs, and a few surprises. Tune in for our popular features, such as Banned Words and Confessions, where dental professionals share their funniest, most shocking, and downright gross stories for us to read aloud. Fresh, fun, and a little bit cheeky — welcome to the new Horton Hangout podcast 2.0 for the dental team and industry.
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Thursday Jun 12, 2025
Thursday Jun 12, 2025
Welcome to the debut episode of The Horton Hangout!
🎉 Laura and Leanna kick things off by sharing personal stories from their careers in dentistry, hilarious workplace nicknames, words they believe should be banned from dental practices, and insights into managing part-time roles post-maternity leave.
In this episode:
- 💬 Catching up on recent travels and time spent together in Scotland
- 🦷 Leanna’s journey into dental nursing and beyond
- 🚫 The words they recommend are banned from dental practices
- 😂 Laugh-out-loud nicknames for co-workers
- 😳 Confessions of a.. Practice Manager and TCO
- 🤱 Advice for handling flexible working requests after maternity leave
- 🧠 Why high-responsibility roles may not suit minimal part-time hours
- 🌟 Final thoughts: professional boundaries, proactive leadership, and setting the right tone in practice culture
Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome to The Horton Hangout
00:18 - Catching up & recap
01:19 - Reflections on recent team event
03:39 – Leanna’s path into dental nursing
10:12 - Banned words’
20:25 - Funny coworker nicknames
22:13 - Confession: Interviewee refused to leave – police were nearly called!
29:06 - Confession: TCO diary mix-up leads to mistaken identity
35:29 - Listener question: Managing part-time staff after maternity leave
42:13 – Leanna’s story: Stepping away after baby number two
43:15 - Closing thoughts & outro
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