{"id":3745,"date":"2026-07-23T14:54:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dentalsuccesstoday.com\/blog\/?p=3745"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:54:45","slug":"the-freedom-youre-not-using-and-how-to-master-it-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dentalsuccesstoday.com\/blog\/the-freedom-youre-not-using-and-how-to-master-it-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"The Freedom You&#8217;re Not Using (And How To Master It This Month)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1212346002?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"The Freedom You're Not Using (And How To Master It This Month)\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July is here and I want to talk to you about the most important freedom you have\u2026 and the one most dentists completely ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s not the freedom to take more CE. 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