He is also the founder of the Dental Practice Heroes Podcast, a published author and a national speaker. He resides in Frankfort, IL, with his wife and two daughters. Dr. Etchison was born in the city of Joliet, IL. He graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science and a minor in chemistry. Dr. Etchison then attended the University of Illinois College Of Dentistry where he was awarded his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree, along with a Bachelor of Science in dentistry. In 2013 he was awarded fellowship into the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. In 2015 he was awarded fellowship into the Academy of General Dentistry. He is an active board member for the Chicago Chapter of the AGD.