The Dental Hacks Podcast

Mohammed welcomes Dr. Russell Schafer of the Totally Oral Podcast on to talk about how his 11 year journey from dental school to pedo/denture guru happened! What's the best part of this conversation? Russ is an office that sees Medicaid patients as well as insurance/fee for service and makes it work. That makes him a rare and interesting genius! Some links from the show: Oral Architects of Removable Pros Totally Oral Podcast Russell's professional page   Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best prices you’ll find anywhere! If you head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy and use coupon code “VERYDENTAL10” you’ll get another 10% off your or

Alan welcomes Dr. Martin Mendelson back to Very Dental to discuss the science of optimism! Did you know that optimism and positivity can influence our performance and ability to deliver great dental care? Martin asserts that an optimistic and positive mental outlook makes a difference in performance and experience in dentistry! Happiness vs. toxic positivity What is happiness? Practicing optimism and gratitude Moving through the bad stuff Coaching vs. therapy Hedonic adaptation Comparison is the thief of joy How to do time travel (scheduled send emails) Some links from the show: How Optimism Can Impact Diagnosis, Treatment Planning and Financial Success by Martin Mendelson Losado Ratio The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon Martin Mendelson's website Spear Education Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental th

This episode features another throwback to the classic VoD 2022 gauntlet! This week the guys feature the hosts of the Totally Oral podcast, Dr. Russell Schafer and Dr. Clint Timmerman as well as Very Dental Podcast host Dr. Alan Mead to answer their diabolical questions! The questions: How did COVID affect your practice? You have to have a crown on #2...what material do you choose? Did you/would you place sealant on your own children? Your significant other needs ortho...wires/brackets or aligners? If your own #29 needed endo/core and crown/crown lengthening, would you do it or go right to an implant? If your significant other had a slight diastema between 8 and 9 would you suggest ortho, resin or porcelain? Do you want to weigh in? Join us in the Very Clinical Facebook group!  Check out Kevin's endo course at the 3D Dentists retreat! Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook," McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb." The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free t

Al has another epiphany about the importance of authentic and honest communication with patients. Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best prices you’ll find anywhere! If you head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy and use coupon code “VERYDENTAL10” you’ll get another 10% off your order! Go save yourself some money and support the show all at the same time! -- The Wonderist Agency is basically a one stop shop for marketing your practice and your brand. From logo redesign to a full service marketing plan, the folks at Wonderist have you covered! Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/wonderist! -- Enova Illumination makes the very best in

Al was recently a guest on the "Totally Oral Podcast" with Dr. Russell Schafer and Dr. Clint Timmerman! This episode is a crossover with Totally Oral recorded around last Thanksgiving. The guys asked Al a bunch about NON-dental stuff, specifically the horse farm that he lives on/helps take care of. It's pretty funny and gives a little background about life on the farm! This conversation goes all over the place, so buckle up! Some links from the show: Totally Oral Podcast Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best prices you’ll find anywhere! If you head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy and use coupon code “VERYDENTAL10” you’ll get another 1

In today's episode Zach and Kevin throw back to VoD 2022 where we asked meeting participants to weigh in on the questions that our listeners want to know! We feature repeat guests Dr. Matthew Standridge (the Ketodontist) and Dr. Mike "Soft Hands" Keller! The questions: How did COVID affect your practice? You have to have a crown on #2...what material do you choose? Did you/would you place sealant on your own children? Your significant other needs ortho...wires/brackets or aligners? If your own #29 needed endo/core and crown/crown lengthening, would you do it or go right to an implant? If your significant other had a slight diastema between 8 and 9 would you suggest ortho, resin or porcelain? Do you want to weigh in? Join us in the Very Clinical Facebook group!  Check out Kevin's endo course at the 3D Dentists retreat! Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook," McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb." The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If yo

Al recently read an article by Matt Yglesias called "Dentists are bad." (sic) Even worse...he read the comments.  As these things tend to do, it devolved into a bunch of horrible anecdotes about terrible things that dentists have done to innocent patients.  So, why do they hate us? And more importantly, what are dentists doing wrong to make them hate us?  Al has thoughts. Some links from the show: "Dentists are bad" (sic) by Matt Yglesias (it's probably behind a paywall the Gell-Mann effect Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best prices you’ll find anywhere! If you head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy and use coupon code “VERYDENTAL10”

Al is joined by Dr. Kevin Fryer and Dr. Zach Meiners to talk NFL playoffs!  It's fine. We talk about mouthguards for like, 40 seconds, so it qualifies as a dental podcast but we mostly talk about football. Why the divergence from our typical dental amazingness? It turns out that each of these hosts of Very Dental Podcast shows has a team in the playoffs! We talk about the past season and how much we're looking forward to this weekend full of professional football! The predictions: Kevin's prediction: Browns 27,  Texans 20  Zach's prediction: Chiefs 17, Dolphins 10 Al's prediction: Lions 21, Rams 10   Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best

The guys are joined by Dr. Sarah Pierce of Brentwood, TN! Sarah works with Dr. Sully Sullivan of Sullivan Dental Partners (aka: The Millennial Dentist)! As it turns out, Sarah is a new grad and recently took Kevin's amazing endo course at the 3D Dentists Retreat in Raleigh, NC.  What is it like to work at Sullivan Dental Partners? What is it like to take Kevin's Endodontic Digital Workflow course? How did Sarah's approach change after taking Kevin's course? Why is Kevin jealous of Sarah's practice situation? How has Zach changed endo since the CBCT?  Why is Zach jealous of Sarah being a new grad and having all the tech from the start? Complications? How was the retreat and what flavor was the 3D Dentists Kool Aid? Check out Kevin's endo course at the 3D Dentists retreat! Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook," McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb." The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very D

Mohammed is joined by the one and only Dr. Jaz Gulati of the Protrusive Dental Podcast! Jaz is known for his occlusion credentials and Mohammed got to ask ALL his occlusion questions to perhaps the most enthusiastic occlusion educator I've ever heard! You aren't going to want to miss a second of this incredibly informative episode! Always check preop occlusion Articulating paper Centric relation Facebows...when do you use them? When you don't? And why! Can digital impressions/bite relations replace analog dentistry? Occlusal diagnosis and how it can affect single tooth dentistry. Did you find this stuff helpful? Check out the Protrusive Dental Podcast for more! Jaz used this interview as one of his episodes that you can see here!  Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the

Alan is joined by Dr. Matt Standridge. Matt is a dentist in Kansas who teaches orthodontics and has his own podcast and health coaching program! Matt has had a really interesting journey over the last 10 years that Al has known him. He's bought multiple practices, become digital and became a well known educator. It's a nostalgic walk through the history of the podcast (Matt was early money as a Brain Trust guest) and how dentistry has changed over the last decade or so. Matt offers his thoughts on the differences between "comprehensive orthodontics" and cosmetic orthodontics and why it's OK to not always do comprehensive. He also talks about the fundamentals vs. the tools (aligners and brackets/wires) and why the fundamentals always win that argument. Some links from the show: Matt's teaching schedule at 3D Dentists Matt's AOS Ortho Boot Camp Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will r

Kevin and Zach ring in the New Year with another episode featuring the Superfans...Dr. Erin Elliott and Dr. Gary Holtzclaw! As they are want to do, Zach throws out more scenarios for our panel to discuss! New patient snapped off #7 and HAS TO leave the office with a tooth. You've got no preop impression, etc. How do you handle audible gas in the operatory? Own it or ignore it? A crown on a previously asymptomatic tooth that now hurts. "It didn't hurt before..." What do you do? You're way behind and a hygiene check explains that the filling you did 6 months ago is "rough" or "never felt right." What do you do? Check out Kevin's endo course at the 3D Dentists retreat! Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook," McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb." The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from c

Is there a way to "reset" your appreciation for your job and your life in 2024? Al has thoughts! Happy New Year!  Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best prices you’ll find anywhere! If you head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy and use coupon code “VERYDENTAL10” you’ll get another 10% off your order! Go save yourself some money and support the show all at the same time! -- The Wonderist Agency is basically a one stop shop for marketing your practice and your brand. From logo redesign to a full service marketing plan, the folks at Wonderist have you covered! Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/wonderist! -- Enova Illumination makes

"Why can't I talk to my patients like Gary does?" -me, quite often In today's throwback episode Alan is joined by Dr. Gary DeWood. This interview was recorded at the amazing Spear Summit 2022 and they guys had another really good conversation about communication, among other things. Some of the topics they covered: Staying in the question until the questions are coming from the patient  How the dental model is wrong People figure out a way to do the things that they have value for Assume that the patient thinks that they're healthy until you understand that they don't How aligners have made people value the position of their teeth Ask questions and then be quiet Why the hygiene op is the worst place to talk about dental health Having the hygienist "refer" the patient to the doctor Lawn mowers and believing it's possible The mindset change of financing/making payments Patients need to know that you'll make it financially possible "We're going to do whatever we can to make it possible" In office financing vs.

"Does the nog come in any other flavors besides egg?" -Kevin Fryer The Very Clinical guys finish the year strong by inviting two Very Clinical superfans to join them for a rip roaring round of "what would you do?"  Dr. Erin Elliott and Dr. Gary Holtzclaw fill out the Very Clinical brain trust to give their answer to some diabolical situations: How do you restore a grungy teenager's occlusal decay when there is an operculum in your way? The patient needs crowns from 23-26. Patient is choosing to do 2 now and 2 later due to insurance reasons. What's your move? The patient needs a gold crown on #15 replaced. When you did it 15 years ago, you told them that gold is the best material. You're in network with their insurance and now they won't cover gold. What's your move?   Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook," McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb." The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dent

Mohammed is joined by Dr. Sarah Blair of Indie Practices to talk about leadership, dental teams and early practice ownership for new dentists! What are systems? What makes a system good or bad? What are KPIs? Which KPIs are important? The 6 Essential Things that Indie Practices coaches When is the right time to hire a coach? What types of practices does Indie Practices work with? Some links from the show: Indie Practices Indie Practices Case Acceptance Youtube video Indie Practices Handoffs Youtube video Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best prices you’ll find anywhere! If you head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy and use coupon code

All of us at the Very Dental Podcast Network are wishing you the best holiday season ever!  This week we'll be releasing new episodes on Wednesday and Thursday instead of Monday and Tuesday!  We'll catch up with you then! Happy Holidays!

What better way to celebrate the holidays that a massive "recommendation engine" from Al!  Some links from the show: Sean's holiday band concert (The H.H. Dow High Symphonic Band) Dow High Fruit Sale  Dental Stuff Flat Clinician’s Choice instrument “Esthetic Contouring Instruments” gold handle  Ivoclar Optrasculpt  “Get Packed” Cord packing instrument from Pascal  Ed McLaren   Bioclear Diamond wedges/Bioclear posterior composite matrices  Flexidam…for rubber dam newbs W8a black Berman rubber dam clamp  Christmas-y media The Grinch (2018) You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch by Fareed Haque Not Christmas-y media   Last Murderbot Diaries installment “System Collapse” Stuff that's not media and not Christmas-y  Sturmfist 4 gloves  Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a

Zach and Kevin are joined again by Kevin's son Charlie! Charlie has a very technical background including using artificial intelligence to diagnose class II caries! Today's episode features some hot artificial intelligence and where it will become useful in dentistry.  The key to AI is "learning" Where do they get their data? DSOs and AI WE'RE the data! Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook," McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb." The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best prices you’ll find anywhere! If you head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy and use coupon code “verydental10” you’ll get another 10% off your order! Go save yourself some money and support the show all at the same time! -- The Wonderist Agency is basica

Al tells a story about podcasting, downloads and ego.  join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best prices you’ll find anywhere! If you head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy and use coupon code “VERYDENTAL10” you’ll get another 10% off your order! Go save yourself some money and support the show all at the same time! -- The Wonderist Agency is basically a one stop shop for marketing your practice and your brand. From logo redesign to a full service marketing plan, the folks at Wonderist have you covered! Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/wonderist! -- Enova Illumination makes the very best in loupes and headlights, including their new