The Dental Hacks Podcast

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Very Dental Student Podcast! Alan introduces your host, Mohamed Abo-Basha, who is a D2 at University of Oklahoma! Al's tips for dental students: If you can swing it, many dental companies will sell stuff to dental students at a pretty great discount (think loupes, headlamps, etc.) Take advantage of your dental student email address! Then, Mohamed brings the one and only Dr. Brandon Evert on for an amazing interview! Brandon's take on dental school Learn what kind of student you are (morning person, night person) and learn how to organize a routine Comparing and contrasting dental school styles (case studies vs. route memorization) When did you first get patient contact? Brandon was heavy on reps in the sim lab (note from Al: that makes Brandon smart!) Get used to indirect vision in preclinic! Brandon's first year out and his 4 year military commitment Military = seeing LOTS of dentistry Rotations at Paris Island (CAD/CAM, endo with a scope, surgery) Is the military e

Dr. Jen Aloff is a family practice physician and also happens to be Al's sister in law. Jen has been practicing family practice medicine in Midland, MI for 25 years or so...a similar amount of time that Al has been in his general dental practice. Their wide ranging conversation does a bit of comparing and contrasting of the two professions over the last quarter century. Jen's educational background What changes has she seen over the last 25 years (a loaded question if there ever was one) pre-COVID vs. post-COVID the financial models of medicine and dentistry are completely different...why? They don't talk about money in medicine. Really bizarre incentives in medicine Health care or sick care? Everyone understands lifestyle diseases Big Pharma and the family practice doc Consolidation--->limited access "You can make more money doing procedures..." Proposing two different payment models in medicine Try and refuse a CT Recordkeeping in medicine Is data the new currency in medicine? Join the Very Dental Faceboo

This throwback episode features 100% less Zach and 100% more Dr. Mac Jones and Dr. Steven Vorholt!  The topic is always timely...the fellas are discussing socket grafting! Take a minute to answer some survey questions at verydentalsurvey.com and you could win a $50 Amazon gift card! If you want to interact with us, head over to the Very Clinical Facebook Group! 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

The Alan Mead Experience started off as a storytelling podcast. It was a chance for dental types to tell stories and usually the less "dental" the better. This episode hits that spot perfectly! Both Alan and Dr. Jason Smithson own farms. Al's is in central Michigan and Jason's is in Corwall, England. This episode is a light hearted conversation about the similarities and differences that they've experienced with rural living! As we often do, we stray into a little bit about the blessings and curses of social media, too! Some links from the show: Jason's Instagram robotussin_vintage_synths on Instagram 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 bes

Alan is joined by long time friend and mentor, Dr. Brett Kessler. Some of the topics we covered: The story of the University of Utah School of Alcoholism and other Addictions (RIP) Mountain bike crashes Three days (or two days) of working clinically Podcasts vs. the power of silence Our elected officials aren't our best and brightest (Brett suggests that I might not have the right attitude about this) What are you expert in? What you choose to put in your head and how it affects your day and your life Al's history as a medical marijuana educator 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 veryden

Back in mid-2020 the Very Clinical guys had a lot of time on their hands. Just like the rest of us. This throwback episode features some of their favorite online/Zoom CE from back when we were all sitting on our hands and watching Tiger King! Take a minute to answer some survey questions at verydentalsurvey.com and you could win a $50 Amazon gift card! If you want to interact with us, head over to the Very Clinical Facebook Group! 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

Dr. Dawn Kulongowski joins Al to discuss his new strategy of consuming podcasts and other content more intentionally. It turns out if you listen to negative garbage on the way to work, you might end up having a negative outlook on the day! 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

Back in 2016 we brought together several practice owners to talk about how they viewed the coming DSO trend. Seven years later, how did we do? Were our predictions right on? Way off? This episode features Al, Dr. Jason Lipscomb, Dr. Tammy Bailey, Dr. Frank Clayton and the one and only Dr. Tarun "T-Bone" Agarwal! Here are the show notes from back in 2016: This special episode features an entertaining and informative "all Brain Trust" look at dental support organizations (DSOs) and how they're affecting dentists in the real world. Jason and Alan are joined by Dr. Frank Clayton, Dr. Tarun Agarwal and Heartland dentist Dr. Tammy Bailey to talk candidly about DSOs and their effects on the dental marketplace! You'll hear: Tbone's theory on who should sell a practice to a DSO and who shouldn't Tammy talks about life as a Heartland dentist  Frank explains market segmentation in his own special way Jason and Alan marvel at the fact that we get these cool people to continue to come on the podcast Links from the show:

Enjoy this throwback episode featuring Kevin, Zach and Mac talking about some of their most epic failures and how to deal wit them! If you want to interact with us, head over to the Very Clinical Facebook Group! 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 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 y

This is a podcast a long time in the making! Al is joined by his sister in law, Dr. Jen Aloff. Jen is an absolute unicorn...a family practice physician who owns her private practice. We compare and contrast horror stories of small business ownership and consider how rarely we soak up the vibe in our own reception area. Also, we discuss what it's like to be a patient when you're used to being on the other end of that relationship. 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 mon

The old model of practice sales went something like this. A doctor decides he wants to sell his practice. Someone helps him determine a sale price and it usually ends up somewhere between 60-80% of collections depending on your geographic area and the type of practice. A dentist with a large practice will struggle to sell their practice to another dentist using this model for lots of reasons. But large practices are selling all over the country. What am I missing? Chip Fichtner of Large Practice Sales joins me to talk about this interesting development. Chip explains the developments in the buying and selling of these practices and how younger dentists have new and interesting options to grow their existing large practices!  

Dr. Rick Workman is the founder of one of the largest dental service organizations, Heartland Dental. Back in January 2016 he sat down with Dr. Tammy Bailey and myself to help us understand how he started Heartland Dental and the concept of Dental Service Organzations. Tammy is a Heartland dentist and helped to bring the owner/dentist perspective to the conversation. This conversation was timely in 2016 and the Very Dental Podcast Network brings it back to you to focus a little bit on the topic of DSOs. The next week or so will focus on this part of the dental industry with several episodes covering all aspects of DSOs! 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 bet

Kevin and Zach are rejoined by everyone's favorite Invisalign rep, Nico Salerno!  What is it like selling to dentists? A lot of dentists aren't good business owners Kevin on "not using stuff" The iTero isn't just for Invisalign Utilizing the team with Align If you want to interact with us, head over to the Very Clinical Facebook Group! 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 basically a one stop sho

A little rant on locking a key fob in a Dodge Durango, AAA failure and Al paying the stupid tax (aka: paying for the things you want). 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

There was once a time where we started a podcast. A podcast by dentists, for dentists. And in the very first episode we were OBSESSED with Botox.  That's right, I'm throwing back to the very first episode of the Dental Hacks podcast. The podcast features Dr. Jason Lipscomb and myself interviewing the one and only Dr. Lance Timmerman followed by a Brain Trust featuring Dr. Tammy Bailey, Dr. Jason Luchtefeld, Dr. Dawn Kulongowski and Dr. Andy Hayes! To be honest, we weren't great. At least the technology wasn't great. But there was magic from the very first episode. I hope you enjoy the very first podcast we produced! 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

Zach and Kevin are joined by Kevin's Invisalign rep, Nico Salerno! The guys discuss Nico's journey into selling to dentists. When sales reps do well, do dentists do well? Can Nico sell Zach on Invisalign? Is Invisalign the "Kleenex" of clear aligners? Invisalign spends $$$ on clear aligners so the dentist doesn't have to? Why doesn't Invisalign allow outside scanners' data? If you want to interact with us, head over to the Very Clinical Facebook Group! 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

Dr. Russell Kirk is an oral surgeon and podcaster from Lebanon, TN. In this throwback episode from 2017 Alan and Russell talk about dental school, getting angry and the benefits of podcasting. Some links from the show: Russell's podcast (The Business of Dentistry) Russell's free PRF course 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 bra

Today's throwback episode was from all the way back in 2016! The Dental Hacks had scored a terrific interview with one of the most sought after dental office design specialists in the world...Dr. Michael Unthank. This full length interview spanned over two episodes of the original Dental Hacks podcast and I left in the banter between Jason and I. Not only is Dr. Unthank's information timeless and valuable, but the chemistry Jason and I had back in the day is there, too.  Some links from the show: Dr. Unthank's website 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

When did everything change? Was it COVID? Was it the Super Bowl after VoD 2020? Or was it all after Kobe tragically died in a helicopter crash? The guys have returning guest (and Zach's neighbor) Dr. Meylinda Meredith of the UMKC School of Dentistry to talk about relatively recent changes in dental education. What's different after COVID? Is it better? Is it worse?  Boards without patients Boards cost $3500 now Written boards are pass/fail, also only one round of written boards A lot of classes are now pass/fail What was life like for graduates in 2020 and 2021? Way less clinical experience and way less reps Lots of online only classes  A lot less faculty available Price of education continues to rise, way less funding from the states (average UMKC student debt is around $350,000) "A payment for their whole career" If you want to interact with us, head over to the Very Clinical Facebook Group! Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook," McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb

A little riff on how satisfying powerwashing is in the real world and how the concept of powerwashing can apply in dentistry. Some links from the show: Al's new powerwasher EMS Airflow/Guided Biofilm Therapy Velopex Aquacare 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