The Dental Hacks Podcast

Sit back and relax while we pound out some Class 4's together.  Kevin hates the really small DILFs, but he's not no problem with the big ones.   Mac and Zach kick it old school with some microhybrid love and try to convince Kevin that his "one composite fits all" just isn't going to cut it for these pesky chips.   We talk matrices, bevels (we like big bevels and we cannot lie), total etch, sandblasting, isolation, composite types, polishing and so much more.  Frankly, in the time it takes to listen to the show you probably could've done 2-3 DILFs and already be back in your private office enjoying a Marlboro Red. If you have opinions about MILFs please visit our Facebook Page and let us know where we got it right (and by right, we mean wrong).

Jason and Alan were joined by Tom and Vanessa from Localmed. Localmed was the Platinum sponsor of Voices of Dentistry 2020 and we really appreciate their support! Some of the things we talked about: goats (duh) Tom's elevator pitch (what is Localmed and what does it to)  How to create a chance for a patient to book a real appointment anywhere your practice has presence on the internet!  Will websites eventually be unnecessary? What do smartphone and internet savvy patients really want? Our friends at Microcopy Dental have been making Damn Good Burs for more than 50 years! You need to give their single patient use burs a try! You need to request a free sample of their damn good NeoDiamond 1116.8C. It's a work horse round end taper coarse bur for crown preps and operative. It's a terrific bur by any standard, but the fact that it's single patient use means there's no risk of cross contamination and you always get a great cutting, brand-new-out-of-the-package bur. Go check it out at dentalhacks.com/damngoodbur

Brian Colao knows DSOs. He's an attorney that helps people create and administer DSOs. He's been a frequent guest on the Dental Hacks and he gave Jason and Alan some of his time at the recent Voices of Dentistry meeting. We went deep on the topic of DSOs and covered a lot of information: What is a DSO? (spoiler: "A DSO is an entity that provides nonclinical administrative support services to a dental practice that is owned by a licensed dentist.") From one practice to thousands When did we start to really see DSOs take hold The episode where we met Brian, "DSOs and Digital Smile Design (DHP186)" Was there a DSO bubble?  Denovo vs. Acquisitions What to do if a DSO approaches you? How do you research a DSO that might want to acquire your office? Brian thinks that there is probably a DSO that could fit most any office...go to a conference What are DSO deals looking like for selling dentists? The facts from Brian's mouth to your ears: DSOs are at 23% market penetration in the U.S. dental market right now. He pre

Today's episode of Dental Hacks Shorts is actually an episode of "The Peaceful Practice" podcast that Alan does with Dr. Dawn Kulongowski. It's a departure from the Dental Hacks, yet I think it's a good one to hear! Please enjoy our discussion of "getting outside your comfort zone!" With Dawn's kettlebell competition looming, Alan and Dawn discuss the path to self actualization being paved with discomforts, and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.  You can reach Alan and Dawn in the following places:   Email us at: podcast@peacefulpractice.com  Our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/peacefulpracticepodcast  Our FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindfulnessforprofessionals/  On the web:  http://www.peacefulpractice.com/podcast/  Our friends at Microcopy Dental have been making Damn Good Burs for more than 50 years! You need to give their single patient use burs a try! You need to request a free sample of their damn good NeoDiamond 1116.8C. It's a work horse round end taper coarse bur f

Controversy this week! Kevin Fryer is pro-biteguard with his NTI's and sleep appliances. Mac goes on a mile long rant about biteguards and how much they suck. Frankly it's the most passion I've seen from Mac on a dental topic. Zach is pro-biteguard but despite efforts to make biteguards affordable, they are still a tough sell and even tougher to get people to comply with. We discuss various types of niteguards and how we make them and implement them in our offices. Occlusion and biteguards a a divisive topic and if you want to weigh in and let us know how wrong we are, please head to the Clinical Hacks Facebook Page.

Dr. Mike Keller (aka: "Soft Hands") joined Alan once again to talk about the he practices dentistry! A self professed "regular ass" dentist is co-owner of a large (by Al's standards, anyhow) practice in Delaware. Some of the things we talked about: what it's like to own but not manage (unicorn?) why does he dislike "blue" days? (scheduling) Mike describes the beach life in Delaware Al is not good at plowing snow Can you quit social media? Al's Rio 800 mp3 player Our friends at Microcopy Dental have been making Damn Good Burs for more than 50 years! You need to give their single patient use burs a try! You need to request a free sample of their damn good NeoDiamond 1116.8C. It's a work horse round end taper coarse bur for crown preps and operative. It's a terrific bur by any standard, but the fact that it's single patient use means there's no risk of cross contamination and you always get a great cutting, brand-new-out-of-the-package bur. Go check it out at dentalhacks.com/damngoodburs! Let Microcopy's expe

Jason and Alan are joined by Dr. Jeni Perna (aka: yogi_dentist) and Dr. Vince Napoli (aka: invinciblesmiles) to talk about social media, practice models and orthodontics! How did Jeni and Vince start with Instagram? For patients? For dentists? Sharing vs. oversharing (authenticity helps define this) Content creators and "feeding the beast" What works on Instagram Alan's fat thumbs How to delegate office social media How do you know what will get social media traction? (Goats, the answer is goats.) Instagram Stories vs. main page Al's bleach accident on his dad Jeni and Vince are engaged to be married and they work together (a little bit...not full time) Vince's amazing/interesting business model (traveling orthodontist) Bioclear + orthodontics is a match made in heaven Selling and buying specialty practices CE for specialists (orthodontists specifically) Orthodontists and aligners. Is there such a thing as a "plastic only" office? Should someone else do your social media/Instagram? (spoiler: NO!) Some links

Dr. Jason Smithson joins Alan again...this time to talk about dental education and how one becomes a "teacher" in dentistry: How Jason became a teacher What role does social media play in where our educators are coming from Is what you're seeing on Instagram a realistic goal for regular dentists? What kind of cases make good "teaching cases?" Who do we really want to learn from?

Dr. Margaret Frankel and her assistant Dena Grissman are a dental team by day and competitive ice skaters on the weekends! Alan had a chance to talk with them about their history as friends, skating teammates and now co-workers! Margaret and Dena will be heading to an upcoming national competition in the coming weeks!   Our friends at Microcopy Dental have been making Damn Good Burs for more than 50 years! You need to give their single patient use burs a try! You need to request a free sample of their damn good NeoDiamond 1116.8C. It's a work horse round end taper coarse bur for crown preps and operative. It's a terrific bur by any standard, but the fact that it's single patient use means there's no risk of cross contamination and you always get a great cutting, brand-new-out-of-the-package bur. Go check it out at dentalhacks.com/damngoodburs! Let Microcopy's experience change the way you see dentistry with their damn good burs!  

Another episode live from VoD!   This time we get Daniel Smith, DDS in the hot seat and he talks about transitioning his office from a privately owned family business to a Heartland owned DSO. What are the pros?   What are the cons?   Does Daniel have to sell every patient 4 quads of SRP and 87 sites of Arestin?    Is every DO a crown now? We talk a little more business than usual this week, but also tried to touch on some of the clinical stigmas that DSO's may or may not be known for. Are you with a DSO?   If so let us know what your experience is like on the Clinical Hacks FB Page!

It's OK if you don't like surgery. No really...you don't have to love everything about dentistry. Dr. Craig Harder is a self professed "regular ass" dentist from Moses Lake, WA and he joined Alan on the day before the Voices of Dentistry meeting started to talk about some great stuff: You could potentially survive for a year eating only potatoes. Some dentists don't like surgery. And they're still good people. Surgery--->more complications than crowns and filling It's all about the reps...including how to handle complications Hands on surgery courses should allow you to treat implant/surgery complications Orthodontics is a whole different animal than dentistry. Treating faces vs. teeth. Craig has a special olfactory superpower.    Our friends at Microcopy Dental have been making Damn Good Burs for more than 50 years! You need to give their single patient use burs a try! You need to request a free sample of their damn good NeoDiamond 1116.8C. It's a work horse round end taper coarse bur for crown preps and o

The Dental Hacks were joined by two rock stars for an amazing Brain Trust at the Voices of Dentistry meeting! Dr. Danny Domingue and Dr. Daniel Smith joined Jason and Alan at their booth in Scottsdale to talk about a variety of interesting topics! The Holidome where VoD #1 took place Danny Domingue's incredible residency experiences Daniel Smith's military AEGD and life on a ship Dr. Justin Moody throwing stuff at us Al's norovirus experience The best implant training options Working with family as a dentist What do you do when you aren't being a dentist? Dr. Cory Glenn and his Walmart pants Some links from the show: Daniel Smith's episode of the Alan Mead Experience Loma Linda implant residency Implant Pathway Implants in Black and White The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has 28,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Remember…if you don’t have anything “dental” on your FB page, we might decline your members

Dentists and their toys. We're famous for it. Is it a bad idea? Good idea? Dr. Melissa Zettler joins Alan to talk about some of the toys they've recently purchased (Al got another microscope, Melissa got the Primescan). Is it always a bad idea? What about when it makes you more excited to go to work? Return on investment is often difficult to calculate on a new piece of equipment or fun instrument. But sometimes a toy can give you the shot in the arm that you've been looking for. Melissa and Al are both mid-career dentists and they discuss the fact that this quandary about dental toys might not apply to younger dentists due to the increase debt loads that they face.   Our friends at Microcopy Dental have been making Damn Good Burs for more than 50 years! You need to give their single patient use burs a try! You need to request a free sample of their damn good NeoDiamond 1116.8C. It's a work horse round end taper coarse bur for crown preps and operative. It's a terrific bur by any standard, but the fact that i

Welcome to season 1, episode 35 of the Clinical Hacks Podcast The Clinical Hacks Live from VOD! Highlights include: The gang is back together live! The gang discusses the State Of The Union And regular ass dentistry And a Clinical Hacks love fest Shout out to the Ketodontist, Matthew Standridge Shout out to August De Oliveira Shout out to T-Bone Shout out to Erin Elliott Shout out to Digital Enamel Shout out to Steak 44 Go Chiefs! What do the fans want to hear about? Come to VOD 2021 Mac Jones word count… many  

The Voices of Dentistry is a great dental meeting, but it's also a great chance to get together with your internet friends! Dr. Kevin Fryer (just call him Kevin) joined Alan before the meeting kicked off to talk about a bunch of fun stuff: What's the story with being called "Doctor" Yea or nay on keyboards in rock music Patients that "fly in to see me" Materials expiration dates Pinewood Derby Our friends at Microcopy Dental have been making Damn Good Burs for more than 50 years! You need to give their single patient use burs a try! You need to request a free sample of their damn good NeoDiamond 1116.8C. It's a work horse round end taper coarse bur for crown preps and operative. It's a terrific bur by any standard, but the fact that it's single patient use means there's no risk of cross contamination and you always get a great cutting, brand-new-out-of-the-package bur. Go check it out at dentalhacks.com/damngoodburs! Let Microcopy's experience change the way you see dentistry with their damn good burs!

Jason and Alan did a thing at Voices of Dentistry 2020! We entitled the podcast "7 Hacks for Your Practice" and it was a lot of fun! We talked about 7 things that we've used or done in our practices and we think they might be helpful for you, too! Startup Hacks with Jason the WAMkey (GoldenDent) Using Invisalign in practice (Invisalign) Having a parent as a dentist Headlamps (Enova Illumination) WaveOne System by Dentsply Sirona  The Dental Hacks Academy Some links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has 28,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Remember…if you don’t have anything “dental” on your FB page, we might decline your membership request. So IM the group or email us at info@dentalhacks.com! HACKY NEW YEAR from the Dental Hacks and our friends at YAPI! YAPI is offering it's special Dental Hacks Nation deal of $200 off at dentalhacks.com/YAPI using coupon code "HACKS200." Plus, if you b

The Clinical Hacks Get White Highlights include: Go Chiefs! We pimp Voices Of Dentistry We discuss treating teeth whitening Neither do in office whitening Zach tried Kor Both use Opalescence

The one and only Dr. David Clark of Bioclear fame joins the Dental Hacks to talk about what's new in injection molded composite dentistry! Some of the highlights: The 3M/Bioclear Road Show for 2020 dates are now available! Why do dentists focus on shade match so much? David's materials selection: canine forward: 3M Filtek Supreme Ultra, shade B1, occasionally A2, white or extra white posterior: 3M Filtek One bulk fill (5mm cure) Smoothness >>> shape >>> shade How is Bioclear going to change black triangles? Black triangles are uglier to people than dark teeth or crowded teeth What is a "Bioclear specialist" What is black triangle certification? What's the easiest way to become certified for black triangles? David Clark wants Alan to teach a certification course Bioclear in the dental schools! Some links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has 28,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Rememb

Welcome to season 1, episode 33 of the Clinical Hacks Podcast The Clinical Hacks Get High Highlights include: Go Chiefs! We pimp Voices Of Dentistry We discuss treating nitrous oxide in the dental office Zach is pro Kevin con Zach has his office plumbed Kevin recommends this class for oral sedation Both agree nitrous oxide is good for same day dentistry Zach explains his protocol Kevin discusses hair care tips Mac Jones word count …zero

Jason and Alan are joined again by Dr. Ricardo Mitrani to talk about building a team! Some of the highlights: What is the Pride Institute and why are they now a part of Spear Education? What can you learn from an 83 year old dentist that's trying to put together a cohesive, caring and efficient team after losing most of this team to retirement? What was it like to live in the shadow of a family member in the profession? What kind of markers do we use to indicate expertise in our profession's leaders? How important are they? How to use your vulnerability to improve How can you use negative feedback to make you better? Who needs therapy? Maybe everyone? How do you justify feedback from a partner or team member who is younger or "less qualified?" Intention is everything when it comes to negative feedback How do you deliver negative feedback? How can you make it a positive experience? What does a speaker do with a "tough crowd?" Some links from the show: Spear Education 3D printing party in Richmond, VA on Apr