The Dental Hacks Podcast

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

Highlights include: We have a special guest, Dr Alan Mead himself! We pimp Voices Of Dentistry We discuss treating sleep apnea Kevin tells a story Kevin highly recommends this course from 3D dentists And this course! Here is a great video for an introduction to sleep apnea implentation We use C.O.D.E. for medical billing Alan and Zach have hang ups We use the optisleep appliance Mac Jone word count …zero.

Jason and Alan spoke with Dr. Marcos Vargas who is an educator and teacher. Marcos teaches at the University of Iowa and explains why today's dental schools aren't maybe the same animal as they were 20 years ago. layering, color matching and how materials are simplifying simplifying means less inventory 3M universal shades are essentially the body shades from Filtek Supreme Ultra layering vs. bulk fill insurance patients vs. layering and "ultimate esthetics" "insurance company pays for function" what dentists know about teeth vs. what patients know about teeth what's new with 3M bulk fill technology Marcos's schedule at University of Iowa is split between research, lecture and clinical instruction How to practice in a dental school Dental school isn't what it used to be, it's much better to be a dental student now! Teaching digital dentistry in dental school Do dental students understand the debt that they're getting into? The Dental Hacks also had a chance to talk with Dr. Paul Feurstein! Paul is a dent

The Clinical Hacks Ring In The Dam New Year! Highlights include: No New Year’s Resolutions except just be nice! Kevin uses Coltene Non Latex Rubber Dam Zach uses Hedy Isodam Kevin uses lube Kevin uses this template Zach uses PacDam…which looks way cooler Kevin uses this punch Zach uses this punch Zach uses this block out resin Kevin likes winged 14A and 12A rubber dam clamps for molars Both use Optragate in the anterior We pimp Voices Of Dentistry Mac Jone word count …zero.

The Dental Hacks are joined again by Dr. Jason Smithson, this time with a "face to face" interview from the 2019 Spear Summit! The Hacks had a chance to see Jason speak twice on the first leg of his "North American tour" and we got all the details of what's coming up for one of our favorite educators and clinicians! Some highlights include: The Arizona--->North Carolina-->Philadelphia tour Simplifying posterior composites bulk fill composites are ready for prime time Social media and the "I can't do that" phenomenon Anterior layering and being too thick The return of anterior gold restorations People pay for what they want, not what they "need" Jason's treatment planning procedure, "a method of co-discovery" treating to health vs. treating for esthetics Demanding vs. Demands Committing to a practice philosophy If you can, should you? (the ethics of different tiers of dentistry) How "minimally invasive" dentistry is making things difficult for esthetic outcomes Some links from the show: Dentsply Sirona SDR

Happy New Year Dental Hacks Nation! We're doing some rebranding of the Dental Hacks Daily and Alan talks about that on today's episode! Coming in February 2020...Dental Hacks Shorts!

Enjoy another classic Dental Hacks episode, this time featuring Dr. Tarun Agarwal!

Jason and Alan are joined by two dental social media rock stars, Dr. David Rice of IgniteDDS and Irene Iancu (aka: toothlife.irene) of the Tooth or Dare podcast! David knows young dentists. He's an educator and coach and spends a lot of his time helping new dentists find their way after dental school. His message is a lot more hopeful than what you hear from some people and his reach is really huge! David also spent some time talking about 3M's new Xerostomia Relief Spray. Dentistry hasn't done a great job for our patients with dry mouth and 3M has made a product that can really make a difference for them! Irene Iancu is a hygienist, educator, social media maven and entrepreneur! She's got a great podcast called "Tooth or Dare" and she'll be podcasting live at the Voices of Dentistry with her new co-host. She's fascinating on a lot of levels, but we spent a lot of time explaining how she, as a hygienist, is opening a dental practice! If you've ever wondered how a dental practice owned by a "nondentist" can w

Welcome to season 1, episode 30 of the Clinical Hacks Podcast The gang is back for another podcast Highlights include: Zach’s top three Christmas movies are: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, and A Christmas Carol….with Captain Picard… Mac’s favorite Christmas movies are : National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Friday After Next and Love Actually. Kevin’s favorite  Christmas movies are : It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, and Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job Merry Chrimbus Special We talk about sectional matrices Kevin uses Triodent from Ultradent Mac uses Triodent Super Curve and rarely Bioclear Zach uses iMatrix by Pacdent Mac mentions margin elevation bands Zach sometimes used a Greater Curve band All use a Tofflemire for a sole distal lesion Mac’s top 3 products he’s thankful for: LM dental ergomax mirror handles and Zirc crystal HD mirror heads The Planmeca Cone Beam The 301T dental elevator by Zoll Dental The NSK electric Handpiece

Enjoy another classic Dental Hacks episode, this time featuring Dr. Tarun Agarwal!

Teresa Duncan joins Alan to talk about the recently legal action taken by the American Dental Association against Delta Dental. Teresa's company is Odyssey Management where she used to be primarily a consultant. Now she spends most of her time educating dental teams about all things dental insurance! This timely topic is a "must hear" for all dentists and their teams. Teresa features an in depth discussion about the lawsuit on her own podcast, "Nobody Told Me That with Teresa Duncan." So what does this lawsuit mean for me? The three main points of the lawsuit: market allocation conspiracy price fixing conspiracy revenue restriction conspiracy a monopsony is a market structure in which a single buyer substantially controls the market as the major purchaser of goods and services offered by many would-be sellers. The CEO pay gap between Delta and other "for profit" companies Delta Dental "reserves" Claims processors = data collection for insurance companies Speculation on what might happen with this lawsuit

Enjoy another classic Dental Hacks episode, this time featuring Dr. Rich Rosenblatt!