The Dental Hacks Podcast

Welcome to season 1, episode 24 of the Clinical Hacks Podcast This week Kevin flies solo again and interviews the legend himself Dr Wade Pilling about full mouth rehabilitations. Highlights include: - Kevin begs Wade to come to VOD 2020 Wade does helicopter skiing, Kevin does not, but he does ski! Wade went to dental school in Louisville Kentucky and practices near Boise Idaho Wade markets to patients to get them motivated for FMRs A lot of FMR patients need orthodontics first Periodontics is important in FMR The records appointment is the most important Photos, Panadent face bow, bite registrations and mock ups with composite. Show the patient their mock up in their own mouth Here is a link to Wade’s course in  2020 Mac Jones word count:  0 Zach Meiners word count :0  If you want to interact with us, head over to the closed Facebook Group Clinical Hacks We want to produce episodes about the questions you have, it’s a great place to post a clinical topic, you don’t even have to post a photo!

How much energy does your curing light deliver? If you have more than one light, are they delivering the same amount? How can you make sure you aren't undercuring your light activated materials while minimizing the heat from your curing light? Alan and Jason are joined by Dr. Chris Salierno and Chris Felix of Bluelight Analytics to talk about curing lights! Chris is the chief scientist at Bluelight Analytics which is a company that helps dentists measure the quality and intensity of the curing lights in dental offices.  Our friends at Bluelight are giving away one of their checkUP devices with a 1 year subscription on the Dental Hacks Nation! All you have to do is like and comment on our post there and you're entered to win! 

Dr. Mike Skramstad and Dr. Meena Barsoum are part of the team at CEREC Doctors and they sat down to talk with Jason and Al! We talk about the history of CEREC and education in the chariside CAD/CAM world. This history is very interesting and the future is even more so! Some of the topics we discussed: Is German a harder language to learn than Spanish? Does Rich Rosenblatt thing Meena is the worst student he's ever had? How many CEREC mills do they actually have at CEREC Doctors (spoiler alert: it's 36!) What's the sweet spot for length of video? When did the hands on courses switch to Primescan? Is now the very best time to be a CEREC dentist? What's the future of CEREC software? Will it ever be separate from the hardware? Will milling outside of the CEREC ecosystem always be for experts? Implant workflows in the CEREC system (milling custom healing abutments anyone?) How has seeing CEREC failures helped with preparation styles? What is a "ghost contact?" How much are user concerns/suggestions taken into ac

Al has always been kind of bad at planning for the next year. Dr. Kevin Donlin is a dentist in the National Guard who has learned to plan in advance because he has to! The two of them discuss how they look ahead at holidays and vacations and how to get better at this skill. We also discuss why everyone needs to sign up for Voices of Dentistry!

Welcome to season 1, episode 23 of the Clinical Hacks Podcast By popular demand, we have Colin Lathrop back this week to discuss doing big case dentistry in composite. Highlights include: - What kind of patients are good candidates for a composite rehab? - How do you do a composite rehab in a digital era? - How can you make the process not suck? - What are the benefits of a composite rehab? - What materials and equipment does Colin use to make it all happen? - How does Colin price these types of cases? - How are these cases holding up?   If you want to interact with us, head over to the closed Facebook Group Clinical Hacks We want to produce episodes about the questions you have, it's a great place to post a clinical topic, you don't even have to post a photo!

Missy Fryer joins Al to talk about the brand new, just released 2020 version of the "Dental Office Survival Guide!" Missy and her partner MaryBeth Bajornas have been doing their "Dental Office Survival Guides" for several years. These are the best guides on the market for training your team. Today's episode features the first two pieces of the guide called "Systems and Checklists" and the "Digging For Gold quarterly planner." Missy is one organized OM and she's created a simple and comprehensive way to get your office right up to speed! Some links from the show: Buckeye Dental Productions Voices of Dentistry

Jason and Alan were joined by Chicago dentist Dr. Jim McKee. Jim is one of a special breed of dentists that has created a practice that focuses on pain patients and patients with TMJ issues. How did Jim become interested in occlusion and TMJ? How has imaging changed the game for Jim's patient treatment? "The imaging isn't for you. The imaging is for the patients!" How does pain relate to malocclusion and why is pain often the last thing to show up? How does Jim "front load" the patient education process? What are Jim's favorite educational aids for TMJ/pain? How did oral surgeon Dr. Mark Piper influence Jim's philosophy? Which comes first: airway or joints? What's the best way to learn TMJ? How is he using CBCT in his office? How does he use the MRI? How did Jim build his restorative practice using the what he'd learned about TMJ and occlusion? Can you create new patient flow by focusing on TMJ? Why shouldn't TMJ be a specialty? Are TMJ specialists a "dumping ground?" Direct vs. indirect treatment options

Dr. Justin Bhullar and Dr. Paul Etchison started Dental Business Mentor . We've talked about how valuable this product can be for dentists in episode 134 and episode 132. They're both podcasters and they're both "idea guys." For creative people the ideas that always come up are the easy part. Following through...that's the tough part. Some links from the show: The Dip by Seth Godin Paul's podcast: Dental Practice Hero Podcast and book Justin's podcast: The High Performance Practice The Voices of Dentistry Dental Business Mentor, use coupon code "hacks350" for $350 off of your yearly membership! Microcopy has everything you need to adjust zirconia before cementation! Check these product out (and request a free sample) at dentalhacks.com/proxichek, dentalhacks.com/diamondfinisher and dentalhacks.com/bitechek! I use  

Welcome to season 1, episode 22 of the Clinical Hacks Podcast Kevin sits this one out this week to wash his hair while Mac and Zach talk to Colin Lathrop. Colin has been really active in the Clinical Hacks FB group with posts about composite rehabs and other cool tricks and hacks. - How did Colin get into dentistry? - How do you talk to patients about big case dentistry? - What courses do you take to get there? - Treat everyone who comes into your office nicely, you never know who might refer that next big case! - Ortho/restorative combo cases are where it's at.   If you want to interact with us, head over to the closed Facebook Group Clinical Hacks We want to produce episodes about the questions you have, it's a great place to post a clinical topic, you don't even have to post a photo!

Alan and Jason are joined by Dr. Chris Salierno and Chris Felix of Bluelight Analytics to talk about curing lights! Chris is the chief scientist at Bluelight Analytics which is a company that helps dentists measure the quality and intensity of the curing lights in dental offices. It turns out that not all lights cure the same. Older curing lights might not cure as well as they did when you first bought it? How would you even know? Bluelight Analytics is introducing a product called the checkUP that can help you know how well your curing light is doing and how long you really need to cure materials with your light! Bluelight Analytics is offering Dental Hacks listeners a great deal on the brand new CheckUP device! Use the coupon code "dentalhacks25" for 25% off the CheckUP device at dentalhacks.com/checkup! Microcopy has everything you need to adjust zirconia before cementation! Check these product out (and request a free sample) at dentalhacks.com/proxichek, dentalhacks.com/diamondfinisher and dentalhacks.com

Jason and Alan are once again joined by Dr. Rob Ritter! Rob had just stepped off the main stage at the Spear Summit and sat down to talk about integrity marketing and really good suits. Some highlights include: How can dentists harness social media in an authentic way? How should your team be involved with social media marketing? Authenticity is about showing what kind of human you are, not what kind of veneers you do How has social media changed dentistry? Why should you log where your phone calls/new patients are coming from Why does he love Dental Intel and other dashboards? How important are websites in 2019? Your Google My Business page and how to use it Why you shouldn't wait on new technology Is CBCT standard of care for endo? Some links from the show: The Voices of Dentistry is approaching! We have an amazing speaker line up and the best party in all of dentistry! Go check it out and register at www.voicesofdentistry.com! VoD 2019 Highlight video The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has 28,

Alan explains one of the many reasons you need to register for the upcoming Voices of Dentistry Meeting! Our speaker lineup has never been this strong and you aren't going to want to miss it! Go check it out at www.voicesofdentistry.com and sign up today! Be sure to get your room now because the block is sure to sell out! Don't you wish you had a business coach that lived in your ear? One that you could use whenever you needed it on any device you happened to have in your hot little hands? Dental Business Mentor is exactly that! Our friends Justin and Paul have created a platform that answers all of your dental business questions concisely and from the perspective of someone who's been there and done that! Go check them out at dentalhacks.com/DentalBusinessMentor and use the coupon code "HACKS350" for $350 off the annual subscription! Microcopy has everything you need to adjust zirconia before cementation! Check these product out (and request a free sample) at dentalhacks.com/proxichek, dentalhacks.com/diamon

Welcome to season 1, episode 20 of the Clinical Hacks Podcast The gang is back together and we're talking about how we deal with failures. - What is each of our most epic fails? - How has failure shaped the way we practice? - We run through some failure scenarios: - failure to diagnose - restoration fails too quickly - procedural error - poor experience perceived by the patient - How do we deal with failure emotionally?   Mac Jones word count:  We actually let him talk quite a bit! If you want to interact with us, head over to the closed Facebook Group Clinical Hacks We want to produce episodes about the questions you have, it's a great place to post a clinical topic, you don't even have to post a photo!

Alan is joined by Dr. Kevin Donlin to discuss his experience in the National Guard. Kevin has been in the National Guard since he was 17 and has found it to be useful and worthwhile even into his dental career! The National Guard is always looking for help and Kevin explains the benefits and how you might get involved! Links from the show: Kevin's email Food catchers are the WORST! There are better ways to adjust interproximals on crowns! Why not try a free sample of their newest product called Proxi-check. It's an ingenious piece of interproximal articulating paper that helps to fine tune your contacts with no fuss and no mess! Go check it out at dentalhacks.com/proxichek!  Dr. Paul Etchison and Dr. Justin Bhullar are both very successful dentists. They've grown practices in different ways and each of them has different experiences (single crazy growth in one practice vs. amazing multiple practices), but they both really understand the business of dentistry. On today's episode we discuss how they came togeth

Jason and Alan are joined again by Dr. Jamison Spencer. We've discussed sleep and sleep apnea with him, we've discussed TMD with him. Today we focus on why those two things go together! Some of the topics we discuss: Why Jamison thinks dentists shouldn't limit their practice to sleep/TMD Why TMD treatment is almost dead and sleep apnea is still the hot new thing How new imaging techniques changed Jamison's paradigm Do you need a cone beam to treat TMD and airway? When would imaging change Jamison's treatment plan? Why don't dental schools teach critical thinking and understanding the literature? Jamison's requirements for a good scientific article Why "doing stuff" is sometimes less effective than "kicking back and thinking about it" when you're treating sleep and TMD How reps make all the difference in treating TMJ and sleep The unintuitive thing that's going on when the sleep appliance causes pain A new paradigm for treating sleep/TMD without insurance When do you need to build a team to help you treat TMD

Yes. The answer is yes. Dr. Justin Bhullar and Dr. Paul Etchison each have huge business successes in dentistry and they've each reached it in different ways. They are the perfect people to teach you how to run a successful dental practice and in today's episode they explain how they can help! They decided to create an amazing new product called Dental Business Mentor. You'll hear how it could help you do your business better! Use coupon code "hacks350" for 50% off of your yearly membership! Food catchers are the WORST! There are better ways to adjust interproximals on crowns! Why not try a free sample of their newest product called Proxi-check. It's an ingenious piece of interproximal articulating paper that helps to fine tune your contacts with no fuss and no mess! Go check it out at dentalhacks.com/proxichek!     

Welcome to season 1, episode 20 of the Clinical Hacks Podcast This week the gang’s all here to discuss class V’s both carious and non carious Highlights include: For Carious Class V’s Mac uses Fuji 2 and Equia Forte Kevin uses Filtek Supreme! A call back to Episode 14 with Aly Sergie! Zach uses Equia Forte in the posterior and Estelite Sigma Quick in the anterior For Non Carious Class V’s All three have filled, not filled, and sometimes fill them When evaluating non carious class V’s you must respect the bite All three  use composite to restore these. For sensitivity Mac uses Gluma and Crest Sensi-strips Kevin uses Brush and Bond ,Pro Bond and Sensodyne Zach uses Teeth Mate   Mac Jones word count:  many If you want to interact with us, head over to the closed Facebook Group Clinical Hacks We want to produce episodes about the questions you have, it’s a great place to post a clinical topic, you don’t even have to post a photo!

"Nothing others do is because of you." --Miguel Ruiz, "The Four Agreements" But here's the deal. Nothing that YOU do is because of what others have done. What you do is your choice.  Man. That sucks. But it's true. In today's episode I talk about how what happens to me isn't necessarily in my control but how I choose to react to it is. Every single time. It's a tough pill to swallow, but I think this will lead to significant peace in my life and I hope yours, too. Food catchers are the WORST! There are better ways to adjust interproximals on crowns! Why not try a free sample of their newest product called Proxi-check. It's an ingenious piece of interproximal articulating paper that helps to fine tune your contacts with no fuss and no mess! Go check it out at dentalhacks.com/proxichek!  Dr. Paul Etchison and Dr. Justin Bhullar are both very successful dentists. They've grown practices in different ways and each of them has different experiences (single crazy growth in one practice vs. amazing multiple pract

Jason and Alan are joined by prosthodontist Dr. Doug Benting to talk about treating the edentulous arch! A lot of dentists have very little experience with dentures and edentulous arches and for this reason, many (most?) dentists don't like dentures! Doug is here to help! Is a high school kid that starts working in a dental lab destined to be a prosthodontist? Is "all on x" all it's cracked up to be? How do you know when someone's dentition is "terminal?" Are we too quick to take teeth out? Dealing with the psychology of people who are probably going to lose their teeth New and interesting ways to treat edentulous arches with implants Keeping teeth even though you know they're eventually going to be lost? What's up with digital dentures? Printing dentures vs. milling Instagram vs. the fundamentals...why learn dentures? Some links from the show: Treating the Edentulous Arch at Spear Dentsply Sirona WaveOne Gold with X-Smart IQ handpiece the and the Gutta Smart System The Dental Hacks Nation closed Faceboo

Dr. Paul Etchison and Dr. Justin Bhullar are both very successful dentists. They've grown practices in different ways and each of them has different experiences (single crazy growth in one practice vs. amazing multiple practices), but they both really understand the business of dentistry. On today's episode we discuss how they came together (hint: it was at the Voices of Dentistry, woot!) and why they decided to create an amazing new product called Dental Business Mentor. You'll hear how it could help you do your business better! Use coupon code "hacks350" for 50% off of your yearly membership! Food catchers are the WORST! There are better ways to adjust interproximals on crowns! Why not try a free sample of their newest product called Proxi-check. It's an ingenious piece of interproximal articulating paper that helps to fine tune your contacts with no fuss and no mess! Go check it out at dentalhacks.com/proxichek!