The Dental Hacks Podcast

Jason and Alan talk with Dr. Valerie Cooper (the Denture Queen) and Dr. Nate Farley (dr_natefarley) about the future of dentures. And the future of dentures is...digital! Do you hate dentures? Do you wish you could love dentures? This episode of the Dental Hacks podcast is going to change your life! Valerie Cooper and Nate Farley are prosthodontists on the cutting edge of the digital denture revolution. They explain how they've taken a procedure that most people want to ignore and brought sexy back to dentures! Check out the course they're offering in Scottsdale, AZ on February 16-17th! The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 21,000 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 any thing "dental" on your FB page, we might decline your membership request. So IM the group or email us at info@dentalhacks.com. Cosmecore from Cosmedent...it's not just for cores. What have you done with Cosmecore

The Dental Hacks were joined by our friend Adam McWethy to talk about sales. Specifically...retail sales. Adam has a history that included retail sales and he has some valuable insights for our listeners...both as customers as well as people selling a product! We think you'll find what he has to say VERY valuable! Adam's links: Spear Education "The Paradox of Choice" by Barry Schwartz Komet USA has changed the way I prepare crowns. Between the amazing PrepMarker instruments to the smooth and fast cutting Deep Purple burs, things have really been looking up for my patients! You can check them out at dentalhacks.com/prepmarker and dentalhacks.com/deeppurple. Order $300 in Deep Purple Burs, Prepmarker instruments or Footsie polishers and use the code "HACKS 100" at checkout from the website and you'll receive $100 off of your order as well as your choice of 2 Cerabur instruments for free!

Al sits down to talk about what's coming up on the Dental Hacks Podcast in June 2019! Some links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation DHN2: Electric Boogaloo (docs only) Clinical Hacks email us: info@dentalhacks.com VoD 2020 will be on January 24-25, 2020 and held at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort and Villas! Save the date!   

Dr. John Khademi and Dr. Eric Herbranson join Alan to talk about the state of endodontics, conserving dentin and how we know what we know. I got to know Dr. John Khademi in the mid-2000's from Dental Town. I was introduced to Dr. Eric Herbranson in 2011 at the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry where he talked about the 3D Tooth Atlas he had created. Both are influential endodontists who have controversial ideas about how we've been treating teeth over the years. Today's episode features a journey from patient based outcomes to case selection, access openings to how we know what we know. There's a fair amount of hero worship here I've been a huge fan of these guys for quite some time. And a bonus...the one and only Dr. David Clark of Bioclear sits down at the end and talks endo! If you like endo (or even if you don't), this interview will change the way you look at saving teeth! Links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 17,000 members! Head over there to interact with o

Alan talks with Dr. Bart Schultz about his strategy of using multiple consults. Who gets them and why? If you're diagnosing and treatment planning comprehensive care or even if you just aspire to, Bart has some strategies you can use! Even better, he describes his killer line for discussing compromise treatment with his patients!  Komet wants you to try their Footsie polishers! The pinwheel shaped polishers with a funny name give some AMAZING results! Check them out at dentalhacks.com/footsie.

Jason and Alan both use Podium to help with reviews in their dental practices. In fact, Jason dragged Alan kicking and screaming to the Podium booth at Dentsply Sirona World and made him sign up. Alan got 5 new Google reviews in the first 3 days of using it. Whatever they're doing...it's working. In today's episode we talk with Logan at Podium about how it works and a little bit about their special sauce. (hint: they're in with Google). If you want to find out more about Podium, you should check them out at dentalhacks.com/podium. Full transparency...this is an affiliate link. If you click through and sign up with Podium, they're going to throw us a little something. But since you love the Dental Hacks and Podium works really well...no worries. Our friends at Komet USA want you to know about the Prepmarker Depth Marking Instruments! This is a set of burs that makes depth preparation nothing short of fool proof! Go check it out at dentalhacks.com/prepmarker and take advantage of their amazing deal! Order $300

Vacation. Time off. Holiday. Whatever you call it, we all crave it and we want more of it. But how does it work in your office? We decided to have a Brain Trust to cover "how we take time off" and it was amazing! Ironically, Jason was on vacation when we recorded it. But joining Alan for the first real Brain Trust in a while was Dr. Brent Young, Dr. Frank Clayton, Dr. Tammy Bailey and Dr. Kevin Fryer! The conclusions that we came to is that many offices do it similarly, but none do it the same! In this NSFW Brain Trust you're going to learn some stuff, but more importantly you're going to laugh! Some links from the show: state to state regulations of what hygienists can do when a dentist isn't present The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has almost 24,000 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 em

Dr. Russell Kirk joins Alan to talk about how publishing in dentistry is slowly but surely changing. This interesting conversation between to publishers in the dental space discusses technology and why publishing is so slow to change. Russell's links: ownR magazine The Business of Dentistry podcast Komet USA has created a diamond to save you time on crown preps. Go check out the Deep Purple burs by Komet USA at dentalhacks.com/deeppurple. Komet USA is offering a terrific deal on the products we've talked about! Buy $300 worth of Deep Purple burs, Footsie polishers or denture adjustment kit parts and use the coupon code HACKS100 at check out (online only) and you'll get $100 off of your order and your choice of 2 Cerabur instruments!

Dr. Shawn Van de Vyver of Exocademy.net and the DOPE Lunch podcast joins Alan to talk about their experience buying and selling stuff on eBay. They've both had overwhelmingly good experiences and a few bad experiences. The morals of the story is 1) be careful when using eBay for big stuff and 2) romance isn't dead. Just a couple days left to save $300 on registration for the Voices of Dentistry Podcast Summit! Our friends at Itena have made sealants quicker, easier and more reliable! Check out PreventSeal, a no-etch and no rinse sealant material that releases fluoride at dentalhacks.com/preventseal. If you've ever had to remove zirconia crowns before, you know what a pain it can be. That and expensive! How many burs do you usually go through? Komet understands. They created the "Jackie" for just this problem! A specially designed bur that cuts through zirconia "like butta." Go check out the Jackie at dentalhacks.com/Jackie and take advantage of Komet's special Dental Hacks Nation deal! If you buy $300 in Jac

Jason and Alan had a chance to speak with Dr. Frank Spear and Dr. Gregg Kinzer about dental CE: where it's been and where it's going! The Dental Hacks welcome two luminaries of Dental CE to the show! Dr. Frank Spear and Dr. Gregg Kinzer discuss all things Spear Education. Frank tells some stories about how he started presenting to dentists and how the Spear Center in Scottsdale came about. They also tell the story of how the two of became partners in dental practice. There's a lot to love in this podcast. We talk about the best way to bring new patients into your office ("what level would you like to be seen, Mrs. Smith?") and even how to transition patients you've been seeing for a long time into more comprehensive care. Frank and Gregg are two of the best storytellers in dentistry...you don't want to miss this one! As a special bonus: Dental Hacks listeners can receive $20/month off their Spear Online membership using the promo code: DH169. Check it out at https://www.speareducation.com/dentalhacks! This is

Today Alan talks with Dr. Lance Timmerman about how he started learning to diagnose and treat sleep apnea and other airway problems. They discuss the right way to learn about and incorporate airway and sleep into your practice! Lance's links: The Working Interferences podcast

Alan is joined by Dr. Shawn Van de Vyver to talk about Michigan's new law requiring prescribers to counsel their patients before prescribing them opiate medications.  Michigan's new opiate law Shawn's links:  Dope Lunch podcast exocademy.net  

The Dental Hacks are joined by three amazing women...all dentists that are crazy passionate about treating airway issue early and often! Jason and Alan speak with Dr. Tracey Nguyen, Dr. Rebecca Bockow and Dr. Erin Elliott about airway issues and creating great airway teams! Dr. Tracey Nguyen approached Jason about having an episode devoted to amazing women who are passionate about airway...and the result is spectacular. Dr. Rebecca Bockow, an orthodontist in Seattle joins the podcast for the first time along with Dental Hacks regulars Dr. Erin Elliott and Dr. Tracey Nguyen to talk about early diagnosis and treatment of airway issues in children as well as how to create an airway team that can get the job done! Links from the show: Airway Prosthodontics Facebook page health.latch Instagram page Oddjob's hat (with cheesy sound effect) The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 23,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day,

Al talks with his dental school classmate/best friend Dr. Bart Schultz about big case dentistry. Bart has done extensive training in implants and reconstruction through Misch and Spear among others. He's one of the guys who actually does a lot of the big cases that many new dentists aspire to do. Guess what? It ain't all roses! Bart and Al have a wide ranging conversation about big case dentistry, fear of flying and patient communication.  If you want to make denture adjustment easier, faster and I'll say it...more fun, you need to get Komet USA's Denture Contouring System. The best lab handpiece burs and polishers to make acrylic adjustment and polishing fast and efficient! Find more information at dentalhacks.com/Kometdenture.

In DHD episode 88 Alan speaks with Katrina Klein about ergonomics! Katrina is a hygienist, "ergonomist," personal trainer and bodybuilder which makes her eminently qualified to help dental people with their ergonomic challenges! If you have the "dentist hump" you need to talk with Katrina! Some links from the show: ErgoFitLife.com ErgoFitLife Facebook page ErgoFitLife Facebook group I don't know about you, but I go out of my way to find the self checkout line. And if I had to go into the gas station to pay, I'd probably find another gas station! Maybe I'm antisocial. Or maybe sometimes I just really like the convenience of not having to deal with a human being. Give your patients the convenience that they've come to expect with Localmed! Check them out at dentalhacks.com/localmed and see what they can do for you! Microcopy dental is so sure that you'll love their products that they've build their business around giving free samples! I've been using Microcopy burs for over 10 years and I love the convenience a

Jason and Alan tried something a little new for episode 237. Your Dental Hacks co-hosts have been podcasting together for almost 5 years, but there are still things we don't really know about each other! So...we decided to dig into that! What happened? A really fun and interesting conversation about how we grew up, college, dental school and our new graduate years. There's a lot of good stuff in here! If you have questions or comments for us please drop us a line at info@dentalhacks.com! Some links from the show: No matter how you etch, Bisco's All-Bond Universal bonding agent will work for you! Total etch, selective etch or self etch...they've got you covered. It's a true single bottle system for anything you bond. Get more information and a killer discount on Bisco's All-Bond Universal at dentalhacks.com/ABU! Have you ever seen a product where you thought, "hmmm, why didn't I think of that?" The ingenious "Pink Petal" by Zirc is one of those products! You can take the saliva ejector your hygienist uses and

If one is good, more is better right? Dr. Joshua Austin is kind of like that guy with a big collection of sports cars, except nerdier. He's got a bunch of loupes and we discuss why you need to use them! Also headlamps. Some links from the show: [caption id="attachment_1313" align="alignleft" width="322"] Josh's "Wall of Fame"[/caption] Surgitel Orascoptic Designs for Vision Q-Optics Josh's podcast, "Working Interferences"  Microcopy dental is so sure that you'll love their products that they've build their business around giving free samples! I've been using Microcopy burs for over 10 years and I love the convenience and that "new bur feeling" every time I prepare a tooth! So go take the Microcopy challenge at dentalhacks.com/challenge! You've got nothing to lose and you may just find a favorite new bur! I don't know about you, but I go out of my way to find the self checkout line. And if I had to go into the gas station to pay, I'd probably find another gas station! Maybe I'm antisocial. Or maybe sometimes

Episode 86 of the Dental Hacks Daily features Alan dissecting a hit piece in the Atlantic called "The Truth About Dentistry." The article is in the Atlantic Magazine and it's written by Ferris Jabr. It had potential, but predictably was used to make the profession of dentistry look bad. Some links from the show: The Truth About Dentistry (the original article) Dentists As Clickbait (Al's rebuttal do the article) "Why Most Published Research Findings are False" by Dr. John Ioannidis   Dental Online Training is going to change hands on CE for the better! It's cost effective and saves you time and travel expense. It's an ideal way to get amazing continuing ed! Go check it out at dentalhacks.com/DOT and get your free copy of "CPR for the Worn Dentition!" I don't know about you, but I go out of my way to find the self checkout line. And if I had to go into the gas station to pay, I'd probably find another gas station! Maybe I'm antisocial. Or maybe sometimes I just really like the convenience of not having to de

Jason and Alan spent a lot of quality time with Dr. Richard Low a this year's Chicago Midwinter meeting! Richard is a relatively recent graduate from dental school and he's in the army now! He's a huge resource for dental students and new graduates! How did he become a medical recruiter for the Army? Is he still doing clinical dentistry? What is he podcasting about now? [caption id="attachment_1289" align="alignleft" width="329"] Meet Bertha[/caption] How is he doing with the PT test? How is he hoping to change the way the army recruits for health care providers by using podcasting? Who is Bertha and why is she so important to Richard? Richard is a great guy and a good sport. You should check out his podcast, the Shared Practices podcast! Some links from the show: The Truth About Dentistry Dr. Death podcast The Dental Hacks Academy Alan's office website/blog One thing that resin cements often lack is simplicity. A lot of them are complicated. Lots of steps. Meh. Why not try a resin cement that has everyth

"We as dentists make life hard for ourselves by compromising too much." --Dr. Jason Smithson In a nutshell, this statement is why Jason Smithson is my hero. Also my spirit animal. In this very special edition of the Dental Hacks Daily I had a chance to talk with Dr. Jason Smithson about the rubber dam. Jason is known for his exquisite restorative procedures. And one of the many things that makes him such a fine clinician and teacher is his use of the rubber dam. I spend this episode asking Jason all about it. We discuss: What does he do for patients that don't tolerate it? What's the best way to explain rubber dam to a patient? What does he think of Isolite and other bite block/suction style options? Are there any procedures that he thinks are inappropriate for the dam? Who places the dam in Jason's office? This episode gives the listener a sample of another new podcast that will be coming out on the Dental Hacks Podcast Network! Coming in May 2019, the "Smithson On..." podcast will be conversations and ra