The Dental Hacks Podcast

Alan sat down with Dave Kelton of Labomed to talk about dental microscopes! Dave had a booth at the recent Chicago Midwinter where he was showing the world the amazing Labomed Magna microscope! Dave has had a lot of years of experience with dental microscopes and he represents a company that really wants to bring microscopes to a wider audience in dentistry! Some links from the show:  Labomed Microscopes     I'd like to introduce you to one of my best friends. Her name is 0512 and she's with me in almost every procedure I do. Sometimes I fall back on her little brother, 0508, too. You can find a new best friend by going to dentalhacks.com/Microcopy and searching all the styles of diamonds and carbides that Microcopy makes! You can even get a free sample of the ones you're interested in!

Jason and Alan talked with Dr. Chris Salierno in the Premier Dental booth at last weekend's Chicago Midwinter about a new product he has invented to help with your posture and mimics ripped abs. He's planning on making millions. Links from the Show: Omnichroma composite  Dental Economics Figs Scrubs Dickies Scrubs Premier Dental It doesn't matter what you call your burs. You just need to know that Microcopy has a ridiculous selection of carbides and diamonds. And they won't judge how you choose to name them. Check them out at dentalhacks.com/Microcopy.

Jason and Alan take questions from the Dental Hacks Nation. And the DHN comes through! In episode 228 we answer: What are your favorite pizza toppings? What was your most hilariously embarrassing moment? Have you ever drilled into the wrong tooth? What did you say to the patient and how did you make it right? What's for breakfast? Why do you think it is important to go over to LMT LabDay during Mid-Winter? How do you handle snow days at the office? Which one if you is the better snow shoveler? What is the best gift to give to a patient of 20 years? (Alan) What was the tipping point for your narcotic addiction and who or what made you reevaluate? What's the one piece of technology you don't have but wish you did in your practice (or new practice in Jason's case)? Has All the new platforms (podcasts, FB pages, webinars etc) helped create more wonderful content and voices or created more wannabe experts masquerading as influencers and authorities? Why is that people that graduated ages ago think they have the b

Jason and Alan sit down for a humorous and informative talk with Michael Cowen and Chad Wooters about their new and very extensive online platform for dental teams that want to incorporate sleep dentistry into their practices! The training is online and available to you and your whole team at the Sleep Hero Network website! They've given us a special coupon code, "DHN2019" that will allow you to  try the platform for a month at $19.97 and then 10% off for life! Links from the show:  Awaken2Sleep Sleep Hero Network Microcopy dental is rolling out their new 3302 blended neck carbide at the Chicago Midwinter meeting! Be sure to stop by booth number 4207 at the Midwinter to check out the design of this innovative and durable single patient use carbide! See more at dentalhacks.com/Microcopy!

1983. The beginning of seventh grade. That's when the Rich and Al story started. Al has been friends with Richard Heend for more than 35 years. Which makes me feel super old. Rich had computers long before people normally had computers. This is where Al's fascination with computers and being "online" started. Some links from the show:  Join the conversation on the AME Facebook group! Search for "Alan Mead Experience" on Facebook and ask for an invite. You'll need to use the password "Premier" or "Cosmedent" to be let in! If you like what you hear...go subscribe to the Alan Mead Experience on your podcast listening software!

Craig Cody joins us again for some more wisdom from an accountant. Craig is a CPA, tax coach and an adviser to all kinds of small business owners! In episode 68 we discuss: What are the biggest accounting mistakes dentists make? Should you buy equipment for the tax write off? When should you be talking to your accountant about purchases you might make? You should get Craig's newest book for free by clicking on dentalhacks.com/CraigCody Craig will be starting a podcast called "The Progressive Dentist," so keep your eyes open for that! Also...Craig is is one of the sponsors of the upcoming Voices of Dentistry! I'd like to introduce you to one of my best friends. Her name is 0512 and she's with me in almost every procedure I do. Sometimes I fall back on her little brother, 0508, too. You can find a new best friend by going to dentalhacks.com/Microcopy and searching all the styles of diamonds and carbides that Microcopy makes! You can even get a free sample of the ones you're interested in!

Everyone knows that their practice management software is full of data about their practice. Some would argue that getting at that data is kind of tough and a lot of dentists probably wouldn't know what to do with that data if they could get it. Dr. Mitch Ellingson works with Spear Practice Solutions. He joined Alan to talk about how Spear Practice Solutions uses all this data yet makes it easy for dentists to implement it. Dr. Ellingson was a wildly successful Spear trained multiple practice owner who admits to being a numbers guy. He talks with Alan about how to implement the things you can learn through Spear and how Spear Practice Solutions (the consulting side of Spear) can help dentists create better practices while doing the dentistry that they want to do. On a side note...I only realized that Mitch was a dentist halfway through our conversation. I hope you enjoy me eating crow once I realize this. Links from the show: Spear Education Spear Practice Solutions The Dental Hacks Academy Corky Willhite is

  I'm the guy who uses the self checkout line at the grocery store. I book my flights online. I buy almost everything from Amazon. So why can't your patients book appointments on your website? In today's Dental Hacks Daily Alan talks with Vanessa Vitagliano and Tom Brown from Localmed. They are a company that allows your patients to make appointments at your office online! This was a really enjoyable and informative discussion that took place in the "Localmed Palace" at Voices of Dentistry 2019! Some links from the show: Localmed G.O.S.T. the goat Voices of Dentistry One of the things I really like about Microcopy Dental's single patient use products is the ease with which you can try them! All you have to do is go to  dentalhacks.com/Microcopy and search "330 samples" or whatever you'd like to try and you'll find out how easy it is to try their products for free! And if you you're in Chicago next week for the midwinter, be sure to check out their new 3302 blended neck carbide...being released at the show! 

This episode is amazing! Jason sits down with Caitlin and Brian Schlichting of Digitalfire! They are the geniuses behind the Dental Hacks Academy and they're here to explain what in the world that is! If you're interested in understanding digital marketing like Google Ads, Facebook Ads, landing pages and sales funnels! You can learn to do it yourself or even just be knowledgeable when discussing it with your digital marketing guys! This course is a great resource and a tremendous value! Check it out at academy.dentalhacks.com/offer! Links from the show: The Dental Hacks Academy Digitalfire Go check out the new podcast by Dr. Mark Costes and Kiera Dent called "The Dental A-Team" coming on February 14th! We'd like to welcome Microcopy Dental to the Dental Hacks Podcast! Alan has been using Microcopy single patient use diamonds for most of his career...we think you're going to love them! Check them out at dentalhacks.com/Microcopy.

Jason and Alan had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Steve Ratcliff at Spear Education. Steve has had been a dental educator for a lot of years. He spent a lot of years teaching at the Pankey Institute and came over to the Scottsdale Center, which eventually became Spear Education! He has played a huge role in creating much of the content  featured on the Spear Online platform and he's also been a huge part of creating the Spear Study Club curriculum. Steve gave us a pretty intimate look into his past and his evolution as a clinician and educator. We think you'll walk away with a lot from our talk with Dr. Ratcliff. Links from the show: Spear Education The Dental Hacks Academy Dr. Georg Benjamin gives us a Clinical Hack of the Week about an interesting way of cementing provisional restorations using GC Universal Bonding Agent! Corky Willhite is offering his amazing "Transitional Bonding" course at the Cosmedent CEE in Chicago on March 14-15th! This course focuses on the benefits and step-by-step techniques

Jason and Alan are honored to speak with Dr. Mike Skramstad of CERECDoctors about Dentsply Sirona's brand new CEREC Primescan! The news broke a couple days ago and the Dental Hacks got to speak with someone who has been very close to the whole process! Some links from the show: Dentsply Sirona CEREC Primescan CERECDoctors We'd like to welcome Microcopy Dental to the Dental Hacks Podcast! Alan has been using Microcopy single patient use diamonds for most of his career...we think you're going to love them! Check them out at dentalhacks.com/Microcopy.

Alan speaks with Jeremy Henderson of Bioclear to talk about some spectacular Bioclear news! 3M and Bioclear are working together to bring the Bioclear Method closer to home for dentists across the U.S.! For instance: 3M reps across the country have been trained up on the Bioclear method and can give live demos/lunch and learns in your office! You can check that out at 3m.com/bioclearmethod! Bioclear and 3M are taking a 6 hour CE course on the road to teach dentists the Bioclear method in a venue close to home for just about everyone! Check out the schedule at bioclear.live/3m and sign up before they sell out (and they will!) Head to Tacoma for an in depth course on the Bioclear Method at the Bioclear Learning Center! The Dental Hacks have always been big fans of Bioclear and we're pretty excited that Bioclear is now coming to you! We'd like to welcome Microcopy Dental to the Dental Hacks Podcast! Alan has been using Microcopy single patient use diamonds for most of his career...we think you're going to lo

Last weekend was a big one for Jason and Alan! We spent the whole weekend with dental podcast enthusiasts in Scottsdale, AZ. Both of us presented at the Voices of Dentistry meeting, and today we're going to share those presentations with you! Jason presented about what dentists are doing wrong with Facebook and other online advertising. He's got a bunch of helpful tips and actionable advice about how to crush your Facebook advertising! Click here to download Jason's slides! [caption id="attachment_1155" align="alignleft" width="278"] Al's slides[/caption] Alan presented on the pros and cons of social media and how to make your social media life better! You can download Alan's slides here. Links from the show: Voices of Dentistry Cosmecore from Cosmedent is a versatile, dual cured core material that handles great, comes in 3 great shades and won't gouge when you prep it! It comes in two handy sizes (50g and 8g syringes) and once you start using it, it will become your "go to" for ideal tooth preps! Go check i

Jason and Alan had the pleasure of podcasting LIVE with Dr. Mike DiTolla at the 3rd annual Voices of Dentistry meeting! We got to talk with Mike about a topic that's VERY hot right now...direct to consumer dentistry. We talk about orthodontic aligners sans dentist, where this trend is going and how the direct to consumer dentistry is going to put the endodontists out of business! 

Alan talks with Dr. Lance Timmerman about the "Third Agreement" of "The Four Agreements." The author don Miguel Ruiz suggests never taking anything personally. This is an amazing suggestion and rule, but hard to follow. Lance has lots to say about it! Lance was amazing at the Voices of Dentistry and is hilarious on the "Working Interferences" podcast with Dr. Josh Austin! Links from the show: Stress Management and Mindfulness for the Dental Professional (Dr. Dawn Kulongowski's group mentioned on the show) Spear Online  

Dr. Darin Dichter is full time faculty at Spear Education. He's a prosthodontist, but practiced general dentistry for a lot of years before heading to UCLA for a pros residency! We talk about Spear Education, restorative dentistry and residency programs. We discussed: How does Spear Education work? Online vs. campus? Seminar vs. workshop? What was pros residency like for someone who had practiced dentistry for a lot of years? How did Frank Spear react to Darin's choice about residency? How about Gregg Kinzer? And Bob Winter? How does Darin feel about the "super GP" concept? (Darin doesn't like endo) Are we "cutting bait" with teeth too early now that implants are so common? What about implant complications? "Minimally destructive" vs. "minimally invasive" treatment planning. Trying to treatment plan yourself out of a case. Wow does Spear talk about orthodontics a lot! Perhaps the least destructive treatment option out there. Treatment planning by "thinking out loud" The best way to break bad habits is not ge

Laura Maly and Michael Anderson of the Wonderist Agency join Alan to talk about marketing. Laura and Michael have a lot to say about dentists being involved with their own marketing. Some of the topics we discuss are: Why it isn't smart for dentists to "just write the check" for their marketing Why is it so important to have authentic marketing for your practice instead of a cookie cutter approach? How can a dentist have unique content for marketing without having to spend a lot of time creating it? What does "done is better than perfect" mean and how does it affect dental marketing? How can a dentist make a habit of creating content for their own marketing? The Wonderist Agency is one if the sponsors of the Voices of Dentistry so make sure to find them when you're there!

Alan has a chance to talk with Craig Cody, a CPA, tax coach and an adviser to all kinds of small business owners! In episode 60 we discuss: How does Craig's experience as a cop in Manhattan help him in his current gig? How often should you be talking to your accountant? What state has the worst tax laws? (spoiler: he didn't commit to one!) How do taxes for dentists compare to other small businesses? You should get Craig's newest book for free by clicking on dentalhacks.com/CraigCody Craig will be starting a podcast called "The Progressive Dentist," so keep your eyes open for that! Also...Craig is is one of the sponsors of the upcoming Voices of Dentistry!  

Some people say that dental podcasts haven't given endo enough love. Episode 223 is here to fix that! Jason and Alan were joined by three general dentists that love endo to talk all things root canals! Dr. Mac Jones, Dr. Zach Meiners and Dr. Kevin Fryer join the Dental Hacks and talk about: What's the most common presentation of teeth needing endo in their offices? How do these general dentists handle endo diagnosis? What tricks have they learned about case selection? What to punt and what to keep? How do you fit endo into a GP practice and make it work? Hot access opening talk Al's bleach accident...on his dad Click here for their endo sequences! When do you two step your root canals? What are you doing for obturation? Links from the show: Pathways of the Pulp Cliff Ruddle CD's (Clean, Shape, Pack) Mark Oleson's "Endodontics Unsponsored" courses Style Italiano Endo John Khademi/Eric Herbranson episode WAMkey Brasseler BR0 file Endobender Instruments Denjoy iFinder #whyVoD? We're one week away from t

We sat down with Dr. Mark Fleming of CEREC Doctors at DS World last September. Alan and Mark go WAY back to DentalTown days (circa 2001). Mark has made some interesting moves in his career and has ended up on faculty at CEREC Doctors in Scottsdale! FYI Mark pushed on Darin O'Bryan's nose during this podcast. Links from the show: CEREC Doctors Voices of Dentistry