The Dental Hacks Podcast

Jason and Alan spent 3 days podcasting from the Spear Education booth at Dentsply Sirona World. Because the Dental Hacks are all about value, today's episode includes not one, but TWO amazing Brain Trusts recorded with a bunch of all stars in a double length podcast episode! We're here to 10x your podcasting experience! The first Brain Trust features Dr. Rich Rosenblatt and Dr. Darin O'Bryan. They're best buddies and both of them are CEREC rock stars! Highlights include: Rich's experience and tips on starting a study club How to bring in an associate Dental school horror stories from mid-90's University of Minnesota The second Brain Trust features podcast newcomer Dr. Mike Skramstad (CERECdoctors rock star!), Dr. Craig Spodak (of the Bulletproof Dental Practice) and Dr. August de Oliveira (of Digital Enamel) in a hilarious round table including: Will impression material ever be obsolete? What's coming down the pipeline for CEREC (hint...it involves hovercrafts) Firewalking with Anthony Robbins Craig's new

In today's episode I sit down with the legendary Dr. Bruce Baird of the Productive Dentist Academy and Compassionate Finance and Charlie Brown who is the brains behind a new product from Compassionate Finance called Abella. We talk about how dental offices can automate their billing and collections process. How does never sending another statement sound? Bruce and Charlie's links: Compassionate Finance Abella AR The Productive Dentist Academy Be sure to check out the Voices of Dentistry Podcast Summit 2019! Get your ticket before October 10th for $300 off an already amazingly inexpensive CE and podcasting extravaganza! Our friends at Komet USA have made polishing composite simpler and faster with their ingenious "Footsie" polishers! They want you to try them and are giving an amazing discount! 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 instru

Today's episode features Jason and Alan talking with Dr. Jeff Rouse of Spear Education! This recording came from the recent Dentsply Sirona World in Orlando where the Dental Hacks were podcasting in the Spear Education booth! They talked with Dr. Rouse about some of the specific issues you run into when diagnosing and treating airway issues in children and young adults! Some of Jeff's links: Spear Education Airway Prosthodontics You should try the new "Deep Purple" burs from Komet USA! They're really fast, really smooth and they last a really long time! Go check them out at dentalhacks.com/deeppurple and take advantage of their amazing online deal! Use the coupon code "HACKS 100" on $300 of any Deep Purple burs, Footsie polishers or their denture adjustment kit and you'll get $100 off your order as well as your choice of 2 Cerabur instruments!   

Episode 205 features the triumphant return of fan favorite, Dr. Jamison Spencer! Last episode we conquered sleep dentistry and airway problems. In today's episode, we tackle TMD! A few high questions answered by Jamison in episode 205: Should general dentists be treating TMD? TMD patients are all NUTS (not understanding their symptoms). Most dentists are, too. Why do we have so little evidence for the validity of TMD treatments? What is the most common joint problem and simple treatment options What's the difference between capsulitis and trismus and when should we treat it? When should we give injections outside of the "deep dark hole" that we're used to? Links from the show: The Voices of Dentistry will be in Scottsdale, AZ on January 25-26! Go buy your tickets before October 10 for $30 Our "Clinical Hack of the Week" features Dr. Zach Meiners and his undying love for teflon tape! If you have a clinical hack that you want to share, record yourself and email it to info@dentalhacks.com and we'll feature you

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!

Today Alan talks with Dr. Shawn Van de Vyver about where digital dentistry is going. In about 10 minutes we talk about mills, software scanners, the whole shebang. This is a really quick overview about the state of the art for digital dentistry! Shawn's links: Shawn's mill (aka MegaMan) is an Arum Truemill Exocademy.net Medit i500 intraoral scanner We're really digging the Deep Purple burs from Komet USA! They're really fast, really smooth and they last a really long time! Go check them out at dentalhacks.com/deeppurple and take advantage of their amazing online deal! Use the coupon code "HACKS 100" on $300 of any Deep Purple burs, Footsie polishers or their denture adjustment kit and you'll get $100 off your order as well as your choice of 2 Cerabur instruments!   

In episode 204 Jason and Alan explore some really great audience questions in another "grab bag" episode. Interestingly, the Dental Hacks recorded this episode in "one take" by recording it live to tape! We answer questions/topics from emails and the Dental Hacks Nation and there were a bunch of them! Here's a few: What are some of the highs of your career so far? What are some things you would have done sooner? Is it OK to take CE that you won't really use? Should you buy dental implants in bulk? What ingredients turn a thread on the Dental Hacks Nation into a dumpster fire? Jason tells us a little bit about selling one of his practices Links from the show: Dentotemp from Itena (dentalhacks.com/dentotemp). It's final cement for implants. It's the favorite provisional cement of the Dental Hacks!  The Voices of Dentistry will be in Scottsdale, AZ on January 25-26! Go buy your tickets before October 10 for $30 Clinical Hack of the Week: rubber dam placement a la Dr. Thomas Taha. Hedy rubber dam Our friends

Jason is joined by Dr. Chris Bowman to talk about marketing. In this quick but brilliant conversation they explain that a very specific message is going to move people much better than a generic message! Chris's links: www.dentalsuccess365.com Voices of Dentistry 2019...get your tickets before October 10, 2018 for $300 off! If you adjust acrylic at all, you need to try the Denture Adjustment Kit from Komet USA! You can find out more and get an amazing deal at dentalhacks.com/dentureadjustment

Michael Arias of the Dental Marketer podcast joins Alan again to talk about some aspects of marketing that are often overlooked. Michael's specialty is "ground marketing" and he tells us what it is and how dentists can use it to bring new patients into the practice inexpensively! They dig into taking advantage of apartment complexes and creating relationships that are inexpensive and can really pay off! Michael has a course that's about to be released and you can find more information at his website! Also...go check out the Dental Marketer Podcast! Our friends at Komet USA have a bur block you really need to try. If you adjust removable appliances, the Komet Denture Adjustment Kit is just the thing! You can do gross adjustment all the way to final polish without leaving the operatory and you can do it in record time! Go check it out at dentalhacks.com/dentureadjustment.

Jason and Alan are joined again by Adam McWethy of Spear Education. When asked "what is it that you actually do here" Adam has some stories to tell. What does all that Spear/Cerecdoctors stuff look like to a guy who isn't a dentist, but works closely with all the amazing clinicians out there? It's an interesting, funny and somewhat profane look at dental CE and dentists who are trying to do better! Some links from the show:  Spear Education Online The Seattle Protocol This week's Clinical Hack of the Week is from JLips himself. Jason's been studying up on Dr. Jeff Rouse's "Seattle Protocol" using the Mytap device to help develop a treatment plan for adult airway treatment! He's also using Thermacryl beads, which is how he makes his provisionals, to reline these devices. The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has almost 25,000 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

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.

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 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.

This is an episode that's been a long time in the making! Alan is joined by the co-hosts of "A Tale of Two Hygienists," a podcast focusing on dental hygiene! If you haven't heard the show, you should check it out! We recorded these interviews at the Chicago Midwinter last February and this found footage is pretty great! For the first half of the interview Andrew Johnson and his brother Mike Johnson tell Alan all about how "restorative hygiene" works. This is a style of hygiene practice that you might not be familiar with, but these guys really get it and they've got lots to say about it! Then Michelle joins us to talk about midlevel providers of all types and where dental hygiene fits into all of it. These hygienists are passionate about their profession and they've got some interesting viewpoints! Some links from the show:  Tepe USA "A Tale of Two Hygienists" on iTunes This week's Clinical Hack of the Week is from Dr. Brian McGue. He gives us a tip about how to create solid interproximal contacts in posteri

Jason is joined by Michelle Strange of the "A Tale of Two Hygienists" podcast! They talk about how Michelle got involved with doing mission work and dental professionals can find organizations to work volunteer with. Michelle's Links: OneWorld Health A Tale of Two Hygienists website The CeraBur from Komet is like nothing you've ever used! Better visualization for caries removal will change the game for you! Check it out at dentalhacks.com/CeraBur!

Jason had a chance to talk with Dr. Gina Dorfman, the creator of Yapi! Everyone knows that dental offices need systems, but no one ever talks about how to create them...until now! Gina and Jason dive deep on how to create systems and how to involve your team in building them! Gina's links: Yapi Paperless Dental Software Check out the Cerabur from Komet USA! It's a ceramic round bur for your slow speed and it's a whole new experience in caries removal! Check it out at dentalhacks.com/cerabur!  

Jason and Alan are joined by Dr. Ricardo Mitrani. Dr. Mitrani is a member of the resident faculty of Spear Education. He was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico and did his prosthodontic residency at the University of Washington. He was a classmate of one of our previous guests, Dr. Gregg Kinzer. In today's episode we range widely over patient communications, what patients understand about the treatment we offer and how we can thread the needle between our patient's perceptions of overtreatment and negligence. We think you'll really enjoy our conversation and you'll be seeing lots more of Ricardo! Links from the show: Clinical Hack of the Week: Dr. Georg Benjamin from Berlin, Germany tells us how he uses air abrasion to help him find canals in endodontic access preparations! Here are some photos: [caption id="attachment_856" align="alignleft" width="1201"] before using air abrasion[/caption][caption id="attachment_857" align="alignleft" width="1269"] after air abrasion[/caption][caption id="attachment_858"

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.

Today Alan is joined by Michael Arias of the Dental Marketer podcast. Michael's specialty is "ground marketing" and he tells us what it is and how dentists can use it to bring new patients into the practice inexpensively! Michael has a course that's about to be released and you can find more information at his website! Also...go check out the Dental Marketer Podcast! Check out Komet USA's line of "Deep Purple" extra course crown preparation burs. Super fast, super smooth and really long lasting! And...they're giving listeners of the Dental Hacks podcast an amazing deal! Check them out at dentalhacks.com/deeppurple

Jason and Alan are joined by a panel of experts to talk about bonding and composite restorations! Our Brain Trust panel consists of podcasting rock star Dr. Joshua Austin of the Working Interferences podcast, Dr. Marc Geissberger and Dr. Adam Hodges! We delve into everything about bonding in this round table! Some highlights: How should we treat composite differently than other materials? What's better about composite now than 10-15 years ago? The evolution of bonding systems...is simpler better? Total etch vs. selective etch vs self etch How can you maximize enamel engagement in your preps? What are the properties of newer composites, including the newer bulk fills? How do you evaluate information about materials? Who is a good source of information? If you have any questions for us or for our panel of experts, drop us a line at info@dentalhacks.com! Links from the show: Premier Dental Two Striper 204.3.5f (for occlusal preparations) Josh Austin's article on Instagram: Porn for Your Practice: Make Yourse

Jason and Alan are joined by Dr. Mark Costes of the Dentalpreneur Podcast and Dr. Justin Moody of the Dentists, Implants and Worms podcast to announce that registration for the Voices of Dentistry 2019 is now open! Go register at voicesofdentistry.com right this very second! $300 Deep Discount Savings if you sign up right now! The Voices of Dentistry is the most innovative and fun dental meeting in the world! It will be held at the DoubleTree resort in Scottsdale, AZ on January 25-26th of 2019! We expect the rooms to sell out quickly, so go register and get your room today!