The Dental Hacks Podcast

Alan is joined by one of the best teachers in clinical dentistry, Dr. Dennis Hartlieb. Dennis has a podcast called the DOT Sharecast Continuing education is about taking away something, not everything. Needs, values and resources Dental school expectations...dentistry doesn't last forever YOU remember the compromises that the patient does not A riff on second opinions and overtreatment Overtreatment makes us ALL LOOK BAD Is All-on-X overused in dentistry? Is implant education pushing this too much? "The last treatment that you'll need." Except when it isn't. Treat patients...not procedures. Ethical pressures...mostly financial Medical documentation-->box checking Relationship driven dentistry  "You can't harvest the same day that you're planting seeds." "Don't start what you can't finish." Polishing a turd Failed teeth vs. failed implants Heroics and your skill set "Are you going to be mad at me if...?" If you have to show the patient the chart you've already lost Is dentistry easy? Some links from the show