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Out of the Mouths of Babes (DHS15) Mar 23, 2020

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Alan sat down to talk with Jacob, his 10 year old son about our current Coronavirus crisis. It's kind of silly, kind of fun and a little bit of a relief to realize that this kiddo is taking it in stride!

Our friends at Microcopy Dental have been making Damn Good Burs for more than 50 years! You need to give their single patient use burs a try! You need to request a free sample of their damn good NeoDiamond 1116.8C. It's a work horse round end taper coarse bur for crown preps and operative. It's a terrific bur by any standard, but the fact that it's single patient use means there's no risk of cross contamination and you always get a great cutting, brand-new-out-of-the-package bur. Go check it out at dentalhacks.com/damngoodburs! Let Microcopy's experience change the way you see dentistry with their damn good burs!

The Coronavirus Diaries #1 (DHP284) Mar 20, 2020

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Jason and Alan spend some time checking in after the first serious week of change after the Coronavirus. Both of us have closed our offices to everything except emergencies. Some of the discussion points:

What are Jason and Al doing with their practices?
How did the "emergency only" decision get made?
How are the employees taking it?
Everything is happening FAST
Feels like a sci-fi movie
Feels like we know a tidal wave is coming
Offices that are staying open...predictions?
Now is the time to contact creditors and see what kind of breaks they can give you
What are we doing to keep productive?
- Exercising
- Al: going to work on the charting templates that I've thought about for years
Podcast: do we keep delivering similar "normal" content?
- Talk to some people in banking/finance
- Maybe talk to some people in the dental associations?

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Inexpensive/free content to keep us busy
- Spear Online
- Kindle Unlimited
- Netflix/Amazon Prime
  - 100 Humans
  - Love, Death and Robots
- Disney+ releasing new-ish movies (Frozen II, The Mandalorian)
- DC Universe (Harley Quinn)

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"YAPI POP," what is that? Well, YAPI is all about making things more efficient, including names..POP stands for Practice Online Portal and it's a way for you to still manager your day, and communicate with patients, from anywhere… You don't need any expensive Remote Desktop software now to get the most important realtime information about your patients. You can securely sign into YAPI POP using any device to see your schedule, patient medical alerts, previous and upcoming visits and even send or receive realtime texts through YAPI. In fact, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, overnight YAPI just released the ability to mass text all patients on any given appointment date and you can do this from home! It's a huge time saver and lets you manage each day as your schedule may change with ease. They're the paperless pros, so now your new or existing patients can do something from home too.. they can sign an online COVID-19 screening form using their own phone or computer prior to dental treatment. YAPI wants you and your patients to stay healthy with easy to use technology. Go check them out at dentalhacks.com/YAPI.

So it looks like we're going to have some down time. Our friends at Zirc understand and made an interesting pitch to me. What if you used your down time to work on your clinical systems? It's useful and it's low risk! Zirc has a process that they call ZOBE. That stands for Zirc's Organizational Box of Efficiency. They send a big box full of their different instrument organization options to YOUR OFFICE. You get to try it all out. Snap the tops on the tubs. Put cassettes in your own sterilizer. Try out YOUR instruments in whatever cassette you like! Plus, Zirc sets you up with your own organizational expert to help you determine what's right for you. Most importantly, the ZOBE process is FREE. It doesn't cost you anything to learn about Zirc's clinical systems. It's a perfect thing for you to do while you've got some down time! Plus, if you do a ZOBE consultation by April 17, 2020…you'll be in the running for a $300 Amazon gift card! Find out more at dentalhacks.com/ZOBE!

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What is Elective Treatment with Dr. Caroline Zeller (DHS14) Mar 18, 2020

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Alan speaks with Dr. Caroline Zeller about the evolving coronovirus situation in the United States. Caroline is a dentist in an interesting situation. She has advanced training in oral surgery and splits her time amongst 4 different practices in Oregon delivering oral surgery services to underserved populations. She's working on her masters in public health, she's a delegate to the ADA and she's on the board of the Oregon Dental Association. As well, she has a terrific podcast called "Removing the Bite Block." In the episode we discuss the increasing pressure from our professional organizations for dentists to move to "emergency only" treatment. A few highlights:

If you think we're talking about universal precautions, you're missing the point. This is about people staying home and social distancing.
What constitutes an emergency: pain, swelling, fever and infection.

The Clinical Hacks Brace Themselves (Featuring Rick DePaul, DDS) (CHP 41) Mar 17, 2020

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Sit back, pour yourself a Quarantini (That's 2 parts Gin, 1 Part Emergen-C tablet or Airborne), socially distance yourself, and listen to our main man Rick DePaul of PowerProx 6 Month Braces fame .

We discuss our favorite episodes of "The Office" to kick it off and then get into Rick DePaul's origin story.

How did Rick get into dentistry and subsequently into ortho?

How did Kevin get into ortho?

Do Mac and Zach even know what a bracket is?

How does Rick teach ortho in 2020?

Enjoy and "Spoiler Alert" we'll catch him next week!

Comfort Food and Patient Finance (DHS13) Mar 16, 2020

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Jason and Alan got to talk about Nebraska comfort food (Runza) and how to effectively help your patients pay for bigger case dentistry. Dave Roehr of Proceed Finance sat down with Jason and Alan and told them about how he got into the business of patient finance. It's a pretty great story, actually! Be sure to check out Proceed Finance for your big case/elective dentistry needs!

Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Zirconia (DHP283) Mar 13, 2020

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Zirconia is widely used. Many love it, some hate it. But there aren't many people that know more about it than the one and only Dr. Mike DiTolla! Mike joins Jason and Alan to answer questions from the Dental Hacks Nation about all things zirconia! Some topics we cover:

Mike's shoulder surgery experience and why you shouldn't feel too bad about missing a block again.
How Mike invented zirconia (Al's word, not his)
Is zirconia too strong?
Can you bond zirconia? And how does that work?
How does the lab approach zirconia (e.g.--die space, etc.)
30 micron margins! Crown margins = really narrow class V restoration
Best ways to adjust zirconia (water on, very fine diamond)
Mike and Josh Austin's AMAZING performances at VoD 2020!
What is zirconia's Kryptonite and why do we have to clean zirconia before cementing/bonding?
Best way to open an access/drill a hold into a zirconia crown and how to repair
Blended zirconia materials
Will zirconia eventually take over?
Cementing vs. bonding
The Lipscomb Scale of how much it sucks to remove zirconia crowns
How to get some free polishing and cementing tools from Ivoclar-Vivadent

Some links from the show:

Glidewell Laboratory

Optragloss Universal polishers

ContacEZ

Zir-Cut Burs

Microcopy VF finishers

Ceramir cement

Ivoclean

SpeedCEM Plus

Organization is so important in all facets of your dental office. You have systems for your front desk. But what about systems for how you handle your clinical set ups? There are a ton of systems for organizing instruments, but our friends at Zirc make it easy for you to pick what's exactly right for you! Zirc has a process that they call ZOBE. That stands for Zirc's Organizational Box of Efficiency. They send a big box full of their different instrument organization options to YOUR OFFICE. You get to try it all out. Snap the tops on the tubs. Put cassettes in your own sterilizer. Try out YOUR instruments in whatever cassette you like! Plus, Zirc sets you up with your own organizational expert to help you determine what's right for you. Also, if you do a ZOBE consultation by April 17, 2020...you'll be in the running for a $300 Amazon gift card! Find out more at dentalhacks.com/ZOBE!

Happy St. Hacky's Day! YAPI is celebrating this grand holiday with an iPad giveaway! All you have to do is head over to the Dental Hacks Nation and "like" or comment on the thread featuring the adorable YAPI puppy in his St. Patrick's Day finest! Everyone knows that YAPI are the paperless people and they want to help you get paperless with this amazing iPad giveaway! Go check it out on the Dental Hacks Nation!

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Jason: Mevo Start streaming camera

Alan: Woebot.io

University Towns and Earworms with Dr. Randy Houska (DHS12) Mar 11, 2020

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Dr. Randy Houska is an interesting guy. He's a dentist in Vermillion, South Dakota which is home to the University of South Dakota. Alan and Randy discuss the pros and cons of being a dentist in a university town. Then Alan brings up a problem he's having with a particular earworm. Somehow, he can't get "You Got Lucky" by Tom Petty out of his head. Then they talked about AC/DC and team building events. Even though Randy is a self-professed "regular-ass" dentist he has an amazing Twitter following that you should definitely check out!

The Clinical Hacks: Hygiene Check Yourself Before you Wreck Yourself (CHP40) Mar 10, 2020

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Today we discuss what might seem like a mundane topic, yet it's a procedure that most of us do 8 to 16+ times a day and some surprising discussion actually came up from the longest hygiene exam of all-time. Can you make a career out of hygiene checks? Mac tells us about someone who does. How often do you check your patients?How long do you spend in there? What do you do when something is wrong that might take more time to talk about? Do your hygienists help you fill the schedule if there's something that could be done same day?

Planting the Seed with Memorie Valentine RDH (DHS11) Mar 09, 2020

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Memorie Valentine is a hygienist with interesting experiences! She's practiced in several states in lots of different kinds of offices and has a lot of wisdom about communicating patient needs. Alan and Memorie talk about the concept of "planting seeds" about treatment. It turns out that some of the the very best people to plant those seeds are the hygienists that spend the bulk of their time with patients!

Failing Before We Start (DHP282) Mar 06, 2020

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How many teeth have we done root canal therapy on that we probably never should have in the first place? It's an uncomfortable topic because we have to be humble about our ability to diagnose and treatment plan for success!

Dr. Lou Berman joined Jason and Alan for an in person interview from the Spear Summit 2019! We dove right in to cover a bunch of interesting endodontic topics!

How do you know when you SHOULDN'T start endodontic therapy? How do you evaluate the foundation before the house is built?
Creating Spear Education's endodontics curriculum
Root resorption...what's up with that? It's not coming from the pulp, it's coming from the periodontium (external)...it's NOT an endodontic problem!
Orthodontics and root resorption...feline herpetic viruses?
The financial commitment of endo (and retreatment)
"Root canals don't work on me"
Endo temporaries (why don't we seal the access?)
Single appointment endo vs. multiple appointment
Leaving teeth open
Berman Instruments new premium line!
Al's rubber dam clamp!

Some links from the show:

The Scope Curious Facebook group

Practice management software is great. It's a great big bucket of patient information that you keep adding to every day. You've got to have it. But what your practice management software can't do is tell you when Karen is running late. Or that Bill mentioned in a text that he's ready to do that crown. Our friends at YAPI love your practice management software, but they want to help you get the most out of it! That's why they created the "Practice Dashboard." The Practice Dashboard gives you a bird's eye view of your office. At a glance, you'll know patient's readiness and priority: who is checking in, who is filling out paperwork, who is ready to be seated, who has been waiting for too long and who is running late. This real-time information enables dental teams to optimize patient flow, minimize delays, reduce patients' wait times and handle the unexpected. So basically, Practice Dashboard from YAPI takes the information in that big bucket and puts it in front of the right people at the right time. Check out Practice Dashboard and all of the other great features YAPI has to offer at dentalhacks.com/YAPI. YAPI. It's a funny name, but it's serious software!

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Alan: Carbon Black Non-latex dental dam

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