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Dental School for Dentists with Dr. Gregg Kinzer (DHP257) Sep 13, 2019

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Have you ever wished you could go to dental school as a dentist? Wouldn't it be great to have the experience and perspective that you have now when they were trying to teach you the basics? Jason and Alan talk to Dr. Gregg Spear of Spear Education about this very concept. When we were being taught about occlusion in dental school we didn't really understand why we were learning this nor how it affects our treatment. Jason and Alan were at Spear Education taking the phenomenal Occlusion Workshop and talked with Gregg about how Spear kind of ends up being "dental school for dentists." Some topics that we cover:

Dentists as introverts
Becoming a teacher
Spear Summit
How Spear Education instruction has changed over time
The "red pill" aspects of airway and joint issues
Work-life balance
magnification and dental microscopes
light sources
- Medled light source
- Surgitel 8.0 loupes
Incorporating digital workflow at Spear
Saving teeth vs. placing implants
What would you tell a first year dental student? What would you tell a 4th year student?

Some links from the show:

Surgitel 8.0 loupes

MedLED Chrome MC6 headband mounted light

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Go Hack Yourself

Jason: Trainual

Alan: MagBak wallet

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Dr. Alan Mead on Red Flags and Saying "No" (DHD124) Sep 11, 2019

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Have you ever had a patient that really wanted treatment and all of your instinct are to say "nope. Not happening?" Today Alan goes solo to talk about a situation that we all find ourselves in!

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The Clinical Hacks on Sealants (CHP15) Sep 10, 2019

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Welcome to season 1, episode 15 of the Clinical Hacks Podcast

This week we gave Mac Jones the week off to build a patio table and instead we talk about sealants.

Zach Meiners, Kevin Fryer, and Alan Mead have one thing in common, we all pretty much dislike sealants! What? Aren't they preventing decay? Enjoy what's likely an unpopular take on sealants.

Highlights include:

- Do sealants prevent decay?

- Can sealants "cause" decay?

- What conditions should be met for sealants to be effective?

- Is adding sealants into your hygiene program a revenue booster?

- When did 3 experienced clinicians turn sour on sealants?

- How does a microscope user view the sealant restoration?

- Is the medium quality sealant the worst restoration?

- Glass Ionomer sealants, do they have a place? Fuji Triage

Mac Jones word count: 0

If you want to interact with us, head over to the closed Facebook Group Clinical Hacks

We want to produce episodes about the questions you have, it's a great place to post a clinical topic, you don't even have to post a photo!

How to Delegate with Dr. Gina Dorfman (DHD123) Sep 09, 2019

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Everyone talks about delegation. It sounds great, but it's not as easy to do as you would think. Dr. Gina Dorfman is a person who gets a lot of things done. We talk about a lot of things in this short podcast. Here are a few of them:

Perfectionism isn't a good thing. On the whole, it's a bad thing. It keeps you from starting because you might not make it perfect.
Done is almost always better than perfect.
Al gets therapeutic about podcast production
Do things that you like to do the most. Not only that you're good at, but you ENJOY doing.
Finding the right people to delegate to is worth it
Why being on Facebook isn't always a waste of time
Finding associates on the beach in Hawaii
Training is the most important part of delegation
If everyone always disappoints you, it's probably you
Can your office run without you?
Are you a micromanager?

Gina is the inventor/owner of YAPI which is a 3rd party software that helps dentists make their practice management software better. Some links from the show:

The Titans of Dentistry (both Gina and Al are Titans, apparently)

Behind the Smiles Podcast

YAPI

Asking the Right Questions with Dr. Darin Dichter (DHP256) Sep 06, 2019

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Jason and Alan sat down to talk with Dr. Darin Dichter from Spear Education. They were taking the 3-day Occlusion Workshop and Darin was one of the instructors. This wide ranging discussion is spectacular and covers:

Occlusion philosophies
Dental School
Continuing education and the struggle to implement ("getting reps")
Student loan debt
Not all dentists are clinicians!
Critical thinking and understanding the literature
Being a nontraditional student and perspective outside of school
What is a terminal dentition, when do you know how to treat it and what's the "Treating the Terminal Dentition" course all about?

Some links from the show:

The Voices of Dentistry

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Changing Your Brand with Stephanie Skari, art director of Spear Education (DHD122) Sep 04, 2019

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Your office has a brand whether intentional or not. Today's episode is the first in a series of podcasts featuring Stephanie Skari, the art director at Spear Education talking about branding. Jason and Alan talk with Stephanie about the process of developing a brand and how to know what looks good and what represents your brand well.

Some links from the show:

Spear Education

Some of Stephanie's artwork

The Clinical Hacks on Hydrogen Peroxide with Dr. Aly Sergie (CHP14) Sep 03, 2019

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Welcome to season 1, episode 14 of the Clinical Hacks Podcast

This week the gang gave Zach the week off and replaced him with someone with an amazing laugh, Dr. Aly Sergie.

The topic this week was hydrogen peroxide in Dentistry. Listen as Aly gets all bubbly with enthusiasm over his favorite chemical of all time.

Highlights include:

-Zach is lost and the FBI is searching for him

– Aly laughing

Aly describes his happy accident
Aly describes how 35% hydrogen peroxide is magical unicorn tears
A crazy Russian Hacker pours hydrogen peroxide into pig blood
Aly likes gingivectomies
Don't lose an eye!
How to order 35% hydrogen peroxide

Mac Jones word count: 47.5

If you want to interact with us, head over to the closed Facebook Group Clinical Hacks

We want to produce episodes about the questions you have, it's a great place to post a clinical topic, you don't even have to post a photo!

Dr. Gina Dorfman Pays off the Cliffhanger (DHD121) Sep 02, 2019

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Back in Dental Hacks Daily episode 117 Dr. Gina Dorfman left us a cliffhanger. In episode 121 we hear the rest of the story of Gina's company, YAPI! Gina is a dental software pioneer and her story is pretty great! Take a listen to how she decided that she needed to create a new software for dentistry! It involves her father, Dr. Howard Farran, DentalTown and weed!

Gina is the inventor/owner of YAPI which is a 3rd party software that helps dentists make their practice management software better. Why do PM softwares need help? Gina has thoughts. This is a really good interview and we really enjoyed finally having Gina on the show!

Some links from the show:

Behind the Smiles Podcast

YAPI

Announcing the Voices of Dentistry 2020! (DHP255) Aug 30, 2019

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Once again it's time to get geared up for the most innovative conference in all of dentistry, The Voices of Dentistry! In today's episode, 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 officially announce the Voices of Dentistry for 2020! It's happening on January 24-25th, 2020 at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort and Villas in Scottsdale, AZ! The conference has become a "must see" for a lot of dentists and podcast listeners and for good reason. It's got great CE, great socializing and the best networking of any conference! We have an amazing speaker line up that you absolutely won't believe!

Dr. Joshua Austin
Dr. Brian Baliwas (aka: @sfdentalnerd)
Dr. Mark Costes
Dr. August D'Oliveira
Kiera Dent
Dr. Mike DiTolla
Dr. Gina Dorfman
Reese Harper
Dr. Jason Lipscomb
Alastair MacDonald
Dr. Alan Mead
Dr. Justin D. Moody
Amy Morgan
The Clinical Hacks (Dr. Kevin Fryer, Dr. Zach Meiners and Dr. Mac Jones)

Be sure to get your ticket before October 1 to save 20%! This offer WILL NOT BE EXTENDED, so the time to register is NOW!

Some links from the show:

The Voices of Dentistry

The Dentalpreneur Podcast

Dentists Implants and Worms podcast

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Dr. Mark Fleming on Knowing What You Know and Don't Know (DHD120) Aug 28, 2019

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Dr. Mark Fleming of CERECDoctors joined Jason and Alan on their recent trip to Spear Education and gave us some great insight. Today's Dental Hacks Daily talks about the moment that you're overwhelmed with what you're learning at CE, which we were. How do you implement? How do you evaluate your patients with this new information? It's a great conversation and we're grateful that he took the time! Enjoy!

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