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Encore Edition: How Early for Airway with Dr. Jeff Rouse (DHD108) Jul 08, 2019

Show notes

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

Microcopy Dental is celebrating 30 years of Neodiamonds and they're inviting new and old users of Neodiamond single patient use diamonds to send them stories and photos about Neodiamonds! You can win a trip to Atlanta to see where Neodiamonds are made as well as some awesome Atlanta attractions! So submit your stories and photos to dentalhacks.com/ndstories for your chance to win!

Encore edition: News Flash...your patients have sleep apnea with Dr. Jamison Spencer (DHP247) Jul 05, 2019

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Dr. Jamison Spencer joins Jason and Alan to talk about sleep medicine and TMD treatment in the dental office.

Once you've learned some things about sleep apnea you come to see the symptoms and consequences in LOTS of your patients. Bruxism, gastric reflux, TMD and lots of other conditions are correlated with sleep apnea. Dentists are quickly becoming the most likely screeners for this potential deadly condition, and Dr. Jamison Spencer is one of the most sought after lecturers on the subject. Dr. Spencer joins Jason and Alan to explain how to incorporate this treatment into your practice, what symptoms to screen, what gadgets NOT to buy and what diagnoses you shouldn't be making! Dr. Spencer's online study club, "The Spencer Study Club" is only open for enrollment a couple times per year, but he's made it available to the listeners of the Dental Hacks podcast! If you're interested you need to email us at info@dentalhacks.com and we'll get you in touch with Dr. Spencer!

Some links from the show:

The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 27,000 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 any thing "dental" on your FB page, we might decline your membership request. So IM the group or email us at info@dentalhacks.com.

You need to check out Cosmedent's latest virtual course from the incomparable Dr. Corky Willhite! He's teaching his Transitional Bonding course (which he discussed on the Dental Hacks podcast here and here) and you can now watch it in your PJ's on the couch! Check it out at dentalhacks.com/virtualCorky!

Alan had his teeth cleaned today. And Mr. Thirsty from Zirc was there to help. Bite block + suction +tongue and cheek retraction = faster hygiene visits and more comfortable patients! Plus, it fits directly into the high volume suction that your hygienist isn't even using! No adapters necessary! Go check out Mr. Thirsty at www.dentalhacks.com/mrthirsty!

Dr. Jamison Spencer's website

Jamison Spencer's upcoming speaking schedule

JLips on Dentists, Implants and Worms

Go Hack Yourself:

Jason: Sleep Interrupted

Alan: Blinkist

If you have any questions or comments for us please drop us an email at info@dentalhacks.com or find us (and like us!) at www.facebook.com/dentalhacks. Or, if you prefer…give us a call at (866) 223-5257 and leave us a message. You might be played in the show! If you like us, why not leave us a review on iTunes? It helps us get found by like minded people and might even help us get into "What's Hot" in the iTunes store! Go to this link and let the world know about the DentalHacks! Finally, if you aren't an Apple person, consider reviewing us on Stitcher at: stitcher.com/podcast/the-dentalhacks-podcast!

If you would like to support the podcast you can check out our Patreon page! Although the show will always remain free to download, our Patreon supporters get access to special bonus content including (at least) one extra podcast episode every months! Also be sure to check out the Dental Hacks swag store where you can find t-shirts, stickers coffee mugs and all sorts of other things that let the world know you're a part of the Hacks Nation!

Smithson on Specialization (part 1) Jul 04, 2019

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Dr. Jason Smithson joins Alan this week to talk about specialization. Jason has taken a pretty interesting path to the career he currently has. His first focus was going to be going through a fixed pros residency in the US with a plan to teach at a University in London along with having a cushy private practice gig to boot. Then things changed and Jason began to train in oral surgery, but once he realized the commitment he'd be making to more education, he switched plans again. He found himself in a General Practice Residency and actually stayed in that practice for upwards of 20 years!=== While he was here, he actually began training in a perio residency as well. Jason is a good person to discuss specializing with, but I think you'll find this conversation goes in directions you aren't expecting. We'll follow this conversation up with the second half next week!

One Composite to Rule Them All with Dr. Josh Austin (DHD107) Jul 03, 2019

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Dr. Josh Austin joins Alan to talk about two new "universal" composites that have come on the scene. Are they really all you need for both posterior and anterior? Can you survive with so few shades? Will Josh and Al really not go lighter than A2 when they inevitably need full rehabs? Tune in to find out more!

Some links from the show:

3M Filtek Universal

Omnichroma

Our friends at Microcopy Dental have released a bunch of new diamonds specifically for pediatric dentistry! They've got six amazing diamond shapes and grits and they all come with short shanks for pediatric dentistry! Go check out these amazing new diamonds at dentalhacks.com/pediatricdiamondsamples!

The Clinical Hacks on Extractions (CHP05) Jul 02, 2019

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Welcome to season 1, episode 5 of the Clinical Hacks Podcast!

In this riveting episode, each of the Hacks discusses their methods for doing basic extractions.

Highlights today include:

Mac and Kevin are talented at extractions and do it all
Zach's not a huge fan of extractions, can the guys give him some tips to up his game?
The gang each share how they'd take out a tooth #19 from start to finish
Opioids? Are we part of the solution or contributing to the problem?

Products or techniques discussed by each hack:

Kevin

Double block with Septocaine

#23 Forceps

PGA Sutures

Dr. Pimple Popper

Mac

Block with Lido, Septo infiltration

301T Elevator

A. Titan forcep

Benacel

600 mg of Ibuprofen + 1 Extra Strength Tylenol = great pain relief

PTFE Suture

Make the Root Smaller or the Hole Bigger

Zach

Proximators

Learning Minor Oral Surgery

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. Dawn Kulongowski on Being Honest and Being Human (DHD106) Jul 01, 2019

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This might be the most important Dental Hacks podcast we've ever released! Dr. Dawn Kulongowski talks with Alan about how to manage your emotions and how to let yourself be yourself! As she says, "managing your emotions doesn't make you weak, quite the contrary it makes you strong and effective." It sounds hokey, but it's really good stuff. The verbal skills for removable pros make this episode worth it on their own!

Some links from the show:

Peaceful Practice (her coaching business)

Stress Management and Mindfulness for Dental Professionals (her amazing Facebook group!)

The Dental Economics "Principles of Practice Management" conference is like no other meeting you've ever been to! It's a limited attendance meeting of like minded people that want to learn how to run their businesses better! You get no fluff. No "sign up for my course" kind of thing. Good information delivered in a more intimate meeting environment with lots of access to the speakers! The conference is in beautiful Norfolk, VA this July 18th-19th! Get more details and sign up at principlesofpracticemgmt.com. The Dental Hacks Nation gets a $100 discount on the already low DE price just by using the coupon code "DENTALHACKS." This is a limited time offer, so act now! Even better, they offer even more discounts for bringing your friends! See details on the website!

Dr. Rich Rosenblatt has Cool Tools (DHP246) Jun 28, 2019

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Dr. Rich Rosenblatt joins Jason and Alan again to talk about the journey he made into chairside CAD-CAM. He was there when CEREC was "new" and jumped in hard! From the early days on DentalTown right up to the secretive release of the CEREC Primescan, Rich shares some great stories about how chairside CAD-CAM made his practice life better! Rich also shares with us about how he started the original CEREC study club in Chicago and the amazing evolution that has made over the years. Rich is an awesome story teller and one of our favorite guests!

Some links from the show:

Chicago Study Club

CEREC Primescan

CEREC Accept

You already love Dentotemp from Itena. It's time for you to try their amazing new provisional crown and bridge material that they call Dentocrown. It's the Holy Grail of dental materials! Wouldn't you like to have a high end provisional material for 40+% off of what you'd pay for the major brands? Go check out Dentalcrown from Itena at dentalhacks.com/dentocrown.

The Isolation 360 Power Pack is like a Whitman's sampler for dental isolation! Go check out this amazing selection of isolation products from our friends at Zirc at dentalhacks.com/isolation360 and if you buy online you'll receive 50% off the normal price...at $50 value!

There aren't that many things that are "shortcuts" in dentistry. But we've found one thing that kind of is. It's Pink Opaque from Cosmedent! Basically, it mask dark stuff more easily and gorgeously than anything else you've ever tried! Endo accesses, discolored teeth, porcelain fractures (even to metal!). You name it and you can cover it with Pink Opaque! Go check it out at dentalhacks.com/pink!

The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group is approaching over 27,000 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 page, we might decline your membership request. So IM the group or email us at info@dentalhacks.com!

Go Hack Yourself

Alan: LG 49WL95C-@ 49-inch curved 32:9 Ultrawide monitor, Logitech MX Vertical mouse

If you have any questions or comments for us please drop us an email at info@dentalhacks.com or find us (and like us!) at www.facebook.com/dentalhacks. Or, if you prefer…give us a call at (866) 223-5257 and leave us a message. You might be played in the show! If you like us, why not leave us a review on iTunes? It helps us get found by like minded people and might even help us get into "What's Hot" in the iTunes store! Go to this link and let the world know about the Dental Hacks! Finally, if you aren't an Apple person, consider reviewing us on Stitcher at: stitcher.com/podcast/the-dentalhacks-podcast!

Smithson on Microscopes Jun 27, 2019

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A couple weeks ago, Jason Smithson joined Alan to talk about magnification. Today's episode is a fitting "part 2" of this conversation where we take a deeper dive on dental operating microscopes. We talk about the learning curve, the vital features and how we use them in restorative practice. If you liked "Smithson on Magnification," you're going to really enjoy "Smithson on Microscopes!"

You Can Be in a Magazine with Dr. Chris Salierno (DHD105) Jun 26, 2019

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Do you have an idea that you'd like to share with your dental colleagues? The folks at Dental Economics might like to spread the word for you! Alan talks with Dr. Chris Salierno about dental publishing and how he, as editor of Dental Economics magazine, can possibly help you publish? Hey, if Jason Lipscomb and Alan Mead can do it...so can you!

Some links from the show:

The Dental Economics Principles of Practice Management meeting

Dental Economics magazine

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The Clinical Hacks on Temporaries (CHP04) Jun 25, 2019

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Welcome to season 1, episode 4 of the Clinical Hacks Podcast!

In this riveting episode, each of the Hacks discusses their methods for doing basic crown and bridge temporaries.

Highlights today include:

Kevin immediately one-ups the groups and says he's mostly Cerec and rarely makes temps, so the moral of the episode is... skip temps and mill yourself so that you can be as cool as Kevin.
Zach, per usual has both the least expensive way of doing it and the most complicated, 3 different temp systems for a variety of scenarios.. nightmare!
Alan, also per usual, describes the most expensive way to make a temporary possible, but also has some unique solutions for broken down teeth, listen close for some pearls!
Kevin's Integrity

Products on the show mentioned include:

Zach:

Safco Dual Arch Trays for Pre-impression

Safco Nice Bite Fast Set for Pre-Impression

Safco Nice Temp

Metal Ion Crowns for "jacked" teeth

GC Alike Acrylic for long span cases or heavy bruxers on 2nd molars

Temp-Bond

Generic Polycarboxylate (Durelon)

Alan:

Clinicians Choice Temp Tray

Clinicians Choice Template