The Very Dental Podcast Network

Latest Episodes:

Very Dental Student: All About Student Loans with Mark Johnson Oct 02, 2023

Show notes

Mark Johnson has been helping people with financial planning for more than 30 years, but 10 or so years ago took a special interest in student loans. Most dental students and new dentists don't understand what life with student loans will be like after school, and Mark is here to try and change that. Mohamed and Mark talk about student loans and how to plan for life after school. It may not be the sexiest topic, but decisions you make early in your career can have HUGE effects later in life!

Some links from the show:

Student Loans Rx (Mark's company)

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The Wonderist Agency is basically a one stop shop for marketing your practice and your brand. From logo redesign to a full service marketing plan, the folks at Wonderist have you covered! Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/wonderist!

Enova Illumination makes the very best in loupes and headlights, including their new ergonomic angled prism loupes! They also distribute loupe mounted cameras and even the amazing line of Zumax microscopes! If you want to help out the podcast while upping your magnification and headlight game, you need to head over to verydentalpodcast.com/enova to see their whole line of products!

CAD-Ray offers the best service on a wide variety of digital scanners, printers, mills and even their very own browser based design software, Clinux! CAD-Ray has been a huge supporter of the Very Dental Podcast Network and I can tell you that you'll get no better service on everything digital dentistry than the folks from CAD-Ray. Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/CADRay!

Very Dental: Dr. Jaz Gulati on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Dental Influencer Culture Sep 29, 2023

Show notes

Dr. Jaz Gulati is a dentist in Reading, UK. I first heard of Jaz when he interviewed my friend Dr. Jason Smithson and I realized he was going to be a force in dental podcasting! Jaz has an amazing social media presence...specifically Instagram. But maybe more importantly he understands creating a community! His podcast is called "The Protrusive Dental Podcast" and it features some amazing clinical content...which isn't easy to do in audio. But he also has video. And he even has his own community, the Protruserati!

I really enjoyed our wide ranging conversation and hope that you'll check out his podcast, YouTube channel and Instagram!

Jaz on lifestyle design and work-life balance (he can walk to his office!)
How Jaz became a podcaster/influencer
From audio to video (what is a "podcast?")
Jaz on creating a community
"Influencer authenticity"

Some links from the show:

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Very Clinical: Endodontic Predictability and Efficiency Workflow and Restorative Edition Sep 26, 2023

Show notes

Kevin and Zach are joined by Al for the second part of our series on endodontic predictability and efficiency. Kevin is still giving a course at the 3D Dentist's retreat down in Wake Forest, NC that focuses on a digital workflow in endodontics. Today's conversation focuses on workflow with the restorative aspect of the endo procedure in mind. Is the single appointment RCT/buildup/crown the most profitable procedure in dentistry? Perhaps. And Kevin has tips on how to get there!

Some links from the show:

Endodontics Digital Workflow with Dr. Kevin Fryer (use coupon code ENDO50 for 50% off your registration!)
3D Dentists
Komet Endo Pilot

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AME: Saturday Morning Cartoons to Substack Sep 25, 2023

Show notes

Al has a riff on Saturday morning cartoons to selling detergent to Substacks...how do people selling a service or product find their audience?

Podcasts find a way to monetize and that usually means connecting someone selling a product or service to an audience and the Very Dental Podcast Network is no different. But what about those unicorn content creators that thrive with a subscription model? Al wonders how Very Dental fits in with these strategies.

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Very Dental: Coronavirus Lessons? Sep 22, 2023

Show notes

I want to set the stage for today's throwback episode. It's May of 2020. Most dental offices are still closed down due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Many offices have been seeing emergency patients and were just waiting for the go ahead to open back up. What have we learned? What should we expect?

20/20 hindsight from September 2023 makes this episode a little dated. But it's a good reminder of what we didn't know. I hope you enjoy the time capsule.

Original show notes:

"Jason and Alan feature "what have we learned" from coronavirus and "what have we changed" due to it! We asked the amazing Dental Hacks Nation to tell us how the last few months has affected them and we got a lot of great answers. Dentistry is different now than it was a few months ago and from the sounds of things...it may even be better! (please note...some bad swears were used in this episode)."

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Very Clinical: Endodontic Predictability and Efficiency Diagnosis Edition Sep 19, 2023

Show notes

Kevin and Zach are joined by Al for the first of a two part series on endodontic predictability and efficiency. It turns out that Kevin is giving a course at the 3D Dentist's retreat down in Wake Forest, NC that focuses on a digital workflow in endodontics. Today's conversation focuses primarily on diagnosis including 3D imaging! Case selection is a huge part of efficient and predictable endodontics and Kevin drops knowledge bombs on how to pick the winners! Also favorite movies that could NEVER BE MADE TODAY!

Some links from the show:

Endodontics Digital Workflow with Dr. Kevin Fryer (use coupon code ENDO50 for 50% off your registration!)
3D Dentists
Komet Endo Pilot

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Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best prices you'll find anywhere! If you head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy and use coupon code "verydental10" you'll get another 10% off your order! Go save yourself some money and support the show all at the same time!

AME: What You Get Used To Sep 18, 2023

Show notes

Al tells a harrowing story about cell phone batteries and human resilience.

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Very Dental: Spreading a Little Endo Love with Dr. Matt Chesler Sep 15, 2023

Show notes

Alan is joined by Dr. Matt Chesler, an endodontist practicing in Southern California. Matt has recently joined the Spear Education faculty where he's going to begin teaching clinical endo in Scottsdale! Matt's journey is an interesting one and we do, as advertised, give a lot of endo love!

Matt has strong positive feelings about his dental training in the military and the Health Professionals Scholarship Program
The new endodontics courses at Spear Education (who is it for--primarily GPs)
Endodontics polarizes dentists (love/hate)
Matt on the lit (hot teeth and blocks)
Dental microscopes in endo vs. restorative
What you'll learn from Matt at Spear (and yes, there is hands on!)
The part where Al forgets Dr. Doug Benting's name
The importance of diagnosis and treatment planning in endo and how does CBCT change this?
Are PA's useless in endo?
The value of referring a difficult person that's not necessarily a difficult root canal
When is the best time to permanently seal a root canal access? (spoiler: while it's still under isolation)
Which teeth are the toughest endo? (you might be surprised at his answer!)
The endo-implant pendulum may be swinging back toward endo
Endo/oral surgery and case selection bias
Specialist confessional: what Matt would love to tell all his referrals
The endodontist as "grim reaper"

Some links from the show:

Predictability in Clinical Endodontics with Dr. Matt Chesler (at Spear Education in Scottsdale, AZ)
Advanced Clinical Endodontics with Dr. Matt Chesler (at Spear Education in Scottsdale, AZ)
AAE Case Difficulty Checklist

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Very Clinical: How to Add New Things Sep 12, 2023

Show notes

In this classic episode Kevin and Zach are joined by Alan Mead to talk about how to implement new stuff in the office. Actually, it's mostly Zach and Al listening to Kevin because he's really good at implementing stuff. Some topics we discussed:

Instagram fishermen/women
Al's love of air abrasion and the "shelf" in his office
Al's problem buying stuff at the Midwinter back in the day
The story of implants in Kevin's office/don't tell Kevin that he can't do something
Why add services/procedures to your office?
Al's microscope story
Zach loves Gordon Christensen
Goofus and Gallant (Al and Kevin)
Kevin implements sleep by including the team
- how to create a team driven implementation process
Kevin has a Missy
Moving out of micromanagement
Removing barriers to implementation and the rubber dam
- actual barriers vs. barriers in your head
CRAZY DENTAL

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Very Dental Student: All About Loupes with Enova Illumination Sep 11, 2023

Show notes

Mohamed sits down with Jeff Dyll of Enova Illumination to talk all about loupes. Jeff has been helping dentists magnify their field of view for awhile now and this conversation is pretty fascinating! There's a lot to how magnification works, and Jeff explains it really well! And don't forget about headlamps!

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