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Shorts: What Does an Empowered Team Look Like?? Apr 18, 2022

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A team doesn't feel empowered just because you say they should be. It's built into the culture of the office and it's one of the things that makes an office a great place to work! Al discusses what his empowered team looks like on a day to day basis!

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Very Dental: Living in the Middle with Dr. Jason Smithson Apr 15, 2022

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Jason Smithson joins Alan again to discuss his new gig with Spear, dental philosophies and whether we should teach to the median dentist or the exceptional ones!

Jason talks about teaching "Exellence in Composite Restorations" at Spear Education in Scottsdale, AZ!
Spear Summit 2022 is coming September 15-17th!
- Jason's course: "Nature's Chaos in Balance"
Minimally invasive/biomimetic philosophy vs. "terminal dentition" style philosophies and "living in the middle."
How can our training limit our treatment options?
How often are you offering a gold onlay?
Jason's experience with milled gold!
The bell curve of dentists...should we be teaching to the median skill set?
We should be simplifying instead of complicating.
Placing composite in increments is complicated and difficult in the BEST of circumstances.
Smithson on fiber reinforcement
Simplifying the layering steps allows for more time in finishing and polishing!
Jason wants a butt joint margin vs. a beveled margin!

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Very Clinical: Dr. Melissa Zettler on Composite Veneers! Apr 12, 2022

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Dr. Melissa Zettler does KILLER composite veneers and shows a lot of them on Instagram! Zach loves composite veneers, Kevin hates them! The guys talk with Melissa about the how and why she chooses composite for cosmetics!

Some links from the show:

Melissa's Instagram

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Shorts: Whose Problem is it? Apr 11, 2022

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Dr. Dawn Kulongowski joins Alan to talk about addiction, continuing education and professional organizations. Whose responsibility is it to get the word out about professionals with substance use issues? Whose responsibility is it to get them help? As Dawn and Alan figure out, it's not completely clear! If you liked this episode you should subscribe to The Peaceful Practice podcast!

To contact Alan or Dawn: email us: podcast@peacefulpractice.com

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Very Dental: The Evolution of Dr. Paul Homoly Apr 08, 2022

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Dr. Paul Homoly is a legend in dental communication. Alan was joined by Paul at The Voices of Dentistry for a podcast about evolutions. Whether it's how Paul's speaking business has evolved through the COVID era or how dental teams can evolve the way they practice dentistry by investing in themselves and the way they communicate with their patients, Paul will have you spellbound!

How Paul's business changed during COVID (also his golf game)
The red carpet experience (and who gets it)
Dental folklore (some people just have a s****y truck!)
Should complex care patients come into the practice through hygiene?
When does readiness happen?
Patients can sense when a dentist NEEDS them to do the work. And they can sense when the dentist doesn't care if they do the treatment.
Leadership isn't just for teams. It's for patients, too.

Some links from the show:

Paul's website

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Very Clinical Rocks the Blocks! Apr 05, 2022

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Dr. Alan Mead joins Zach and Kevin to do a deep dive into block scheduling! Kevin kicks off this amazing conversation with THE question: "what are you selling?" He then explains how block scheduling has crushed it in his practice and how you can take back control of the chaos in your schedule!

Want more information? Become a member of the Very Clinical Facebook group where Kevin kicked off a rip roaring thread about block scheduling!

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Shorts: Intervention Bias and Me Apr 04, 2022

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Our training leads us to believe that we need to DO SOMETHING. When our patients present with a problem we're supposed to have a solution! But is that correct? Does every aptient problem have a solution that we can "fix?"

Al talks about the concept of intervention bias and his recent experience in a medical setting.

Very Dental: What Practice Management Software Should be with Dr. Rania Saleh Apr 01, 2022

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Practice management software is a weak spot in dentistry. Much of what we use today is based on database technology from 20+ years ago. PMS hasn't kept up with the rest of the technology world.

Alan recently sat down with Dr. Rania Saleh to talk about a cloud based practice management software called Oryx. Rania is the creator and CEO of Oryx Dental Software. It's an all inclusive, cloud based software.

I'll be blunt...this is the future of dental practice management software and you're going to be hearing a lot about it from me in coming months!

Some links from the show:

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Very Clinical: Dr. James Nelson Gets Hypothetical Mar 29, 2022

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Dr. James Nelson from New Orleans joins Kevin and Zach to run the gauntlet at VoD 2022!

The questions:

How did COVID affect your practice?
You have to have a crown on #2...what material do you choose?
Did you/would you place sealant on your own children?
Your significant other needs ortho...wires/brackets or aligners?
If your own #29 needed endo/core and crown/crown lengthening, would you do it or go right to an implant?
If your significant other had a slight diastema between 8 and 9 would you suggest ortho, resin or porcelain?

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Shorts: AI and the Future of Diagnosis? Mar 28, 2022

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Al runs into some artificial intelligence in a medical setting and riffs on how this might apply in dentistry at some point. Some links from the show:

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