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Shorts: Scuba Diving in NYC Dec 06, 2021

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I spent a couple days with my friends at Enova Illumination at the Greater New York Dental meeting! So...are dental meetings dead? Did I buy anything? What did I look at that was really cool? All of these questions and more will be answered in today's episode!

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Why should you care about single patient use burs? I can think of a lot of reasons, but the one your patients are thinking about is this one. What's that sound? That's the sound of a rotary instrument that's never been used on another patient. That's the sound of no cross contamination. That's the sound of your patient knowing that you are looking out for them. Sure you get a super sharp, never been used bur each and every time you open a Microcopy bur, but mostly your patients know that you take cross contamination seriously. Go check out the wide variety of single patient use products at verydentalpodcast.com/microcopy. A new (and sterile) bur…every time. Microcopy Dental.

Ideal preps. That's what we aim for. One excellent way to get there is to use a core material to build the tooth back up to ideal contour. Cosmecore from Cosmedent is my choice for building up a broken down tooth. It's dual cure, comes in a variety of colors and cuts just like a tooth. You'll get a super smooth finish with no gouging. Right now I've got the 50 gram dispenser that fits in a small impression gun, but when I need to refill I think I'll go with the 8 gram syringe. Both work great, but those syringes are handy and don't take much room on a set up. Check it out at verydentalpodcast.com/cosmecore!

It's funny, but you never really know how your branding effects people until you see it in your own life. So Jacob, my youngest 11 started Invisalign with a local orthodontist. He's following all the instructions, including taking them out to eat. So I'm CONSTANTLY seeing a case for his aligners with our orthodontist's brand. Like every single day. I'm realizing that cases for aligners, splits and removable offer a brilliant way for people to remember your office and your brand! And then I thought of our friends at Zirc who offer aligner sized and denture sized boxes in tons of colors that you can customize with YOUR logo! They're offering a buy one, get one deal on retainer or denture boxes with your logo and 4 lines of custom print! Go check it out at verydentalpodcast.com/imprint and use code: verydentalimprint for your Very Dental deal!

Our friends at Enova Illumination have your magnification and lighting needs all figured out. Whether you're looking at new loupes, a surgical headlight like no other or the amazing line of Zumax microscopes, Enova Illumination has you covered! Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/Enova and take advantage of the discounts they have for Very Dental Podcast Network listeners!

Do you need help with a logo or website design? Our friends at Wonderist can definitely help! Keep your eyes open for updated logos of all your favorite Very Dental Podcast Network shows this month...they've been designed by the pros at the Wonderist Agency! Want more information? Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/wonderist!

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Very Dental: What To Do With a Dental Degree featuring Dr. David Rice Dec 03, 2021

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Dr. David Rice joined Alan for a rousing conversation that took place above the exhibit floor at the recent Greater New York Dental Meeting! David is the creator/founder of IgniteDDS and was recently placed as the editor in chief of DentistryIQ! Their conversation went all over the place and here are some of the highlights:

Where did IgniteDDS come from?
Dental school and student debt: then vs. now
What are new dentists doing after dental school nowadays?
What options does a dental degree give you? (spoiler: it's not just private practice!)
Dentists as writers
Dental speaking isn't as glamorous as you might think
Connecting with an audience is the best and worst part about speaking
Presenting "naked" and perfectionism
Becoming an owner in 2021
Practice transitions: work with the people who know how!
Do startups take a special kind of person? (spoiler: yes)
Buy or startup?
How do you find out what you like to do/you're good at?
DON'T COWBOY UP! aka: know your limitations

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Very Clinical: Lasering Your Way to Better and More Profitable Dentistry with Dr. Bob Convissar Nov 30, 2021

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Laser Bob is back! Dr. Bob Convissar tells us what to do with a laser if we invest in one this week.

We open up with a cinematic laser draft. Who picked the best laser team?

Topics touched on:

Crown lengthening

Biopsy

Apthous Ulcer treatment

Infant tongue ties

De-pigment gingiva

Pulpotomies

Airway Treatment

You can contact Bob at laserbobdds@gmail.com

Buy his book on Principles and Practice of Laser Dentistry on Amazon!

Here is a link to Laser Bob's seminar schedule

Thanks for listening and check out the Very Clinical Facebook group if you haven already.

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I've found that using a digital workflow for posterior zirconia is very predictable. So much so that when I've evaluated margins, contour and interproximal contacts...I'm ready to cement. Why so cocky? Typically the digital workflow usually nails the occlusion. But more importantly, Microcopy Dental has a posterior adjustment system for zirconia (and lithium disilicate) that is so simple and SO GOOD. First, I use Bite-Chek articulating paper for accurate and easy to read occlusal contact marking. Then I use the specially designed Z adjuster diamond (my favorite is the tear drop shape) to refine my occlusion and finally I use the 2 step Neoshine Z polishers to bring my surface back to a high, polished shine! Microcopy has done the heavy lifting to make adjusting posterior restorations a breeze. And all of their products are single patient use so it's easy clean up and no cross contamination! Go check the system out at verydentalpodcast.com/adjust!

Shorts: A Call From Buddy Nov 29, 2021

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It's not every day that you get a phone call from a legend in cosmetic dentistry! Alan tells a story about getting a call from Dr. Buddy Mopper of Cosmedent to get some tips on using their new Renamel Bulkfill!

Some links from the show:

The Voices of Dentistry (use code VeryDental)
The Very Dental Facebook group
Renamel Bulkfill (coupon: VDP21)
Renamel Nano Plus
Pocketcasts

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Very Dental: The Black Friday Spectacular featuring Dr. Frank Spear Nov 26, 2021

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Alan features a throwback interview with Dr. Frank Spear on this Black Friday episode! Back in 2019, mere months before the pandemic, we had a chance to talk with Frank Spear about some interesting research he was doing. It seems that what dentists thought about the profession isn't exactly what the data suggested about the profession. Some topics that we covered:

Why do insurance companies cover thing so differently from state to state?
The beauty of practicing in groups. But not necessarily a DSO.
Could someone become Frank Spear in the way that Frank did considering student debt as it is now?
How did beautiful temporaries make a difference in Frank's career?
Why does Frank feel responsible to help the narrative that dentists tell each other?
What's the data the Frank would really like to see?
Why is it so impossible to compare dental businesses and income across the country? How can you compare apples to apples?
Take home message: things are better than dentists are telling themselves!
What is dental school like when your dad is Frank Spear?
How could dental school teach things with more context?
Are there useful parallels between dental and medical education?
How will Frank's teaching schedule be changing in the future?
How is the curriculum at Spear Education changing?
What kind of "big numbers" has Frank been impressed with lately? (spoiler: it has to do with Spear Practice Solutions)

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Very Clinical: Laser Dentistry with Dr. Bob Convissar Nov 23, 2021

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Dr. Bob "Laser Bob" Convissar " DDS is a dentist who lectures and practices laser assisted dentistry in Manhattan.

His practice is over 100 years old! It's an amazing story.

We talk about Black Friday.

Then we talk about the ABC's of laser dentistry.

Both Zach and Kevin get laser shamed.

We get the low down on histology.

The CO2 laser is the best for soft tissue dentistry.

We discuss the economics of lasers.

We discuss air abrasion.

And PBM lasers.

You can contact Bob at laserbobdds@gmail.com

Buy his book on Principles and Practice of Laser Dentistry on Amazon!

Here is a link to Laser Bob's seminar schedule

Thanks for listening and check out the Very Clinical Facebook group if you haven already.

If you would you like support the Very Dental Podcast Network you should support our sponsors! They help us create content that is, for lack of a better word...Very Dental!

Shorts: The Three Point Buzzer-beater Nov 22, 2021

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Herodontics. For normal, mortal human dentists, sometimes we do it. Even when we know we shouldn't. But can our patients really understand it? In today's episode Alan finds an analogy that helps based on the college basketball game he recently attended!

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Group Function: "VoD is our Superbowl!" with Dr. Mike DiTolla and Dr. Josh Austin Nov 19, 2021

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Alan welcomes two of the most accomplished and entertaining presenters in dentistry to the Group Function podcast. Dr. Mike DiTolla and Dr. Josh Austin are known as dental educators that can connect with an audience better than anyone and they prove it again in today's episode. Both of them have been working out new and never before seen material for the Voices of Dentistry meeting coming soon in January 2021! Some of the topics they covered:

The very first Voices of Dentistry! (Holidome anyone?)
Josh and Mike have taken VoD "under their wing." It's their favorite meeting to present at. And we love it!
Previews for VoD
Why is social media is so bad for us?
How do Mike and Josh prepare/write their stuff?
"Start with the 3 most embarrassing moments of your life..."

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Very Clinical: High Fiber Dentistry with Dr. Nate Lawson Nov 16, 2021

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Nate Lawson, DDS is a dental researcher who is the mastermind behind the @dentaltube Instagram page which has been voted one of the top educational dental accounts on the internet. With 76K followers and growing, you'll see why with their excellent images.

We start off talking about funny Thanksgiving stories.

We pivot into discussing cracks and fiber usage.

We lament the lack of cracked tooth education in dental school.

We talk about transilluminators.

We talk about using fibers as reinforcement.

We talk about fiber reinforced composite.

It's always a good time when N8 the Gr8 joins us!

Thanks for listening and check out the Very Clinical Facebook group if you haven't already.

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The Very Dental podcast is brought to you by our friends at Microcopy Dental. Neodiamonds from Microcopy Dental are very fine. I mean, all of them are awesome, but some of them are actually "very fine." Specifically I mean the yellow striped ones they call "finishing" diamonds. I use Microcopy finishing diamonds on just about any patient that I might be spinning a bur on. Very fine finishers do the heavy lifting on composites so polishing is simple and easy. I use them to finish crown preps. I've been known to adjust Emax and Zirconia with them. Once you try them you're going to find a ton of places to use them! And just like all of Microcopy's burs, they're sterile out of the package and single use means they're sharp and efficient and can be disposed of at the end of the appointment! Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/veryfine (all one word)!

Cosmecore by Cosmedent is one of the most versatile materials in dentistry. I've come up with a lot more ways to use it than just core buildups. What new ways have you found to use it? Check it out at verydentalpodcast.com/cosmecore!

My 11 year old son is in Invisalign with one of the orthodontists that I refer to. He's doing REALLY well for an 11 year old boy. I see the case for his aligners all the time. With the orthodontist's logo gloriously blazed across the lid. And then I thought to myself...aligners, splits and removable offers a brilliant way for people to remember your office and your brand! And then I thought of our friends at Zirc who offer aligner sized and denture sized boxes in tons of colors that you can customize with YOUR logo! They're offering a buy one, get one deal on retainer or denture boxes with your logo and 4 lines of custom print! Go check it out at verydentalpodcast.com/imprint and use code: verydentalimprint for your Very Dental deal!

Shorts: Are Dental Meetings Dead? Nov 15, 2021

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Al is heading to NYC for the Greater New York Dental meeting in a couple of weeks wondering the whole time, "are dental meetings dead?"

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