The Mentors of Dentistry Podcast

The Mentors of Dentistry Podcast was started with the mission of creating high value information for individuals interested in dental related topics. Ultimately, we would like to create content that will help pre-dental students, dental students, current dentists, and other dental professionals handle challenges that they are facing. Please join us in our community!

Benefits of Digital Dentistry 04/08/2018

Benefits of Digital Dentistry We had a very special guest, Dr. Christian Brenes, join us to discuss his journey in prosthodontics and his passion for digital dentistry. Dr. Brenes is currently a professor at the Dental College of Georgia, where he interacts with students, but also has a private practice and lectures stateside as well as in Latin America. I hope you enjoy this interview with Dr. Brenes!!! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6456560

Financial Security Part II 03/25/2018

Financial Security Part II This is the second part to our interview with Dan Pace. Dan offers financial services to help his clients achieve their goals. This episode we primarily discuss the 529, HSA, and 401K plans to help meet your financial needs. You can reach Dan at 917-757-3447 or [email protected]. I hope you enjoy the episode and thanks again for listening!!! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6405201

Financial Security with Dan Pace 03/18/2018

Financial Security with Dan Pace I had a wonderful interview with Dan Pace. Dan offers financial services to help his clients achieve their goals. This is part one of two episodes with Dan, this episode we primarily discussed insurance needs and student loans. You can reach Dan at 917-757-3447 or [email protected]. I hope you enjoy the episode and thanks again for listening!!! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6377451

Clinical Tips 03/11/2018

Clinical Tips So I felt like it was time to do an episode with some clinical tips that I've learned in my short time practicing. These aren't profound clinical tips, but they may help a few people here or there. I discussed bread and butter dentistry tips, from class II composites to denture adjustments, I tried to give some good ideas to make clinical dentistry a little easier. Thanks again for listening, search Facebook for our group "The Mentors of Dentistry", and enjoy the episode! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6352137

Practicing in a Busy Office 03/04/2018

Practicing in a Busy Office Dr. Shah Nia joined me for a wonderful interview to discuss her experiences in private practice since graduating dental school in 2016. Shah graduated from the Dental College of Georgia and went straight into private practice in McDonough, Georgia. Dr. Nia gave insight as to how she handles juggling her busy schedule, while exceeding her patients needs and expectations. Don't forget to visit the website www.thementorsofdentistry.com for all previous episodes! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6325866

Implants, Digital Dentistry, and More 02/25/2018

Implants, Digital Dentistry, and More Dr. Roger Arce, assistant professor of Periodontics at the Dental College of Georgia, joined me for an interview to discuss his personal journey and also knowledge about dental implants. I had a great time with Dr. Arce as he shared his clinical experiences and future outlooks for our profession. You can check out all research Dr. Arce has done on his website www.rogerarce.com. If you leave a review on itunes I would appreciate it very much. /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6297203

Personal Update 02/18/2018

Personal Update So I thought it was time to give an update about the show, and take an opportunity to explain the "why" behind creating this podcast. I also give some personal info to help create a framework for listeners who don't know who I am. One of my recent clinical failures was also described, so take it easy on me. Thank you all again for listening, you can email me at [email protected], and check out the website for previous episodes www.thementorsofdentistry.com. Have an awesome day!!! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6271854

C.Y.A 02/04/2018

C.Y.A Dr. Ray Cornay joined me for an interview to discuss topics in CYA! Dr. Cornay graduated from DCG in 2016 and is currently in private practice in Stone Mountain, Georgia. For those of you who don't know what CYA is, it means (cover your @$$). Communication and documentation are the key elements as we discussed this topic. Please leave itunes reviews if you haven't don't so, and you can visit the website at www.thementorsofdentistry.com. Thanks for listening!! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6222092

The $85,000 Practice Startup 01/28/2018

The $85,000 Practice Startup I had an awesome and mind blowing interview with Dr. DeAngelo Webster. Dr. Webster gives his story of completing his dental practice startup for $85,000. We discussed why he chose to do a startup, demographics, real estate, and many other topics so make sure you listen to this episode. Please leave an itunes review if you have not, they are always appreciated, and you can reach out to me at [email protected]. Enjoy the episode!!! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6196185

Dental Academia and Direct Restorative 01/21/2018

Dental Academia and Direct Restorative I had a great interview with Dr. Mario Romero, one of my favorite professors from my time at the Dental College of Georgia. Dr. Romero has extensive experience in many aspects of dentistry, but has great passion for esthetic and direct resin dentistry. Dr. Romero has a great website with tons of information and also where you can see his lecture schedule, his website is www.restorativedentalseminars.com. There is a ton of great info, and some funny stories at the end of the show, so enjoy!! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6171603

5 Ways to Find a Practice to Buy 01/14/2018

5 Ways to Find a Practice to Buy This is a solo episode where I babble about five ways you could use in order to locate a dental practice to buy. I discuss using different options from brokers to soliciting with direct mail as ways to identify these dental practices. This isn't my best or longest episode, but hopefully you can pull one good piece of information out and be able to use it at some point in time. Thanks again for listening, you can email me at [email protected]! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6147143

Corporate Dental Life 12/31/2017

Corporate Dental Life Dr. Jason Hobbs joined us on The Mentors of Dentistry Podcast to share his experiences in his dental journey. We discussed how he decided on dentistry as a career, some of his residency training, and how he has had a positive experience helping Heartland Dental in opening a new practice in Grovetown, Georgia. Don't forget to leave itunes reviews, which I love, and also visit our website thementorsofdentistry.com for all new episodes. I had a great time catching up with Dr. Hobbs, so take a listen and enjoy! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6102434

Financial Independence - An Incoherent Introduction 12/24/2017

Financial Independence - An Incoherent Introduction I sat down and created a very unorganized show introducing the idea of financial independence. The idea of FIRE (financial independence retire early) has been a growing area of interest of mine recently, so I wanted to share the idea and hopefully create some dialogue on the Facebook group or through emailing me at [email protected]. If you'd like to give me a great Christmas gift, you could leave me an itunes review!!! I hope you enjoy the episode and have a Merry Christmas! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6086490

Big Cases and New Jobs 12/17/2017

Big Cases and New Jobs We had Dr. Pranav Kaushish and Dr. Gary Johnson on the show to give us updates on new things going on in their lives. Plus it was just a great opportunity to chat with some of my best friends. Dr. Kaushish has found a new job and Dr. Johnson is tackling a full mouth rehab. The audio is not the best during the beginning of the episode so I apologize. The episode also ends abruptly, so listen to the intro as I explain why. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6054163

Experiences in a Hospital Based Dental Residency 12/10/2017

Experiences in a Hospital Based Dental Residency Dr. T.J. O'Shea joined me to discuss his journey that led him through his hospital based residency at the University of Michigan. We talked a lot about his experiences in the residency and treating medically complex patients. We also discussed his current job in a group practice in Detroit, where he gets to do a lot of extractions, his favorite procedure. If you are enjoying The Mentors of Dentistry, please leave an itunes review! Enjoy! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6028734

Special Needs Dentistry in the OR 12/03/2017

Special Needs Dentistry in the OR Dr. Jordan Blankenship-Sniker joined us to discuss her journey in making OR based hospital dentistry available to her patients. Dr. Jordan did a one year residency after dental school out west in Utah and is currently in private practice with her Dad in the Atlanta area. We mainly discussed her journey into offering hospital based dentistry for special needs patients, the process in getting started and how it is different. This was a great interview with a lot of information, so I hope you enjoy!! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/6004426

Dental Surgery from Residency to Practice 11/26/2017

Dental Surgery from Residency to Practice Dr. Alex McRee joined me for a spontaneous episode one Saturday morning to talk about his experience in residency and transition into private practice. We focused on his surgical experience and how he has leveraged those skills gained in residency to help multiple private practice dentists broaden the services offered to their patients. Thank you so much for listening, and don't forget to leave an itunes review and visit our website at www.thementorsofdentistry.com!!! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/5979356

Making Money after Dental School 11/19/2017

Making Money after Dental School We had third year dental student Dallin Gomez on the show! Dallin created a Facebook group called "Making Money after Dental School Mastermind." It is a spectacular group where a ton of information is shared about how to become successful after dental school. We discussed his journey into dentistry, his education, personal finance, and Dallin recommended some great books. I hope you enjoy the episode. If you want to reach out to me you can at [email protected]. Leave us an itunes review too!!! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/5959352

Implant Training after Graduation 11/12/2017

Implant Training after Graduation We had an interview with Dr. Kyle Hollis discussing his journey in dental implant training. Dr. Hollis is currently in private practice where he is implementing his implant training that he received at the Misch Institute. We discussed some clinical pearls to help you out in everyday practice, as well as some personal finance as well. This was a great interview with a lot of practical information, so I hope you enjoy!! By the way don't forget to leave us a review on itunes!!! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/5936073

Life in Prosthodontics Residency 11/05/2017

Life in Prosthodontics Residency I had a great interview with second year prosthodontic resident Dr. Eric Bailey. He is currently at the Dental College of Georgia where is he gaining awesome experience in surgical and restorative phases of some complex dentistry. We discussed his reasoning to do a prosth residency, dental implants, and of course some financial/life stuff towards the end. If you haven't reviewed the podcast, please take a few minutes and go to itunes and leave a review, I would love it so very much! Enjoy!! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/5911879

Practicing with the HPSP Scholarship 10/29/2017

Practicing with the HPSP Scholarship This was a great interview with Dr. Seth, who serves as a dentist in our military. We discussed the HPSP scholarship, some clinical topics, as well as some general life advice as a dentist. I hope you enjoy the episode and don't forget if you want to reach out to me you can at [email protected] and join our facebook group by searching "the mentors of dentistry podcast" ask for an invite and I'll accept your request!! Please leave a review on itunes as well, thanks so much!!! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/5887352

Episode 2-Working with Family 10/22/2017

Episode 2-Working with Family I had the pleasure of interviewing one my good dental school buddies, Dr. Gary Johnson. We talked about his story involving his first couple of years out of dental school working with his big sister. There is a lot of great information in our interview and I hope you enjoy the show! /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/5864764

Episode 1-New Dental Grad in a New State 10/15/2017

Episode 1-New Dental Grad in a New State An interview with Dr. Pranav Kaushish, a new dental grad working as an associate. He describes how he found his first job, work schedule and some stories of his first year out of dental school. /episode/index/show/thementorsofdentistry/id/5841147

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