Very Dental Extra: Building a Big Case Practice with Dr. John Nosti
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Today's Very Dental Extra is brought to you ad free by our friends at Ivoclar! Dr. John Nosti is a practices and teaches comprehensive restorative dentistry to dentists all over the country. In his first guest appearance on the Very Dental Podcast John and Alan have a wide ranging conversation about John's origin story, restorative dentistry and specifically how important a quality curing light is! Pork Roll or Taylor Ham? The John Nosti origin story! (he started in orofacial pain!) Teaching with the Hornbrook Group--->Clinical Mastery Series How did he build a practice in "big case...
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Group Function: Pushing the Limits of Digital Dentistry with Dr. Armen Mirzayan and Damien Bonner
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Dr. Armen Mirzayan and Damien Bonner from CAD-Ray join Alan for a deep dive into digital dentistry. Armen presented at the Francis B. Vedder Society last weekend and he crushed it. We have a discussion covering lots of topics! The history of the Vedder Society How Armen and Damien got in to digital dentistry CAD-Ray is a service company that sells digital stuff (scanners, CBCTs, printers, mills, etc.) How dental meetings have changed Armen and Damien are scanner agnostic...you can get there with any scanner The fundamentals of scanning are the same, no matter tha scanner Scan paths and how to...
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Very Clinical: Slow Your Roll with Dr. Melissa Zettler
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Zach and Kevin welcome back Dr. Melissa Zettler to talk about what she's changed her mind about. Melissa has taken a TON of CE in order to learn how to do AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE as quickly as possible. She thinks that there was a lot of pressure to be a super dentist early in her career. She did this and it was disruptive to her family life and can be a financial strain. The big message...slow your roll. Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook," McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb." The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the...
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AME: Getting the Most Out of Continuing Education
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After some excellent in person continuing education, Al riffs on how to get the most out of CE. The key is to remember that the real world is a little different than the brainspace you find yourself in an engrossing CE experience! Some links from the show: Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls...
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Very Dental: Mohamed Abo-Basha Leans in to D3!
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Al is joined by 3rd year dental student and host of the Very Dental Student podcast, Mohamed Abo-Basha! Their conversation focused on what it looks like to be a 3rd year dental student at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. Al liberally sprinkles stories of mid-90s University of Minnesota dental school as well. If you've graduated you'll enjoy the nostalgia (and that you're done!) and if you're a dental student you'll commiserate! Some links from the show: Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental...
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Very Clinical: Don't Wait (Skiing Edition) with Dr. Lance Timmerman
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Kevin and Zach welcome back Dr. Lance Timmerman to discuss some life lessons. Take home: travel now. Don't wait. Some links from the show: Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook," McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb." The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- 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...
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Very Dental Student: Real Life Dentistry with Dr. Alan Mead
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As a 3rd year dental student, Mohammed wonders if the protocols that he's learning in dental school are applicable to real life. He sat down to interview Alan Mead about "real life dentistry." Bonding protocols in real life Etching vs. self etch Alcohol vs. acetone based bonding agents Composite wedging and matrices Heated composite and "snowplow" Indirect workflow and lab communication Diagnosing cracked teeth/cracked tooth syndrome How do you know when a tooth is unrestorable? Some links from the show: and Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook"...
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Very Dental: Learning to Like Dentistry with Dr. Melissa Seibert
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Alan is joined by Dr. Melissa Seibert: a podcaster, educator and clinical dentist extraordinaire! Our conversation covered a lot of ground! Podcasting talk between podcasters Melissa's take on how to read and find literature On research and the desk drawer bias Melissa's origin story How well does dental school prepare us? How Melissa became an educator Knowing your reason why you're doing it What is burnout and what can help with burnout? Is burnout transient or chronic and long term? Podcasting at meetings...go to the Chicago Midwinter! Time becomes precious...travel time is limited when...
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Very Clinical: 8 Columns of Hygiene* with Dr. Lance Timmerman
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*not Dr. Lance Timmerman joins Kevin and Zach again, this time to talk about what he's changed his mind about business. It turns out that Lance isn't fond of a giant, hygiene-centric practice. After COVID he found that dental hygiene barely covered its own overhead and he definitely didn't enjoy it. Some links from the show: Become a member of the Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook," McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb." The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental...
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AME: The Generalist's Curse
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Al riff's on a listener's suggestion. The listener suggested that specialists seem to get very gentle treatment and reviews on social media platforms, but somehow whenever general dentists or pediatric dentists come up, people seem to lose their minds. Why is the image of generalists so much worse than specialists? Some links from the show: (enter at your own risk!) Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very...
info_outlineVery Dental Student host Mohamed Abo-Basha wrapped up his D2 year and started his summer session of D3! Mohamed checks in by telling us a bit about his class load and new clinical experiences! Also, Mo answers some Q & A from listeners!
Q & A's:
- I've been waitlisted for dental school...what should I do?
- What's been the hardest part about dental school?
- What has been your favorite class in dental school?
- What has been your favorite memory from clinic?
- What are the pros and cons of AEGD/GPR and are you planning on doing one?
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