Dental Anesthesiology Is Now Recognized Specialty of Dentistry: What This Means for Your Practice - Ep.27
Release Date: 01/08/2020
Pharmacist Turned Pediatric Dentist – Great Combo – Especially Regarding OCS!
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Hear Dr. Scott Papineau talk about trends in different areas of the country that impact the need for oral conscious sedation, as well as different commonly used sedation combinations- some states have dictated no polypharmacy for pediatric dentists-basically limits to midazolam (short duration). Learn of Dr. Papineau’s favorite drug combinations, and why some practices do not feel comfortable with oral sedation—mainly, lack of comfortability with medications, not properly educated on handling emergencies that can accompany use of oral sedation, or staff not properly trained. Bio: Dr....
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Meet the New President of the ADA – and Her Inspiring Journey into the New Leadership Role
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Listen in to ADA President-Elect Dr. Linda Edgar, as she shares her journey from her former career as an educator, and her decision to go into dentistry as a career. Her story is inspiring to others. She will share her view of the importance of being an ADA member and a member of your specialty organization (AAPD). Dr. Edgar discusses the work the ADA is doing to engage new dentists. Also hear about her new book talking about her career journey called .
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A Pediatric Dentist, an Anesthesiologist, and an EMT. All in One colleague!
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Listen in to Dr. Michael Webb, tell us how and why he became an EMT, even before he went to dental school. Now, a pediatric dentist, anesthesiologist and academic, Mike share’s his life as an EMT and describes the wonderful opportunities therein. He also shares who being an EMT is exceptionally helpful in his academic world. Tune in to be inspired. Bio: Dr. Michael Webb grew up in the Chicago area and attended DePaul University before obtaining his DDS from Northwestern University. He then completed a certificate in pediatric dentistry at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and a...
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Have you heard of EPAs?
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Welcome to the May Pedo Teeth Talk! This month’s podcast focuses on resident education and assessments.Delivering safe and effective patient care begins with education, especially during residency. Joining us today on the podcast is Dr. Jennifer Cully, a board-certified pediatric dentist, talks about a new strategy for resident assessments. Introducing the topic of EntrustableProfessional Activities (EPAs), Dr. Cully explains how trust, competencies, and defining the core tasks of pediatric dentistry can be integrated into EPAs to make sure graduating pediatric dental residents are ready to...
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Cariology Update – hear/learn from our Expert, Dr. Fontana
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Tune in to one of our favorite guests, Dr. Margherita Fontana as she updates us on the core of a pediatric dentist’s science-base pertinent to clinical practice based cariology. Hear her philosophy and strategies for primary and secondary prevention, as well as an update on the important focus on reductions of disparities and inequities in caries experience. Get updated on an important NIH funded clinical trial involving SDF. Learn that sealants remain one of the best things going for prevention and arrest of decay. Hear the latest on risk assessment and caries lesion...
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“Is There Really a Shortage of Drugs We Most Often Need?”
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Listen to this intriguing and informative podcast with Dr. Amy Dunleavy, pharmacist at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. Hear how Amy ended up taking a job as a full-time pharmacist at a dental school, and what role she plays in a variety of things from dental education, dispensing drugs and shaping policy. She tells us about the various supply chain issues over the past period and how shortages have evolved. You will also learn of the business of compounding – the idea that drugs can be mixed to a provider’s specifications. Amy is an expert in this arena...
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A Wonderful Career Practicing Pediatric Dentistry and Now a Professional Photographer
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Listen to this enlightening podcast with colleague Dr. Jed Best as he shares his passion for photography. You will learn of the similarity between dentistry and photography, as well as what got Jed interested in photography. Learn how photography can motivate ones perfection of another art (and science), and learn how to constantly and continuously engage in self-improvement through the work. Listen to Jed discuss his travels around the world, and how photography has taught him about cultures, perspective and nature. Bio: By day, he was a practicing pediatric dentist for over...
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Trouble getting your patients into the Hospital OR? Help is on the way!
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With pandemic creating focus on the long-term problem gaining access to hospital ORs to treat our most vulnerable patients under general anesthesia, the AAPD, Julie and her team helped identify the specific coding challenges and reimbursement limits that are at the heart of this problem, primarily affecting children covered by Medicaid. Starting this year, Julie serves as the Government Affairs representative for the Academy, advocating for our membership’s interests in Washington DC. This year, Julie was named as one of Capitol Hill’s top lobbyists (), recognized for...
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The Future of Dental Insurance
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Think you know what’s ahead regarding of compensation, quality etc. in the dental world? Maybe not. Listen in to this enlightening podcast with Mary Lee Conicella, Chief DentalOfficer of CVS Heath. Hear her speak about innovative work that will improve oral health and shape the way we all practice. Bio: As Aetna’s chief dental officer, Dr. Conicella drives clinical innovation that engages members, delivers superior health, and improves cost through integration. As an Aetna leader, she focuses on creating a work environment that inspires collaboration, high performance,...
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JADA Editor in Chief Tell Us What He Sees in the Science World Ahead
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Tune in to Dr. Tim Wright as he shares his vision of where the science of the dental profession is headed. A pediatric dentist clinician, teacher, author, and scientist, hear Dr. Wright describe the exciting future of published literature reflecting the growing boy of science affecting the way our profession will function in the years ahead. Bio: Tim Wright received his DDS degree from West Virginia University and completed his Pediatric Dentistry training and Master of Science Degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He currently is the Bawden Distinguished Professor in the...
info_outlineAs of several months ago, Dental Anesthesiology is the 10th specialty recognized by the American Dental Association. With the growing need for general anesthesia services in the pediatric dental office, the creation of this newest specialty is certain to expand opportunities for providers and especially for our patients. Listen to Dr. Jeff Brownstein, Pediatric Dentist, Anesthesiologist, and practice owner in both areas, talk about his views on how anesthesiology will grow and will provide fantastic new opportunities to all. You will learn many new things in this enlightening podcast.
Jeffrey N. Brownstein, DDS, MeCSD is the senior partner at West Valley Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, a multi-facility Pedo-Ortho group practice situated in the western suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona providing dental & orthodontic care for infants, toddlers, adolescents and adults with special healthcare needs. He is also a partner in Arizona Dental Anesthesia and Nebraska Dental Anesthesia, dental anesthesia groups providing mobile office-based care for pediatric and adult patients.
Dr. Brownstein completed his graduate dental training at the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University and his pediatric dental specialty training at the University of Florida where he served as chief resident during his final year of training. Following his pediatric residency program, Dr. Brownstein completed an extensive Craniofacial Fellowship in the dental management of Cleft Lip & Palate in the Department of Pediatric Plastic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine/St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
In 2009, after nine years of providing care in a private practice setting, Dr. Brownstein returned to the University of California at Los Angeles to further his training in the area of anesthesiology. After completing a year of medical anesthesia training at Harbor-UCLA, a major trauma center in Southwest Los Angeles, he was appointed to the position of chief resident in the Department of Dental Anesthesiology at the School of Dentistry at UCLA where he eventually attained his certificate in Dental Anesthesiology.
Dr. Brownstein is board certified and a Diplomat of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, American Dental Board of Anesthesiology and National Board of Dental Anesthesiology. He is an oral board examiner for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and is a clinical oral conscious sedation and general anesthesia permit examiner for the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners. Dr. Brownstein was appointed by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry to a position on the AAPD Council on Clinical Affairs. He is a member of the Dental Patient Safety Foundation, a Surveyor for the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities, and a member of the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners’ Anesthesia & Sedation Committee.
As a full-time clinician in private practice, Dr. Brownstein’s primary emphasis is in the area of pharmacologic management of special needs children and adults, while providing care in office, hospital, and surgical center settings. He is a Clinical Faculty Member at the Midwestern College of Dental Medicine and in the Department of Anesthesia/Dental Medicine at NYU-Langone Hospital. He helps to instruct oral and intravenous moderate sedation courses, provides medical emergency seminars, and is a certified Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support & Advanced Cardiac Life Support instructor.
Dr. Brownstein has authored and coauthored an array of published journal articles and textbook chapters on topics including craniofacial disorders, pediatric physiology and office-based general anesthesia. He also provides peer review for articles within the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists journal publication, Anesthesia Progress. He is actively involved in several ongoing clinical research at Midwestern College of Dental Medicine including projects focused specifically on improving the quality of pediatric sedation and general anesthesia.
Dr. Brownstein is a past president of the Arizona Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and is an active member of the American Dental Association, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, Arizona Dental Association, Central Arizona Dental Society, Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry, Western Society of Pediatric Dentistry, International Association of Pediatric Dentistry, California Association of Pediatric Dentistry, California Dental Association, California Pedodontic Research Society, Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities, American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, American Dental Board of Anesthesiology, Arizona Society of Dentists Anesthesiologists, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, National Dental Board of Anesthesiology, California Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, International Federation of Dental Anesthesiology Societies, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Arizona Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association, Special Care Dentistry Association, American Association of Hospital Dentists, Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States, and several local study clubs.
Dr. Brownstein was a past Bank Director on the Board of West Valley National Bank/Arizona Dental Bank, a community bank specifically dedicated to financing private medical and dental ventures throughout the state of Arizona. As an active member of the Arizona Special Olympics, Autism Speaks, Council for Exceptional Children, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Federation for Children with Special Needs, Dr. Brownstein dedicates much of his free time advocating for the nearly 5 million school-aged special needs children living throughout the United States.
Dr. Brownstein is a second-generation pediatric dentist, and has spent a majority of his life, in one way or another, involved in the field of medicine & dentistry while working with special needs patients. For over thirty-years his father, Dr. Marshall Brownstein, served as Dean of Admissions & Student Affairs at both the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry and University of Nevada at Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine and is regarded nationally for his dedication to dental academics. While his mother, Dr. Marjorie Brownstein, obtained her doctorate in Special Education and focused her career on the education for this underserved population.
On a personal note, Dr. Brownstein’s wife, Dr. Sheri Brownstein, also a second-generation dentist, is an Associate Professor & Director of Preclinical Faculty at Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine in Glendale, Arizona. Sheri & Jeff have three wonderful children, Emma, Rogan and Landon and enjoy an active lifestyle, which includes photography, hiking, running, basketball, and traveling.