Dr. John Weston and Dr. Artie Volker on Indirect and Direct (DHP270)
The Very Dental Podcast Network
Release Date: 12/13/2019
Group Function: Is Guided Biofilm Therapy the Future?
The Very Dental Podcast Network
How well are we doing for our recall patients? How can we do better? Today Alan is joined by Melissa Obrotka and Dr. Ryan Martz to do a deep dive into the the new science and technology of biofilm therapy! What is it? How does it work and what can it do for your practice? Can this technology change the culture in your office? Can it really make patients more healthy? Today's guests say "YES!" 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...
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Very Clinical: A Very Clinical Recommendation Engine!
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Zach and Kevin were joined by Al for a rousing recommendation engine episode! After some hot eclipse talk the fellas recommend a dental thing, a nondental thing and a podcast. We hope you love our recommendations! Some links from the show: Kevin's recommendations The Restaurant Club (TRC) Zach's recommendations ("man, that stuff sticks.") Al's recommendations 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...
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AME: On Never Doing Anything
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Alan was joined by Tom Brown, Vanessa Vitagliano and Mike Sula for the first interview of the Chicago Midwinter! It's a quick meeting of friends and very entertaining! 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 to equipment and everything in between and the best prices...
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Very Dental Extra: The Flex of Single Patient Use with Cody Sunderland
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Today's special episode is brought to you by Microcopy Dental, the "single patient use" company! Alan is joined by Cody Sunderland from Microcopy Dental. Microcopy is one of Alan's favorite companies and he's been using their single patient use burs and polishers for 20+ years! Some topics we covered: How did Microcopy Dental get into the "single patient use" business? (the answer makes perfect sense) What makes Microcopy products different and better? (natural diamonds, single piece construction, etc. etc.) Microcopy is the sample company and their catalog is like a Christmas wish book! ...
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Very Dental: What's Next in Printing and Milling with Damien Bonner of CAD-Ray
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Alan was joined in the Chicago Midwinter podcast lounge by Damien Bonner of CAD-Ray. CAD-Ray is a one stop shop for all things digital in dentistry and there is no one better to talk about it than Damien Bonner! Damien walks us through the state of the art in dental 3D printers. It turns out that which printer is right for you depends on what you're using it for, what materials you'll need to use, how much of an enthusiast you are and how much you'll be printing. Then...we dig in to mills! If you can print it, you can mill it, too. CAD-Ray has those, too! Some links from the show: ...
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Very Clinical: Dr. Matt Standridge Making Moves
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In today's throwback episode Zach and Kevin welcome back Dr. Matt Standridge! Highlights include: Matt gives us his bio! We talk MEAT We talk and our friend Rick DePaul And orthodontics Matt does not shoot from the hip Matt teaches with on digital orthodontics Aligners work, if you know how to use aligners… We talk about the ortho/restorative link. 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...
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AME: The Grass is Always Greener
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Would you rather be a dentist and have to talk about patient financial responsibility for treatment or a physician that doesn't discuss money with patients before treatment? Al discusses this conundrum as well as the absurd anti-tobacco signs that you see hanging over cigarette counters all over the country. 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! --...
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Group Function: Chairside CAD-CAM Zirconia Innovations with Dr. David Juliani and Heather Garner
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Alan was joined at the Chicago Midwinter by Dr. David Juliani and Heather Garner of Ivoclar to talk about a big roll out of a huge innovation in chairside CAD-CAM Zirconia! Ivoclar introduced at Midwinter this year and it turns out Dave is one of the beta testers who has used them most extensively! According to Heather the whole roll out was "low key amazing!" It also turns out that Al and Dave have some pretty interesting connections as they grew up in the same home town (Midland, MI) and graduated from the same high school (H.H. Dow High!). Dave and Heather explain how this next generation...
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Very Clinical: Dr. Colin Lathrop Shows You the Pathway
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In today's throwback episode Kevin and Zach welcome back the one and only Dr. Colin Lathrop to talk about what's new in implant surgical education at the Implant Pathway! 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 then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and...
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Very Dental Student: Surviving Second Year with Mohamed Abo-Basha
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Mohamed reflects on DS2 year as he approaches the end of it (thank God). He talks about his classes and his experiences in clinic as well as treating patients. Also he throws in a couple of recommendations for students to follow! 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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Jason and Alan had the chance to interview a bunch of superstars at the Greater New York Dental Meeting in NYC! 3M let us use their amazing booth to speak with some really interesting folks including Dr. John Weston and Dr. Artie Volker!
John is a frequent speaker on cosmetic and restorative dentistry and the Hacks talked with him about the ins and outs of seating indirect restorations!
- The only cement in John's office: Unicem 2
- Treating Zirconia...how do you clean (Zirconia Oxide...Ivoclean, Zirclean)
- Unicem 2 cementation technique (one second, tack cure)
- Multiple unit cementation (light cure)
- QwikStrip
- Do you really even need Ivoclean? Could alcohol or hypochlorite work? (3M says yes!)
- Try on protocols
- High Translucency zirconia vs. lithium disilicate
- Anesthesia for crown cementation (almost never!)
- gluma for the unanesthetized patient
Artie Volker has been on the show a bunch of times and the native New Yorker doesn't disappoint! Jason and Alan discussed composites and the Bioclear method with him, with the one and only Dr. David Clark jumping in a couple times to steal the show! (he just couldn't resist!)
- Artie took a train to see us at the GNYDM!
- The scourge of "black triangles!"
- Using Bioclear to finish orthodontics/Invisalign
- The Bioclear road show
- Patient centered vs. dentist centered care and "Show me the x-ray!"
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