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Very Clinical: Ask Us Anything!

The Very Dental Podcast Network

Release Date: 12/28/2021

Very Clinical: Dr. Tarun Agarwal Changed His MInd About Retirement Savings show art Very Clinical: Dr. Tarun Agarwal Changed His MInd About Retirement Savings

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Zach and Kevin are once again joined by Dr. Tarun Agarwal and Dr. Alan Mead to talk about things we've changed our minds about. Tarun brings another surprise to the guys when he talks about how he's changed his mind about retirement savings!  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...

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Very Dental Student: The Snowball Effect show art Very Dental Student: The Snowball Effect

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Mohamed is joined by Alan Mead to talk about how the choices you make in the very beginning of your career have a very heavy influence on the rest of your career.  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 you’ll find anywhere! If...

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Very Dental: The Lie That We Need with Dr. Dawn Grimes show art Very Dental: The Lie That We Need with Dr. Dawn Grimes

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Al is joined once again by Dr. Dawn Grimes. She was on a couple months ago and we didn't get to some of the stuff that Al wanted to talk about...so we're here for round 2! One of these things is the lie that we tell ourselves about time. See if this one seems familiar to you: "Once x is done, I will have more time for y." And no matter what, once you free up some time, other things will grow to fill that time. Some of what we discussed: Evaluating wasted/sunk time Why the Matrix movies are not action movies at all  "There are days that I just want the steak." We don't want reality and...

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Very Clinical: Dr. Tarun Agarwal Thinks You Should Be The Bank show art Very Clinical: Dr. Tarun Agarwal Thinks You Should Be The Bank

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Kevin and Zach are joined by Dr. Tarun Agarwal and Al to talk about what he's changed his mind about in businss. Tarun offers the idea that you should self finance your patient...you should be the bank. This goes against A LOT of advice you'll hear in other places. It's a great conversation from an interesting guy! 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...

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AME: If You Can't Quit, Curate show art AME: If You Can't Quit, Curate

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Social media is a blessing and a curse. Yes, it's self administered poison and yes, it can be bad for your mental health. So...you should quit. Or never start. But...if you choose to use it, you should curate what you see. Al gives some tips on this. Al's Doomscrolling Playlist 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...

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Very Dental: Practice Management in the Cloud with John Hammond of Neem show art Very Dental: Practice Management in the Cloud with John Hammond of Neem

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Imagine being a patient who shows up for their appointment only to be turned away because the office's server was down. Now imagine if you're a software guy and this happens to you! That's the story with John Hammond, co-founder of Neem, a cloud based practice management software! Alan and John have a wide ranging discussion about the advantages of cloud based practice management! It's not the technology as much as the switching The Neem elevator pitch The pros and cons of cloud computing in dentistry Why has medicine jumped into cloud so easily? The key to Neem...painless migration Two...

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Very Clinical: Dr. Tarun Agarwal Has Changed His Mind About Implants show art Very Clinical: Dr. Tarun Agarwal Has Changed His Mind About Implants

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Kevin and Zach are joined by Dr. Tarun Agarwal and Al to talk about what he's changed his mind about. It will come as no surprise that T-Bone has changed his mind about surgery and implants! Specifically guided implant surgery! 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...

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Very Dental Student: From Student to Dentist with Dr. Brandon Evert show art Very Dental Student: From Student to Dentist with Dr. Brandon Evert

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This throwback episode features how we introduced the Very Dental Student Podcast! Mohamed talks with Al for a couple minutes and then brings in Dr. Brandon Evert to talk to him about the transition from student to dentist! Original show notes: Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Very Dental Student Podcast! Alan introduces your host, Mohamed Abo-Basha, who is a D2 at University of Oklahoma! Al's tips for dental students: If you can swing it, many dental companies will sell stuff to dental students at a pretty great discount (think loupes, headlamps, etc.) Take advantage of your dental...

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Very Dental Extra: IDSOs and the Future of Dental Practice with Chip Fichtner show art Very Dental Extra: IDSOs and the Future of Dental Practice with Chip Fichtner

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"They always talk about how the independent dentists are providing better care than the groups are, the corporate dentistry. Well, that's not necessarily true. If you really study the tools that they have that the independent dentists have not yet adopted, most of the independent dentists are far behind the invisible DSOs and DSOs from a patient care and a technology adoption." Chip Fichtner, Large Practice Sales Alan is joined once again by Chip Fichtner of Large Practice Sales to talk about Invisible DSOs. Some of our topics included: How did Chip get in to IDSOs? Large Practice Sales only...

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Group Function: Maximizing Your Digital Dentistry Investment with Dr. Armen Mirzayan and Damien Bonner show art Group Function: Maximizing Your Digital Dentistry Investment with Dr. Armen Mirzayan and Damien Bonner

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Alan is joined with Dr. Armen Mirzayan and Damien Bonner of CAD-Ray for a second round of discussion on digital dentistry! Damien explains a typical progression of someone moving into digital dentistry. Companies shouldn't sell digital products to dentists that aren't ready for them. Armen is a very cheap salesperson.  Buy your scanner from someone who knows something about scanners. CAD-Ray are terrible sales people but amazing support people. Armen on scan bodies One very cool thing about digital dentistry is that we can verify accuracy in ways that you can't in analog dentistry....

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Kevin and Zach are joined by Alan Mead to do an "Ask Us Anything" segment! First, they talk about New Year's traditions (Twilight Zone anyone?) and then they answered listener questions!

  • What are you looking forward to the most at VOD? Which speaker will leave you speechless?
  • What is the best kind of CE to seek out as a new general dentist?
  • Sometimes I feel as if I'm a less than adequate dentist because I don't use all the newest, greatest technology and I'm not on the cutting edge of new techniques. Can you talk a bit about the dentists that fly under the radar, the ones that just do "tried and true" dentistry? Is there shame in that? Is it important to be on the cutting edge? How does all the newest, latest, greatest make us feel, really? Excited, nervous, hungry?
  • What was the best/most profitable new idea you implemented in your practice this year?

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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!

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