Group Funtion: Cloud Software Built by Dentists for Dentists
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Release Date: 06/10/2022
Very Dental: Is the Grass Greener? with Dr. Vince Buscemi
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Dr. Vince Buscemi is a dentist and podcaster from Michigan. He does his podcast with a partner, Dr. Jessical Gaul and it is called "ToothFaced the Podcast." You can find the podcast on and and it's a great listen! Vince has what most would consider a "dream practice" in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan! Vince and Al had a chance to talk about a variety of topics and the conversation went in an interesting direction. Poor Vince barely got a word in edgewise...sorry Vince! Some of the topics they covered: Why start a podcast? Who is the audience? Vince records live in his office! People have weird...
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Very Clinical New Dentist Spectacular Episode 6: Extractions!
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In this throwback episode we feature Zach, Kevin and Dr. Mac Jones, the "" of the early Very Clinical podcast! Highlights today include: Mac and Kevin are talented at extractions and do it all Zach's not a huge fan of extractions, can the guys give him some tips to up his game? The gang each share how they'd take out a tooth #19 from start to finish Opioids? Are we part of the solution or contributing to the problem? Products or techniques discussed by each hack: Kevin Double block with Septocaine Mac Block with Lido, Septo infiltration forcep 600 mg of Ibuprofen + 1...
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Shorts: Comparison is the Thief of Joy
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A riff on mountain biking and how comparing yourself to others can be pretty negative and is usually a waste of time. Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy." If you'd like to support the Very Dental Podcast Network then you should support our sponsors! Cosmedent has an amazing fall line up of continuing education! Coming up on September 22nd through the 23rd is our friend Dr. Artie Volker teaching “Composite Power 101!” Dr. Corky Willhite is offering his legendary “Ultimate Esthetics” course! Both courses have lots of hands on exercises and as...
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Very Dental: "It Works in My Hands" with Dr. Frank Clayton
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Dr. Frank Clayton joins Alan for a rousing and wide ranging conversation about life and dentistry. Some of the topics include: Reminiscing about classic DentalTown days Where did the idea for a dental podcast come from? Al misses the Droid 2 Good bad food Salty or sweet? Which was worse: selling Velveeta of dental school? Timer vs. living dangerously with setting cement "In my hands" DSLR failures Photography is simply to make other dentists feel bad We hate phone calls Zirconia works just fine...in my hands Social media: net positive or net negative? Are there rednecks in the north? Would...
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The Very Clinical New Dentist Spectacular episode 5: Sealants!
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New dentists, take note! Not all dentists think that sealants are a wise preventive treatment! The very clinical guys, (Zach Meiners, Kevin Fryer, and Alan Mead) all have one thing in common...all pretty much dislike sealants! What? Aren't they preventing decay? Enjoy what's likely an unpopular take on sealants. Highlights include: - Do sealants prevent decay? - Can sealants "cause" decay? - What conditions should be met for sealants to be effective? - Is adding sealants into your hygiene program a revenue booster? - When did 3 experienced clinicians turn sour on sealants? - How does a...
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Shorts: The Act of Measurement
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What metrics are you measuring? How does measurement affect long term outcomes? Whether it's tracking blood glucose, logging what you eat or checking on your office's production and collections, measurement can help keep you accountable. But how important is this measurement? Can you measure too much? What happens if you get bad data? Al relates his experiences with a CGM (constant glucose monitor) and how it's helped improve long term outcomes with diabetes and wonders if there is an appropriate analogy with measurement of key performance indicators of your business! Join...
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Very Dental: Measuring Success in Marketing with Michael Anderson of Wonderist
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is truly a one stop marketing solution. They take a personal and design centered approach to dental practice marketing. They've been supportive of dental podcasting and specifically for the Voices of Dentistry meeting and a partner to the Very Dental Podcast network. All of that said, my conversation with founder Michael Anderson was enlightening in a way that I didn't originally expect. One of the problems with dental marketing is the inability to know if your spending is truly making a difference. Is the money I'm spending really bringing people through the door? I asked Michael...
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Very Clinical: New Dentist Spectacular episode 4: Temporaries!
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New (and used) dentists rejoice! In this riveting throwback episode, Kevin, Zach and Al discuss their methods for doing basic crown and bridge temporaries. Highlights today include: Kevin immediately one-ups the groups and says he's mostly Cerec and rarely makes temps, so the moral of the episode is... skip temps and mill yourself so that you can be as cool as Kevin. Zach, per usual has both the least expensive way of doing it and the most complicated, 3 different temp systems for a variety of scenarios.. nightmare! Alan, also per usual, describes the most expensive way to...
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Shorts: A Midsummer Recommendation Engine
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After a restful July, Al has some things you should check out! From bicycle stuff, to podcasts to a switchblade knife, there's a little something for everyone to check out! Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy." If you'd like to support the Very Dental Podcast Network then you should support our sponsors! After the course I took at Cosmedent back in May, I realized that polishing restorations, especially composite restorations is an afterthought for most dentists. Getting a beautiful shine with lasting luster is just too much work, so why...
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Group Function: What Would You Do, 2? (Classic)
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Alan is joined by Dr. Dawn Kulongowski, Dr. Lance Timmerman, Dr. Jason Lipscomb and Dr. Frank Clayton to grapple with weird and difficult hypothetical situations in a rousing game of "What would you do?" If you were an associate and your owner dentist's hands are starting to shake, what do you do? What would you tell yourself if you had a time machine that took you to your graduation day from dental school? This and many other dilemmas are hilariously discussed by a panel of all star Brain Trusters! Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy." If you'd like to...
info_outlineDental practice management software. Usually it's not the kind of thing that people get passionate about. Maybe you chose one back in 1998 and have just stuck with it because the fear of change was greater than the frustration of the status quo. Maybe you inherited your software from the previous owner of your practice. No matter how you ended up with your current software, you really should think about how well it's serving you.
Today Alan is joined by Dr. Rania Saleh, the inventor/creator of Oryx Dental Software. Oryx is a smart and intuitive cloud based practice management software that was built around concepts taught by Dr. John Kois and the Kois Center. Rania invited two current users of Oryx, Dr. Meredith Gantos and Dr. Ashish Patel to talk about their experience using Oryx and why they chose Oryx in the first place.
Some of the topics that the group covered were:
- How did you choose Oryx and what helped you make that decision?
- What was switching to Oryx like?
- What hardware do you use with Oryx?
- How does Oryx handling imaging?
- What are your favorite features?
- What would you tell someone who is interested but is stuck on the idea of change?
Cloud software is the future of dental practice management software and these folks are pretty excited to talk about Oryx!
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