Dr. Darin Dichter on Choosing Prosthodontics (DHP224)
The Very Dental Podcast Network
Release Date: 01/25/2019
Very Clinical: WWVCD?
The Very Dental Podcast Network
Kevin and Zach welcome Al back on the show for a rousing round of "What Would You Do?" After the boys revel in the finale of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" we got down to business. What do you want patients to refer to you as? Does it bother you if they call you by your first name? Why do we always assume stuff is our fault? Do physicians do this? Who is your dentist? What does "reprepping" an existing crown look like in your office? How do you remove old crowns? Become a member of the Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook," McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb." The Very...
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AME: The "Shoulds"
The Very Dental Podcast Network
A little rant on should vs. could and social media. 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 you’ll find anywhere! If you head over to and use coupon code “VERYDENTAL10” you’ll get another 10% off your...
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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!
The Very Dental Podcast Network
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
The Very Dental Podcast Network
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
The Very Dental Podcast Network
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
The Very Dental Podcast Network
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
The Very Dental Podcast Network
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
The Very Dental Podcast Network
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
The Very Dental Podcast Network
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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Dr. Darin Dichter is full time faculty at Spear Education. He's a prosthodontist, but practiced general dentistry for a lot of years before heading to UCLA for a pros residency! We talk about Spear Education, restorative dentistry and residency programs. We discussed:
- How does Spear Education work? Online vs. campus? Seminar vs. workshop?
- What was pros residency like for someone who had practiced dentistry for a lot of years?
- How did Frank Spear react to Darin's choice about residency? How about Gregg Kinzer? And Bob Winter?
- How does Darin feel about the "super GP" concept? (Darin doesn't like endo)
- Are we "cutting bait" with teeth too early now that implants are so common? What about implant complications?
- "Minimally destructive" vs. "minimally invasive" treatment planning. Trying to treatment plan yourself out of a case.
- Wow does Spear talk about orthodontics a lot! Perhaps the least destructive treatment option out there.
- Treatment planning by "thinking out loud"
- The best way to break bad habits is not get them in the first place!
- Why is photography important?
- What's the best way to make sure you're always taking photographs?
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Dr. Craig Harder gives us a Clinical Hack of the Week about making a jig for immediate dentures to maintain vertical when you reline!
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