Dentistry for the New Millennium

Candid interviews with LANAP® clinicians on how the PerioLase® MVP-7™ impacted their dental practice.

The PerioLase® MVP-7™ as a GP Practice Builder 02/17/2025

The PerioLase® MVP-7™ as a GP Practice Builder Tyler Bond, DMD was exposed to the PerioLase MVP-7 for the LANAP protocol during his time as a GP in the US Navy. Hear why he chose the PerioLase over other laser wavelengths and devices for his Missoula, MT private practice, how it has influenced his practice & patient care, and how providing the LANAP true regeneration protocol has been attracting patients to his office, even from afar. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/35260145

Incorporating the PerioLase MVP-7 into the Hygiene Department 07/15/2024

Incorporating the PerioLase MVP-7 into the Hygiene Department Marika Lockhart, RDH, shares her long-time experience using the PerioLase MVP-7 on patients in her hygiene operatory. Which patients are candidates for Laser Pocket Disinfection vs. LANAP? How does the PerioLase fit into an overall periodontal treatment plan, and how does she view its contributions toward overall periodontal health? /episode/index/show/theiald/id/32115767

A Quantum Leap in Periodontal Disease Treatment 03/27/2023

A Quantum Leap in Periodontal Disease Treatment Originally sparked with the thought that his children’s generation must learn to treat periodontal disease differently, Los Angeles-area periodontist Glenn Roeder, DDS, chose to incorporate the LANAP protocol into his arsenal back in 2006. Over the next 17 years, he describes changes in his profession’s attitude toward lasers, how offering LANAP positively affected case acceptance, and even long-term results from patients he first treated over a decade ago. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/26333082

Offering the LANAP® Protocol in Multiple Offices 03/12/2023

Offering the LANAP® Protocol in Multiple Offices Manhattan general dentist Erez Cohen, DDS, shifted his career coming out of the pandemic to build his next chapter around offering the LANAP protocol in multiple GP offices around the city. What started as something he just “knew he had to do,” led to eventually opening his own office, where periodontitis and peri-implantitis treatment with the PerioLase MVP-7 is the focus. Hear how working with several different offices works, and how his clinical results compared to his expectations before getting trained. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/26169636

Seeing Healing Results with the LANAP® Protocol Once Thought Impossible 01/23/2023

Seeing Healing Results with the LANAP® Protocol Once Thought Impossible Mississippi general dentist Ryan Tracy, DMD, did a remarkable amount of due diligence before deciding to incorporate the LANAP protocol into his practice a decade ago. Here, he describes how his reality with LANAP matches up to his expectations, plus his experience with patient acceptance, pocket depth reduction, return on investment, and what he did to elicit tears from a middle-aged baseball coach in his practice. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/25650354

Establishing a patient base with the LANAP® Protocol 12/04/2022

Establishing a patient base with the LANAP® Protocol As a new graduate, Denver-based general dentist Dr. Mohamed Hakim pondered what kind of care he would offer to his patients. His decision to pursue fantastic care led him to the LANAP protocol with the PerioLase MVP-7. Here, he discusses his clinical priorities in growing a patient base, discusses the dreaded “supervised neglect”, and touches on the numerous ways he has grown to use his PerioLase MVP-7 for implant placement, peri-implantitis, and more. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/25162776

Incorporating the PerioLase® MVP-7™ as a Full-Practice Philosophy 10/24/2022

Incorporating the PerioLase® MVP-7™ as a Full-Practice Philosophy Chicago-based periodontist Christine Gadia, DDS, MS, knew she wanted to offer a laser alternative to conventional periodontitis treatment. Listen to why she ultimately chose the PerioLase MVP-7 for the LANAP protocol, and how her patient acceptance & clinical outcomes compared to her expectations. Plus, she discusses other ways in which she’s using her PerioLase and how she works with her referring dentists to offer treatment for her patients that they are more likely to accept. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/24738024

Using the PerioLase MVP-7 to Treat TMD 09/26/2022

Using the PerioLase MVP-7 to Treat TMD Massachusetts General Dentist Sathish Palayam, DDS, was inspired to incorporate LANAP into his practice by his mentor, Dr. Ray Yukna, but didn’t foresee the ways in which he would use the laser beyond the full-mouth periodontal protocol. In this episode, Dr. Palayam explains his patient-friendly successes in combining CBCT and LANAP, both before and after treatment, and his consistent, reproducible results in lessening pain associated with TMD. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/24463578

Making Periodontal Treatment Worth A Long Drive 09/06/2022

Making Periodontal Treatment Worth A Long Drive Medford, Oregon periodontist Kyle Malloy, DDS, knew he wanted to offer the PerioLase MVP-7 for the LANAP protocol right away upon purchasing his own practice to stay on the forefront of technology and offer his patients an alternative to traditional osseous surgery, however he didn’t anticipate how far patients would drive to see him for treatment! Dr. Malloy shares some of his patient success stories, why follow-up training is important, and how his long family history of dentistry inspired him to continue the legacy. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/24246387

The PerioLase® MVP-7™ for Every Patient, Every Day 08/08/2022

The PerioLase® MVP-7™ for Every Patient, Every Day Bay Area periodontist Jeremy Ueno, DMD, explains his decision to integrate the PerioLase MVP-7 for the LANAP protocol right out of dental school, a full 12 years ago, and how he has grown his practice to include multiple LANAP-trained clinicians and multiple PerioLase MVP-7 lasers. Dr. Ueno also explains more about his full-arch implant practice and training center, how he uses his laser on "every patient, every day" in sometimes unexpected ways, and why his book, Oral Fitness, is so personal to him. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/23958354

Pivoting Your Practice with the PerioLase MVP-7 05/08/2022

Pivoting Your Practice with the PerioLase MVP-7 Beverly Hills, CA dentist Vivian Roknian, DMD, may be new to the LANAP family, but she’s primed for success. Here she explains how she grew to be interested in lasers, and how she plans to pivot her practice from “living and dying by the scalpel” to saving teeth and implants instead. Plus, for Women’s Health Week, she discusses how her own dietary restriction led to a special interest in the connection between nutrition and oral health for her patients. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/23022440

A Prosthodontist's Experience with the PerioLase MVP-7 11/22/2021

A Prosthodontist's Experience with the PerioLase MVP-7 Bay Area prosthodontist Gregory Louie, DDS, shares how the PerioLase MVP-7 fits in to his prosthodontics practice in ways both that he expected and some he didn't. Is full-arch reconstruction still necessary with this tool at his fingertips? How does the tissue look post-operatively? And how does he feel about not coming on board sooner? /episode/index/show/theiald/id/21211016

Global Perspectives: An Australian Early Adopter of the LANAP Protocol 08/15/2021

Global Perspectives: An Australian Early Adopter of the LANAP Protocol A general dentist near Sydney, Australia, Hugh Fleming, BDS, became just the 4th doctor in Australia to offer the LANAP protocol to his patients. Find out how he adjusted his marketing strategy to educate a population unfamiliar with the procedure, and how he incorporates his 3 hygienists to provide a team approach to addressing gum disease "down under". /episode/index/show/theiald/id/20021645

A Hygienist's use of the PerioLase MVP-7 07/19/2021

A Hygienist's use of the PerioLase MVP-7 Manhattan hygienist Tatyana Ruzhinskaya, RDH, discusses how the PerioLase MVP-7 has enhanced the way she practices dental hygiene in an office that already offers the LANAP protocol. Hygienists can be the "gatekeepers" of perio in the practice, and she uses the PerioLase in more ways than you may think. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/19825766

An Oral Surgeon & A GP's Team Approach with the PerioLase® MVP-7™ 06/28/2021

An Oral Surgeon & A GP's Team Approach with the PerioLase® MVP-7™ Husband-and-wife duo Max & Cerisa Moncayo implemented the PerioLase MVP-7 together in their Pacific Palisades, CA group practice. His oral surgery and her general dentistry disciplines both benefit from a wide variety of uses, and they discuss their "Swiss Army Knife"-like use of the laser -- and why they purchased a second one. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/19594604

Putting Off Retirement with the PerioLase® MVP-7™ 06/14/2021

Putting Off Retirement with the PerioLase® MVP-7™ Louisville, KY periodontist Jill Hayes, DMD, explains why every day is a joy with her PerioLase MVP-7, from her long-term LANAP® protocol results to the value-added procedures she regularly performs (socket hemostasis, reversal of nerve paresthesia, and more). It's no wonder one patient told her staff he had heard "miracles happen in this office." /episode/index/show/theiald/id/19446662

Using the PerioLase® MVP-7™ and a Microscope Together 05/31/2021

Using the PerioLase® MVP-7™ and a Microscope Together Michigan General Dentist John Leitner, DDS, shares why using his PerioLase MVP-7 in conjunction with his microscope is a technology "perfect marriage of technology". Plus, how he uses additional technology to assist with occlusal adjustment, and his experience educating an established patient base on laser dentistry after taking over his father's practice. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/19110134

The PerioLase Pied Piper of New York 05/17/2021

The PerioLase Pied Piper of New York Manhattan periodontist Neal Lehrman, DDS, MS, recalls his overnight decision to offer the LANAP® protocol 15 years ago, which led to his influence in its inclusion in a post-graduate university curriculum, a peer-to-peer independent journal to publish cases, predictable treatment of osteoradionecrosis, and on the whole, 97% of the procedures he performs in his office. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/19110167

Guilt-Free Treatment with the LANAP® Protocol 05/03/2021

Guilt-Free Treatment with the LANAP® Protocol Ohio Periodontist Jim Matia, DDS, MSD credits the PerioLase MVP-7 for the LANAP protocol for changing his practice, having over 5,000 surgical procedures now under his belt with his PerioLase. Hear him discuss the drastic reduction in post-operative pain, and how satisfying it is not to have to "hurt" his patients. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/18573305

Offering the LANAP Protocol in a COVID World 04/19/2021

Offering the LANAP Protocol in a COVID World Pennsylvania periodontist Rebecca Wagner, DDS, MS completed her LANAP protocol training in early March, 2020. She received her PerioLase MVP-7 shortly thereafter…then the whole world changed and her practice shut down for 5 weeks. Dr. Wagner explains what happened next, from fearing she had just made a big mistake to crediting the PerioLase for her practice growing by over 20% in 2020. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/18370247

The Tissue Tells the Story 04/05/2021

The Tissue Tells the Story New York periodontist Shalom Mintz, DDS, MS, faced an uphill battle getting his practice owner and hygienists onboard with offering the LANAP protocol. It only took the first one-week post-op of coral-pink tissue to change their attitudes. Plus, hear how his use of LANAP vs conventional methods is better from a business perspective as well. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/18370211

What Should a Patient's #1 LANAP® Protocol Concern Be? 03/22/2021

What Should a Patient's #1 LANAP® Protocol Concern Be? When San Ramon, CA periodontist Janice Kaeley, DDS, MSD explains the LANAP protocol to patients, their first question is usually how long they'll be out of commission following the surgery. Most patients don’t believe Dr. Kaeley's response as to what they should be more concerned about. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/18370166

Why is the LANAP® Protocol A Full-Mouth Protocol? 03/08/2021

Why is the LANAP® Protocol A Full-Mouth Protocol? Esteemed Southern California periodontist Dr. Jin Kim explains why he switched to full-mouth periodontal treatment on all disease categories and why he observes a new trend of "consumer-driven dentistry" where patients ask for specific treatments by name. Plus, hear Dr. Kim's perspective on how COVID-19 has affected dental education. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/18193262

Gum Disease Awareness: Can Patients Educate Themselves Online? 02/22/2021

Gum Disease Awareness: Can Patients Educate Themselves Online? February is Gum Disease Awareness Month! Patients come into New York periodontist Jonathan Tiger, DMD's practice all the time having read for themselves online about the mouth/body health connection. Listen to how Dr. Tiger educates them further on the depth of the bacterial kill with his PerioLase MVP-7 to reverse their gum disease and spur true regeneration of lost tissues, which in turn contribute to their overall wellness. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/17985797

Gum Disease Awareness: Putting Patient Education First 02/08/2021

Gum Disease Awareness: Putting Patient Education First February is Gum Disease Awareness Month! Oregon periodontist Sunny Drake, DMD, MS, discusses the oral/body health connection, and how her various roles as a periodontist begin with patient education (then surgeon second, and business owner third). /episode/index/show/theiald/id/17746400

Managing Medically Compromised Patients 01/25/2021

Managing Medically Compromised Patients Long Island periodontist David Scharf, DMD likens the LANAP protocol to a chocolate chip cookie recipe, and explains how a colleague was so insistent he get on board with the PerioLase MVP-7 that he grabbed him by the shirt collar to make the point. He also explains how his PerioLase MVP-7 makes the treatment of medically compromised patients that much easier. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/17649509

When Scalpels Become Unacceptable 01/11/2021

When Scalpels Become Unacceptable Phoenix periodontist Dan Indech, DDS, has just one regret with incorporating the PerioLase MVP-7 for the LANAP protocol into his practice: not doing it sooner. Find out the impact of the LANAP protocol on his practice, his patients, his staff, and his philosophy of treating gum disease overall. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/17362817

Teaching LANAP protocol to University Residents 01/04/2021

Teaching LANAP protocol to University Residents Periodontist Dolphus Dawson, DMD, MS, MPH leads the periodontal graduate program at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Find out how his varied background in private practice, veteran's affairs, and academia brought him to his role today of teaching the LANAP protocol to his residents, and how the addition of the PerioLase MVP-7 into their treatment approaches benefits them after graduation. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/17358386

The Art of Perio 12/21/2020

The Art of Perio New Jersey periodontist David Goteiner, DDS, was instrumental in getting the LANAP protocol incorporated into the curriculum of the post-graduate periodontics department at Rutgers University. Find out why he supported the initiative and how he continues to be involved with additional research into the effectiveness of the Nd:YAG laser. /episode/index/show/theiald/id/17051027

A Prosthodontist’s Perspective on the LANAP® Protocol 12/14/2020

A Prosthodontist’s Perspective on the LANAP® Protocol One of the first prosthodontists to incorporate the LANAP protocol into his practice, Robert Mokbel, DDS, DSO explains how he uses his PerioLase MVP-7 in a variety of applications to benefit his patients. How has being a LANAP patient himself made him understand his patients' needs and wants to a higher degree? /episode/index/show/theiald/id/17050979

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