Totally Oral Podcast

Drs Clinton Timmerman and Russell Schafer furthers the legacy created by Dr Lance Timmerman by interviewing guests who can bring insight in to the field of dentistry.

Dr. Steven Shao's Us the Way to Better 3d Printing 04/21/2025

Dr. Steven Shao's Us the Way to Better 3d Printing This week Russ and Clint interview Dr. Steven Shao from California who just loves technology. The man finds any excuse to bring his Midas anywhere and talk about it including to Japanese customs agents. We talk about his experience trying to bridge R&D and sales and end users (i.e. dentists) experience at Sprintray and where he thinks the next generation of materials will go. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/36239505

Ben Walsh Talks About His Groovy New All-in-One 3D Printer All the Cool Kids Will Have 04/10/2025

Ben Walsh Talks About His Groovy New All-in-One 3D Printer All the Cool Kids Will Have Ben Walsh from joins and to talk about the new all-in-one 3D printing hitting the market soon, the ZyloEdge. Listen and find out if the is the next piece of equipment for your office! /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/36091320

Bellyaching about IDS with Wayne Glassoff 03/31/2025

Bellyaching about IDS with Wayne Glassoff This week Russ and Clint talk with Wayne Glassoff who is a dental technology consultant and runs where he sells and supports multiple CAD/CAM systems. Wayne was one of Sprintray's original employees and has more or less seen it all in the 3d printing space. We talk about the current technology coming out from IDS in Cologne, Germany and stuff that has just been released. We talk about the pros and cons of all the stuff coming out and what is exciting and less exciting. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/35933975

Trent McCord Mints More Smiles 03/24/2025

Trent McCord Mints More Smiles This week Russ and Clint talk to Dr. Trent McCord out of Northwest Arkansas. Trent runs out of his office with the goal of providing more dentures and extractions for no charge to patients in need. We talk about his process and how he got started doing his non-profit. It is a pretty cool story. Also Russell mentions that Nate Lawson recommended. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/35846470

Dr. Shant Aharonian puts too much Brown in His Crown 03/15/2025

Dr. Shant Aharonian puts too much Brown in His Crown This week Russ and Clint talk with Dr. Shant Aharonian from Burbank, California. Shant runs a small cosmetic focused office that emphasizes 3d printing. We discuss printing and milling and smile design. Shant teaches on smile design through photography and how to communicate with both patients and with labs using photography. Also Shant will be giving a for Free CE through Hass Bio on the Amber Mill. If you want to contact him, his email is [email protected]. His practice website is . /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/35708830

Dr. Melissa Zettler is a consistent badass 03/09/2025

Dr. Melissa Zettler is a consistent badass This week Russ and Clint talk with Dr. Melissa Zettler out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. We talk about the fun of running a dental office in a state that likes to tax you on your gross income (like MN), managing staff (especially when you hygienist goes crazy), and trying to get AACD credentials. We finish off with the importance of being consistent. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/35596600

300 dollar aligners with Dr. Baron Grutter 03/04/2025

300 dollar aligners with Dr. Baron Grutter Russ and Clint talk with Baron Grutter this week. Baron is a dentist out of Michigan who while doing all things bread and butter loves technology and teaching. He also recently created two one day online classes Blue Sky Bio. One focuses on ortho and the other focuses on surgical guides. Both classes can be found on this which is also where Russell's class is found. Baron's class is more polished than Russell's but that is just how Baron rolls. In our podcast, we talk about Midwinter and Lab Day and how Lab Day is clearly superior to Midwinter. We also talk about 3d printing and why so many more dentists are getting into the lab space and doing their own lab work. Also we talk about why Baron is not going to be 3d printing aligners anytime soon. If you want to see when Baron is giving in person courses, go to to learn more. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/35527680

Dentistry Gone Wild with Dr. Robert Ramsey 02/10/2025

Dentistry Gone Wild with Dr. Robert Ramsey This week Russ talks with Dr. Robert Ramsey who runs the Facebook group which offers a humorous non-political take on dentistry that we all often need in the world of dental facebook. We talk for the hour about Robert's journey from JnJ to dentistry, and why we both left Corporate America to go do dentistry. Robert talks about the DSOs he works for and his experience doing HMO dentistry (spoiler alert: it isn't all that bad). Finally we discuss refunds and specialists. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/35215680

Bridge Back Better With Stephen Trahan 02/01/2025

Bridge Back Better With Stephen Trahan and speak with . Listen and hear his adventures in the Bayou, going to dental school in Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina, being a military dentist and how he ended up in The State. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/35110665

Matthew Hernandez: Denturist, Consultant, Entrepreneur 01/19/2025

Matthew Hernandez: Denturist, Consultant, Entrepreneur and talk with , a third generation denturist from who now resides in the lovely town of , Washington. has started and sold DSO's multiple times and continues to seek opportunities that can help boost the profession. He has also hunted wild packs of hogs, which actually sounds somewhat dangerous, even when armed with uzis or whatever type of hunting item one chooses. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/34914815

Taking Great CE with Dr. Josh Nagao 12/30/2024

Taking Great CE with Dr. Josh Nagao This week Russell talks with Dr. Josh Nagao. We talk about the importance of continuing education and how honestly... good CE kinda costs money. We both love Pathways, and Josh teaches at Pathways. Josh talk about the courses that he and Dr. Wade Pilling teach together. The next one is an FP1 course being taught April 24-25. If you want to sign up, reach out to one of them via Facebook. We also talk about the importance of comprehensive treatment planning as well. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/34663595

Usa and Jay Started a Study Club! 12/10/2024

Usa and Jay Started a Study Club! This week Russell talks with Dr. Usa Bunang and Dr. Jay Siddiqui about their new study club called the . They focus on teaching dentists about practical applications of digital dentistry in the DC, Maryland, and Viriginia area from all aspects of dentistry from surgical guides to ortho to restorative. We talk about why they formed the study club and their goals. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/34363035

How to Avoid Trouble With the Board 11/27/2024

How to Avoid Trouble With the Board had to take an unexpected trip to , and attend a dental board meeting. He learned some pearls he thought he should share to help listeners avoid any potential trouble in the future. also shares going to the new Implant Pathways center in Arizona and how rad it is. In summation to avoid problems with a dental board: 1) Shit’s gonna happen 2) Document, document, document 3) Contact your patient and show concern; document that you contacted your patient 4) Be honest—with your patient, your lawyer, in your notes, in your testimony to the board. Honesty is the best policy. 5) Refer when indicated. Referring and documenting that you referred can go a long way. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/34112156

Dental Transitions with Justin Morgan 11/23/2024

Dental Transitions with Justin Morgan goes totally oral with and to talk about what both practice purchasers and practice sellers need to be mindful of when it comes to selling and buying a practice. Listen and find out what advice Justin may have for you! Reach out and seek his counsel! /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/34112081

Dentistry Down Under with Dr. Andrew Ip 11/12/2024

Dentistry Down Under with Dr. Andrew Ip Russ talks with Dr. Andrew Ip from Sydney, Australia. Andrew is a second generation dentist who works in both his mom's practice and his dad's practice and teaches CAD-CAM dentistry as well. We talk for the hour about what it is like to practice in a former British colony as well where the technology is taking us. It is a cool discussion. Links: for his website and reviews of printers for his videos #ai_ortho_implant for his Instagram /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/33891782

Delaney for Dandy...and Other Fun Stuff 11/01/2024

Delaney for Dandy...and Other Fun Stuff joins and to talk about growing up in the field of dentistry, experiecing the Northeast after college at the and purhcasing a practice in . Delaney ripped off the band-aid when she bought her office and went immediately. Listen and find out how she has made her success in The Yellowhammer State, and how has been a great asset to her business. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/33747302

Simplify Dentistry with Mustafa Shah Khan and Richard Offutt 10/29/2024

Simplify Dentistry with Mustafa Shah Khan and Richard Offutt This week Russell talks with Dr. Mustafa Shah Khan and Richard Offutt about their new platform and social group Simplifiy Dentistry. Their goal is to bring clinicians together on a wide variety of topics from clinical skills to business discussions. In our podcast we talk about how social media has evolved over time and how dentists have gravitated towards it. We also talk about the downsizing of Align and Dentsply Sirona as well as why maybe that has happened. Finally we discuss what might be done about the hygiene shortage. If you want to go to their website it is . Also their is active as well! /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/33658547

Tales From the Dentist's Wife 10/21/2024

Tales From the Dentist's Wife shares what it's like marrying into a profession she previously knew nothing about and all the many joys the field of dentistry bring her. was presumably out 3D printer shopping but will be back with us next week. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/33543142

Baking in PHX with Abraham Hoellrich and Lance Timmerman 10/14/2024

Baking in PHX with Abraham Hoellrich and Lance Timmerman This week Russ talks in person with Dr. Abraham Hoellerich and Dr. Lance Timmerman live at Pathway Symposium after hours. We talk about a variety of topics such as how to fix CE events, how Abe built his office into the magnificient beast it is, bringing staffs on trips, as well as how sedation. Lots of cursing as well... you have been warned... /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/33443402

Artie Volker Travels to Prevent Burnout 10/08/2024

Artie Volker Travels to Prevent Burnout This week Russ and Clint get to talk with Dr. Artie Volker. Artie talks about his recent residency he finished in Italy and we talk about how we enjoy taking courses and learning new things and talking with colleagues. If you want to see Artie speak, you can find him at in Oct 2024 and he will be speaking at the in 2024. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/33370352

Dr Jeff Hoos Always Wanted to be a Dentist 09/29/2024

Dr Jeff Hoos Always Wanted to be a Dentist This week Russ talks with Dr Jeff Hoos who create the H&H technique. He also runs the Facebook group and own a rather large office with 4 other dentists. We talk about his career since he graduated in 1978 as well as how stuff has changed and go on various topics. We end the conversation talking about as well which he likes. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/33251677

Rapidshape and How the Market is Driving 3D printing 09/22/2024

Rapidshape and How the Market is Driving 3D printing This week Russ and Clint talk with Sam Katacic VP of Sales for Rapidshape. We talk at length about the changes in the market for 3d resins and how automation is driving a lot of changes. Rapidshape has validated over 200 resins on their platform and has processes to ensure that each print is routine and predictable. This is really nice especially if you have staff turnover, it is easy to train new employees to your resin. Also Russ gets pretty excited to hear about their curing unit which doesn't need N2 to cure but rather uses a vacuum. He will be looking into that product for sure. If you want to learn more about Rapidshape, go to . /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/33157682

Dentscape Uses AI to Design Better Restorations 09/15/2024

Dentscape Uses AI to Design Better Restorations This week Russ talks with co-founders Bill Chou and Sylvie Liu, DDS along with their VP of Business Development Ryan Axelson. They've all been on the podcast before when Russ went to Smilecon in 2022. On the previous podcast, they talked about which does smile design using AI to simulate what is possible doing different treatment modalities. Dentscape AI is a web based software that currently can design bite splints and crowns using a simplified interface with the goal being to expedite the entire process so that labs can design units in a day and be more efficient. We talk about the process of developing the AI as well as why they first started with bite splints rather than crowns as well as why humans are still needed to guide the AI. If you are interested in hearing about how AI is "done," it is a cool conversation. If you are a lab interested in partnering with Dentscape, contact Ryan. His email is or you can find him on Facebook as well. If you prefer LinkedIn, his page is Also as a disclaimer, they have given me Russell a few free credits to try out their software, but I am not being paid to endorse them at all. These people are friends of mine. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/33066212

Allison Norris is building Indeed for Dentists 09/08/2024

Allison Norris is building Indeed for Dentists This week Russ interviews Allison Norris an RDH who pivoted to working in the industry. We talk about her journey and how she founded the which focuses on placing non-clinical roles in the dental industry. She essentially helps everyone from FDs at small dental offices to dentists who want to work for major companies like Henry Schein. We also talk about her app that she is developing called Cakewalk which is meant to be Indeed for Dentists to help with hiring new staff. If you want to reach out to Allison, you can find her on Facebook or you can email her at . /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/32963752

Don't Steal Tyler Rumple's Hygienists 09/02/2024

Don't Steal Tyler Rumple's Hygienists Clint and Russ come together to talk with long time listener Dr. Tyler Rumple. Tyler listens to darn near all the different podcasts out there. Tyler practices near Clint and is a busy PPO dentist who has quite a few hygienists and has merged two dental offices together to create a thriving office. We talk about the joys of owning an office and also about his experience of being in the Navy. Finally we talk about the importance of the ADA and about sectional matrix bands. We reference which are a cheap matrix that seems to work pretty darn well in both Russ's and Tyler's hands. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/32868507

Dr. Rick Ferguson Keeps a Good Sense of Humor about 3d Printing 08/27/2024

Dr. Rick Ferguson Keeps a Good Sense of Humor about 3d Printing Russ talks with Dr. Rick Ferguson this week. Rick and his wife are both dentists in Florida but on the side Rick teaches a few things. He runs where he trains dentists on full arch as well as single units. He also runs which is his platform to teach 3d printing technology and digital processes. We talk at length about the different platforms from Asiga to Phrozen to Sprintray to Formlabs and Rick gives us his opinions of the pros of all of them as well as what made him decide to create the mini plate and heat plate for the Phrozen Mini 8ks which kinda makes the Phrozen equal to the Sprintray Pro 55S for a tenth of the cost. We surprisingly don't go political either! Finally, we talk about the greatest part of the digital dental printing revolution which has really been the comraderie between dentists. If you want to join his big Facebook group, click on the link and join in the coversation. It is a great group overall. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/32755002

Russell Schafer Makes Medicaid and Dentures Profitable and So Can You! 08/19/2024

Russell Schafer Makes Medicaid and Dentures Profitable and So Can You! explains to how he is able to make Medicaid work for his office through strategic scheduling and dentures. Learn Russell's simple 3 step denture technique at /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/32633797

Dr. Marcus Cowan Guides Doctors through Guided Surgery 08/10/2024

Dr. Marcus Cowan Guides Doctors through Guided Surgery Russ talks with Dr. Marcus Cowan this week. Marcus is a dentist who moved with his wife from sunny Georgia to Boston, Massachusetts as his wife goes to surgery residency at there. We talk about his experience moving and starting a new job as well as doing a GPR. Also Marcus has started an implant planning lab called focusing on helping dentists place implants from consultation and treatment planning to execution. We talk about the need for helping doctors plan out cases because most cases are not as easy as implant courses make them out to be. We compare printers, resins, and softwares and talk about their pros and cons. If you want to reach out and find out more about Marcus and his lab, you can find him on Instagram at MarcusCowanDMD and his email is [email protected]. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/32527047

Dr. Steven Dold Bills while his DA's Clean 08/05/2024

Dr. Steven Dold Bills while his DA's Clean This week Russ talks with Dr. Steven Dold from Wichita, KS. About a month ago, they both took a botox and filler course together and of course like good dentists, neither of them has done a single case. We talk about how practices have peaks and valleys and good months and bad months. We of course talk about removable and Dold talks about his removable lab . Primarily at the end, we talk about how Steven actually does all of his own insurnace billing and why he started doing it was because he kinda needed to. /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/32436357

Profitable PPO Office with Talon Davis 07/29/2024

Profitable PPO Office with Talon Davis This week Russ and Clint talk with Talon Davis. Talon runs an 8 op PPO driven office in Dallas, Tx. We talk about how he has implemented systems to ensure that he always has a productive day as well as venture a tad into politics which is always fun. We might also drop the F bomb a few times. Sorry mom... /episode/index/show/totallyoral/id/32327292

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