Dental Podcast Episodes
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Supporter: Viva Learning Originals
CE Credits: 0.25
Guest: Dr. Susan McMahon Release Date: 3/14/24 |
At varying extents, most of us are doing cosmetic dentistry in our practice. But how do we manage the 12 year old that is suffering from what we call SnapChat Dsymorphia? It's a mindset that makes individuals feel inadequate as a result of constantly comparing themselves to social media influencers. They're requesting aggressive treatment like veneers hoping to turn their teeth into celebrity smiles. So what's the best way to approach this? To tell us more about it is our guest Dr. Susan McMahon. Dr. McMahon has devoted her professional career to the pursuit of advanced technologies in cosmetic and minimally invasive dentistry. She frequently lectures across the United States and abroad on minimally invasive dentistry, technology and conservative, undetectable cosmetic dentistry.
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Guest: Dr. Weston Spencer Release Date: 3/11/24 |
Most dentists are noticing the changes in the industry. Supplies are getting more expensive, insurance collections are decreasing, and large dental organizations are moving into the neighborhood! So what's the difference between a DSO, DPO, and DPG? And why does all this matter and how does it affect you as a dentist and practice owner? To tell us all about it is Dr. Weston Spencer, Chief Dental Officer for SPP and a practicing general dentist in La Jolla, CA.
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Episode 544: Attract, Convert and Deliver: Patient Communication
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Guest: Dr. Todd Snyder Release Date: 3/7/24 |
This episode focuses on the importance of patient communication and what we can do as dentists to improve our communication skills and processes. Our guest is Dr. Todd Snyder, a regular contributor on Viva Learning.com, a cosmetic dentist, international author, lecturer and consultant to a variety of dental companies. You can reach Dr. Snyder at: https://www.legion.dentist/.
Thanks to our episode sponsors:
3M - https://www.3m.com/clarity-aligners-flex/
DENTALEZ - https://www.dentalez.com/
Thanks to our episode sponsors:
3M - https://www.3m.com/clarity-aligners-flex/
DENTALEZ - https://www.dentalez.com/
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Guest: Dr. Scott Benjamin Release Date: 2/28/24 |
In this episode, we'll be talking about dental lasers, exploring their multifaceted clinical uses, matching specific laser types with particular clinical applications, and discussing the reasons why every dentist should contemplate incorporating one into their operatory. Our guest is Dr. Scott Benjamin, who is in private practice in rural upstate NY and is an internationally recognized authority on dental lasers and advanced dental technologies. Dr. Benjamin has faculty appointments at several universities, is the Chairman of the ADA Standards Committee Working Group on Dental Lasers and is a Past-President of the Academy of Laser Dentistry. He currently serves on the editorial review board for several prestigious dental journals.
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Guest: Dr. Lauren Rainey Release Date: 2/26/24 |
To tell us how to establish your niche, spread the word and attract the kind of patients you want to treat is our guest, Dr. Lauren Rainey. Dr Rainey owns and operates her own clinical practice and currently teaches direct restorative techniques to dentists in the US & Canada.
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Episode 540: The Art of High Case Acceptance
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Guest: Ella Mullokandova, RDH, BSDH Release Date: 2/21/24 |
Today we're going to address the age-old question, how do we increase patience acceptance of our treatment plans? Now there is a lot behind this, including quite a bit of psychology of course, so to help us put this all in perspective, is our guest Ella Mullokandova. Ella has over 16 years of experience as a dental hygienist and restorative dental partner. She is the co-founder of Converge Dental, a company that helps dental practices succeed and grow, emphasizing the importance of an organized, systematic approach to improved patient care and profitability.
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Guest: Dr. Julie Woods Release Date: 2/19/24 |
So what do we mean by profit over production or even profit first. Doesn't this go against everything we're about as healthcare providers. Well, maybe not. Because working really hard and having little left over at the end of the week is not a sustainable situation nor is it good for your practice, employees or your patients. So lets talk with Dr. Julie Woods. She's a board-certified periodontist and has been practicing since graduating from Baylor College of Dentistry in 2004. Her book, Profit Over Production: Understand Dental Business and Choose Your Practice Destiny, was released in September 2023 and is still an Amazon best-seller.
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Guest: Dr. Anthony Mennito Release Date: 2/14/24 |
Transitioning into a digital dental practice and streamlining your digital workflow can be a bit overwhelming. There is certainly a lot to learn and many things to think about before purchasing your new technology. So to help us get a better handle on all this is our guest Dr. Anthony Mennito. He has been involved with digital workflow in the dental practice for almost 20 years. He is in private practice in SC and is an adjunct faculty member at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Mennito also is part of an excellent in-person CE program in Charleston SC. You can find more info on that at imprescourses.com.
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Episode 536: How to Keep it Together, Stay Happy and Have a Long Fulfilling Career: A Dentist's Perspective
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Guest: Dr. Josie Dovidio Release Date: 2/8/24 |
As a dental healthcare provider, are you feeling overwhelmed or burnt out? Do you have days where you're so exasperated with so many different things in your practice that you wonder how you can keep going to work every day. Well, according to many experts, you are not alone... So the question is what can you do to make things better, feel more fulfilled about your career and be, just plain happier? Well, it may not be as difficult as you may think to turn things around. To help us put this all in perspective and give us some real life recommendations into how to enjoy dentistry again is our guest Dr. Josie Dovidio, a dentist with 22 years experience and a certified wellness consultant.
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Episode 534: The “Health-centered” Secret to Loving Your Practice
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Guest: Dr. Stephanie Vondrak Release Date: 2/1/24 |
What exactly is a health-centered practice? What's the advantage of being a health-centered practice? How does it grow your practice and really make you love what you do? To answer these questions is our guest Dr. Stephanie Vondrak. She owns and operates a private practice in Elkhorn, Nebraska. She has pursued over 600 hours of post-doctorate education in TMD, occlusion, orthodontics, and sleep apnea including the Pankey Institute, the Schuster Center, and the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain.
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Episode 533: Safeguarding Against the Rise in Throat Cancer
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Guest: Dr. Mohammad Kamal Release Date: 1/31/24 |
It cannot be overstated how important it is for the dentist to perform regular oral cancer exams on all patients. We've heard it many times, "early detection of cancer is critical for a favorable prognosis." In today's episode we'll be specifically talking about the rise in throat cancer and the dentist's role in safeguarding patients against this insidious and potentially deadly disease. To tell us more about it is our guest, Dr Mohammad Kamal. Dr Kamal completed his Pathology training at Harbor UCLA Medical Center in California, serving as a chief resident. He completed subspecialty fellowship training in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology at UCLA and he is board certified in Anatomic Pathology. Dr. Kamal served as Medical Director of LabCorp’s Dianon Laboratory and as Chief Medical Officer for PLUS Diagnostics.
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Episode 530: Minimally Traumatic Extractions for the GP
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Guest: Dr. Isaac Tawil Release Date: 1/24/24 |
One of the common procedures we do as dentists is remove teeth. And for most us, it's a fairly routine procedure. But with more research on the topic of tooth extraction and the extraction site itself, and how it all relates to implants, we're learning that minimizing the trauma to the surgical site is of utmost importance. To tell us more about this is Dr. Isaac Tawil. Dr Tawil received his Diplomate from the International Academy of Dental Implantology. He is a graduate of NYU Dental School and practices in Brooklyn NY.
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Guest: Cornelia Cone Release Date: 1/17/24 |
Today we'll be talking with Cornelia Cone. Cornelia is the office manager, practice advisor and wife of Dr. Miles Cone. She and her husband run a boutique prosthodontic practice in Portland Maine. Cornelia has been instrumental in transitioning their practice from analog to digital and has gained great expertise in keeping their practice on course and successful in the realm of digital dentistry.
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Episode 526: Cutting through the Gordian Knot: Where and How to Start your Digital Dentistry Adventure
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Guest: Dr. Miles Cone Release Date: 1/10/24 |
So how do we start our journey into digital dentistry? To help guide us through all of this is our guest Dr. Miles Cone. In addition to achieving board certification in Prosthodontics, Dr. Cone is also a Certified Dental Technician. He currently has a boutique practice in Portland Maine where he works closely with his wife Cornelia who is the office manager as well as his close advisor regarding many aspects of the practice.
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Guest: Dr. Miles Cone Release Date: 1/3/24 |
Only a year ago, Dr. Miles Cone, a respected prosthodontist and educator, made the big leap from analog to digital dentistry. It could be argued that he's entered the game a little late, but for years he resisted, based on a number of preconceived ideas about the kind of practice that actually needs and should have a digital dental practice. But once he entered into digital dentistry, everything changed. To tell us about his journey, why it happened and how it completely transformed his life is our guest, Dr Miles Cone. In addition to achieving board certification within his specialty of prosthodontics, Dr. Cone is also a Certified Dental Technician. He currently has a boutique practice in Portland Maine where he works closely with his wife Cornelia who is the office manager as well as his close advisor regarding many aspects of the practice.
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Episode 507: HIPAA and the YELP War
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Guest: Dr. Karson Carpenter Release Date: 10/16/23 |
Did you ever get a bad online review? How did you respond? In this episode, we'll address some land mines to avoid when responding to a bad online review. Our guest is Dr. Karson Carpenter, dentist and CEO of Compliance Training Partners.
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Guest: Dr. Todd Snyder Release Date: 10/9/23 |
This episode is Part 1 of a 3 part series titled: Attract, Convert and Deliver. Part 1 deals specifically with Marketing Your Practice. Our guest is Dr. Todd Snyder, a regular contributor to Viva Learning.com, a cosmetic dentist, international author, lecturer and consultant to a variety of dental companies. He hosts a weekly podcast, Delusional: Winning the Weekly War of Dentistry. You can reach Dr. Snyder at: www.Legion.Dentist.
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Guest: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA Release Date: 8/21/23 |
Dental practices rely on the results from CDC recommended spore tests to assess whether their sterilizers are functioning properly. Today we'll talk about the other critical components of quality assurance, which are sterilization indicators and integrators. Our guest is Mary Govoni, a speaker, author and consultant on Infection Prevention Control and regulatory compliance. She assists dental teams in achieving compliance with OSHA standards and CDC guidelines, as well as following appropriate infection control protocols.
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Episode 492: Photobiomodulation and What it Can Do for Dentistry
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Guest: Dr. Scott Benjamin Release Date: 8/10/23 |
In this episode we will discuss photobiomodulation (PBM) and how it plays a role in reducing inflammation and healing in dentistry. Joining us today is an expert in the field of dental lasers, Dr. Scott Benjamin. He is currently in private practice in upstate NY and has faculty appointments at several universities. He is the Chairman of the ADA Standards Committee Working Group on Dental Lasers and a Past-President of the Academy of Laser Dentistry.
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Guest: Dr. Karson Carpenter Release Date: 8/7/23 |
Staying compliant with Infection Control protocol is of utmost importance to the health and safety of our patients. And we all know that every office should have stringent IC protocol in place per CDC guidelines. But in addition to the risk to the patient, the practice itself is also at risk by not being fully compliant. Our guest is Dr. Karson Carpenter, dentist and CEO of Compliance Training Partners. He will tell us about a situation where a disgruntled employee reported an office to the state board and how best to avoid and handle this situation.
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Episode 487: Victory with Verbal Skills: Hygienist to Patient
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Guest: Kim Miller, RDH, BSDH Release Date: 7/19/23 |
This episode discusses setting the stage and mastering verbal skills during the dental hygiene visit. There is a ton of great information in this one! Our guest is Kim Miller, a registered dental hygienist, international speaker, writer, trainer and coach. She is passionate about incorporating the oral systemic link and treating periodontal disease with the 'whole' body in mind.
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Guest: Ms. Adrienne Frachtman Release Date: 6/7/23 |
Thanks for joining us. I'm Dr. Phil Klein. In the US, in 2022, there were about 11,000 dental school applicants and of those, 6,300 enrolled as a freshman dental student. So essentially, last year, 57% of applicants ended up going to a US dental school. For most of them, their path was pretty predictable... finish college and go straight to dental school. But for some, their decision to apply to dental school happened years later... and only after realizing that their current career, completely different from dentistry, was not what they wanted to do for the rest of their working life. Today we'll be talking to one such dental school applicant hoping to start in 2024. Her name is Adrienne Frachtman, a young lady who already has a career in the health science field and is determined to pursue her dream of becoming a dentist. And I might add that of the more than 450 episodes that we've produced on this show since 2018,, this will be the first time we've talked with a dental school applicant.
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Guest: Dr. Shalin Shah Release Date: 2/27/23 |
Dental podcast: Welcome to DentalTalk. I'm Dr. Phil Klein. In today's podcast, we'll delve into the benefits of having a good fundamental understanding of the science of orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning when it comes to clear aligners. Our guest is Dr. Shalin Shah, who runs a private practice, Center for Orthodontic Excellence, in Princeton Junction, NJ and lectures nationally and internationally.
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Guest: Dr. Marie Fluent Release Date: 1/11/23 |
Dental podcast: Welcome to DentalTalk. I'm Dr. Phil Klein. One of the simplest action items for the dental team is practicing proper Hand hygiene — yet, it still remains one of the most misunderstood methods to prevent the spread of microbes. Today we'll talk about hand hygiene focusing on product considerations and how to improve dental team compliance. Our guest is Dr. Marie Fluent, who has an extensive dental career spanning 35 years as a dental infection control clinical instructor, educator, speaker, author, and consultant.
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Episode 427: Infection Prevention Starts with Clean Hands
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Guest: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA Release Date: 11/15/22 |
Dental podcast: Welcome to DentalTalk. I'm Dr. Phil Klein. Both the CDC and the World Health Organization promote hand hygiene as the most important infection prevention tool. Today we'll be focusing on the need to know info for dental professionals on hand hygiene. Our guest is Mary Govoni, an internationally recognized speaker, author and coach, focusing on Infection Prevention and Control, OSHA and HIPAA Compliance, and Ergonomics. She is a Certified Dental Assistant and Registered Dental Hygienist with 50+ years of experience in the dental profession.
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Episode 414: Dental Office Simplicity with Workflow Efficiency
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Guest: Dr. Todd Snyder Release Date: 9/15/22 |
Dental podcast: Welcome to DentalTalk. I'm Dr. Phil Klein. Today we'll be discussing how we can keep things simple in our office while maintaining a high level of workflow efficiency. Our guest is Dr. Todd Snyder, a popular speaker on Viva Learning.com, a cosmetic dentist, author, international lecturer, researcher and instructor at various teaching facilities. Dr. Snyder is a consultant for numerous dental manufacturing companies and has had the opportunity to research and recommend changes for many of the materials now being used in dentistry. You can reach Dr. Snyder at: www.legion.dentist..
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Episode 413: Profitable Ways To Cutting Overhead
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Guest: Dr. Todd Snyder Release Date: 9/15/22 |
Dental podcast: Welcome to DentalTalk. I'm Dr. Phil Klein. Today we'll be discussing some of the smart ways to reduce overhead and increasae profitability. Our guest is Dr. Todd Snyder, a popular speaker on Viva Learning.com, a cosmetic dentist, author, international lecturer, researcher and instructor at various teaching facilities. Dr. Snyder is a consultant for numerous dental manufacturing companies and has had the opportunity to research and recommend changes for many of the materials now being used in dentistry. You can reach Dr. Snyder at: www.legion.dentist..
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Guest: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA Release Date: 6/29/22 |
Dental podcast: Welcome to DentalTalk. I'm Dr. Phil Klein. Dental professionals have faced challenges in obtaining PPE during the pandemic. In some cases, due to perceived shortages and increasing PPE costs, dental practices resorting to unfamiliar suppliers may buy PPE that is not NIOSH certified or FDA cleared for use in healthcare settings, putting both the dental teams and patients at risk. Today we'll be discussing the agencies that test and approve PPE for use in these settings, how to access proper resources to ensure a dental practice is using approved PPE, and what criteria to follow when making product selections for PPE.
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Episode 378: Achieving Success In Dentistry
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Guest: Dr. Todd Snyder Release Date: 3/31/22 |
Dental podcast: Welcome to DentalTalk. I'm Dr. Phil Klein. Today we'll be discussing the recipe for achieving success in our dental practices. Our guest is Dr. Todd Snyder, a popular speaker on Viva Learning.com, a cosmetic dentist, author, international lecturer, researcher and instructor at various teaching facilities. Dr. Snyder is a consultant for numerous dental manufacturing companies and has had the opportunity to research and recommend changes for many of the materials now being used in dentistry. You can reach Dr. Snyder at: www.legion.dentist.
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Episode 367: Common Sense Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sanitizing: Are You Doing Things Right in Your Practice?
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Guest: Ms. Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA Release Date: 2/7/22 |
Dental podcast: Welcome to DentalTalk. I'm Dr. Phil Klein. While many use the words cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing interchangeably – they're not quite the same. For instance, cleaning removes visible dirt, soil, and debris but does not disinfect. Disinfecting eliminates bacteria, fungi, and certain viruses but disinfecting does not clean or remove dirt. And finally, Sanitizing reduces the number of germs on surfaces or objects to a safe level but does not fully eliminate them. Today we'll be discussing these areas and how we use common sense knowledge to make wise decisions to protect ourselves, our team, and our practice. Our guest, Shannon Pace Brinker, is an International Speaker, Author and Dental Assistant for over 32 years.
