Dental Podcast Episodes
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![]() Guest: Dr. Michael DiTolla Release Date: 11/7/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss cementation strategies for lithium disilicate restorations. Our guest is Dr. Michael DiTolla, a lecturer and columnist with an expertise in restorative dentistry techniques. He is the former Director of Clinical Research and Education at Glidewell Labs and currently is the VP of Clinical affairs at Aegis Communications.
Episode 167: Key Considerations in Choosing Digital Scanners
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![]() Guest: Mr. Daniel Dwyer Release Date: 11/7/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss the key considerations in choosing digital scanners. Our guest is Daniel Dwyer, Clinical Digital Specialist supporting True Definition. Dan has been involved in dentistry for over 21 years, and has concentrated on digital dentistry for the last 10 years.
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![]() Guest: Dr. Robert Convissar Release Date: 11/4/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss how you can make a difference by diagnosing early stage oral cancer. Our guest is Dr. Robert Convissar, an expert in the field of oral cancer detection and biopsy techniques. He has written numerous publications, lectured internationally, and taught hundreds of dentists how to examine patients for oral cancer, and how to perform biopsies of suspected lesions. Dr. Convissar practices laser, cosmetic and restorative dentistry in New York City and also serves as Director of Laser Dentistry at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens.
Episode 164: Optimize Your Nitrous Oxide / Oxygen Delivery
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![]() Guest: Ms. Leann Keefer, RDH, MSM Release Date: 10/31/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss nitrous oxide / oxygen delivery systems. Our guest is Leann Keefer, an expert in the field of infection control and a noted international speaker and dental hygienist. She serves on various foundation and publication boards in the US and Canada and is on the Editorial Review Board for OSAP. Leann is currently the Director of Education for Crosstex Intl.
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![]() Guest: Ms. Leann Keefer, RDH, MSM Release Date: 10/31/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss strategies to identify and manage patient fear and anxiety. Our guest is Leann Keefer, an expert in the field of infection control and a noted international speaker and dental hygienist. She serves on various foundation and publication boards in the US and Canada and is on the Editorial Review Board for OSAP. Leann is currently the Director of Education for Crosstex Intl.
Episode 162: Incorporating the Benefits of Electric Handpieces
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![]() Guest: Dr. Lori Trost Release Date: 10/31/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss a major breakthrough in electric handpiece design. Our guest is Dr. Lori Trost, who maintains a full time practice in Redbud, IL. Dr. Trost focuses on esthetic dentistry with a wellness approach to patient care. She lectures extensively throughout North America, is a clinical evaluator for many dental manufacturers, and translates her knowledge and experience into authoring a wide variety of professional articles.
Episode 161: Comparative Workflows: Same-day Crown
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![]() Guest: Mr. Matt Kunzler Release Date: 10/29/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss the different options available for same-day dentistry and how they translate to different workflows. We will also review the different features and indications available for same-day dentistry. Our guest is Matt Kunzler, a 15 year dental industry veteran and a digital workflow specialist for HSD. He has personally helped over 100 dental practices transition to using intra-oral scanners. He is a certified trainer for a wide range of intra-oral and extra-oral imaging technology.
Episode 160: Intraoral Scanning as a Patient Engagement Tool
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![]() Guest: Mr. Matt Kunzler Release Date: 10/29/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss the variety of intraoral scanners available today, as well as how each scanner lends itself to patient engagement during digital impressioning. Our guest is Matt Kunzler, a 15 year dental industry veteran and a digital workflow specialist for HSD. He has personally helped over 100 dental practices transition to using intra-oral scanners. He is a certified trainer for a wide range of intra-oral and extra-oral imaging technology.
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![]() Guest: Dr. Jarod Johnson Release Date: 10/21/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss the uses and benefits of glass ionomers in pediatric dentistry. Our guest is Dr. Jarod Johnson, a practicing pediatric dentist and a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He has received advanced training in behavior management, sedation, hospital dentistry, trauma, special health care needs, interceptive orthodontics, space maintenance, oral hygiene and dietary counseling.
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![]() Guest: Dr. Jarod Johnson Release Date: 10/21/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss silver diamine fluoride and the protocol for placing a restoration immediately over it. Our guest is Dr. Jarod Johnson, a practicing pediatric dentist and a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He has received advanced training in behavior management, sedation, hospital dentistry, trauma, special health care needs, interceptive orthodontics, space maintenance, oral hygiene and dietary counseling.
Episode 157: My Practice Doesn’t Have Enough Cash?
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![]() Guest: Trent Watrous Release Date: 10/14/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss cashflow in your dental practice. Historically, dental practices have been generators of strong cash flow. But when cash shortages arrive, the dentist feels paralyzed on how to correct the situation. Understanding the steps to remedying cash shortages are critical to the long term viability of a dental practice. Our guest is Trent Watrous, a dental specific CPA from Nashville, TN. Trent continues to work with practices in varying levels of success, from startup, to fully operational, or actively struggling to overcome prior financial decisions.
Episode 156: Benchmarking Your Profit and Loss Statement
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![]() Guest: Trent Watrous Release Date: 10/14/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss benchmarking your profit and loss statement. A dentist might understand the purpose of the profit and loss statement but may miss the “forest for the trees” in the scope of leveraging the power of the profit and loss statement. Understanding the use of benchmarks in reviewing the profit and loss statement and making management decisions can be a game changer for a practice owner. Our guest is Trent Watrous, a dental specific CPA from Nashville, TN. Trent continues to work with practices in varying levels of success, from startup, to fully operational, or actively struggling to overcome prior financial decisions.
Episode 155: The Profit and Loss Statement: Does it Matter?
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![]() Guest: Trent Watrous Release Date: 10/14/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss the profit and loss statement. Although the profit and loss statement is the most commonly viewed financial statement, dental practice owners often miss the value of the details by simply looking at the profit number only. Having a working knowledge of the profit and loss statement can impact how a dentist makes management decisions. Our guest is Trent Watrous, a dental specific CPA from Nashville, TN. Trent continues to work with practices in varying levels of success, from startup, to fully operational, or actively struggling to overcome prior financial decisions.
Episode 154: Understanding the Balance Sheet
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![]() Guest: Trent Watrous Release Date: 10/14/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss the balance sheet of a dental practice. Having a working knowledge of how the balance sheet informs a practice owner of strengths and weaknesses of the entity can change the financial habits of a dentist. Our guest is Trent Watrous, a dental specific CPA from Nashville, TN. Trent continues to work with practices in varying levels of success, from startup, to fully operational, or actively struggling to overcome prior financial decisions.
Episode 153: BioActive Restorative Materials in Endodontics
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![]() Guest: Dr. Ali Nasseh Release Date: 10/1/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss bioactive restorative materials in endodontics. Our guest is Dr. Ali Nasseh, CEO of Real World Endo and founder of MicroSurgical Endodontics (MSEndo), and a practicing endodontist in Boston, MA. He has been an active faculty and a clinical instructor at the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterial Sciences / Postdoctoral Endodontic division of Harvard School of Dental Medicine since 1994. Dr. Nasseh is a national and international speaker and lectures actively.
Episode 152: Bioceramic use in Surgical Endodontics
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![]() Guest: Dr. Ali Nasseh Release Date: 10/1/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss bioceramics use and indications in surgical endodontics. Our guest is Dr. Ali Nasseh, CEO of Real World Endo and founder of MicroSurgical Endodontics (MSEndo), and a practicing endodontist in Boston, MA. He has been an active faculty and a clinical instructor at the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterial Sciences / Postdoctoral Endodontic division of Harvard School of Dental Medicine since 1994. Dr. Nasseh is a national and international speaker and lectures actively.
Episode 151: Bioceramics use in Non-Surgical Root Canal Therapy
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![]() Guest: Dr. Ali Nasseh Release Date: 10/1/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss bioceramics use, techniques and indications in non-surgical root canal therapy. Our guest is Dr. Ali Nasseh, CEO of Real World Endo and founder of MicroSurgical Endodontics (MSEndo), and a practicing endodontist in Boston, MA. He has been an active faculty and a clinical instructor at the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterial Sciences / Postdoctoral Endodontic division of Harvard School of Dental Medicine since 1994. Dr. Nasseh is a national and international speaker and lectures actively.
Episode 150: The use of Bioceramics in Endodontics
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![]() Guest: Dr. Ali Nasseh Release Date: 10/1/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss the use of bioceramics in endodontics. Our guest is Dr. Ali Nasseh, CEO of Real World Endo and founder of MicroSurgical Endodontics (MSEndo), and a practicing endodontist in Boston, MA. He has been an active faculty and a clinical instructor at the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterial Sciences / Postdoctoral Endodontic division of Harvard School of Dental Medicine since 1994. Dr. Nasseh is a national and international speaker and lectures actively.
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![]() Guest: Ms. Leann Keefer, RDH, MSM Release Date: 9/27/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss "shocking" and "monitoring" dental unit waterlines. Our guest is Leann Keefer, an expert in the field of infection control and a noted international speaker and dental hygienist. She serves on various foundation and publication boards in the US and Canada and is on the Editorial Review Board for OSAP. Leann is currently the Director of Education for Crosstex Intl.
Episode 148: What's in Your Composite Restorative?
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![]() Guest: Dr. Lee Ann Brady Release Date: 9/24/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss composite materials and how does filler content and particle size play into your composite choice. Our guest is Dr. Lee Ann Brady, Director of Education for the Pankey Institute and a dedicated educator who also maintains a private practice in Glendale Arizona.
Episode 147: State-of-the-Art Adhesive Dentistry
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![]() Guest: Dr. Lee Ann Brady Release Date: 9/24/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss adhesive dentistry and the benefits of using self-etch, total-etch and universal adhesives. Our guest is Dr. Lee Ann Brady, Director of Education for the Pankey Institute and a dedicated educator who also maintains a private practice in Glendale Arizona.
Episode 146: Hypersensitity Can Be Treated!
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![]() Guest: Dr. Lee Ann Brady Release Date: 9/24/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss how to reduce and prevent hypersensitivity following restorative procedures. Our guest is Dr. Lee Ann Brady, Director of Education for the Pankey Institute and a dedicated educator who also maintains a private practice in Glendale Arizona.
Episode 145: How to Maintain a Dry Field: It Matters!
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![]() Guest: Dr. Lee Ann Brady Release Date: 9/24/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss why maintaining a dry field is so important during restorative procedures. Our guest is Dr. Lee Ann Brady, Director of Education for the Pankey Institute and a dedicated educator who also maintains a private practice in Glendale Arizona.
Episode 144: Overcoming Two Major Pain Points in Practice
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![]() Guest: Dr. Jason Goodchild Release Date: 9/23/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss overcoming two major pain points in practice. Our guest is Dr. Jason Goodchild, currently the Director of Clinical Affairs at Premier Dental Products Company (Plymouth Meeting, PA) involved in developing innovative new products and educating clinicians to improve clinical practice.
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![]() Guest: Dr. Miles Cone Release Date: 9/23/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will address the question, Are there any universal dual-cure adhesive luting cementation systems that provide natural esthetics and high bonding strength for your indirect restorations? In this episode, Our guest, Dr. Miles Cone will help us better understand. Dr. Cone is one of only two prosthodontists in the entirety of New England to have obtained additional qualifications as a Certified Dental Technician. He owns a private practice and is Editor in Chief for the Messenger, a quarterly publication by the American College of Prosthodontists.
Episode 142: One Cement. All Indications. One Prime Procedure.
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![]() Guest: Dr. Daniel Vasquez Release Date: 9/13/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss the use and importance of adhesive cements for crowns, bridges and veneers. Our guest is Dr. Daniel Vasquez, who has been in private practice since 1999 in San Diego, California. As an opinion leader for multiple Dentsply Sirona Dental Partners, Dr. Vasquez has a great understanding of all dental materials including protocols to be used for most CAD-CAM blocks, stain/glaze, and dental bonding systems. He has lectured all over the U.S. and internationally.
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![]() Guest: Dr. Kevin Brown Release Date: 9/13/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss the benefits and advancements in flowable composites. Our guest is Dr. Kevin Brown, a recognized cosmetic and restorative dentist and a member of a variety of dental associations and societies, among which he is an Accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He has published in numerous dental journals and in several issues, you have probably seen Dr. Brown featured on the front cover of the prestigious Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Episode 140: Frustrated with Post and Cores? Listen to this!
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![]() Guest: Dr. Sam Simos Release Date: 9/13/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss post and core systems and strategies to ensure strength and stability in every placement. Our guest is Dr. Sam Simos, a nationally recognized key opinion leader in cosmetic and restorative dentistry. He lectures around the country and writes articles in professional publications on the use of innovative dental techniques and materials.
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![]() Guest: Dr. Sam Simos Release Date: 9/13/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss resin modified glass ionomer cements, when to use them and how to choose them for long term success. Our guest is Dr. Sam Simos, a nationally recognized key opinion leader in cosmetic and restorative dentistry. He lectures around the country and writes articles in professional publications on the use of innovative dental techniques and materials.
Episode 138: Understanding your ROI on PSP Digital Imaging
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![]() Guest: Dr. Juan Yepes Release Date: 9/4/19 |
Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss the return on investment on PSP technology. Our guest is Dr. Juan Yepes, a dentist and a physician with an extensive educational and teaching background nationally and internationally. Dr. Yepes is a professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Indiana University School of Dentistry in Indianapolis, Indiana. His research and teaching interests are in the area of oral medicine, oral radiology and oral pathology in children.