Alan is joined by one of the best teachers in clinical dentistry, Dr. Dennis Hartlieb. Dennis has a podcast called the DOT Sharecast Continuing education is about taking away something, not everything. Needs, values and resources Dental school expectations...dentistry doesn't last forever YOU remember the compromises that the patient does not A riff on second opinions and overtreatment Overtreatment makes us ALL LOOK BAD Is All-on-X overused in dentistry? Is implant education pushing this too much? "The last treatment that you'll need." Except when it isn't. Treat patients...not procedur ..read more

Dr. Dan Smith joins the guys to talk "Myths and Tips" at VoD 2023!  Dan's myth: Facebook and Instagram dentistry is clinically irrelevant. The stuff you see on social media is more about flexing for other dentists than it is for patients.  Dan's tip: micro diamonds for carving composite anatomy if you're into making anatomy. Some links from the show: Buddy Mopper microdiamond block from Brasseler Meisinger very fine 12 fluted football bur If you want to interact with us, head over to the Very Clinical Facebook Group! Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the pass ..read more

Today Alan is joined by David Becker of Enova Illumination! Alan sat down with David to talk about ergonomic/angled prism loupes! Although the technology isn't new, it's definitely the hot thing in magnfication!  Some links from the show: Enova angled prism loupes Get more information from Enova through the Very Dental link! Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," 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 t ..read more

What happens when software moves past providing a service and starts providing value to dental offices and patients? That's what Ryan White of Weave came to the Very Dental Podcast to talk about! Ryan explains how the future of dental software will make the things that office managers find tedious and time consuming easily automated so they can spend more time serving patients! A few of the topics we cover: Salt Lake City is awesome! What's the elevator pitch for Weave? How is Weave different than its competitors? Why have so many "third party" softwares added so many similar features and how ..read more

Dr. Frank Clayton joined Kevin and Zach to talk "Myths and Tips" at VoD 2023!  Frank's myth: You are "in control" at your dental office. The buck stops with the leader in charge, but you're not in charge of all the buttons and levers. There are "bigger things" going on that you don't have control over...so they aren't worth sweating.  Frank's tip: Find out what you like and do well...and stick to it.  Some links from the show: If you want to interact with us, head over to the Very Clinical Facebook Group! Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Tim ..read more

A very available and transparent(ish) version of AI generated content has taken the world by storm over the last couple of months. ChatGPT and other applications have allowed people to generate amazing and relevant content almost instantly. If you haven't seen it and messed around with it, you might want to take a look. I had Chat GPT write an episode of the Very Dental Shorts. Using the prompt: "Write a 15 minute episode of the Very Dental Shorts where I explain to my dental listeners how we can use AI in our practice and our marketing." Then I had Elevenlabs generate a virtual voice of mysel ..read more

Dr. Ricardo Mitrani has lectured all over the world on all kinds of dental topics. He takes engaging with his audience VERY seriously. Alan spoke with Ricardo at the Spear Summit in 2022 about the challenges that an educator faces when his medium (face to face seminars and workshops) changes drastically. As always, Ricardo and Alan have an extended and wide ranging conversation covering a bunch of topics: The challenges of the "one way" remote presentation  Why is real time audience feedback so important Ricardo's "Masterclass" experience and how he brought it to the hybrid education mod ..read more

Zach and Kevin are joined by the one and only Dr. Jason Lipscomb for "Myths and Tips!"  Jason's myth: You can learn to "love" dentistry Jason's tip: generating content with ChatGPT and "Answer the Public"  Some links from the show: If you want to interact with us, head over to the Very Clinical Facebook Group! Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook," McWethy" 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 ..read more

Q: What are exams for? A: ? The new patient/comprehensive and recall exam are so commonplace that sometimes I think we don't think about the why. In this episode Al digs a little deeper (spoiler: it's not a chance for you to find stuff to do on patients) and explains how he has created trust and value with a plain old recall or new patient exam. Some links from the show:  Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you ..read more

Voices of Dentistry is a terrific meeting for dentists at all phases of their career, including dental students! Al sat down with three dental students from Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine in Glendale, AZ. He is joined by second year dental students Andres (Andy) Palacios, Christian Putegnat and Valentin Meyts to talk about a wide variety of topics! Al explains about dental school in the 90's and being a "new dentist" in the early oughts Student debt...how bad is it and how well do they understand it? ($600k for school) First patient experiences in dental school and how thing ..read more