Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

This Episodes Discussion: How can you get into trouble with nitrous oxide sedation? When should you remove the nose mask? How to be safe doing oral sedation? What drug should not be in your emergency kit? What can you do to help your insurance submissions? And much, much more!   Fred Quarnstrom: I am semi retired. I practice 2 days a week for the lady dentist who worked for me for 12 years and purchased my practice. I have now worked for her 8 years. This gives me a chance to stay in touch with my long time patients, their children and grandchildren. My practice was in a modest to low income, multiracial part of Seattle. It was successful beyond my fondest dreams.    I graduated from dental school 51 years ago. I spend 2 years attached to the Marine Corps and Seabees as a dentist including the first across the beach amphibious assault in Vietnam at Chu Lai. I did dentistry on our troop, on Vietnam villagers and medical air evacuations of the wounded. In all, I had 8 years in the Naval Reserves and 2 years i

This episodes Discussion: Learn. Unlearn. Relearn. Expensive Dentistry vs Expensive Dentist vs Expensive looking Dentists Rockstars in Dentistry What to learn after graduation And much more!   Kamsiah Haider: Dr. Kamsiah is a multidisciplinary dental specialist. Her current interest are in DigitalSmileDesign, which is a new field of her specialization.    The DSD technique enables her to be more exact in her approach to cosmetic dentistry. She works closely with a few local labs and the DSD lab in Madrid, Spain.   She also practices bone-screw dentistry which combines dental implantology, prosthodontics and orthodontics. In 2003m she did a course in Orthodontics by the Academy of Dental Science in Malaysia . She worked part-time in an established Orthodontic Clinic from 2004-2011.   She earned her membership of the International Association for Orthodontist (iAOi) in 2014. She did her mini-residency with the well known expert and bone screw Dr. Chris Chang in Taiwan.    Dr. Kamsiah obtained her dental degre

Dental student Derek Williams is the creator of the Ambitious Dental Students group on Dentaltown. In this episode, listen to Derek’s advice on how to get the most out of dental school, Dentaltown, and a whole lot more!   Derek Williams: Decided to be a dentist in high school Will graduate from Creighton 2016 Created private group on Dentaltown called "Ambitious Dental Students" Organized trip to SA: Invited by Scott Leune (member of Ambitious Dental Students) to visit Breakaway for 10 days to learn systems and attend seminars

-Advantages of the cloud over client-server -A new migration from client-server to the cloud -What the cloud means for older client-server applications   Currently VP sales and marketing at Curve Dental since 2009, building the most well-know brand for cloud-based dental software. Before joining Curve Dental built the profession's biggest brand in dental software for Henry Schein, spending 16 years directing marketing efforts for Dentrix. Combined time in the dental software business is more than 22 years.   www.CurveDental.com

- Why building strong relationships is the most important thing you can do to build your business. - How your personal relationships affect your business relationships. - How to stand out in your industry. - The importance of building a specific culture in your practice.   Since 2008, Award winning mentor Dino Watt, The Relationship Expert has been helping high income producers by replicating their business success into their personal relationships. His systems have been proven to create more happiness in marriages, more peace in the work place, more freedom from the many stresses in life, and more revenue in your business.   www.dinowatt.com

Imagine walking into a cozy room warmed by a crackling fireplace and filled with the scent of gourmet coffee and tea. You’re invited to choose a beverage, make yourself comfortable on the sofa, and pick out a movie. No, you're not at home or visiting the household of a beloved family member or friend. Welcome to the dental office of Dr. Ben Sutter!   Dr. Sutter received a BA in psychology as well as a BS in biology from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. He then earned his DMD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers School of Dental Medicine), where he was the recipient of numerous academic awards. While in New Jersey, he completed a one-year, hospital-based residency at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Dr. Sutter is also the author of articles and abstracts and has vast clinical, research, and teaching experience. He has been studying and treating TMJ dysfunction since going into private practice in 2008. In that time, Dr. Sutter has sought advanced education and training in

In 1998, Randy Alvarez launched the effort that would become The Wellness Hour TV Show. Since then, more than 1,200 episodes have been produced and have featured some of the nation’s leading medical and dental specialists. His company is the number one producer of medical and dental documentaries in the world.    The Wellness Hour news interview has become a social media and television platform for doctors to educate the public about their specialty. Doctors report that they attract hundreds of new patients to their practices. Each week, The Wellness Hour TV show airs in more than 70 million homes across the United States and all of Canada. Alvarez,   Alvarez has transformed the show’s website (www.wellnesshour.com) into an extensive on-line medical resource for both doctors and the public. His newest project Alvarez University is an on line interactive communication training program for dentists and their teams, with hundreds of on line training modules. It’s the fastest growing communication training progr

MDPM Consulting Mission Statement: Our primary purpose is to provide our clients with a creative, consistent, and highly visible online presence. We will always extend superior customer service, with responsive solutions that addresses each customer’s unique needs.   Originally from Connecticut, Jill spent a number of years in the Midwest in the mortgage industry before becoming a Texan in 2002. Joint ventures with small businesses around the country led her to establish MDPM Consulting in 2010. With many years in business development under her belt, Jill has worked with clients from almost every major city, helping them with their marketing efforts and growing their businesses. Today, Jill is MDPM's CEO, but more importantly, she's the director of business development for her clients. She approaches online marketing with a long-term approach, evaluating how all of the pieces of a dental practice fit together to create a successful brand and business.   Outside of the office, Jill is a busy mom to her two tee

Dr. Frank has been a multiple practice owner for 14 years and has been teaching Phasing Out and Expansion strategies to dentists for over 8 years.  Dr. Frank is the Founder of OsteoReady Implant Solutions.  Dr. Frank and his wife of 10 years live in Oregon with their 3 boys.   Dr. Brady Frank received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery at Marquette University Dental School. Now, as the Clinical Director and Founder of OsteoReady™, Dr. Brady Frank has developed a continuing education system that allows the general dentist to become comfortable in confidently providing simplified, efficient, lifetime implant solutions to patients.   Dr. Frank has contributed several pivotal inventions to implant dentistry, including the OsteoConverter™, which allows the dentist to provide more affordable, efficient and comfortable implant treatment.   Dr. Frank is a sought-after speaker and educator, and has addressed thousands of dentists at major dental meetings and events throughout the country. Between his experience as a spea

Dr. Samuel Lee has earned double doctoral degree in Dentistry.  He has earned Doctor of Medical Science (4-5 years full time doctoral degree) from Harvard University, and Doctor of Dental Surgery (4 years) from UCLA School of Dentistry.  He is a Diplomate of American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry, and limits his dental practice in Implant Surgery and orthodontics.   After completing his bachelorʼs degree in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at UCLA, he continued his studies at UCLA School of Dentistry for his doctor of dental surgery degree.  While attending dental school, he has taught Biochemistry for 3 years.  He loves teaching and enjoys developing new technologies.  As a dentist, he practiced implant dentistry and orthodontics in a private practice in Buena Park, California, for 7 years.  He and his family moved to Boston area to further his study at Harvard School of Dental Medicine for his specialty certificate in Periodontology, and to earn Doctor of Medical Science from Harvard Univ

Whitehall began in 1980 as promoters of a conservative financial philosophy with an emphasis on being debt-free and purchasing safe investments.   Greg Stanley graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting in 1975. Since that time, Greg has spoken to over 50,000 health care professionals on the topics of practice management and finance. In addition to producing over 200 monthly audio recordings, Greg has created 17 full-length audio education programs on topics ranging from practice overhead and control to team building and marketing. Greg Stanley has been the key seminar presenter for Whitehall Management for the past 34 years and has spoken regularly in Canada, Australia and various European countries. In 2004, Dentaltown.com voted Whitehall Management the Best Practice Management of The Year (from 2,200 write-in votes).   www.whitehallmgt.com

I grew up in Indiana, moved to SLC as senior in high school.  Went to BYU, served a mission in California speaking Spanish, went to dental school at WVU (1999), AEGD at WVU (2002) and Endo residency at WVU.  Moved to Arizona - where my wife grew up and joined with Ed Carlson at SSE.  We have tried to be leaders in endodontic education for those in the east valley. We have put on the Inner Space Seminar series for 12 years.  I also have written the endo blog since 2007 - which is a blog about the clinical practice of endodontics.   www.theendoblog.com

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In this episode, Dr. Noel Ananthan shares his experience implementing short term orthodontics. Discover when short term ortho is ideal, when it is not, and other tips and tricks to add to your orthodontic arsenal!   Noel Ananthan, DDS: Gained early acceptance at the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry after one year of undergraduate study at the University of Western Ontario. Currently a Clinical Instructor for Six Month Smiles short term orthodontic system teaching the Levels 1 and 2 Courses in North America and the U.K. Maintains a management company which owns and operates dental practices focused on helping young dentists how to efficiently run a successful dental practice and then purchase the practice. Has 5 children including one who will be graduating in 2016 as a dentist from his alma mater, the University of Toronto, and is then going on to graduate endodontics. Had his first grandchild this past summer.   www.6monthsmiles.com

Founder and owner of Edge Endo, Dr. Charles Goodis, discusses the early days of his company, manufacturing files, and much more.   Dr. Goodis received his DDS from the University of Michigan, his GPR residency at the University of Minnesota, and his Endodontic residency at the University of Connecticut. His undergraduate major at the University of Michigan was Mechanical Engineering. It was this background combined with his vast experience in Endodontics, which led to the development of EdgeEndo(registered). His endodontic supply company sells heat-treated NiTi rotary files and thermal obturators for less than half the cost to promote excellence in Endodontics.   www.EdgeEndo.com

This episode’s discussion: Operations, Career Paths, Growing & Managing an Emergency Dental Clinic, Time Management,  and the Consultants/Vendors that Dentists can save money using.   I'm originally from Calumet City IL (South Side of Chicago). I attended Western Michigan University where I earned my degree in Aviation Business Administration. My Senior year at WMU I worked as a Flight Instructor for the university which helped springboard my career as a professional pilot. This is also where I met my wife Lauren (who is also a pilot).  She was actually a flight student (not my student) while I was an instructor.  Lauren and I went on to get married but found the life of a professional pilot wasn't conducive to starting a family so we decided to make some changes and chose starting a family over flying professionally.  I then went on to sell mortgages which led to a banking/finance/investing career.  While this was all going on, my best friend/college roommate/bestmen in each other's wedding/Godparents t

This episode’s discussion: - What is a dental virtual assistant? - How does a dental virtual assistant help the dental office? - What services does Gold Virtual Assistant focus on? - How does Gold Virtual Assistant access dental practice information? - How does Gold Virtual Assistant save dental offices money?   Let me first introduce myself, my name is Arreanna K. Cromartie, and I am the owner of Gold Virtual Assistant, www.goldvirtualassistant.com, the leading dental virtual assistant.  If you are not familiar with the concept of my business I can further explain it to you. Gold Virtual Assistant caters to the modern day dental professional who desires efficiency, rapid results and keen eye for detail on both long and short term basis. My company provides professional administrative support to dental offices across the nation. We provide services to include verifying insurance, claims management, account management and more. We live in 2015, a day of modern technology, and with that being said we at Gold VA

Meet the creators of MightyMolar Man! Hear how MightyMolar Man can help your practice promote oral hygiene, and how taking the MightyMolar Man Pledge inspires children to have fun while taking care of their teeth.   John Bond: Dr. John U. Bond brings animation, entertainment and fun to the dental experience, with a real passion and special interest in helping the millions of children who suffer from dental phobias, and those with special needs, overcome their fear and anxiety to get the dental care they need ... oftentimes eliminating the need for sedation. Also, Dr. John U. Bond believes that many teens and adults do not take their dental health seriously, despite the overwhelming evidence that it effects our overall health and wellness.   He created Mighty MolarMan & Friends to address both of these concerns, as well as providing a solution for all the frustrated parents who battle with their kids to brush. Mighty MolarMan & Friends make education, dental appointments, and dental hygiene FUN !!  

This episode’s discussion: Basic requirements for a successful endodontic procedure Whether vital pulp therapy falls under the definition of endodontics The most difficult technical challenges in performing successful endo. Technical advances in the last few years to make RCT more predictable Coronal restoration. And more!   Dr. Martin Trope was born in Johannesburg, South Africa where he received his BDS degree in dentistry in 1976. From 1976 to 1980 he practiced General Dentistry and Endodontics. In 1980 he moved to Philadelphia to specialize in Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating as an Endodontist he continued at the University of Pennsylvania as a faculty member until 1989 when he became Chair of Endodontology at Temple University, School of Dentistry. In 1993 he accepted the JB Freedland Professorship in the Department of Endodontics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Dentistry. Named in honor of one of the founding fathers of Endodontics, the Freed

This episode’s discussion: - How & why dental professionals develop pain - Is pain a necessary byproduct of the industry? - Are loupes beneficial in preventing work-related pain? - Pros and cons of different dental chairs - And more!   Bethany is author of the book, “Practice Dentistry Pain-Free: Evidence-based Strategies to Prevent Pain and Extend your Career” and clinical instructor of ergonomics at OHSU School of Dentistry in Portland, OR. A physical therapist who has worked exclusively with dental professionals for over 15 years, she is recognized internationally as an expert in dental ergonomics, and has been invited to lecture at over 400 conferences worldwide, including Dubai, Poland, Belgium, Ireland, and Jamaica. She has published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed dental journals and has developed patient positioning and exercise DVDs specifically for dental professionals. She offers free newsletters, articles, videos and product reviews on her website at www.posturedontics.com.   www.postur