Dr. Juan Yepes is a man who needs no introduction. He is a pediatric dentist, radiologist, physician, masters of public health… I’m sure I’m forgetting something. Let’s just say he’s smarter than I am. Dr. Yepes joins us on the podcast to talk about radiation safety in pediatric dentistry. We had a great conversation highlighting…
Dr. Mitch Kramer is a pediatric dentist, partner, and soon to be 100% owner of a busy pediatric practice in central Minnesota. Dr. Kramer comes on the podcast to share his story about how he structured his initial buy-in in 2016. After helping grow the practice to four-locations, an associate, and 12,000 active patients, Dr….
This episode is a boards-review style solo episode, where I take some time to review the AAPD guidelines, current literature, and throw in a little personal opinion on key topics in pediatric dentistry. In today’s episode, I review: – Amides vs esthers, – Is septo really better? – When to give an IAN block and…
Dr. Tim Richardson is a pediatric dentist and the owner of Acorn Dentistry for Children in the greater Portland, Oregon area. After residency, Dr. Richardson bought and grew three offices in a five year period. After feeling the stresses of burnout coming on, he decided to sell these offices and start over with both a…
Dr. Adam Priestwood is a pediatric dentist who practices in eastern Tennessee and treats a high-risk population. Dr. Priestwood comes on the podcast to talk about how he uses oral sedations to help manage shortages with his access to OR time. We talk about what the patient population is like in the Appalachia region of…
Nothing fancy in this episode, just a couple of pediatric dentists talking about some of the tough cases and mistakes they’ve made in their respective practices. Sometimes you just need to vent a little about work over a beer, and that’s exactly what this episode is for. Thank you to Dr. Nate Green from Denver,…
Charles Loretto is a partner at Cain Watters and Associates, a firm which needs no introduction in the world of dentistry. Charles oversees the practice transition department for CWA, and is founder of affiliate company, National Dental Placements, that assists doctors in the buying, transitioning and valuation of a practice. He and his team help…
Dr. Dallin Young is a pediatric dentist and the owner of Young Smiles Children’s Dentistry in Fairbanks, Alaska. After starting a practice in a competitive area of Idaho, he decided to sell and move to the interior of Alaska. In this podcast we discuss: – How Dr. Young settled on the interior of Alaska as…
Dr. Kirsten Frazier is an orthodontist who recently started her own practice in South Carolina. She practiced in Chicago for several years out of residency before determining that she needed to be her own boss, and made the decision to move to a new city and plant roots in her dream practice. I wanted to…
This if the first of several solo study episodes where I will be reviewing certain pediatric dentistry topics as a way to review for board exams, as well as to review new evidence and clinical studies on the subject. Today’s study topic is on sealants… how to do sealants that don’t suck. Placing a good…