In episode 28 the DentalHacks talk with Dr. Barry Glassman. Dr. Glassman is a dentist and educator who gave up general practice to focus on treating patients with craniofacial pain and sleep disorders. In this amazing interview, we ask Barry what would be different if he were in charge of the dental world. The resulting…
This episode continues our interview of two current 4th year dental students. The discussion revolves around what it’s like being a dental student in 2014. The episode will feel nostalgic for the grizzled veteran listeners but would be a GREAT listen for college students considering dental school! The Brain Trust picks up where we left…
We’ve talked about dental school and being a new dentist a bunch of times. We’ve offered advice about what we might do differently as a student and new dentist. Now…we hear from some dental students and new dentists! This episode features two senior dental students, Caitlynn Haas of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry…
Dr. Mike Melkers returns in today’s episode to talk about an eclectic variety of topics! First, we finish our discussion of innovations in materials science and how the more things change, the more things stay the same. Then we move into a discussion about “soft skills.” Mike teaches a lot of patient communication techniques that…
It’s the holiday season and the DentalHacks are in a giving mood! Feast your ears on this terrific DentalHacks extra! Could you use a way to help patients make excellent treatment more affordable? Would you like another easy way to create cash flow in your office while doing the dentistry that you’ve trained to do?…
In today’s episode, we begin a discussion of continuing education. We bring together all kinds of CE junkies and talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of dental continuing education. In our interview segment, we talk to Dr. Mike Melkers. Dr. Melkers is a published researcher, teacher and admitted CE junkie. He’s not…
Alcoholism. Addiction. Chemical dependence. Whatever you call it, we don’t talk about it much. Even though upwards of 15% of dentists are directly affected, it’s something we don’t talk about. Until now, that is. Today’s episode of the DentalHacks podcast is a bit of a departure from our typical format. In this episode we present…
Last episode, Dr. Rob Ritter explained what it’s like to be a speaker on the dental CE circuit. This episode we get down to business. We discuss his DIY website for his speaking business and how almost anyone can have an amazing web presence for next to no money. Take digital photos and show the…
This week, the DentalHacks podcast features Dr. Rob Ritter. Rob is a dentist in Jupiter, FL that focuses primarily on cosmetic dentistry. He’s got a lot to share on both clinical and practice management issues, but today’s episode went off on an interesting tangent. Rob has been speaking to dental groups for quite some time…
This week’s show picks up with the second half of our interview with Kevin Henry. Kevin is the Group Content and Editorial Director at Advanstar Communications. Kevin spends some time talking about dental publishing, its history and its future. For instance, he thinks that there will always be a place for print (magazines) as most…