Totally Oral Podcast

Russ talks with Dr. Andrew Ip from Sydney, Australia.  Andrew is a second generation dentist who works in both his mom's practice and his dad's practice and teaches CAD-CAM dentistry as well.  We talk for the hour about what it is like to practice in a former British colony as well where the technology is taking us.  It is a cool discussion. Links: https://ai3dprinting.com.au/ for his website and reviews of printers https://youtube.com/@ai3d676?si=KBbX64SSTvrRvdgU for his videos #ai_ortho_implant for his Instagram

Delaney Spaulding joins Russell Schafer and Clinton Timmerman to talk about growing up in the field of dentistry, experiecing the Northeast after college at the Univesity of Georgia and purhcasing a practice in Birmingham, Alabama.  Delaney ripped off the band-aid when she bought her office and went FFS immediately. Listen and find out how she has made her success in The Yellowhammer State, and how Dandy Lab has been a great asset to her business. 

This week Russell talks with Dr. Mustafa Shah Khan and Richard Offutt about their new platform and social group Simplifiy Dentistry.  Their goal is to bring clinicians together on a wide variety of topics from clinical skills to business discussions.  In our podcast we talk about how social media has evolved over time and how dentists have gravitated towards it.  We also talk about the downsizing of Align and Dentsply Sirona as well as why maybe that has happened.  Finally we discuss what might be done about the hygiene shortage. If you want to go to their website it is simplifydds.com .  Also their Facebook page is active as well!

Kelly Tipple shares what it's like marrying into a profession she previously knew nothing about and all the many joys the field of dentistry bring her.  Russell Schafer was presumably out 3D printer shopping but will be back with us next week. 

This week Russ talks in person with Dr. Abraham Hoellerich and Dr. Lance Timmerman live at Pathway Symposium after hours.  We talk about a variety of topics such as how to fix CE events, how Abe built his office into the magnificient beast it is, bringing staffs on trips, as well as how sedation.  Lots of cursing as well... you have been warned...

This week Russ and Clint get to talk with Dr. Artie Volker.  Artie talks about his recent residency he finished in Italy and we talk about how we enjoy taking courses and learning new things and talking with colleagues.   If you want to see Artie speak, you can find him at Dig-A-Palooza 2024 in Oct 2024 and he will be speaking at the Greater New York meeting in 2024.

This week Russ talks with Dr Jeff Hoos who create the H&H technique.  He also runs the Dental Insights Facebook group and own a rather large office with 4 other dentists.  We talk about his career since he graduated in 1978 as well as how stuff has changed and go on various topics.  We end the conversation talking about Dentapreg as well which he likes.

This week Russ and Clint talk with Sam Katacic VP of Sales for Rapidshape.   We talk at length about the changes in the market for 3d resins and how automation is driving a lot of changes.  Rapidshape has validated over 200 resins on their platform and has processes to ensure that each print is routine and predictable.  This is really nice especially if you have staff turnover, it is easy to train new employees to your resin. Also Russ gets pretty excited to hear about their curing unit which doesn't need N2 to cure but rather uses a vacuum.  He will be looking into that product for sure.   If you want to learn more about Rapidshape, go to Rapidshape.de.

This week Russ talks with Dentscape AI co-founders Bill Chou and Sylvie Liu, DDS along with their VP of Business Development Ryan Axelson.  They've all been on the podcast before when Russ went to Smilecon in 2022.  On the previous podcast, they talked about PreTeeth AI Pro which does smile design using AI to simulate what is possible doing different treatment modalities.  Dentscape AI is a web based software that currently can design bite splints and crowns using a simplified interface with the goal being to expedite the entire process so that labs can design units in a day and be more efficient.  We talk about the process of developing the AI as well as why they first started with bite splints rather than crowns as well as why humans are still needed to guide the AI.  If you are interested in hearing about how AI is "done," it is a cool conversation. If you are a lab interested in partnering with Dentscape, contact Ryan.  His email is ryan@dentscape.ai or you can find him on Facebook as well.  If you prefer

This week Russ interviews Allison Norris an RDH who pivoted to working in the industry.  We talk about her journey and how she founded the The Dentele Group which focuses on placing non-clinical roles in the dental industry.  She essentially helps everyone from FDs at small dental offices to dentists who want to work for major companies like Henry Schein.  We also talk about her app that she is developing called Cakewalk which is meant to be Indeed for Dentists to help with hiring new staff.  If you want to reach out to Allison, you can find her on Facebook or you can email her at AllisonNorris@thedentelegroup.com.   

Clint and Russ come together to talk with long time listener Dr. Tyler Rumple.  Tyler listens to darn near all the different podcasts out there.  Tyler practices near Clint and is a busy PPO dentist who has quite a few hygienists and has merged two dental offices together to create a thriving office.  We talk about the joys of owning an office and also about his experience of being in the Navy.  Finally we talk about the importance of the ADA and about sectional matrix bands.  We reference Tor Matrix bands which are a cheap matrix that seems to work pretty darn well in both Russ's and Tyler's hands.

Russ talks with Dr. Rick Ferguson this week.  Rick and his wife are both dentists in Florida but on the side Rick teaches a few things.  He runs Implant Educators where he trains dentists on full arch as well as single units.  He also runs Digital Educators which is his platform to teach 3d printing technology and digital processes.  We talk at length about the different platforms from Asiga to Phrozen to Sprintray to Formlabs and Rick gives us his opinions of the pros of all of them as well as what made him decide to create the mini plate and heat plate for the Phrozen Mini 8ks which kinda makes the Phrozen equal to the Sprintray Pro 55S for a tenth of the cost.  We surprisingly don't go political either! Finally, we talk about the greatest part of the digital dental printing revolution which has really been the comraderie between dentists.  If you want to join his big Facebook group, Dental 3D printing group click on the link and join in the coversation.  It is a great group overall. 

Russell Schafer explains to Clinton Timmerman how he is able to make Medicaid work for his office through strategic scheduling and dentures.  Learn Russell's simple 3 step denture technique at https://www.practicebiopsy.com/denture-magic-information-page/  

Russ talks with Dr. Marcus Cowan this week.  Marcus is a dentist who moved with his wife from sunny Georgia to Boston, Massachusetts as his wife goes to surgery residency at there.  We talk about his experience moving and starting a new job as well as doing a GPR.  Also Marcus has started an implant planning lab called CowTech Dental Lab focusing on helping dentists place implants from consultation and treatment planning to execution.  We talk about the need for helping doctors plan out cases because most cases are not as easy as implant courses make them out to be.  We compare printers, resins, and softwares and talk about their pros and cons. If you want to reach out and find out more about Marcus and his lab, you can find him on Instagram at MarcusCowanDMD and his email is marcuscowandmd@gmail.com.

This week Russ talks with Dr. Steven Dold from Wichita, KS.  About a month ago, they both took a botox and filler course together and of course like good dentists, neither of them has done a single case.  We talk about how practices have peaks and valleys and good months and bad months.  We of course talk about removable and Dold talks about his removable lab Kaylor Dental.  Primarily at the end, we talk about how Steven actually does all of his own insurnace billing and why he started doing it was because he kinda needed to.  

This week Russ and Clint talk with Talon Davis.  Talon runs an 8 op PPO driven office in Dallas, Tx.  We talk about how he has implemented systems to ensure that he always has a productive day as well as venture a tad into politics which is always fun.  We might also drop the F bomb a few times.  Sorry mom...

This week Clint and Russ talk with Dr. Eric Studley.  We discuss Eric's career from getting into NYU to starting a dental office in the 80's to founding Eric Studley & Associates Inc where he helps dentists with insurance.  Overall it is a wonderful conversation.

This week Russ and Clint talk about upgrading their offices.  Russell is speaking at Cad-Ray's World Series of Digital Dentistry on Sept 5 to 7 2024.  It should be great. A few products that Russ and Clint talk about.  We don't get a dime from any of these products Yabangbang Handpieces Tuttanaur Sterilizer HDX CBCT Apex Sensors Handheld X-ray Units Justin Shafer's Software that links cell phone photos to Dexis  

Clint and Russell interview Dr. Bridgett Jorgensen out of Sugar Hill, GA this week.  Bridgett ran a FFS office for many years and sold her office in 2018.  She started Dental Practice Matchmaker after trying to find an office for her daughter to purchase during Covid and looking to upend the broker model completely.  She and her company not only run the free Facebook page Dental Practice Matchmaker but also for 30 dollars a month you can be on her website and app Dental Practice Matchmaker to either look for a job, post a job, look to buy an office, or sell your office.  We also talked a bit about her husband who started LightHouse 360.  

Russell talks with Ashtyn Hoffer out of Vancouver, Canada this week. Ashtyn is a digital lab tech designer who focuses primarily on dentures.  We talk about his experiences as a young lab learning from his father who is also a denturist and also how he has seen Exocad grow in the past few iterations as well as milling vs printing.  Also Ashytn has a new lab focused on designing removable prosthetics.  If you are interested in his services, go to The Center of Dental Excellence to see what he has to offer.  He does great work and I highly recommend him.