Totally Oral Podcast

By Drs Clinton Timmerman & Russell Schafer

What's Totally Oral Podcast about?

Drs Clinton Timmerman and Russell Schafer furthers the legacy created by Dr Lance Timmerman by interviewing guests who can bring insight in to the field of dentistry.

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Totally Oral Podcast episodes:

06.06.2024
Deren Flesher Helps You Invest Wisely
Deren Flesher goes Totally Oral with Clinton Timmerman and Russell Schafer. He has a private practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and has found a niche giving advice to dentists in various ways they can invest. Check out his podcast...
06.01.2024
A British Invasion
Harry Wheeler and Alistair Stoddart, two dental students from The University of Glasgow in Scotland, United Kingdom, had a chance to shadow Clint at Blu Dental & Wellness in Marysville, Washington, for a week. Before they flew out, Clint had...
05.26.2024
Jesse Flore helps Dentists build their Labs
This week Russell talks with Jesse Flore, CDT out of Las Vegas. Jesse runs a specialty business supporting dentists who want to get involved in the digital world. Jesse got his start as a denture technician which obviously made Russell...
05.18.2024
Everyone's a Photodontist with Dr. Vu Le
So Russell went to Sprintray's event and his SD card was corrupt and lost a great podcast with Vu Le... Vu graciously came back on to talk with him for an hour about the cool new happenings in the world...
05.09.2024
Learn How to get Sucky Lower Dentures with Patrick Allen
This week Russ and Clint speak with Patrick Allen who is a denturist from Maine who teaches dentures to lab techs, denturists, and dentists. Patrick and Russ geek on dentures because of course they do. We talk about lower suction...
05.04.2024
Ericka Aguilar: (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Get Payment From Insurance)
Ericka Aguilar, The Dental Billing Coach, joins Clinton Timmerman and Russell Schaffer to share the secrets of getting claims paid when they are initially denied. It turns out there's not much to it; it just takes knowing how to Google...
04.26.2024
Jonny Jackson Wants You to use your Exocad Dongle
A Lab Day 2024 Clint and Russ were invited to the Evolve party in Chicago where they met Jonny Jackson. Jonny is one of the CDTs at Evolve Dentistry which is a dental supply company and lab out of Buffalo,...
04.19.2024
Rand Luka: Practicing in the "Other" London of Canada
Clinton and Russell talk with Rand Luka, a dentist originally from Iraq who immigrated to Canada in 1999. Listen to his origin story of going through the steps to becoming a dentist in Iraq to the training he received in...
04.14.2024
Dr. Nelson Mar Thinks Everyone Should Do a GPR
This week Russell talk to Dr. Nelson Mar who practices in Phoenix. Nelson went to University of Nebraska for dental school and then did a GPR in Oklahoma. We talk about his journey from San Francisco through the Midwest to...
04.08.2024
Erik Zundo Bills Insurance the Better Way
Russell and Clint speak with Erik Zundo of West Lafayette, Indiana, a Fee For Service dentist who has found success in the Hoosier State. They discuss insurance fees and reimbursement, the Overton Window and ADA meetings and associated fees. ...
03.30.2024
Mandy Arena Leads the Charge to Make Denturists Legal in Every State
Russell Schafer and Clinton Timmerman are joined by Mandy Arena, a Denturist in the Midwest leading the charge to make denturists legal in every state. Surprisingly, only a handful of states have legalized denturists. Their next step is to put...
03.24.2024
Lab Day was better than Chicago Midwinter
So Clint and Russ didn't do as much podcasting as expected in Chicago but they had a lot of fun. We talk about our experiences at both meetings and how we would fix Midwinter. We talk about the technology that...
03.17.2024
Who would Matt Standridge Let do his Veneers? (Warning: Explicit Language)
So we went to Chicago with the intention of doing a lot of interviews but we didn't really do much. However, we did sit down for a late night/early morning interview with Matthew Standridge. We discussed many topics from the...
03.08.2024
Talking ROI with Brian Schweers
This week Russ goes solo with a friend Dr. Brian Schweer. Brian talks about how he has implemented technology in his office as well as how he has managed to determine what CE makes the most sense. Finally we talk...
03.03.2024
Tribute to the Greatest Podcast Episode in the World
Frank Clayton joined Russ and Clint and was able to tell us the definitive answers to the big questoins we have had our entire lives. Answers to questions like: -What is the meaning of life? (42) -How to make enough...
02.23.2024
Sandy Pardue is a Pro at Office Management
Clint and Russ bring back Sandy Pardue to talk about her upcoming classes and pick her brain about managing dental offices. Sandy talks about her two seminars Front Desk Pro where she covers scheduling and her new course called Office...
02.16.2024
Dr. Viraj Gadkar compares Medicaid vs PPO vs FFS Offices
This week Clint and Russ interview Dr. Viraj Gadkar. Viraj is a second generation dentist in New York City who with his wife has owned and operated a multitude of offices. Viraj wanted to come on to discuss his opinion...
02.09.2024
Dr. Heather Gentry and Common Sense North Carolina Holistic Dentistry
This week Clint and Russell interview Dr. Heather Gentry from North Carolina. Heather runs a FFS office that focuses on holistic dentistry. Heather practices practical holistic dentistry as a way to differentiate her office from others in her competitve market...
02.02.2024
Graham Dersley: Prosthodontist, Surgeon, Businessman
This week Russell talks with Dr. Graham Dersley out of Maryland. Graham went to Colombia Dental School for undergrad and then did his Prosth speciality at Maryland. We talk about Graham's journey from associate to buying an existing office to...
01.26.2024
Plan Forward With Jane Levy: In-House Plans for Non-insured Patients
Jane Levy joins Russell Schafer and Clinton Timmerman to discuss her company, Plan Forward. Plan Forward assists dentists who may have uninsured, cash paying patients who can benefit from an in-office plan which acts similar to insurance. This creates...
01.21.2024
Dental School hasn't changed with Mohamed Abo-Basha
Mohamed Abo-Basha is a second year dental student at Oklahoma University College of Dentistry and works with Alan Mead producing the Very Dental Student Podcast. Russell and Mo talk for an hour about Mo's journey to dentistry as a first...
01.14.2024
Bruce Smoler Fixed Smiles
Clinton and Russell are joined by Bruce Smoler, who talks about getting involved placing implants and implant education. He, too, has also placed an implant on himself...
01.05.2024
Jay Siddiqui Balances Dentistry, Lab Work, and Family
This week Russell talks with Dr. Jay Siddiqui out of Chevy Chase, MD. Russell reached out to Jay because Jay (like Russ) loves doing dentures in house. We geek out on dentures for a while and then we talk about...
12.29.2023
August Rush: Dr de Oliveira Talks 3D Printed Resins For Class II's and Other Fun Stuff
August de Oliveira joins Totally Oral to discuss his latest teaching endeavor: MOD Institute and the importance of 3D printed dentistry. August also hints at future trends in digital dentistry and if Skynet is inevitable given all the advances in...
12.23.2023
Parham Radmanesh on Turning Around Failings Offices
This week Russell talks wtih Dr. Parham Radmanesh who is an Iranian born Canadian dentist trained at Boston University who decided to leave the cold to move to Los Angeles. Parham bought a struggling office and talks about his journey...
12.15.2023
Nick Boyd and the Lifestyle Practice
This week Clint and Russ talk with Dr. Nick Boyd. Nick practices in Annapolis, MD at Boyd Family Dentistry and went to dental school later in life after a career in business. While he was an associate for a while,...
12.08.2023
Alan Mead and the Very Non-Dental Podcast (We talk about Horses and Cats)
Clint and Russ talk Alan Mead in this very non dental podcast about his horse boarding business and farm life. We have fun talking for an hour talking about various topics and let the conversation flow like it normally does. ...
12.01.2023
DeAngelo Webster: The Dental Businessman Who Loves Doing Dentistry
Russ interviews Dr. DeAngelo Webster this week on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. DeAngelo graduated from University of Michigan in 2016 and did his start up immediately after dental school against conventional wisdom for a fraction of what the normal cost...
11.24.2023
Implementing Technology in Rural Kansas with Nolan Andrews
This week Russell interviews Dr. Nolan Andrews. Nolan owns Main Street Implant and Family Dentistry in El Dorado, KS right outside of Wichita. He talks about his initial dreams of moving down from Nebraska and starting up a DSO, but...
11.17.2023
Do Aardvarks Really Brush Their Teeth With Toothbrushes They Find in the Garbage?
Russell and Clint discuss marketing, future CE courses and hopes the future.
11.10.2023
It's Always Sunny in Cincinnati
Sunny Pahouja, who runs the Dental Investment Group on Facebook, joins Clint and Russell to talk about current market trends, inflation, where and how to invest your money, how to appreach spendign money in your practice and why Ohio State...
11.03.2023
John Pasicznyk learned Zygomas from Whatsapp
This week Russ and Clint talk with Dr. John Pasicznyk who is a dentist in Naples, FL who runs an implant focused office. We talk about JP's journey from owning five dental offices and the awfulness of that to being...
10.27.2023
Can Lasers Treat Periodontal Disease and Regenerate Bone?
Anthoney Gonzalez returns to the show to talk about LANAP laser therapy and how it has enhanced the perio health of his patients. He also goes into detail about DNA testing to determine the type of bacteria that is invading...
10.22.2023
To Crown or Not to Crown With Lance Timmerman
The Godfather, Lance Timmerman, returns to discusses appropriate times to crown a tooth vs a direct resin restoration. He argues that what sometimes may be viewed as aggressive may actually be conservative in the grand scheme of things.
10.14.2023
Dr. Gina Dorfman on Yapi and the Patient Experience
This week Clint and Russ talk with Dr. Gina Dorfman the Founder of Yapi. Full disclosure that while Russ has been a long time user of Yapi and Clint is a new user of Yapi neither are paid to do...
10.07.2023
Steven Vorholt Shares his Best Implant Practices
This week Russ and Clint catch Steven Vorholt as he drives across the Phoenix desert going in and out of coverage and discussing his pathway from Ohio to Arizona to soon to be California. We have discuss what it is...
09.29.2023
Matt Bickel: Don't Be Fickle When Protecting Yourself Against Embezzlement
Dr Matt Bickel goes Totally Oral and talks about being a dentist in "the good part of New Jersey". Most importantly, Matt shares his experience of being embezzled and what steps dentists can take to help decrease the chance of...
09.22.2023
Dr Amy Nygren: The Pitch Perfect Associate
Clinton and Russell interview Dr Amy Nygren of Reno, Nevada, who is a Wolfpack fan as well as a lover of musicals. Dr Nygren is known as the "Dr Amy Who Sings" in the office to distinguish herself from the...
09.16.2023
Thoughts on Wealth With Dr James Martin
Dr James Martin goes Totally Oral this week to discuss his perspective on how dentists can achieve financial success and be happier within the profession. He also shares what pitfalls to avoid. Dr Martin has a podcast called "Dentists Who...
09.11.2023
Dr. Chonway Tram went Digital Just to Save a Buck
Clint and Russell talk with Dr. Chonway Tram this week. Chonway practices in a little town just west of Los Angeles called Rancho Cucamonga where he owns a 4 operatory fee for service office and does a lot of digital...
09.02.2023
Dr. Jesse McGuire: Starting an Ortho Office and Telling People No
This week Clint and Russ interview Dr. Jesse McGuire an orthodontist out of Goodyear, AZ. We talk about his journey from DSO medicaid orthodontist in Texas during the late 2000's and early 2010's and then moved to Phoenix to join...
08.27.2023
Dentistry's the Bomb with Shawn Rajendram
You listened to his other half with Dr Caroline Michaels, now hear the rest of the story with Dr Shawn Rajendram, who runs a rural practice in central Ohio (sorry, THE central Ohio). Hear about all the challenges and successes Dr...
08.20.2023
Bonding with Artie Volker
This week Clint and Russ talk with Dr. Arthur Volker. Artie practices out of Queens, NY and pretty much devotes his office to direct restorative. The man just loves composite and we pick his brain about it for the better...
08.14.2023
Avoiding Clinical Complications With Mohamed Attia
Russell and Clinton are joined by Mohamed Attia of Alexandria, Virginia, who recently lectured at the annual AGD meeting about clinical pitfalls he wants to help dentists avoid. These suggestions come into play for every day practice, from working with...
08.06.2023
Dr. David Yang placed an implant on himself
This week Russ and Clint talk with Dr. David Yang who is the owner of True North Dental and runs The Real World Dentistry Facebook group. David is a hygienist turned dentist who practices in Flagstaff, AZ and runs a...
07.30.2023
Dr. Caroline Michaels and the New Wave of Oral Path
This week Russell interview Dr. Caroline Michaels is an oral pathologist based out of Columbus, Ohio who runs a private practice clinic called Capital Oral Pathology. She sees patients, accepts referrals, and reads biopsies. If you want to email her,...
07.24.2023
The ADA and Dental Lobbying with Dr. Sarah Bihm
This week Russ goes solo with a dentist who graduated with him Dr. Sarah Bihm. Sarah owns an office in Crowley, La but is active in the Louisiana Dental Assocation. Russell wanted to get her on as she is so...
07.16.2023
Running a sedation dental office with David Sanders
Russ and Clint talk with Dr. David Sanders from Illinois this week. David owns an office that focuses on IV sedation. We discuss where he was trained and how he chooses his cases and when he decides to punt. We...
07.12.2023
Rural Dentistry and CE with Dr Matthew McMasters
Clint and Russ speak with Dr. Matthew McMasters this week who practices in Ardmore Tennessee which is literally on the Alabama-Tennessee border. We start out discussing what it is like working in a small town and how he has changed...
07.01.2023
IV Sedation and 3D printing with Dr. Joshua Grenier
Russ and Clint interviewed Dr. Joshua Grenier. Josh is an Air Force trained dentist who works as an associate in Rhode Island and also owns a small lab there as well. We talk with Josh about his experience in the...

What's Totally Oral Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Totally Oral Podcast episodes:

Deren Flesher Helps You Invest Wisely

A British Invasion

Jesse Flore helps Dentists build their Labs

Everyone's a Photodontist with Dr. Vu Le

Learn How to get Sucky Lower Dentures with Patrick Allen

Ericka Aguilar: (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Get Payment From Insurance)

Jonny Jackson Wants You to use your Exocad Dongle

Rand Luka: Practicing in the "Other" London of Canada

Dr. Nelson Mar Thinks Everyone Should Do a GPR

Erik Zundo Bills Insurance the Better Way

Mandy Arena Leads the Charge to Make Denturists Legal in Every State

Lab Day was better than Chicago Midwinter

Who would Matt Standridge Let do his Veneers? (Warning: Explicit Language)

Talking ROI with Brian Schweers

Tribute to the Greatest Podcast Episode in the World

Sandy Pardue is a Pro at Office Management

Dr. Viraj Gadkar compares Medicaid vs PPO vs FFS Offices

Dr. Heather Gentry and Common Sense North Carolina Holistic Dentistry

Graham Dersley: Prosthodontist, Surgeon, Businessman

Plan Forward With Jane Levy: In-House Plans for Non-insured Patients

Dental School hasn't changed with Mohamed Abo-Basha

Bruce Smoler Fixed Smiles

Jay Siddiqui Balances Dentistry, Lab Work, and Family

August Rush: Dr de Oliveira Talks 3D Printed Resins For Class II's and Other Fun Stuff

Parham Radmanesh on Turning Around Failings Offices

Nick Boyd and the Lifestyle Practice

Alan Mead and the Very Non-Dental Podcast (We talk about Horses and Cats)

DeAngelo Webster: The Dental Businessman Who Loves Doing Dentistry

Implementing Technology in Rural Kansas with Nolan Andrews

Do Aardvarks Really Brush Their Teeth With Toothbrushes They Find in the Garbage?

It's Always Sunny in Cincinnati

John Pasicznyk learned Zygomas from Whatsapp

Can Lasers Treat Periodontal Disease and Regenerate Bone?

To Crown or Not to Crown With Lance Timmerman

Dr. Gina Dorfman on Yapi and the Patient Experience

Steven Vorholt Shares his Best Implant Practices

Matt Bickel: Don't Be Fickle When Protecting Yourself Against Embezzlement

Dr Amy Nygren: The Pitch Perfect Associate

Thoughts on Wealth With Dr James Martin

Dr. Chonway Tram went Digital Just to Save a Buck

Dr. Jesse McGuire: Starting an Ortho Office and Telling People No

Dentistry's the Bomb with Shawn Rajendram

Bonding with Artie Volker

Avoiding Clinical Complications With Mohamed Attia

Dr. David Yang placed an implant on himself

Dr. Caroline Michaels and the New Wave of Oral Path

The ADA and Dental Lobbying with Dr. Sarah Bihm

Running a sedation dental office with David Sanders

Rural Dentistry and CE with Dr Matthew McMasters

IV Sedation and 3D printing with Dr. Joshua Grenier

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