In this special recap, we’ll explore 12 key lessons from 2024 —insights that have shaped our practice, validated our protocols, and sometimes, inspired small but meaningful changes.

Happy New Year from Team Protrusive! As we kick off 2025, we want to express heartfelt gratitude for your incredible support throughout 2024.

What were the standout moments that shaped your learning this year?

Which episodes gave you that “aha” moment?

Whether you’re a seasoned listener or just jumping in, this recap will help solidify the lessons that you can apply to your practice every day.

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Protrusive Dental Pearls: 

Take time to reflect on your goals for 2025 and consider what sacrifices you're prepared to make to achieve them. Emphasizing the importance of writing down both your objectives and the trade-offs they require, align your time and priorities with your personal and professional aspirations. 

“You overestimate what you can achieve in a year and underestimate what you can accomplish in ten years.”  Productivity is about knowing how badly you want something and what you're willing to sacrifice to achieve it.

Take a deep dive into this literature: Clinical considerations for increasing occlusal vertical dimension: a review 

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Highlights of this episode:

01:08  Protrusive Dental Pearl

06:25 Value Your Skills

11:54 Importance of Photography and App Launch

14:42 Audio Notes in Dentistry

16:41 Rubber Dam Mastery

18:07 Composite Techniques and Innovations

21:07 Onlays vs Full Crowns

25:54 Best Bonding Agents

28:55 Digital Dentures Revolution

31:24 Mastering Vertical Dimension

32:29 Perfecting Posterior Composites

34:58 Creating Awesome Dentures

36:27 Extraction Techniques and Avocado Analogy

37:47 Looking Forward to 2025

Here are some episodes and webinars mentioned in this episode that are definitely worth checking out:

Value Your Skills – How to Stop Underselling Yourself – AJ006

Your Occlusion Questions Answered by Dr Michael Melkers – PDP015

Cracked Teeth and Dentistry’s Tough Questions with Dr Lane Ochi – PDP175

NEVER Write Notes Again! How I Use AI for Awesome and Efficient Dental Records – PDP181

Canine Guidance vs Group Function – Does it Matter?! – PDP182

Class II Composites WITHOUT a Wedge + Contact Opening Technique – PDP188

Onlays Vs Full Crowns – Decision Making 2024 – PDP189

Quick and Slick Rubber Dam

Vertipreps for Plonkers 

Premium Clinical Videos 

My Productivity Secrets Revealed Webinar REPLAY

Deep and Dark Class III Restorations

Which Generation Bonding Agent is the Best? 2024 Adhesive Systems – PDP192

Digital Dentures for Every Dentist – The Death of Impressions? – PDP195

[OCCLUSION MONTH] Vertical Dimension – Don’t Be Scared! – PDP197

How to Place Posterior Composites without Destroying Your Anatomy – PDP200

Making Awesome Dentures – Border Moulding and Beyond – PDP205

Exodontia for Beginners – Extractions via Avocados! – PS012

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This episode is not eligible for CPD/CE points, but never fear, there are hundreds of hours of CPD waiting for you on the Ultimate Education Plan, including Premium clinical workthroughs and Masterclasses.

Click below for full episode transcript:

Jaz's Introduction: Happy New Year, Protruserati. 2025, from all of us here at Team Protrusive, honestly, thank you so much for an awesome 2024 and looking forward to so much in 2025. In this episode, we're going to look back at all the gems from 2024 and looking forward to 2025. So I'll give you at least 12 takeaways, 12 key lessons from the episodes of 2024.