Chew on This! A Dental Podcast

Chasing beauty can be very painful as two couples found out when they pursued dental tourism in Turkey. Did you think I meant the delicious holiday meal? It's much worse than that! We also discussed some sobering news and stats about dental health. People out there need real care and sometimes they just don't get have the means. Not everyone can jet off to Turkey for a new smile. 

As always, more info is in the links below. Thanks for listening!  

Resources/Links from Show: 

• Teachers handing out toothpaste as rising UK costs hit pupils’ dental health

• Man takes his own life after botched dental work caused 14 years of pain | The Independent

• I flew to Turkey with my girlfriend to have £4k veneers fitted - it's ruined our lives | Daily Mail Online

• Dental tourists are having teeth ‘mutilated’ at clinics in Turkey | The Independent

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How are we going to work with younger people who are so different from us? Well, considering that every generation has asked this question, it probably won’t be that bad. New ideas, new energy - what’s not to love? Kevin played around with AI and gave it some prompts for a dental horror movie. Oh wow - did the bot deliver! 

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Resources/Links from Show: 

• Gen Z's complex healthcare workforce, explained in 30 numbers

• https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ 

• Kevin's Dental AI Nightmare

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Dental legislators had a busy year in 2022 and it looks like 2023 is going to be more of the same. It will be at least 2+ years before we see the impact of Question 2 in the Massachusetts election (see episode 42). Until then, we’re going to focus on international implant travel. That’s right - our titanium travelers are on the loose! Don’t click into that third link if you have a sensitive stomach. Yuck.

Resources/Links from Show: 

• Mass. could be the birthplace of a dental revolution. Here’s why. - The Boston Globe
• #42: 911 Is Your Friend & Thoughts on MA's Medical Loss Ratio
• Passenger Posts Photo Of "Dental Implant" In British Airways Meal On Twitter, Airline Responds

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Should you base your podcast opinion on a title? We hope so! In this episode, we review oral health statistics from the World Health Organization. It’s important to be aware of clinical trends so that you can plan your community outreach, CE etc. The most impactful advice concerns “Knockers” and “Boobs” in your office .Trust us - click and listen and then DON’T do what these doctors (allegedly) did. No matter how tempting! 

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Resources/Links from Show: 

• World Health Organization cites 'alarming' dental statistics
• "Knockers" and "Boobs" Lawsuit
• Powering Dentistry's Growth: The Definitive Dental HR Conference - Bent Ericksen & Associates (bookmark it for 2023 information) 

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TikTok users love dental tips - maybe a bit too much. The hashtag #DIYDentist is huge in that space. Perhaps we need an influencer or two to help us spread GOOD oral health tips. Like how butt massages could benefit oral health. We’re skeptical but it’s our job to bring you the news. Is this an untapped revenue source? Or just one dentist’s wishful thinking? You be the judge!

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Resources/Links from Show: 

• Dentists Warn That TikTok 'Dental Advice' Is Harmful to Your Teeth
• The Swedish Social Insurance Agency’s expert on the dental clinic: “This is fraud”
• Your favorite dental podcasts — live! - ADA’s write-up of their podcast display
• Voices of Dentistry in Scottsdale 

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It's horrible to suffer injury at the dental office. But it's absolutely not fair that the money awarded to you just simply isn't there. We discuss the lessons learned from a poor child's life permanently affected by a doctor who didn't want to call 911.

Then we tackle the upcoming Massachusetts vote regarding dental insurance. Links for more reading are below. 

Resources/Links from Show: 

• https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-family-awarded-95-million-dental-malpractice-20220924-nyv7ca3y5vfwllspl6izpl7gym-story.html
• https://www.massdental.org/Advocacy/Legislation/Medical-Loss-Ratio-Ballot-Initiative

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We don’t recommend prison but if you have to go then make sure your oral health is in good shape. Rapper YNW Melly is sitting in jail with diamond encrusted crowns and claiming that he is being denied his basic oral health rights. Although at this point, I suspect those crowns are crustier than a Spongebob episode. Why can’t they just give him a toothbrush? It may not be that simple.  We then pivoted to the very hot topic of ‘quiet quitting.’ What do you think? Is it mediocrity? Detachment? A legit trend? We give you some points - as always - to chew on!  

Resources/Links from Show: 

• YNW MELLY I'VE GOT A DIAMOND GRILL TOOTH INFECTION!!! Denied Pass for Dentist 
• My grandmother was a ‘quiet quitter.’ Now she’s dead. | The Hill 
• What People Miss About 'Quiet Quitting' 
• 6 signs employees have 'quiet quit' 

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We know teeth have grooves but did you know they were GROOVY? How your baby teeth grow can determine your metabolism. We then ventured over to TikTok and Facebook to learn about glittery dentures. Yes, you read that right!

This is what we want you to chew on:

• Primary teeth can give us insight into teen metabolism and weight gain 
• Temptation Island is a truly sinful show however a dentist went on it so you should watch. You know, to support our industry! 
• What special events call for glitter dentures? Probably not a wedding but you never know! 

Resources/Links from Show: 

• Dental biorhythms track weight gain in adolescents
• Glitter Denture on Facebook
• Volume alert! Denture.tech on TikTok  
• Our guilty pleasure: Temptation Island - USANetwork.com
• Dentist on Temptation Island: Blake Eyres (@dr.blakeeyres) • Instagram photos and videos

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Talk about a bad apple. Thanks to one dental chain our industry has suffered another black mark. How do you handle patients who are angry and mistrustful? Delicately and with your own safety in mind. We then traveled from Indiana to California for what I thought was a timely story but I was duped! It was a recycled article but we still had a good time with it. Enjoy! 

This is what we want you to chew on:

• A dental chain closes shop but keeps all the moolah. Not cool. 
• Offices need to prepare for the possibility of workplace violence. It’s not overkill to have a disaster or armed shooter practice drill. Corporations and schools have them. Your employees are important. 
• The CA prison system is getting rid of dentists and utilizing hygienists to treat inmates. (NOTE: this story had apparently been recycled on a site. It is NOT a current news story. Sorry I didn’t catch that earlier.)

Resources/Links from Show: 

• Indiana attorney general reaches $2M settlement with dental practice accused of falsely charging patients
• Crocodile Dundee You Call That A Knife? 1080p
• Affidavit: Shooter had history of being difficult patient at Tyler dental clinic
• PDF: Archived version of the prison dentist story

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Did you miss us? We missed you! I explain why Kevin and I took a podcast break. We hope we can pick up right where we left off. Now onto our latest musings…

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This is what we want you to chew on:

• Artificial intelligence and images. Kevin and I think we could use this to obtain better images. I would love to have a voice that says “that image stunk - take another one” but Kevin seems to think that won’t fly. Oh well. 
• Kevin had a great time at the Dykema conference. Conferences should be niche and exciting. We talk about attendance and how bigger meetings could shift and become ‘fun’ again. 
• Do people really want to take 3 hour CE? We’re torn. 

Resources from Show: 

• Dykema
• DEO Growth Summit
• Women in DSO
• DSO Leadership Summit
• Pearl
• Overjet
• Videa

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