In this episode of the HowDent Podcast, we welcome Vishar Yaghoubian, Co-Founder and CEO of Toothpod, to talk about a topic near and dear to every dental professional’s heart: why patients keep ghosting their toothbrushes.

Toothpod is a science-forward, pocket-sized solution designed for those inevitable moments when brushing just isn’t happening—commutes, travel, first dates, or let’s be honest… laziness. But this isn’t another peppermint placebo. This little pod packs a clinical punch with anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agents, all working together to remineralize enamel and reduce bacterial bad guys. It’s basically a perio party in your mouth—minus the scalers.

We dig into the research, the formulation, and the clinical trials currently underway. Toothpod is produced in FDA-regulated facilities, meaning it’s not just TikTok-worthy—it’s actually legit. For dental professionals, this might just be the missing link in bridging the gap between what we recommend and what patients actually do.

If you've ever wished your patients would carry a flossing fairy in their pocket, this episode is your jam. Tune in, learn more, and maybe even consider tossing a few of these into your post-op bags.

For more information please visit: www.Toothpod.co

In this episode of HowDent, we dive headfirst into the stainless-steel soul of dentistry with Megan Mendes, SVP of Strategic Business Units at HuFriedyGroup—the company that’s been handcrafting instruments since before sliced bread was invented. (Yeah, let that sink in.)

We talk about how HuFriedyGroup is still making instruments by hand in an age when your fridge might be smarter than you, how they support dental schools and students like rockstars-in-training, and why buying knockoff instruments online is basically the dental equivalent of using plastic cutlery in surgery. Spoiler: Don't do it.

From forging high-carbon, corrosion-resistant alloys into plaque-slaying masterpieces to supporting the next generation of smile-makers, The Hu-Friedy Group isn't just surviving after 117 years—they’re still setting the gold standard (but, you know, in steel).

So, grab your loupes, put your pinky out, and prepare to nerd out on craftsmanship, ethics, and why some Graceys are forged with more care than your grandma's meatballs.

VISIT The HuFriedyGroup Website

HuFriedyGroup offerings:

Hu-Friedy Instruments: HuFriedyGroup continues to be a global leader in dental instrument manufacturing, powered by a passion to help students and dental professionals be the Best in Practice and achieve superior clinical outcomes through an instrumentation portfolio that has been meticulously developed to address just about every clinical indication.

Infection Prevention & Control Products: Specializes in infection prevention and control solutions, including personal protective equipment (PPE), dental water management, sterilization products, and single-use disposables.​

Accutron: Provides conscious sedation equipment, such as nitrous oxide delivery systems. and nasal hoods.

Palmero Healthcare: Offers safety and infection prevention products tailored for dental professionals.​

SS White Dental: Leading manufacturer of carbide and diamond burs, endodontic instruments, and lab-related tools for the dental industry.

Environdent

HuFriedyGroup's Environdent™ is a pioneering dental instrument recycling program that combines environmental responsibility with rewards for dental professionals. Established in 1995, it's the longest-running initiative of its kind in the dental industry.​ HuFriedyGroup offers a variety of products to help dental offices clean and maintain their dental unit water lines Continuous Waterline Treatment

♻️ What Is Environdent?

Environdent™ allows dental practices to recycle used, broken, or dull instruments—regardless of brand—in an eco-friendly manner. In return, participants receive new HuFriedyGroup instruments, promoting sustainability while maintaining high-quality tools in their practices. Visit the Environdent webpage.

🔄 Continuous Waterline Treatment

🦷🎙️ 🚨 New Podcast Episode: Cologne, Cavities & Cathedrals – A Love Letter to IDS 2025 🇩🇪✨

Alright folks, buckle up and polish those pearly whites—because this week, we’re diving head-first into the Super Bowl of dentistry, the Coachella of crowns, the Oscars of oral health: IDS 2025 in Cologne, Germany.

If you’ve never been, imagine the ADA Annual Meeting…but quadruple the floor space, multiply the crowd by ten, and toss in enough lasers, DJs, espresso bars, and acrobatic intraoral scanner reveals to make a Cirque du Soleil director say, “Whoa.”

Here’s what went down:
🦾 Over 2,000 exhibitors
🌍 135,000+ attendees from 156 countries
🎉 10 halls of dental mayhem
💃 Yes, there were actual dancers unveiling scanners from trapdoors. Not kidding.

We’re talking next-gen tech like:
🦷 3Shape TRIOS 6: Like giving your scanner night vision and a PhD.  
📸 Planmeca Viso G1: A CBCT unit so sharp it could probably diagnose your tax stress.  
🪑 KaVo’s amiQa Chair: Because ergonomics should be sexy too.  
🖨️ 2Create Metal 3D Printer: For when plastic just won’t cut it and you need that titanium bling.  
🧪 Ivoclar's new prophy pastes, sealants, and even 3D-printed dentures—because the future of oral health is now, and it’s sleek.

IDS isn’t just a trade show. It’s dental Disneyland—with less Mickey, more molars. Espresso machines hum like turbines, exhibitors unveil products like iPhones, and yes, I saw a guy get his bite scanned by a VR headset while a DJ dropped beats made of ultrasonic scaler loops.

And between all that tech wizardry? Oh yeah, you're in Cologne—a city with a 13th-century cathedral, Roman ruins, and a scent so iconic it literally has its address in the name: 4711 Eau de Cologne, still made at Glockengasse No. 4711 since the 1700s. It’s basically the Chanel No. 5 of not smelling like plague.

So whether you're a die-hard dental geek (hi, let’s be best friends) or just curious what happens when 135,000 people who love plaque removal gather in one place—this episode’s for you.

👉 Tune in for the tech. Stay for the dental drama. Leave with wanderlust.

Oh—and remember: IDS only happens every two years, so if you missed 2025, start flossing now and book early for Cologne 2027. Because watching a fire baton show next to a cone beam scanner? That’s a core memory waiting to happen.

🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.  
#DentalNerdsUnite #IDSGermany #IDSCologne #DentalTech #CologneVibes #PodcastDrop #ToothFairyApproved #CEWithESPRESSO #FlossBoss #IDS2025 #Ivoclar #VITA #Planmeca #3Shape

Ever wonder what the future of dentistry looks like? Spoiler alert: it involves high-tech wizardry, 3D printing, and—if MicroDental Labs’ CEO Chris Morris has his way—possibly flying dentures (patent pending?) and not the kind that fly out of patient’s mouths. In this episode, we sit down with Chris to talk about how cutting-edge printing and milling are revolutionizing the way smiles are made, why efficiency is the secret sauce to better patient care, and how a well-crafted set of teeth might just be the closest thing we have to real-life superpowers.

But wait, there’s more! We also dive into the art (and science) of model work, the importance of continuing education in an industry that never stops evolving, and why patient satisfaction isn’t just about looking good—it’s about feeling unstoppable. Whether you’re a dentist, a dental tech nerd, or just someone who appreciates a killer smile, this episode is packed with insights, laughs, and maybe even a questionable analogy or two. Tune in, because the future of dentistry is happening now—and it’s looking pretty damn good.

www.Microdental.com

Phone: 800.229.0936 

Fax: 925.495.6001

Email: [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/MicroDental/

https://x.com/MicroDental

https://www.linkedin.com/company/microdental-laboratories/

https://www.instagram.com/microdentallaboratories

https://www.youtube.com/user/MicroDentalLab

http://AndyGoldsmith.com

In this episode of the the HowDent Podcast, Dr. Andy Goldsmith talks to Dr. Rod Kurthy, founder and owner of KÖR Whitening. We talk about the evolution of vital tooth whitening, the chemical process of how it works and why not all whitening gels are created equal. Dr. Kurthy developed the KÖR whitening system from a need for something that was missing in his dental practice with research backed solutions.

KÖR Whitening has won many awards including:
Winner of Readers Choice awards
Multiple Winner Most innovative Product awards
Multiple Winner of Top 100 Dental Products

For more information on KÖR Whitening:
866-763-7753
[email protected]
www.Korwhitening.com

For the cigar Aficionado check out Dr. Kurthy's other business:
www.ThePerfecsmoke.com

In This Episode of the HowDent Podcast, Dr. Andrew Goldsmith talks with one of the pioneers of implant dentistry who continues to innovate after 50+ years, Dr. Gerald Niznick. You will be the first to hear about a new tri-implant system and the launch of an intuitive implant company called Paragon https://paragon-implant.com/

Dr. Gerald A. Niznick was the founder and President of Core-Vent and Paragon Dental Implant Companies (1982 -2001) and developed the Screw-Vent, Advent
and SwissPlus implants now sold by Zimmer Dental.  In 2004, he founded Implant Direct and created what is now known as the “value segment” of the dental implant industry, introducing a number of application specific 1 and 2-piece implants with all-in-1 packaging. He served as President of Implant Direct through 2013 at which time he retired. Dr. Niznick graduated from the University of Manitoba Dental School in 1966, (renamed the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of
Dentistry in 2018), earned a Masters degree in Prosthodontics at Indiana University in 1968 and received Honorary Doctorate degrees from University of Manitoba and Tel Aviv University. He has 33 US dental implant patents. The internal conical connection, (Niznick Patent #4,960,381), introduced with the Screw-Vent Implant in 1986 has become the cornerstone of modern implant design.

Generation 5 Niznick Implants incorporate 40+ years of the modern dental implant era starting with Core-Vent 1982 and Branemark 1983. The dental community is going through heightened public awareness of the benefits of dental implant supported restorations thanks to marketing by Corporate Dental organizations and social media. With the rapid expansion in the number of dentists placing
implants at varying levels of education and skill, both biological and mechanical
complications are on the rise. Paragon’s GEN5 implants, surgical protocol and prosthetic applications were designed to simplify procedures and optimize both short and long-term success. Paragon’s Go-to-market strategy, in an industry already crowded with over 250 implant companies, is to limit the product line, utilize lights-out manufacturing and online ordering to reduce the cost to the point where a high quality, made-in-America, implant system can be offered to every dentist at the price levels offered by the major implant companies to DSOs and ClearChoice.
For more information about Paragon or to become a VIP visit: https://paragon-implant.com/

In this action-packed, edge-of-your-seat thriller (okay, it’s a podcast, but still), Dr. Andy Goldsmith sits down with the legendary Jorge Hernandez—National Sales and Business Manager at Shining 3D. And what do they talk about? Oh, just the futuristic world of 3D facial scanning, intraoral scanning, and 3D printing—you know, casual Tuesday topics.

Shining 3D isn’t just about making your dental life easier—it’s about bundling everything you need (devices, software, maybe even your existential dread) into one all-in-one, no-surprise price. Because let’s face it, the only surprises you want in dentistry are good ones.

So, if you’re into tech, teeth, or just like hearing really smart people talk about mind-blowing advancements, hit play.

Guests & Links:

🦷 Jorge Hernandez – National Sales & Business Manager, Shining 3D

🦷 Dr. Andy Goldsmith – www.AndyGoldsmith.com

🦷 Shining 3D Dental – www.Shining3Ddental.com

📸 Instagram: @Shining3DDental

📺 YouTube: Shining3DDental

Brought to you in part by the fine folks at AAID and the Greater New York Dental Meeting—because if you’re going to talk teeth, do it with the best.

In this episode of Howdent, Dr. Andy Goldsmith talks with Matt Quaglia, Global Director, Product Management - Dexis and Jordan Reiss, Senior Director, Clinical Strategic Development - Dexis. We discuss the evolution of digital radiography, the history of Dexis and how CBCT and sensors work. For more information on Dexis:
https://dexis.com/en-us
All the socials: @Dexisimaging
or call: 888-883-3947

In this episode, Dr. Andy Goldsmith has an interesting conversation with Larry Rose - Director of Rotary, Product Development and Innovations and Justin Frigo - Senior National Account Manager from Brasseler.  We discuss how dental polishers are manufactured and techniques for improving your outcomes with patients.
You can access more information on Brasseler products by going to: Shop.BrasselerUSA.com
BrasselerUSADental.com
or by calling 1-800-841-4522

In this episode, Dr. Andy Goldsmith has a compelling conversation with Shaunt Avanessian, Senior Manager, Design Engineering and Raoul Correa Senior Director, Research and Development at Implant Direct.  We discuss how implants are made starting with raw titanium rods to how they are manufactured, inspected, cleaned and packaged. In this episode we learn about Implant Direct and what they represent and the values that they operate upon.

In this episode, Implant Direct invites doctors to partake in usability studies. If you have interest in participating in studies with Implant Direct, please email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Also mentioned in this episode: The Passport Education program which includes a 2 year all-access pass to CE sponsored by Implant Direct. Implant direct is offering listeners of Howdent a $1000 OFF their Passport program ( Normally $5,999 )  - To take advantage of this great deal, you must sign-up by September 30th, 2024.

Simply:  email [email protected] and mention the howdent podcast to learn more and take advantage of this great offer

www.ImplantDirect.com