Dr. Man Wai Ng tells us about the extensive use of teledentistry she deployed with her team at Boston Children’s Hospital during the pandemic and beyond.  She describes the systematic approach to using teledentistry, and how it worked so well in their health system.  Dr. Ng describes how she believesteledentistry will continue in perpetuity beyond the pandemic and in what ways it will be most useful.

Dr. Ng is Chief of Dentistry and the DentaQuest Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oral Health and Dentistry at Boston Children’s Hospital.  She is also Associate Professor of Developmental Biology (Pediatric Dentistry) at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. A former member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Board of Trustees, she is currently President of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She has been principal investigator on an Early Childhood Caries Disease Management Collaborative that has been focused on effective engagement and communication with parents to improve their children's oral health.

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Listen to Dr. Bryant Cornelius, Dentist Anesthesiologist and advocate for office-based anesthesia, talk about the challenges of poly-pharmacy sedation and managing through various levels of sedation. He describes why we are seeing challenges in getting access to narcotics, and some of the best advice on how to manage your sedation cases safely and effectively.

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Thought about volunteering/providing care in your neighborhood or abroad?  Here is how!

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In this enlightening podcast, hear from online review expert, Dr. Len Tau, and learn how he has helped clients manage their reviews and reputation online. In this episode, Dr. Tau explains how he recommends seeking reviews and how to deal with unfavorable reviews. This episode contains great practical advice for all pediatric dentistry practitioners. Tune in now!

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Dr. Laila Hishaw, Pediatric Dentist, entrepreneur, and Leader for us all, talks about her work and the organization she has created: Diversity in Dentistry Mentorships. It is a non-profit organization with a mission to educate and empower underrepresented minority students to explore dentistry through mentoring. “We aim to reach our youth early to learn how rewarding a career in dentistry is and that it can be an attainable goal. We work to guide them on the right educational track, shadowing experience, and provide resources for them to be attractive candidates for dental school. Increasing the diversity in dentistry will positively impact both the lives of the dentists and the communities they serve, improving the overall delivery of dental care to everyone”. I guarantee you will be inspired by Dr. Hishaw and will want to respond to her call to action for all of us to support her in her outstanding and effective mentorship program.

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Everything you've ever wanted to know about imaging and radiology in pediatric dental practice is contained in the wonderful podcast with Dr. Juan Yepes. Learn of the 5 Yepes steps in making an effective and appropriately documented interpretation of radiographs exposed in the office. Also learn of the safe use of ionizing radiation and the use of other forms of imaging. Get the latest for your practice needs today from Dr. Yepes, who returns to Pedo Teeth Talk for this enlightening podcast.

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Are you a dog lover? Have you thought about having a therapy dog appear in your office on a periodic schedule to ease the anxiety of all? Listen to this heartwarming and informative podcast with Ellie Wetzel (and her Great Pyrenees, Winnie), lawyer by day, advocate and expert in therapy dogs for medical care support by all hours. Ellie breaks down the landscape of the difference between therapy animals and other types of support animals such as emotional support animals and guides. You will be enlightened and will want to learn more.

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Listen to this informative podcast recorded earlier this year, immediately prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our own Drs. Warren Brill and Jade Miller, who work on our behalf behind the scenes in speaking with legislative staffers year-round talk about their work on behalf of the AAPD and its members. Hear about how they talk to our U.S. congressional leaders in trying to enact important legislation for children’s oral health.

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Earlier this year, immediately prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we talked with Lauren Jee and Jamie Neill, two key congressional staffers, about their perspective on working with AAPD representatives behind the scenes, to make things happen so well as they have. You won’t hear all of the “sausage-making” but you will learn about the important parts! This podcast is great prep for our aspiring evangelists for children’s oral health.

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We see them each day in pediatric dental practice. Some seem obvious (what they are), yet many for less often seen ones, and the pathology is elusive. Listen to this informative podcast from Dr. Juan Fernando Yepes, as he explains the “Yepes method” of assessing all oral lesions – commonly and not so commonly seen. His words of wisdom will help us each day in practice!

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