Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 61, “Board Prep with Dr. Andrew Jenzer”

This episode features:

Current Events

-    Wendall’s family has grown and he needs our opinions on a variety of topics

Fan Mail

-    Rapid response from a shoutout.

-    Update from our Australian dental assistant

Guest

-    Dr. Andrew Jenzer on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Board Preparation

Resident reminder

            - One thing you wish more people understood about preparing for the OMFS boards

Journal Club

-   Managing Patients on Blood Thinners

-   Bridging Medicine and Dentistry: The University of Alabama at Birmingham OMS Reverse-Track Residency Program—A Path Forward in a Changing Residency Recruitment World

Your personal Finance Drill from PWL Capital, “Low Cost Index Investing”

-    Brady Plunkett Senior Wealth Advisor, Portfolio Manager, CFP®, CIM®

Recommendations

-    The perfect movie you can’t refuse and others

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Thanks to the CAOMS and PWL for their continued support of this podcast. https://www.caoms.com. 

PWL Capital; https://pwlcapital.com/

If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas & Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Dr. Jenzer Email Address; [email protected]

Aghaloo T. Managing Patients on Blood Thinners. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Dec;83(12):1437-1438.

Patel K, Weber TM Jr, Powell KK, Kinard BE. Bridging Medicine and Dentistry: The University of Alabama at Birmingham OMS Reverse-Track Residency Program-A Path Forward in a Changing Residency Recruitment World. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Dec;83(12):1439-1441.

Blue Book; Oral Board Review for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: A Study Guide for the Oral Boards

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 60, “Vacation Planning”

This episode features:

Current Events

-   AAOMS/CAOMS Recap

-   Learning and benefiting from resident exposure

Fan Mail

-   Saying “Hi” to Wendall

-   Feedback from last episode

-   Thoughts on name change

Resident reminder

            - Utilization of vacation/conference days during residency

Journal Club

-   How Has Your Practice Changed?

-   Rapid and Low-Cost Mesh Shaping Technique for Orbital Fracture Reconstruction - A Technical Note

Your Personal Finance Drill from PWL Capital, “Individual Pension Plan (IPP)”

-   Brady Plunkett Senior Wealth Advisor, Portfolio Manager, CFP®, CIM®

Recommendations

-   Old school cosplay

-   Sus Girlfriend

-   New school cosplay

-   Guest Recommendation

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Thanks to the CAOMS  and PWL for their continued support of this podcast. https://www.caoms.com. 

PWL Capital; https://pwlcapital.com/

If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas & Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Aghaloo T. How Has Your Practice Changed? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Oct;83(10):1189.

Paiva C, Tavares RN, Chaves FN, Carvalho FS. Rapid and Low-Cost Mesh Shaping Technique for Orbital Fracture Reconstruction - A Technical Note. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Oct;83(10):1266-1270.

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, EP.59 - Your Personal Finance Drill with Dan Bortolotti

This episode features:

Current Events

-    Participation medal

-    Nasser Audition revisited

-    PWL partnership, ”The Personal Finance Drill”

-    Review of financial terms for interview

-     

Guest Interview

-    PWL’s Dan Bortolotti CFP CIM

Resident reminder

            -  Lots of debt but potential high future earnings – where to start?

Journal Club

-    A Half-Century Review of Male and Female Resident Outcomes in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: A Single-Institution Report.

Recommendations

-    Sly Guy 

            -  Dumb comedies

            -  Black Dogs

            -  Brad is old

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Thanks to the CAOMS/PWL for their continued support of this podcast. https://www.caoms.com. https://pwlcapital.com/

If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas & Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray and Wendall’s dad

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Reboot Your Portfolio: 9 Steps to Successful Investing with ETFs by Dan Bortolotti

Keefe S, Baldwin C, Fisher E, Turvey TA. A Half-Century Review of Male and Female Resident Outcomes in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: A Single-Institution Report. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Sep;83(9):1179-1183.

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 58 – Craniums & Clavicles

This episode features:

Current Events

-   The Team is back

-   Oscar’s new addition

-   Wendall’s zone coverage

-   Oscar’s TNT ICOMS critique

-   Is a Michelin Star restaurant worth it?

Fan mail

-   Response to Dr. Engelstad’s Episode

Resident reminder

            -  Preoperative evaluation

Journal Club

-   Keep the Change

-   Value of Personal Engagement Versus Delegation in Surgical Practice

-   Alveoloplasty: A Paradigm Shift to a More Efficient Surgical Technique

Recommendations

            - Wendall’s classics

            - Oscar’s poetry

            - How to break a clavicle while having fun

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Thanks to the CAOMS/ICOMS for their continued support of this podcast. https://www.caoms.com. 

If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas & Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

AAOMS Anesthesia Office Evaluation Manual; 

https://7157e75ac0509b6a8f5c-5b19c577d01b9ccfe75d2f9e4b17ab55.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/MHFRHKOX-PDF-2-487959-4451953868.pdf

Dodson TB. Keep the Change. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Aug;83(8):917-918.

Kaban LB, Posnick JC. Value of Personal Engagement Versus Delegation in Surgical Practice. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Aug;83(8):919-921.

Buschman JA. Alveoloplasty: A Paradigm Shift to a More Efficient Surgical Technique. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Aug;83(8):996-999. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2025.04.016. Epub 2025 Apr 30.

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 57, “ICOMS 2025 Aftershow”

This episode features a special aftershow episode!

Guest Interviews

-   Dr. Deepak Krishnan (USA)

-   Dr. Rama Krsna Rajandram (Malaysia)

-   Dr. Sha Yang (Singapore)

-   Dr. Majeed Rana (Germany)

-   Dr. Mike Leung (Hong Kong)

-   Dr. Zachary Peacock (USA)

-   Dr. Raymond Wong (Singapore)

-   Mr. Sat Parmar (England)

-   Dr. Sean Edwards (USA)

ICOMS after show party from the worlds largest infinity pool

-   Recommendation Letters       

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If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

https://icoms.iaoms.org/

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 56, “Live from ICOMS 2025 Singapore”

This episode features:

Current Events

-   ICOMS Singapore

Guest Interviews

-   Dr. Eppo Wolvius (Netherlands)

-   Dr. Chee Weng Yong (Singapore)

Journal Club with Dr. Chee Wang Yong

-    Panoptic evaluation of maxillomandibular stability and quality of life after surgery-first approach versus conventional three-stage method in skeletal Class III orthognathic surgery—systematic review and meta-analysis

Audience Questions/T&T Debate Club

            - AI Transcribing 

            - Bringing family to conferences

Resident reminder

            - If you could give one tip to a resident/trainee what would it be Or what you would advise your 

            resident/trainee self if you could go back

International correspondent audition 

Recommendations with Special Guest Dr. Daisy Chemaly President of CAOMS

            - Attending Conferences

            - Changing focus

            - Oscar or Wendall?

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If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Jenwanichkul N, Keerativittayanun S, Suttapreyasri S, Pripatnanont P. Panoptic evaluation of maxillomandibular stability and quality of life after surgery-first approach versus conventional three-stage method in skeletal Class III orthognathic surgery-systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 May 13:S0901-5027(25)00116-X.

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 55, “Five Year Anniversary”

This episode features:

Current Events

            - Reflection on the past 5 years

            - CAOMS ICOMS Symposium

            - OMFS MD feedback

            - Teeth & Titanium Live at ICOMS May 24th @ 4pm

Five Year Anniversary Recap

Fan Mail

            - Board Review Follow-up

            - Maxillary non-union feedback

            - Medical Licensure in Canada

            - I come from a land down under

Resident reminder

            - Tension vs Cluster Headaches

Journal Club 

-   Balancing Occupational Demands: How Sport Selection Influences the Long-Term Health of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeonsRecommendations

-   Rational Usage of Patient-Specific Implant in Orthognathic Surgery

-   Is A Surgeon’s Self-Perceived Level of Anxiety Associated With the Type of Surgical Procedure Being Performed?

Recommendations

            - 4th Quarter Drama

            - Hedge Fund crook

            - A very long wait

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Thanks to the CAOMS for their continued support of this podcast. https://www.caoms.com

If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas and Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Grillo R, Klausener C. Balancing Occupational Demands: How Sport Selection Influences the Long-Term Health of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 May;83(5):503-504.

Ritto FG, Sullivan SM. Rational Usage of Patient-Specific Implant in Orthognathic Surgery. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 May;83(5):505-506

Odabaşı O, Polat ME. Is A Surgeon's Self-Perceived Level of Anxiety Associated With the Type of Surgical Procedure Being Performed? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 May;83(5):632-639.

Board Review Course (contact Dr. Jenzer in December if interested):
MAJ Andrew C Jenzer, DDS: [email protected]

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 54 – Is the MD worth it? with Dr. Mark Engelstad

This episode features:

Current Events

            - Gophericious Exchange

            - ICOMS Saturday Special

Guest

            - A discussion with Dr. Mark Engelstad on medical licensure

                        Part 1 - Time Experience Cost - Do you want a MD?

                        Part 2 - MD as an asset 

                        Part 3 - Solutions

Fan Mail

            - Questions for Dr. Engelstad

Resident reminder

            - What can prospective residents do to help them find a good program fit

Journal Club 

            - The Third Rail

            - Comparison of Two-Point Versus Three-Point Fixation in Treatment of Zygomaticomaxillary 

                        Complex Fractures: An Updated Meta-Analysis.

Recommendations

            - Drawn out suspense

            - Million dollar werewolf

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Thanks to the CAOMS for their continued support of this podcast. https://www.caoms.com

If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas and Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Substack; https://substack.com/@markengelstad?utm_source=global-search

Dodson TB. The Third Rail. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Apr;83(4):397-398.

Guo L, Cheng T, Feng L, Feng J, Li X. Comparison of Two-Point Versus Three-Point Fixation in Treatment of Zygomaticomaxillary Complex Fractures: An Updated Meta-Analysis. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Apr;83(4):448-455.

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 53 – Brad Goes Back 2 Back

This episode features:

Current Events

            - ICOMS Singapore, let’s go!

            - Calling each other out

            - Mumbo Jumbo mystery solved

            - OSOMS virtual event

            - ACOMS Faces & CAOMS Ski and learn reviews

            - T&T Travel guide

Fan Mail

            - A little tease

            - Gentleman?

            - In memoriam

            - T&T 52 feedback 

Resident reminder

            - Benign odontogenic lesions requiring excision

Journal Club 

            - The Value Proposition of Board Certification

            - Timing a Surgeon's Retirement: Balancing Experience With Age-Related Decline

            - Outcomes of implants placed in sites of previously failed implants: a systematic review and 

                        meta-analysis

Recommendations

            - Never stop exploring

            - Relax, its only golf

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Thanks to the CAOMS for their continued support of this podcast. https://www.caoms.com

If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas and Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Cillo JE Jr,. The Value Proposition of Board Certification. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Mar;83(3):265-266.

Posnick JC, Kaban LB. Timing a Surgeon's Retirement: Balancing Experience With Age-Related Decline. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Mar;83(3):267-268.

Gareb B, Vissink A, Terheyden H, Meijer HJA, Raghoebar GM. Outcomes of implants placed in sites of previously failed implants: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Mar;54(3):268-280.

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 52 - “Nerve Repair with Dr. Michael Miloro”

This episode features:

Current Events

            - Its cold, time for ski and learn(s)

Guest - Dr. Michael Miloro DMD MD FACS

Resident reminder

            - Nerve Injury Classification

Journal club - 

            - Does Cannabis Affect Your Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Practice? 

            - Airway Management in Microvascular Reconstruction of the Oral Cavity: Is Immediate 

            Extubation Possible?

THEN WE HAVE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! 

Recommendations

            - A man of the people

            - Marco?

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If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas and Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Aghaloo, Tara. Does Cannabis Affect Your Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Practice? J Oral Maxillofac Surg,Volume 83, Issue 2, 127 - 128.

Le JM, Gigliotti J, Aljadeff L, Ying YP, Ponto J, Morlandt AB. Airway Management in Microvascular Reconstruction of the Oral Cavity: Is Immediate Extubation Possible? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Oct 31:S0278-2391(24)00910-8