Paige Davis is a fourth year dental student at Midwestern University Arizona. She is the immediate past president of the Academy of General Dentistry club and recently completed a 5 week rotation at the Adelante Public Health Clinic. Paige is interested in dental technology, serving others, and patient interactions.

Macie Kerr is a D4 student at Midwestern University Arizona. She is the past president of both the Student Research Group and the Pediatric Dentistry Club and is the recipient of the Most Compassionate Dental Student Award. Macie has also completed several fellowships including the Dean’s Research Fellowship and the ADEA Academic Dental Careers Fellowship. She is interested in dental implants, endodontics, and dental research.

Dr. Tim Gengel is a general dentist in East Texas, where he is a 50/50 owner in 3 practices. He received his BS in biology from University of Nebraska in 2012 and earned his DMD from Midwestern University Arizona in 2017. Dr. Gengel is interested in dental implants, digital dentistry, surgical guides, and 3D printing.

Dr. Steve Goetz is a dental anesthesiologist in Arizona. He received his BS from Penn State, DMD from Midwestern (where he graduated valedictorian), and his residency training from University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Goetz is interested in crisis anesthesia, emergency management, and advocacy for dental anesthesiology.

Today we will be interviewing Dr. Robert Kramer. Dr. Kramer is both an associate professor and director of the pre-clinical faculty at Midwestern University Arizona. He earned his DMD from the University of Pittsburgh and developed a thriving group practice before joining Midwestern in 2010. Dr. Kramer is interested in business ownership, patient relations and organized dentistry.

Dr. Carly Boudreaux graduated from Midwestern University Arizona in 2019 and is in a pediatric dentistry residency at Riley Hospital for Children through Indiana University. She is interested in patient / parent education, SDF, and pulp therapies and in her spare time enjoys cooking, tending to her balcony garden, and walking around downtown.

Rob is a Senior Consultant at Student Loan Planner and has done more than 800 individual consults advising on over $200 million in student debt. In addition to that, Rob is the founder of Family Budget Expert where he helps families get a handle on their budget so they can reach financial freedom. Rob is a Certified Financial Planner and a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Dr. Jeff Johannesmeyer grew up in Tucson, Arizona and received his dental degree from Midwestern University, followed by a general practice residency at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK.  In his free time, Jeff enjoys golfing, hiking, watching sports, and traveling.

Justin Firth is a resident in orthodontics at St. Louis University. Justin’s accomplishments include: graduating near the top of his class in dental school, being accepted into a very competitive orthodontic residency, and traveling throughout Asia on a music scholarship while in college. He is interested in orthodontics, orthognathic surgery, mini-screw implant assisted rapid palatal expansion, and cleft lip/palate cases. In his free time he enjoys St. Louis baseball and hockey, learning new languages, and eating delicious food.⁠

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Courtney is our first repeat guest on the show. We talk about the beginning of her D3 year and what it is like to work on human patients for the first time.