Tooth Be Told

In this episode, we talked to Trey Tepichin co-founder and CEO of Cloud Dentistry. He describes Cloud dentistry as this:

"Cloud Dentistry is a web and app-based marketplace where dental offices can message and book dental professionals on-demand."

Once you use Cloud Dentistry, you notice how easy, convenient, and simple Cloud Dentistry website and app are to use.

https://www.clouddentistry.com/

Instagram: clouddentistry

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In this episode, we had the pleasure of having Ms. Chelsea Reynolds on to talk about:

1. How dentistry found her.

2. What dealing with dental insurance is like.

3. How to hire the best front office staff.

4. How to deal with rude dental patients.

5. What working through the pandemic has been like.

6. How to get the most out of your dental insurance.

7. What she would do differently with what she knows about dentistry.

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In this episode, we put a roundtable of dentists together to tackle the problem of diversity in dentistry. Drs. Kari Cunningham, John Powe, Gary Dennis, and Kyle Dumpert lead the discussions in:

1. Systemic racism in dentistry.

2. Helping the community see more dentists of color.

3. Economics of building a dental practice in an underserved area.

4. Dental exams and their inherent racial bias.

5. How to increase access to care for the minority population.

6. How to increase access to care of minority students who want to become a dentist.

7. If patients would feel more comfortable going to see a dentist that looks like them.

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The costs of dental education continue to grow every year. Without any financial assistance, student loans upon graduation can be well over $300k. The cost of education paired with increasing overhead to operate a dental practice and decreasing insurance reimbursements, many people are beginning to question if becoming a dentist is financially possible.

In this episode, Dr Ackah and Dr Dumpert had the pleasure of talking with Dr Chase Fetters about how he was able to graduate from dental school without any student loans. He did this by participating in the Navy's dental scholarship program. We have an honest discussion of both the positive and negative aspects of military scholarships, what to consider prior to applying for the program, and how this option may help make the dental school financially viable.

In this episode, we have Dr. Brandon Humberger an oral surgeon in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. We discussed:

1. What made him want to become an oral surgeon?

2. what life for an oral surgeon resident is like?

3. What other procedures oral surgeons do besides remove wisdom teeth.

4. Who is better at implant placement, oral surgeons or periodontists?

5. what practicing as an oral surgeon post-COVID is like?

During this pandemic, we may find it difficult to deal with negative thoughts and emotions. So Tooth be told has teamed up with Dr. Deep Shah to provide some encouraging words for our listeners. In this episode, Dr. Shah motivates you to see the positives in whatever may be going on in your life.

In this episode, We had the pleasure of having Dr. Tamaara Morris on to discuss the use of lasers for periodontal surgeries. She also discussed the difference between laser surgery and traditional periodontal surgery. The conversation transitioned to the use of cone-beam computer tomography (CBCT)scans in implant dentistry. We hope you enjoy.

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Joy Poskozim about geriatric dentistry. She talks about how her practice has changed since this virus. She also talks about the procedures she does for this population. She finishes of by talk about CE courses to talk if one were interested in treating the home bound or bedridden population.

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Amrita Patel who is on the board of the New York State Dental Association and Chairs the new dentist committee in New York. We talked to Dr. Patel about:

1. The need for a dentist to become a member.

2. What it takes to be recognized as a dental specialty group.

3. What the ADA is doing about graduating dental students during the pandemic.

4. What the ADA is doing with increasing dental school tuitions.

5. What their thoughts are with requiring dental students to take a mandatory year of residency.

6. What the ADA’s guidance for the coronavirus pandemic.

7. Where does the ADA stand when it comes to dentist being able to administer the covid 19 tests.

8. What the ADA is doing to help the dentist fight against reduced insurance reimbursement.

And so much more, please enjoy.

In this episode, we had the pleasure of having Greg Maravilla, MBA,CPA,CFP. Mr. Maravilla educates our listeners about:

1. The Payroll protection program.

2. Best decision to make for your practice.

3. New opportunities to acquire dental practices.

4. The importance of having disability insurance.

5. Understanding whole life vs term life insurance.

We really hope you enjoy this episode.