This week Russ talks with Dr. Robert Ramsey who runs the Facebook group Dentistry Gone Wild which offers a humorous non-political take on dentistry that we all often need in the world of dental facebook.  We talk for the hour about Robert's journey from JnJ to dentistry, and why we both left Corporate America to go do dentistry.  Robert talks about the DSOs he works for and his experience doing HMO dentistry (spoiler alert: it isn't all that bad).  Finally we discuss refunds and specialists.  

Clinton and Russell speak with Stephen Trahan. 

Listen and hear his adventures in the Bayou, going to dental school in Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina, being a military dentist and how he ended up in The Lone Star State. 

Clinton Timmerman and Russell Schafer talk with Matthew Hernandez, a third generation denturist from Texas who now resides in the lovely town of Mukilteo, Washington. Matthew has started and sold DSO's multiple times and continues to seek opportunities that can help boost the profession.

He has also hunted wild packs of hogs, which actually sounds somewhat dangerous, even when armed with uzis or whatever type of hunting item one chooses. 

This week Russell talks with Dr. Josh Nagao.  We talk about the importance of continuing education and how honestly... good CE kinda costs money.  We both love Pathways, and Josh teaches at Pathways.  Josh talk about the courses that he and Dr. Wade Pilling teach together.  The next one is an FP1 course being taught April 24-25.  If you want to sign up, reach out to one of them via Facebook.  We also talk about the importance of comprehensive treatment planning as well.

This week Russell talks with Dr. Usa Bunang and Dr. Jay Siddiqui about their new study club called the DMV 3D Printing and Digital Dentistry Study Club.  They focus on teaching dentists about practical applications of digital dentistry in the DC, Maryland, and Viriginia area from all aspects of dentistry from surgical guides to ortho to restorative.  We talk about why they formed the study club and their goals.

Clint had to take an unexpected trip to Gainsville, Florida, and attend a dental board meeting. He learned some pearls he thought he should share to help listeners avoid any potential trouble in the future.

Russell also shares going to the new Implant Pathways center in Arizona and how rad it is.

In summation to avoid problems with a dental board:

1) Shit’s gonna happen

2) Document, document, document

3) Contact your patient and show concern; document that you contacted your patient

4) Be honest—with your patient, your lawyer, in your notes, in your testimony to the board. Honesty is the best policy.

5) Refer when indicated. Referring and documenting that you referred can go a long way.

Justin Morgan goes totally oral with Clinton Timmerman and Russell Schafer to talk about what both practice purchasers and practice sellers need to be mindful of when it comes to selling and buying a practice. 

Listen and find out what advice Justin may have for you!

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Reach out and seek his counsel!

Russ talks with Dr. Andrew Ip from Sydney, Australia.  Andrew is a second generation dentist who works in both his mom's practice and his dad's practice and teaches CAD-CAM dentistry as well.  We talk for the hour about what it is like to practice in a former British colony as well where the technology is taking us.  It is a cool discussion.

Links: https://ai3dprinting.com.au/ for his website and reviews of printers

https://youtube.com/@ai3d676?si=KBbX64SSTvrRvdgU for his videos

#ai_ortho_implant for his Instagram

Delaney Spaulding joins Russell Schafer and Clinton Timmerman to talk about growing up in the field of dentistry, experiecing the Northeast after college at the Univesity of Georgia and purhcasing a practice in Birmingham, Alabama. 

Delaney ripped off the band-aid when she bought her office and went FFS immediately. Listen and find out how she has made her success in The Yellowhammer State, and how Dandy Lab has been a great asset to her business. 

This week Russell talks with Dr. Mustafa Shah Khan and Richard Offutt about their new platform and social group Simplifiy Dentistry.  Their goal is to bring clinicians together on a wide variety of topics from clinical skills to business discussions.  In our podcast we talk about how social media has evolved over time and how dentists have gravitated towards it.  We also talk about the downsizing of Align and Dentsply Sirona as well as why maybe that has happened.  Finally we discuss what might be done about the hygiene shortage.

If you want to go to their website it is simplifydds.com .  Also their Facebook page is active as well!