Your Dental Besties

Ben & Claire go back to stain and complete the conversation they started a few episodes ago.

The topic then turns to how do you manage a hostile patient? Has Ben ever encountered a patient who has turned nasty? Has Claire? And how would they deal with it?

Thanks for listening. Don't forget to comment what you thought about the episode. Have you ever had to deal with a patient who has been hostile towards you? Tell us your experience in the comment section.

After Ben tells us about a black widow spider living behind his honey pot, Ben and Claire discuss a situation where someone queries if you should treat a BPE 0. What is Ben and Claire's thoughts on this?

As always, thanks for listening to the pod. Send in your funnies and gross stories and if you have any queries or issues, submit them to the Agony Aunt/Agony Uncle segment of the show.

Also, would you like to hear more? Watch our for some bonus episodes coming soon. Have a great week Besties x

Ben and Claire answer a listeners query about the anxiety of running behind and feeling pressure from colleagues to stop. What do Ben and Claire say about this?

As always, a huge thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode let us know why in the comments. To those of you who share that you are listening on your socials THANKYOU, it helps us more than you know. Keep the shares coming.

And we love when you reach out. If you want to feature, or if you have an Agony Aunt or Agony Uncle request you can contact us on the @yourdentalbesties instagram or email [email protected]

Ben and Claire start the way they start best- gross stories! But this time they are from the USA. Prepare yourself for bigger, better, grosser. The USA listeners did not disappoint.

Then they discuss a topic sent in for the Agony Aunt/ Agony Uncle segment- how to give LA painlessly. Ben LOVES this topic and gives some valuable advice. This bit is a 'do not miss' part of the podcast.

Thank you for listening. Please don't forget to like, comment and share if you feel like you get a lot from listening to this silly pair every Monday at 6am

How have they not discussed staining yet? Something we see daily. Todays episode is the day. Well, the day they discuss stain part 1. The topic is so big there is a staining part 2 later in the season.

Todays episode starts with the game true or floss (truth or false incase you didn't get it)! Play along at home. How well did you do, let us know.

Then the stain discussion- from stannous to chromogenic bacteria to swimming.

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Claire and Ben want to say a HUGE thankyou for still being here at season 5. Or for joining us here at season 5.

If you are an OG- welcome back.

If you are newbie here- a warm WELCOME from team YDB.

Claire and Ben start off by talking about a little trip Ben took recently to Vienna, followed by a discussion on sustainability in dentistry. We are not quite sure how this led to them thinking about taking their own trip for medical tourism, before they swiftly talked themselves back of it again when they came to their senses. It made for funny listening though.

Ben finishes with some gross stories, the bit we all love.

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Also, team YDB want to say a huge thank you for being patient with a temporary change in recording. Claire and Ben have a busy work period at the minute, but they are committed to getting content out for the pod. Because getting into the studio is tricky at the minute due to their schedules, we have had to record remotely. Studio sessions and video content will commence again soon, so please bare with us for now.

Love, Claire & Ben xx

Claire & Ben play never have I ever. Make sure you play along (safely) as they spin the wheel and spill all their secrets.

This see's the end of season 4! What do you want to see in season 5? Do let us know. We want to bring more value to your commute to work.

See you next season Besties. Team YDB appreciates you

Ben and Claire start with should a patient pay for a second round of periodontal therapy if the first one fails? They talk about why this assumption happens? Have you ever had patients think it is because you have failed if their perio is not stable after 1 visit?

Ben then goes on to discuss behaviour change in our patients and psychology. This leads on to our patients feeling our energy and how to make sure we don't let our energy effect the appointment.

Claire talks about a case where she helped a patient by understanding the link between endometriosis and oral health. It does help us to treat our patients when we know how to think outside the box.

Do you have any dilemmas? Email [email protected] and we will answer your agony aunt/uncle dilemmas

After some seriously GROSS stories, Ben and Claire discuss boundaries and self care so that you can enjoy your career. On the Facebook forum we keep seeing people feeling burnt out. We need to see what we can do to reduce this in our profession.

Do you create boundaries at work? Ben talks about how and why this is important in your career. How can you create these and be more assertive? Listen to find out.

Do you have time off and do you prioritise self care? It's important for you to do this to have a happy long career in dentistry.

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Ben & Claire start with Ben's rant about the lack of post grad courses available to hygienists and therapists. But this quickly develops into a conversation about their experiences of getting onto their hygiene and therapy courses.

Ben gives some absolute GOLD and valuable information if you know anyone wanting to apply to become a hygienist or therapist, or if you are a dental nurse thinking of applying.

What was your experience when applying? Is there any advice you can give listeners who are thinking of this for their next step? Comment below.

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