Beyond the Arches

This one's a little different. Instead of the studio, Dr. Dan and the crew are recording live from the road — somewhere on I-95, headed to Jacksonville. Done In One's Jacksonville location opened in September 2025, and the team makes the trip multiple times a month to keep the culture consistent and the care on par with Boca Raton and Tampa. On this particular run, the car is packed: Dr. Dan, Nick...

In this episode of Beyond the Arches, Dr. Dan is joined by patient coordinators Lilia and Erica, and Done In One's CFO, Sam, for an honest, in-depth conversation about one of the biggest questions patients have — how do you actually pay for this? From the financing companies Done In One works with (Proceed, Cherry, PatientFi, and Lending Club) to alternative options like HELOCs, 401(k) loans, hard...

Surgery is just the beginning. What happens in the days that follow is its own journey — and one worth knowing inside and out before you ever sit down in the chair. In this episode, Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and Erica sit down with Jessica, a restorative dental assistant at Done In One Boca Raton, for an honest, behind-the-scenes look at what the first 72 hours after full-arch surgery actually looks li...

Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and Erica sit down with Abdell, a software engineer originally from Puerto Rico, for a deep-dive patient conversation that spans far beyond dentistry. Abdell shares his journey of living with ongoing dental challenges since childhood, navigating years of incremental fixes, and ultimately reaching a breaking point after his temporary prosthesis broke—prompting him to begin a gl...

Full transparency has always been at the heart of Done In One. But even with the most thorough consultations and pre-op calls in the world, some questions only come up after surgery — when you're home, a little sore, and wondering if what you're experiencing is normal. In this episode, Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and Erica sit down for a candid Q&A pulled from real patient questions and online commun...

In this episode of Beyond the Arches, Erica sits down with Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and returning guest Nadia from the Done In One Boca restorative team to break down one of the most common (and most confusing) questions patients ask during consultations: All-on-4 vs. All-on-6… what’s actually the difference? Dr. Noorthoek explains how the original “All-on-4” concept was developed for denture wearers...

In this episode of Beyond the Arches, Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and Erica sit down with longtime Boca periodontist Dr. John Lindsay to talk about the career, philosophy, and relationships that helped shape one of South Florida’s most respected periodontal practices. Dr. Lindsay shares his journey from rural Missouri to building a practice in Boca Raton, reflects on the early days of implant dentistry,...

In Part 2 of the Refresh series, Erica is joined by Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and Dr. Sarah Laks to continue the conversation on one of the most complex areas of full-arch dentistry — refresh cases. These are patients who come to Done In One after already receiving implant treatment elsewhere, often dealing with failed work, long-term temporaries, or systems that no longer support a stable final result...

Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and Erica sit down with Robert Odom and Alex for a conversation that explores the patient journey from an angle most people never see—the very first phone call. What makes this episode unique is that both Robert and Alex are Done In One patients themselves. Today, they sit on the other side of the experience, helping guide new patients through the earliest and often most overw...

To celebrate 50 episodes of Beyond the Arches, Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and Erica do something a little different. Inspired by the classic Friends "Remember When…" episodes, they take a step back to revisit the moments, stories, and conversations that have defined the first year of the show. The episode opens where it always has, with the patients. Through a montage of clips, listeners get a look back...

In this episode of Beyond the Arches, Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and Erica sit down with Alex, Dawn's daughter from last week's episode, and the first voice patients hear when they call Done In One. Alex works remotely from Indiana as a Patient Treatment Coordinator, and her path to that role is one of a kind: she was a patient first. Alex shares a decades-long dental history that started with root reso...

In this episode of Beyond the Arches, Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and Erica sit down with Dawn, a patient from Dallas, Pennsylvania who went through her full-arch journey four years ago alongside her daughter Alex — a true mommy-daughter makeover done on the same day. Dawn shares what finally pushed her to act after years of recurring infections and swelling, and how she was just weeks away from settling...

In this kickoff episode, host Erica is joined by Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and Dr. Sarah Laks to introduce one of Done In One's most meaningful new offerings: the Refresh. A refresh case is when a patient who had full-arch implant surgery somewhere else — locally, across the country, or overseas — comes to Done In One looking for a real solution. Maybe they're stuck in a temporary arch they hate. Maybe...

Dr. Dan, Erica, and Nick are back with another round of real questions from the Done In One Facebook group, and this one covers a lot of ground. They kick things off with the DIO Waiting Room Theory, a topic that has been floating around the office forever and finally gets its moment on the mic. Then it's straight into the questions: high blood pressure on surgery day, why your consultation is des...

In this episode of Beyond the Arches, Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and Erica sit down with Done In One Lab Manager, Donaldo, for a behind-the-scenes look at the lab that helps make the full-arch process possible. This is also the first episode recorded in the brand-new Done In One studio, marking an exciting new chapter for the podcast. Donaldo shares his journey from working overnight in the lab to now m...

Dr. Daniel Noorthoek is joined by Erica and Nick to break down how AI is already impacting dentistry and where it is headed next. From early trial and error to real use in operations, they share how AI has evolved into a valuable tool for data analysis, projections, reporting, and faster decision-making across the practice. The conversation explores how AI helps streamline behind-the-scenes work l...

Dr. Daniel Noorthoek is joined by Erica, Daniel (“Danimal”), and special guest Kelly Fellows—a travel patient from Tennessee who’s now nearly three and a half years out- to reflect on what life looks like long after finals. Kelly shares how she first found Done In One through TikTok during the early social media days, what it felt like choosing a team from out of state, and the mental hurdle of co...

Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and Erica are joined by Robert Odom, Marketing Director, and Carly, Social Media Manager. In this episode, they explore creativity, storytelling, and why modern dental marketing looks nothing like it used to. Carly shares how she unexpectedly found her way into dentistry through a creative lens, what inspires her outside of work, and how that perspective shapes the way patient...

In this episode of Beyond the Arches, Dr. Daniel Noorthoek is joined by Erica, Patient Treatment Coordinator, and Carly, Social Media Manager, for a patient interview with South Florida Michelle, a Boca-raised local who received her final zirconia teeth on a day she’ll never forget: her birthday. Michelle shares her story from the beginning, growing up in Boca when Palmetto barely stretched past P...

Dr. Daniel Noorthoek sits down with Erica, Robert Odom, and Nick Glick to unpack the real economics behind full-arch dentistry — far beyond the implants and the surgery itself. They explore what it actually takes to run a self-propelled full-arch center: the investment behind acquiring patients in a saturated market, why consults are treated with so much intention, the choice to prioritize real hu...

In this patient interview episode of Beyond the Arches, Dr. Daniel Noorthoek and Erica sit down with Crystal, joined by her husband, Jay, fresh off her 90-day follow-up appointment and officially receiving the green light to move beyond the soft-food diet. This conversation centers on confidence, vulnerability, and no longer hiding. Crystal shares how years of dental issues quietly shaped the way...

Dr. Daniel Noorthoek sits down with Dr. Sarah Laks and Erica to talk about one of the most overlooked aspects of full-arch treatment: time. They break down why Done In One uses a 5–7 day treatment window—rather than rushing restorations in 24 hours or stretching treatment over months—and how that balance supports healing, precision, and patient confidence. Dr. Laks shares the restorative perspecti...

Dr. Dan and Erica sit down with Daniel—Done In One’s travel concierge (affectionately known as “Danimal”)—to pull back the curtain on what the travel package actually looks like for out-of-state patients. They walk through how the handoff happens after a consult, what’s included (flights + hotel for the patient and a companion, airport pickup, rides to appointments, and a recovery-ready travel bag...

Dr. Dan is joined by a Q&A panel—Robert, Lilia, and Erica—to answer real patient questions pulled from the Done In One Facebook Group. They break down what happens when someone can only afford one arch (top vs. bottom), why the upper jaw often fails first (and why implant success rates can differ between upper and lower), and what to know about tooth infections—including why antibiotics don’t “fix...

This week on Beyond the Arches, Erica sits down with Done In One Boca periodontist Dr. Blake Hauer to break down periodontal disease in a way that actually makes sense, and explain why it matters so much for anyone considering dental implants or full-arch treatment. They cover what periodontal disease is (and how it starts as gingivitis), the early warning signs patients should watch for (bleeding...