Dental Slang

Dr. Lou Shuman was lucky enough to have grown up with many different mentors, including Henry Goldman. His father partnered with Goldman and ultimately ended up inspiring him to pursue his own dental career. But Dr. Shuman wanted to do things a bit differently.  He wanted to create a group practice that would give everything his patients would need in one place, and it eventually grew into a pract...

Dr. Céline Higton is all about taking the initiative. That's how she's ended up with 26,000 followers on Instagram. When she graduated from dental school in London, Dr. Higton knew she wanted to focus on a more personal type of dentistry. She was advised by a mentor to forget the job advertisements for the larger practices and pick out which private practices she wanted to work with. Then it was o...

Dr. Travis Campbell may have known he wanted to be a dentist since he was three, but he had no idea the path his dental career had planned for him. He is now recognized as the Dental Insurance Guy. No one breaks down dental insurance like Dr. Campbell.    In this Dental Slang episode, we discuss coding, when to file a claim (and when not to), as well as the right time to take an x-ray.  Dr. Campbe...

DC Dental Clinical Director Dr. Lisa Germain shares her passion for dental education and training on this episode of the Dental Slang podcast. She's working to bridge the gap between endodontists and dental implants—which is no easy task. Dr. Germain has taken on this challenge in stride thanks to her unique perspective on what it means to be a better endodontist and a better dentist. To Dr. Germa...

Jodi and our guest, Dr. Rich Madow, are swapping a lot of slang on this episode. From the elusive "golden age" of dentistry to giving patients the "royal treatment", dentists are using all sorts of slang to communicate with their dental team these days. After all, to be a successful dentist, communication with your team is key.  And building a successful dental team is Dr. Rich's specialty.  You m...

This episode of the Dental Slang Podcast is special because we're talking to one of the most innovative dentists in the industry, Dr. Gina Dorfman. Dr. Dorfman, the co-founder of YAPI, knew she wanted to be a dentist at 16, but running her own business was her ultimate goal. Fast forward two decades later and not only does she have her own dental practice, she's also created a signature piece of s...

We're learning the slang of a very distinguished dentist on this episode of The Dental Slang Podcast. Dr. Bill Dickerson has quite the resume - he's the founder and CEO of the Las Vegas Institute of Advanced Dental Studies, he's a published author (more than just dental books too!), and he was also one of Jodi's favorite professors while she studied at Baylor. But we aren't just talking about clas...

Dr. Amy Creech-Gionis is popping in on the Dental Slang Podcast today all the way from Florida. She's bounced around different kinds of dental offices during her career in Tampa and has pretty much seen it all. She started in a small downtown office and worked her way through DSOs and family practices to get to where she is today. She has a good sense of what she likes to do, what she doesn't like...

It's rare to find a talented, business savvy practitioner who's also an advocate for the dental community. Dr. Tony Feck is one of those clinicians, which is why we're so excited to have him on today's episode of the Dental Slang Podcast. This mentor and coach founded the Sunrise Dental Solutions community, which is known for bringing dentists together to offer help and support.   We all know dent...

Welcome back, Slangers! Our guest today, Dr. Amanda Seay, is a comprehensive restorative dentistry guru with several accolades in dental aesthetics and cosmetic dentistry. She's also been developing several fresh techniques for dental photography with fellow Dental Slanger Dr. Adamo Notarantino, which she will be teaching in their upcoming courses for 2020. We talk a little bit about those courses...

It's time for another episode of the Dental Slang Podcast! Today's guest is a true dental legend. Dr. Michael Cohen is the founder of the Seattle Study Club, and he's hopping on the mic today fresh from a presentation in Copenhagen. The topic of that presentation—dental education—comes up in today's episode, but first we discuss what inspired him to found one of the most well-known study clubs in...

We really like what Nobel Biocare is doing for the dental industry. This company thinks outside the box and isn't afraid to question all the "tried-and-true" practices we've been comfortable using for decades. But it's time for a change, and Dr. Scott MacLean, an international lecturer for Nobel Biocare, is on The Dental Slang Podcast to talk about the new era in dentistry.  Scott calls the change...

Dr. Adamo Notarantonio may be one of the most accredited cosmetic dentists in the country, but he also has another talent that we're showcasing on this episode of The Dental Slang Podcast: photography. If you haven't signed up for one of the COLLIDEoSCOPE photography courses with Adamo and his partner, Dr. Amanda Seay, this podcast just might be the inspiration you need. Adamo discusses the blessi...

If you've been avoiding endodontics in your dental career, today's episode of The Dental Slang Podcast is for you. Dr. Bill Nudera is here to put your mind at ease about every aspect of endodontic procedures. Bill has served as a dentist in the Air Force, earned an MA in oral sciences, and has been running his own full-time practice for 20 years. In his prolific career, he's seen (and learned) a t...

Welcome back, Dental Slangers! Dr. David Little is joining us on today's episode. David is the co-founder and Clinical Director of Little Implant Co., one of our favorite suppliers. And it isn't just the company's high-quality dental implants that puts it on the top of our list. It's David's passion for education and mentorship that inspires us. David is what we call a "seasoned" dentist. When he'...

Welcome back to the Dental Slang Podcast! We've got a wonderful guest today. Dr. Parag Kachalia is talking with us from California, from the heart of Silicon Valley, and he's sharing some serious knowledge bombs when it comes to the future of dental technology. Dr. Parag is one of the Seattle Study Club's Top 10 Young Educators, so you're guaranteed to learn a little something on today's episode. ...

This episode of The Dental Slang Podcast is an important one. Dr. Paul Goodman of Dental Nachos fame is joining us today to talk about how we can all work together to create a more positive influence in the dental community. More specifically, Paul shares his strategy for engaging with fellow dentists not only online but face-to-face. Meetups are an important part of Paul's engagement strategy, an...

You might recognize today's guest as one of our sponsors, but we just can't talk enough about Berman dental instruments. That's why we brought Dr. Lou Berman, founder of Berman Dental Instruments, onto the podcast today. As an entrepreneur of many ventures, Lou's got plenty of slang to spare. Working across different industries not only "heightened his business acumen" as he says, but it also help...

If you're looking for new dental slang, today's episode is for you. Coming fresh off a great dental day today, and Jodi is sharing some of her new slang right off the bat. Our guest today, Dr. Paul Feuerstein, also shares the slang he learned in his first week of practicing dentistry, but that's not all he's talking about today. The godfather of dental technology has his own tips and tricks for us...

It might be a little early, but I'm calling it - today's guest is our favorite by far!  Dr. Alan Mead is a podcasting guru and one of the inspirations behind the production of the Dental Slang podcast. Alan has been listening to podcasts since the early 2000s, downloading them to his mp3 player (if anyone remembers those anymore). He's always been fascinated about people coming together remotely t...

Never stop learning. No matter what field you work in - never stop learning! For all the dentists listening in out there, this goes beyond staying up-to-date on dental tools and practices. That's important too, of course, but today's episode is about learning something new, something modern. That's right - we're talking about social media marketing! We invited Dr. Brian Baliwas onto the podcast to...