Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

Dr. Andrea Joy Smith has been practicing dentistry for over 22 years. She completed her dental training at the University of California San Francisco in 1994. After practicing for about 6 years in Oakland California, she relocated her practice to Sacramento CA in 2001. Dr. Smith has been placing mini dental implants since 2007. She is a Diplomat in the International Academy of Mini Dental Implants...

Meet the two sisters: one is a dental hygienist and one is a dentist. Together, they create educational solutions for those who need to take the board examinations. When they are not working, you can find them traveling and practicing yoga. Claire Jeong is an entrepreneur who is striving to promote educational efficacy. She founded StudentRDH and StudentCDA – which offer review courses for board e...

Dr. McGlennen is President and Medical Director of Access Genetics and OralDNA Labs. He has published more than 75 scientific articles and book chapters and has served as the editor of five journals. He holds 9 issued patents. He is board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and also by the American Board of Medical Genetics, with a Specialty in Clinical Molecular Genetics. He is internati...

Dr. John Aylmer is new to the dental profession, graduating from Nova Southeastern University in May of 2016. He was born and raised in Florida so naturally he stuck close to home and is working as an associate in Boca Raton, Fl. Throughout school, he was an active leader of his peers through numerous organizations.   Dr. Aylmer has shown his commitment to our profession by attending multiple stat...

Paul Yuan has a background in business from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has over 15 years of experience in Dental management in both Dental retail and Dental operations. He managed 34 offices for a major Dental Services Organization for over 5 years and is bringing this experience and insight to the private dentist. He is now a Dental Consultant and has been working independently...

Hootan Shahidi graduated Emory University with a Master's in Public Health focusing on Health Policy and Management.   For a decade Hootan managed and consulted for numerous dental practices in Southern California. During this period he discovered that many dental offices were not utilizing medical insurance nor were they aware of the possibilities.   In 2013, Hootan founded Cross Over Dental Ente...

Stay tuned until the end to watch the Mike Massotto's hilarious video, "The 25 Surefire Ways To Destroy Your Dental Practice - The Movie"   Mike Massotto is the founder and CEO of Staff Driven Dental.   After 10 years of business consulting success in both the health care field and coaching company executives in corporate America, Mr. Massotto used his extensive expertise in business and personal...

Dennis Braunston, founder of Dental Learning Centers® and ShadeWave, LLC, has been in dental technology since 1990. As a provider of CDE since 2001, he is recognized as one of the early pioneers and experts at teaching digital photography, cosmetic imaging and case presentation in dentistry. Dennis has recently developed ShadeWave, Digital Shade Matching System, ImageCentrik Dental Software, camer...

Vijay Sikka is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the 12 years old Sikka Software Corporation. Under Vijay's leadership, Sikka Software Corporation has become the premier cloud based business analytics and optimization platform company and a SaaS based market leader for dental industry with growing presence in veterinary, optometry and audiology industries in the United States. Sikka Sof...

Eric Schiffman is a professor in the Division of TMD and Orofacial Pain at the University of Minnesota. He has received over $14 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and has over 50 publications. He has lectured locally, nationally and internationally on topics pertaining to the prevalence, etiology, diagnosis, and management of patients with TMD. Past research...

Bill Rossi is President of Advanced Practice Management. He and his team are actively involved in the ongoing management of over 250 dental practices that collectively produce over $30,000,000/month. He has over 35 years in practice management, has been a contributor to Dental Economics, Excellence in Dentistry, and Dentaltown CE. Bill is an ally for private independent practices in a profession i...

Karen Siebert is a part-time clinical instructor and adjunct faculty at the College of Lake County in Waukegan, Illinois, teaching courses in oral pathology and the dental hygiene process of care for patients presenting with medical concerns/special needs.   She is a 1985 graduate of the University of Iowa, BSDH, and a 2012 graduate of the University of Illinois Springfield with a MA in Educationa...

Dr. Rohan Wijey is the Clinical Director and Senior Lecturer of Myofunctional Research Co (MRC) and CEO of the Myobrace Pre-Orthodontic Centers.    His myofunctional journey began in 2007 by working under the Founder and CEO of MRC, and he has since lectured across 5 continents and has published in orthodontic and pediatric journals around the world. During his time at MRC, he has seen the worldwi...

Dr. Tetsuo Nakamoto presents how theobromine was discovered, why it's unique, and how it compares to fluoride.   www. Theodent.com

Dr. Glazer is a Fellow and Past President of the Academy of General Dentistry, and former Assistant Clinical Professor in Dentistry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx, NY). He has been a visiting clinician at several universities around the country including: SUNY - Buffalo, Univ. of Minnesota, Univ. of California - San Francisco, Univ. of Texas - Houston, Univ. of Florida - Gainesv...

Dr. Willey is a Diplomate with the Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorders Disciplines, a Diplomate of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy and serves on the Board of Directors for the Dental Division of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy. He has dedicated his practice to treating sleep disordered breathing, snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, and oral facial pain (TMD). His career path has ta...

Dr. Thomas Meyer, DDS, MICCMO has enjoyed practicing dentistry in the Chicago suburbs area since 1993. He proudly continues to provide excellent care to the community as his father did the generation before him.   Dr. Meyer – Dentist Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines IL – strongly believes that all of his guests are deserving of the highest standards of quality care and treatment.   T...

Dr. Pamela Marzban provides a wide range of family and cosmetic dentistry services to patients throughout Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station and the surrounding Northern Virginia communities. As a native Virginian, she is both proud and honored to be able to serve the community in which she has spent almost her entire life.   Dr. Marzban is committed to using the most advanced dental technology and t...

Dr. Alexandra George graduated from West Virginia University School of Dentistry in 1990. She completed a general practice residency program at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has dedicated her professional career to providing her patients with the very best that cosmetic and restorative dentistry has to offer.   Dr. George specializes in a high end cosmetics...

Howard sat down with Dr. Mac lee and Dr. Robert Jankelson in Scottsdale, Arizona during an event hosted by the ICCMO (International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics).   www. ICCMO.org   Dr. Jankelson's Winery: www. TsillanCellars.com

Prof. Malo received his dental degree from the Faculty of Dental Medicine at the University of Lisbon in 1989. He founded the MALO CLINIC in 1995 where he developed the MALO CLINIC Protocol (surgical techniques and innovative products such as the All-on-4® treatment concept, a new Zygoma implant and protocol, the NobelSpeedy implant and the advanced technical solution MALO CLINIC Bridge), recogniz...

Patti DiGangi, RDH, BS is an international speaker passionate about prevention and early intervention working with dental professionals to improve practice profitability. She is the author of the 2016 book A Gingivitis Code Finally! the fifth book in the DentalCodeology series of bite-size books for busy people. She authored a chapter in CDT 2017 Companion . Patti holds publishing and speaking lic...

Howard sat down with six dental specialists - Dr. Sahar Jaffrey (Pediatric Dentist), Dr. Donna Barpal (Prosthodontist), Dr. Joanne Jensen (Endodontist), Dr. Alice Tai (Periodontist), Dr. Sloan McDonald (Oral Surgeon), and Dr. Ann Marie Gorczyca (Orthodontist) - and discussed how dentists can better refer to and understand the nine dental specialties.   A special thanks to Dr. Ann Marie Gorczyca fo...

Chris Barrow has been active as a consultant, trainer and coach to the UK dental profession for over 23 years. Chris spent the first 17 years of his working life in the corporate sector and followed this with 29 years of running small private businesses. The different dynamics of both worlds have given him the valuable gift of knowing how to operate – and communicate – in both. In 1993, Chris deci...

Howard sat down with fellow graduates of UMKC Dental School to reflect and give advice to dental students and new grads. This episode took place in St. Joseph Missouri with Dr. Tom Moore, Dr. Dennis Myers, Dr. Stephanie Van Dyne, Dr. Lisa Gonzales, and Dr. George Ruwwe.