Everyday Oral Surgery

Joining us in conversation is Dr. Jacob Stucki, to discuss the recently updated whitepaper on office-based anesthesia. Tune in today to hear what is outlined in the White Paper update and what the implications are for practitioners. Dr. Grant Stucki shares his biggest take-home from the article, and the doctors explore the critical starting point for anesthesia. Disease categories, heart failure,...

Welcome to another episode of Every Day Oral Surgery. Today we are joined by maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Heshaam Fallah to discuss the new innovative technology, FaceID, that is being used to create custom plates for orthognathic patients. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about Dr. Fallah’s impressive professional background, the surgeries he is focused on today, and how virtual surgery is being used in...

Coming out of residency, oral surgeons are instantly faced with the need to be business savvy as they navigate the professional world, particularly if they’re looking to go private. Unfortunately, most of us lack a background in business. Today, we are joined by Dr. Paul Rollins, one of three partners at Falls Oral Surgery and Dental Implant Center, to investigate how to assess a practice’s operat...

Placing dental implants is a complicated and delicate procedure that requires absolute accuracy. Depending on the situation, this can be difficult and time-consuming and requires the patient to be operated on for uncomfortably long periods. What if there was a way to improve the accuracy of the procedure while making it faster and less invasive for patients? In this episode, we speak to Dr. Ryan K...

Welcome to another episode of Everyday Oral Surgery! Joining us in conversation today is Dr. David Hirsch, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in New York. During today’s conversation, you’ll hear about Dr. Hirsch’s journey of building his expertise leading up to today. Learn about the role of 3D printing in changing the dental industry, and how he has used the ‘Jaw in a Day’ technique si...

Welcome to another episode of Every Day Oral Surgery! Today, we are joined by Jake Stucki to discuss some tips on using nitrous and oral sedation effectively. In this short episode, you’ll hear about the impetus for today’s topic, what could be happening when a patient says the nitrous isn’t working, and the pros and cons of using nitrous, as well as why you shouldn’t just crank it higher. We also...

Note writing feels like the bane of every oral surgeon’s existence, but is essential for your protection. Every aspect of your note could be used to help you in a medical-legal situation or hurt you. Today, we are joined by Connecticut-based OMS, David Salomon to discuss how to avoid and combat medical-legal issues with efficient note writing. We talk about the importance of forming good note-writ...

Our guest today, Dr. Raza Hussain, is a firm believer that Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons who run their own private practices possess a unique set of skills that set them up to be excellent leaders. This can be especially relevant to public institutions like hospitals. Running your own private practice enables you to be an expert, not just in oral surgery, but also in the business side of things,...

Welcome back to the Everyday Oral Surgery Podcast! During today’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Bill Jordan, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Sugar Land, Texas. He is here today to discuss the rise of management groups and venture capital groups in recent years. Join us today to hear how to determine if bringing in practice management or a venture capital group is right for you. Dr....

Dr. Erik Nuveen has built a life and a career that he truly loves, but getting to this point came with its own set of challenges. Listen to this episode where Erik candidly shares the ups and downs that he has faced along his journey, why his time at dental school has been invaluable to him as a full-body cosmetic surgeon, and what it takes to achieve true operational efficiency and sustain a thri...

During this episode of our Resident Series of the Everyday Oral Surgery Podcast, Jake and I walk you through the process of treating an odontogenic infection. We discuss everything from the factors that indicate the severity of an infection at the initial patient consultation (including systemic issues), to the difference between moderate and severe spaces, to the technical details about how to dr...

Getting a Squamous Cell Carcinoma diagnosis will, for some people, be one of the worst moments of their lives. As an oral surgeon, it’s your responsibility to walk your patients through this moment, and the process that follows. In today’s episode, Dr. Nicholas Callahan is here to share his thoughts on the kindest and most effective way to do this. We discuss everything from indicators of a potent...

If you run a business, in this day and age, you need social media. Not necessarily to drive business, but to support and enhance your brand. Joining us today to share his thoughts on the subject is Dr. Jason Auerbach AKA Bloody Tooth Guy, OMS of Riverside Oral Surgery in New Jersey who happens to have gained 181k organic followers on his Bloody Tooth Guy Instagram account! In this episode, we find...

Dr. Vladimir Polyakov is an OMS running not one, but two practices in the LA area, the first of which he started from scratch straight out of university. In this episode, we hear about what it takes to successfully start a practice from scratch and the lessons Dr. Polyakov learned along the way. We discover how he has managed to halve his number of patients while being more financially successful...

Traditional approaches to teaching and learning are rapidly becoming outdated. Past teaching methods do not take into account the range of expertise, different schedules, and continual advances made in medicine resulting in students feeling less equipped in real-world scenarios. In today’s show, we delve into a progressive alternative to teaching and learning in the realm of dental medicine with p...

Becoming an oral and maxillofacial surgeon is not an easy task. It takes years of grueling training, during which you’ll undoubtedly experience many failures and setbacks. It can be especially tough if you take an unorthodox route to becoming one. In today’s episode, we sit down with Dr. Ashkan Mobini to talk about the non-traditional journey he took to becoming an oral and maxillofacial surgeon a...

In this episode, we do a deep dive into causes, risk factors, and recommended treatments for a variety of fibro-osseous lesions. Our guest today is Dr. Robert Marx, a recently retired oral surgeon who is now pursuing stem cell research. Robert has a wealth of knowledge on fibro-osseous lesions; from periapical cemental dysplasia and florid cemento-osseous dysplasia to fibrous dysplasia and cherubi...

Welcome to our Resident Series, where we’ll be discussing relevant topics and updates from the leaders in our field. Today, Drs. Grant and Jake Stucki delve into the recent AAOMS Position Paper on Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ), published in May 2022. We’ve discussed MRONJ in previous episodes, but today we’re taking a closer look at the changes observed by the leaders of our...

When you start your private practice you need to choose what you want to prioritize and build your team from there. Today on the show we talk with Dr. Jason Edwards, an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery based in Tampa Florida, about his hiring practices, how to build a team based on your values and priorities, and what he learned from facing an unexpected lawsuit. Dr. Edwards is a huge fan of colla...

In residency, it’s easy to romanticize what your life is going to be like when you get out into the world of private practice or academia, but the reality is often different from what you would expect. This episode will ensure that you are better prepared to handle the challenges that you are likely to experience in life after residency! Joining me today are Dr. Paul Rollins, from the private prac...

The scope of what CBCT scans can expose is unmatched, but it’s of utmost importance that we know what to look for or consult someone who does. Dr. Barett Andreasen is an oral and maxillofacial radiologist practicing in Salt Lake City Utah. He has his own practice, Radiodontics, which offers radiology reports and CBCT scan reviews to practicing dentists and oral maxillofacial surgeons. In this epis...

We are very happy to welcome back Dr. Aaron Liddell to the show today, as he is a perfect candidate to talk about today's subject! In our discussion, we cover the pros and cons of the different private practice models that are available to professionals in the field. There have been a number of requests from listeners to cover this, and so we thought we would share the lessons we have learned...

Today’s guest is dialing in all the way from Melbourne, Australia to share his OMS training and practice journey Down Under. Dr. Seth Delpachitra is an Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon specializing in orthognathic and trauma surgery and, in this episode, he provides insight into the public versus private healthcare systems in Australia and explains why he chose to go the public route, despite the scarci...

Today we welcome to the podcast Dr. James Hupp, an oral maxillofacial surgeon. He is one of the legends in our specialty and has done so much to contribute to the progress of oral maxillofacial surgeons. Dr. Hupp, a cum laude graduate of Harvard University’s School of Dental Medicine, remains an advocate for the addition of technological advances in medical schools across the country.  He spearhea...

Welcome to another episode of Everyday Oral Surgery! Joining us in conversation today is Dr. Suzanne Stucki-McCormick, a surgeon practicing and teaching in California. Join us today to hear about Dr. Stucki-McCormick’s journey through research and practice, starting with working for NASA while she was still in high school. Hear how she followed her passion for cleft lip and palate surgery, and con...