Protrusive Dental Podcast

A daily dilemma in Dentistry is deciding when (and HOW) to restore that extensive MODL amalgam restoration that was placed over 30 years ago! We go deep in to this, looking at single-tooth factors but also a full mouth ‘bigger picture’ view with Dr Andrew Chandrapal who has been trained by world-class clinicians including Dr John Kois and Dr Didier Dietschi, https://youtu.be/lulpENm4sw...

Recession is one of the those diagnoses we make all the time – lots of our patients have recession. I always struggled to decide when we should be proactive with recession and suggest surgery – it is very easy to monitor recession through photos and measurements. Specialist Periodontist Dr Amit Patel discusses his decision making when it comes to recession defects. He also discusses hi...

Online reviews for Dentists are a big thing in 2021 and it’s only really just lifting off now. A few years ago I had an appointment with an ENT consultant and the first thing I did was google his name. Most of our patients are googling us and our online reputation is critical. In this episode I am joined by the founder of Doctify, Dr Suman Saha to help you get more high quality reviews for y...

Surely injection moulding composite resin is too ambitious to restore Toothwear? Well, let Dr Kostas convince you otherwise! Restorative Dentist Dr Kostas Karagiannopoulos will reveal all the the nitty gritty secrets from patient evaluation to the entire bonding protocol. https://youtu.be/hL5aAdzk-hk Check out this full episode on YouTube Protrusive Dental Pearl: How to improve the resistance form...

It’s my sister’s wedding but the Protrusive team managed to get this out for you – and boy it is a good one! Dr Omid Azami AKA The Noobie Dentist will inspire to you adopt a growth Mindset. https://youtu.be/NSEbShIeD04 Check out this  full episode on YouTube “Have that mindset like ‘it’s a journey’, you’re never ‘there’ necessarily. You ca...

Stop taking OPGs/Panoral radiographs for TMD…they have limited benefit! In this episode I discuss the Piper Classification of TMJ with Dr Jim McKee from the Spear faculty. We also cover exactly when and why imaging of the TMJ may be beneficial (MRIs and CBCTs). I have found the Piper classification easy to implement and I hope this episode helps you understand it. https://youtu.be/n4lRWAQeA5...

Does Biological Width, apparently now known as ‘Supra-crestal tissue attachment’ confuse you? Or would you like an introduction or a refresher on the clinical stages of Crown Lengthening? Fear not, I twisted specialist Periodontist Reena Wadia’s arm and finally got her on the show to teach us! https://youtu.be/No-8hjFsWNs Check out this full episode on YouTube Protrusive Dental P...

Are you enjoying a fulfilling career? Is this how you imagined life would be in Dentistry? If not, are you going to do anything about it? My guest, Laura Bailey did! Growth and improvement is not linear. Taking MASSIVE action is the answer! https://youtu.be/nDloghDpYsE Check out this full video episode on YouTube ! Protrusive Dental Pearl:   Write something down that you’re going to cha...

TIME SENSITIVE – 50% off Maciek’s Online Contact Point Ambassador Course! Click here Let’s face it, Class IIs may be our bread and butter Restorative Dentistry but they are ANYTHING but simple. In some scenarios, achieving a perfect contact on a class II restoration seems impossible. You have likely been in a scenario where everything is going to plan and your matrix is looking l...

A fun little comparison episode discussing the differences between Dentistry in the States and in the UK – in this episode I am joined by the host of Dentistry Rising podcast , Dr Bette Robin! https://youtu.be/N_u8LkD8EnY Dr. Bette Robin, who desired to make a massive change in her life and left clinical Dentistry some years ago and went in to Law and practice sales – she never looked...

How to do Deep Margin Elevation? What are the most important factors in achieving high bond strengths for our restorations? I sometimes look at modern onlay preps and think, ‘God MUST exist’, because I think it’s a miracle how these flat, table-top onlays stay on! I am joined by a world-famous educator in Biomimetic and Adhesive Dentistry: Dr David Gerdolle David Gerdolle, based...

‘The Riches are in the Niches’, apparently. In the last episode we already touched on the topic of finding your niche but this time we were able to dive deep in to this. Will your career sky rocket when you find your niche? Or are you better off being the jack of all trades?  What are the benefits of finding a niche, how to go about it? And what does it ACTUALLY mean? https://yout...

When I see an already beautiful smile plastered with Composite Veneers, it makes me a little bit anxious. I think that maybe the patient just ‘needs’ minor edge bonding and teeth whitening. In our latest podcast, we are very lucky to have such an amazing, high caliber dentist and we get to hear his take on composite veneers. It’s none other than George Cheetham aka George The Den...

‘An average Dentist working with an excellent Technician can go very far’, was the message my old training program director gave me. Technicians are often the unsung heroes whilst the Dentists collect all the praise and accolades. Who do we blame when things go wrong? Our technician, of course! Not fair at all – this is why I welcomed RDT Graham Entwhistle of Trueform Dental Labo...

Lower Complete Dentures are the bane of Removable Prosthodontics. I know many Dentists who ‘hate making lower full Dentures’, likely because they are difficult to master. So difficult that I got Dr Rupert Monkhouse to give the Protruserati a podcast masterclass on how to improve in this frustrating area of Dentistry! https://youtu.be/cW41CHiLgGI Why won’t you stop floating, damn...

Dentistry is busy. How can we make sure that we live a balanced and fulfilled life in our hectic profession? As an associate, I am already struggling with time, I often wonder how practice principals and specialists play this game?! I am joined by my dear friend, Dr. Ricky Bhopal Specialist Prosthodontist to discuss how we work smarter and not harder. https://youtu.be/KpsHgDR2q6M Work Smarter Prot...

We wrap up STRAIGHTPRIL with a HUGE one – what makes aligners predictable? How can we make aligner treatment protocols efficient starting right from the planning stages and the Clincheck. I am joined by a fellow podcaster and specialist Orthodontist Dr Farooq Ahmed who is a wizard with Aligners! https://youtu.be/FL1nDqYX7Ls Make Aligners Predictable Again – Donald Trump Protrusive Dent...

As you get more experienced with clear aligner therapy you learn a universal truth about those pesky lateral incisors that will refuse to extrude! I am joined by Dr Robin Bethell from Aligner Nation to help us learn more about the use of Elastics as auxiliaries for Clear Aligner protocols. https://youtu.be/mOADKbT1uyo Dr Robin Bethell might surprise you! Protrusive Dental Pearl: The Bethell IPR Te...

Is it possible to be a Comprehensive Dentist on the NHS? How did Dr Devang Patel rise within NHS Dentistry to provide high level, complex care to his patients? https://youtu.be/Wy3NiZVa-3U Only on Protrusive Website Protrusive Dental Pearl Free Communication course by Dr Devang Patel >>>click here<<<< Free for Protruserati! Sponsored: If you want to provide your patient...

Our views on Retention have changed over the decades – it is now regarded as a lifetime commitment and Dentist are getting good at letting patients know this from the start. In this episode, I ask Dr Angela Auluck questions from the Protrusive Dental Community as well as talking clinical steps of fiddly fixed retainers. https://youtu.be/BoZyHo9RGjY Dr Angela on Orthodontic Retention Protocol...

When it comes to direct composite restorations, shape is more important than shade. Mastering primary anatomy with well defined line angles is the difference between mimicking nature or ending up with flat white blobs with no definition. In this Group Function I’m joined by Dr Matt Parsons who answers the following question from the Protruserati: Once you have drawn on the desired line angle...

How does Orthodontist Mandeep Gosal feel about GDP ‘Alignment Only Orthodontics’ – in this hilarious episode (where I compared Orthodontists to builders) Mandeep ‘Gos’ shares his thought provoking views on how Orthodontics should be carried out (and how it shouldn’t!) https://youtu.be/eH_gfNc0IqY This episode will be ‘unlisted’ on YouTube so it canno...

We don’t refer all our extractions, root canals and crowns – then surely there is a role of GDPs to carry out Orthodontics? In the last 10 years we have seen a boom in GDP Orthodontics and much of this is ‘Alignment Only Orthodontics’. Protruserati, welcome to Straightpril! https://youtu.be/EuHTN4CXCxs Dr Nick Simon shares his journey and advice with Jaz In this episode we...

Canine guidance is overrated. Read that again. Crazy, I know. In this episode, one of my mentors Dr Riaz Yar explains the rationale of a functional occlusion whereby the pillars are the central incisor and the first molar. https://youtu.be/aQRQ43R4Obg Dr Riaz Yar is SUCH a good Educator I found some similarities to the Posterior Guided Occlusion (click to listen to the episodes by Dr Andy Toy) in...

This is THE most common question I get – ‘Jaz, can you just tell me which camera to buy for dental photography, I am so confused!’ I’m no mug when it comes to Dental photography, but I wanted to get a real expert to help answer this important question. I present to you Alessandro Devigus from Switzerland who owns the @dentist.camera Instagram page (which I love). https://yo...