Protrusive Dental Podcast

When restoring molars, should we ALWAYS try to recreate textbook anatomy? (spoiler: NO WAY!) What preventive measures can we use for toothwear? Tooth Morphology in the Real world! In this episode, Emma Hutchison and I explored the nuances of practical tooth morphology. Textbooks provide us with idealized versions of dental structures, but how do these perfect images translate into real-life practi...

Air Particle Abrasion! Images of Sandblasted teeth look cool but does it ACTUALLY improve clinical outcomes? What are the indications? When is it genuinely critical to use? More pragmatically, are there any decent alternatives eg. roughening with a bur? Air particle abrasion, a technique used to prepare tooth surfaces for bonding, has sparked considerable debate among professionals. This episode d...

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Have you ever considered Dental Aid Work? Imagine giving up your morning starbucks and your air conditioned dental surgery to work in a developing country that has just 7 dentists. Fellow Protruserati, Dr James Hunter and his young family will be doing just this – they are preparing for a four-year mission to Liberia, Africa, to dedicate themselves to dental aid work. Follow along as we...

Have we fully shifted towards lithium disilicate overlays and onlays? Are full crowns considered a sin in 2024? (Maybe just on Instagram then!) Spoiler: Crowns TOTALLY have a place, and so do large direct composite restorations! Dr Alan Burgin and I share our decision making trees for indirect restorations as part of ‘Crowns and Onlays Month’ on Protrusive Dental Podcast. Find out which clinical f...

Clinical Dentistry is a steep learning curve – it can be frustrating, frightening and quite frankly exhilarating. This episode (better late than never! My wife finished her MSc so now I’m back on track!) picks up the theme of Stress Awareness and I discuss with Emma Hutchinson, our Protrusive Student, how students can manage stress effectively, prioritize their studies, and identify their un...

Implants can fail – we all know that…but what are the medico-legal implications when they fail at 6 months after restoring them… Is it all the restoring Dentists’ problem? ‘He who touched it last’? Or does the implant placing surgeon also need to be involved in the ‘post-mortem’? How can we handle the upset patient (and prevent this in the first place!) https://youtu.be/1CSE9J1w-Pw Watch GF0...

More brilliant questions from dental students as Jaz is joined by Dhruti Mysore from Plymouth University. https://youtu.be/APKMX2qdDQg Watch AJ008 on Youtube We covered themes of student-life balance and professional development. Jaz shared the powerful technique of ‘Just-in-Time’ learning to gain structure and purpose to post-graduate development. Jaz gave his top tips for preventing burnout and...

Hear how Aidan went from anxious about exodontia to now feeling confident and enjoying his oral surgery list. https://youtu.be/cYl6zYMsRY8 Watch IC049 on Youtube We cover the themes of career progression, overcoming procedural fears and decision making early in our careers. At the end, Aidan shares a clever way to deliver saline when washing out sockets! Highlights of this Episode: 00:00  Int...

Class II’s are only easy when they are small (but not too small), supragingival, easily accessible with straight-forward anatomy. In other words, about 1% of the Class IIs we encounter – because the vast majority I see are subgingival, wide, with awkward root concavities and tricky access. I went from using sectional matrices 97% of the time to now just using them 30% of the time – thi...

Check out the ‘semi-indirect’ technique to restore toothwear cases – including palatal backings made chairside and bonded at the same time. Join Jaz as he geeks out with Dr Zohaib Khwaja to extract the nuances of this clever technique. We also deep dive into the Dahl technique. https://youtu.be/tIRfmJL1qpw Watch PDP187 on Youtube Protrusive Guidance members with access to  the Protrusiv...

From softwares to enhance communication with prospective patients, and clever ones that utilise AI for radiographs and note taking, Prav Solanki and I deep dive into some products we currently like to use or have heard good things about. https://youtu.be/50GNVjVHJQg Watch AJ007 on Youtube In this episode, we discuss the many ways that AI is now streamlining things in our workplace and ensuring tha...

How long should you wait after a root canal before starting Orthodontics? Should we be scared of orthodontic movement in those taking bisphosphonates? How do you decide if diastemas should be closed restoratively or orthodontically? Dr Daniel Neves answers every one of the questions and several more sent in from the Protrusive Community These questions are the tricky case-specific ones we ponder a...

We need to talk about the ‘S’ word and our mental health. I never, EVER want to lose a colleague again due to the pressures within Dentistry. This is why I interviewed Dr Mahrukh Khwaja, a positive psychologist and Dentist, to help us with strategies to improve our mental health. Why is it that we have so many support channels during a crisis, but no structured pathways to help us AVOID burnout, c...

THIS is the most impactful interview podcast I have published in almost 6 years of podcasting. Do you resent bringing your work home with you (treatment plans, letters, CT scans)? Do you struggle with work-life balance? Do you have days where you feel unfulfilled? The honest advice and mindset from Jorge Andre Cardoso might just change your career and YOUR LIFE. This is the real deal, Protruserati...

I remember being a dental student and a simple ‘check up’ could take HOURS! Then the tutor would come along and complete the observation in 30 seconds… ‘How does a routine general dental examination work in the real world?’, asks Emma, our Protrusive student. The humble ‘check-up’ – as far as you can get from sexy before and after cases. The stuff no one is posting about on...

When the patient feels pain during an ID block. When a matrix does not seal the cavity perfectly. When the shade of your crown doesn’t blend as well as you would like. When the endo you did last year failed. All of these cause us anxiety. All of these are failures in some form, and as Dentists, it eats at us. Let’s admit it: we are perfectionists. Life isn’t about being perfect, but it is all to d...

Dental Student in THREE different countries?! This is a story of grit and determination. I hope that it will allow us all to reconnect with that burning desire we once had to enter our profession. In this episode, we meet Nav, AKA the_stu_Dent who has had the craziest journey as a Dental Student. Not only defined as a mature student, but as a British born overseas one now working his way to qualif...

Rubber Dam isolation can be tricky enough sometimes – it is especially awkward when the TERMINAL MOLAR needs restoring. How on earth does one isolate AND matrix this tooth? In this episode, Dr. Celine Higton delves into the intricacies of rubber dam isolation, particularly focusing on the last tooth in the arch. This discussion ties into the broader theme of mental health, highlighting how m...

When we studied occlusion at Dental School, our textbooks forced the idea of having dots at the back and lines at the front. We are continually told about CR and how to manage patients into canine guidance, but does this all work in practice? Today we dive into the best way to approach occlusion cases with our patients, keeping in mind that there is no such thing as a silver bullet to treatment. J...

As part of Documentation Month, Jaz dives into the crucial realm of documenting dentistry. In this episode, he shares four methods he utilizes to document his daily dental practice, followed by six compelling reasons – in reverse order – why documenting your dentistry is indispensable. So, get ready as we count down from six to one! But first, let’s recap: In our previous episode, we explore...

THIS is the best thing in Dentistry since local anesthetic! I HATE typing notes even more than I hate cracked teeth. The quest for good, detailed, contemporaneous record keeping in 2024 means so many of us stay behind after patients to ‘tidy up’ our notes. With the power of audio recording and AI, I am pleased to present to you NOTES THAT WRITE THEMSELVES! In this episode I share my current protoc...

“How long should I tell my patients their posterior composites will last?” – what a great question from dental student Emma Hutchison! As part of our new Protrusive Students segment we’ll be bringing you monthly episodes packed with valuable insights, tips, and tricks specifically tailored to dental students like Emma. https://youtu.be/PP1XICgI-lg Watch PS002 on Youtube Whe...

Managing patient expectations in Dentistry – there are some MAJOR lessons we can learn from facial aesthetics practitioners. We’re diving into a conversation with Dr. Katherine Bell that’s really going to open your eyes about communication. Despite beauty being subjective, we find a lot of similarities in how we talk to and get consent from patients, whether it’s for facial...

In this episode, we’re launching Protrusive Students, a segment dedicated to dental students while offering valuable insights for young and seasoned dentists. This section provides various resources including exam prep materials, clinical videos, and networking opportunities. A key highlight of this episode is the introduction of Emma Hutchison, a dental student hailing from Glasgow. Emma sh...