Protrusive Dental Podcast

Think of this episode as a love letter to the Protruserati. We share the same struggles, and this episode could easily have been called the 6 STRUGGLES of a Comprehensive Dentist. https://youtu.be/DCTgR93Tk3c The struggle is real Here they are: You take your work home with you Dentistry was either mis-sold to me, or I was just naive. When I was a Dental student I read a young dentist magazine. It...

Finlay Sutton has made Dentures sexy again. His teaching style is world-famous and it was an absolute thrill to chat to him. Protruserati – this one is going to be clinically IMPACTFUL. https://youtu.be/6Hz208Zv6yU The KING of Removal Prosthodontics We started by discussing the benefits of using Loom for video communication with patients and lab – it adds a personal touch. Genius! What...

In this long overdue (sorry, Protruserati!) episode I will go deeper in to Anterior Midpoint Stop Appliances as an occlusal splint for bruxism, myofascial pain and headaches. If you have not already, you must absolutely check out Understanding AMPSA Part 1 as this is the sequel! https://youtu.be/_dSkQFZa55w Protrusive Dental Pearl 55: Remember at Dental School where they taught us that 3 fingers w...

**UPDATE** Discount codes for RipeGlobal valid until 31st January 2021 – thank you RipeGlobal for sharing these for the Protruserati! 20% off standard monthly membership Code: RipeLearn 30% off standard annual membership Code: RipeAnnual 30% off premium annual membership Code: RipeJaz https://youtu.be/-iSs8v3pz7Y This man has taught me so much! I would like to share with you 5 Key Lessons th...

TIME SENSITIVE – 50% off Maciek’s Online Contact Point Ambassador Course! Click here https://youtu.be/xVWlZbzSrKE It’s the big debate in General Restorative Dentistry: Which is the best Matrix band to rule them all? In the red corner we have the trusty circumferential Siqveland and Tofflemire bands that got us through dental school and have served billions of restorations…b...

Learning Dental Implants can be confusing. There are so many layers of complexity, from space requirement, restorative components and surgical nuances. This 2nd part of the 2-part series on Implants with Dr Hassan Maghaireh looks to guide us through the fundamentals of assessing your patient for implants. https://youtu.be/VZfWZf1lpoU We cover A LOT of clinical Implantology for GDPs How do you asse...

When you present your patients with the ideal options, but they end up choosing ‘patch-up’ Dentistry…this is a real world problem, and we will tackle it in a comprehensive way in this Group Function! Thank you Anonymous Dentist on Instagram for sending in this BRILLIANT question: Hey jaz! I’ve been listening to your podcast and I’m a huge fan! I especially enjoyed the...

Dental Implant courses for Dentists are a significant pathway in terms of commitment. Have you ever attended a Dental course and not applied the knowledge…and then a few months or years later – you felt it was an absolute waste? For example, I did a laser course last year – I have hardly touched a laser since then – its my own fault and I take ownership of that…but what if...

This is the very first Group Function and we are tackinling RBBs! I will take questions from the fellow Protruserati – I will use your help to come up with some helpful solutions. TLDR: You can do Dahl RBBs, but it doesn’t always mean you should. A little prep of enamel will not be THAT detrimental for the tooth. https://youtu.be/VtRlzodts8c Thank you Aaron for helping this episode hap...

When Mike Gow first told me that he helped place dental implants on patients WITHOUT local anaesthetic, I thought he was lying. Then I found out they have also done a sinus lift without LA…what?! You read that correctly! Mike Gow has centred his practice around the management of nervous and anxious patients. Don’t you think we can learn so much about management of dental anxiety from s...

As our level of Dentistry gets more comprehensive or complex, sometimes it is useful to write a treatment plan letter to your patient. In some practices, this is considered absolutely essential. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sMt7QLaPCk Full episode with great gems from Dr Jorge Cardoso The problem with writing treatment plan letters to your patients is that….it’s not easy! It takes...

Do you make ‘shotgun’ treatment plans? A shotgun treatment plan is like a shotgun wedding. It is rushed, on-the-spot and poorly consented.. https://youtu.be/mAnXcTUdFuM Shotgun Treatment plan vs being Comprehensive I am back with a Fan favourite – Dr Zak Kara who absolutely bamboozled with his communication gems from episode 10 (must listen if you have not already!) In this mammo...

Periodontology has some good studies and evidence base – but what is the current thinking in the role of occlusion/parafunction in the aetiology and progress of periodontal diseases? I am joined by Specialist Periodontist, London-based Dr Richard Horwitz to discuss exactly the correlation and link between occlusion and periodontitis. https://youtu.be/QhZfDxR4SoY Are those with Anterior Open...

We think we know what a tooth looks like….but most of the restorations that we see on a daily basis…how many of them have truly natural or morphologically correct tooth anatomy? I am joined by Dr Jurgita Sybaite who is the undisputed Queen of Tooth Anatomy! (Full video on main website) She works with Dr Basil Mizrahi and is passionate about Restorative Dentistry. https://www.youtube.co...

Interproximal reduction (IPR) is a useful way to create space in Orthodontics, but it has to be performed carefully to make sure it looks good and is effective. If you are new to Orthodontics or have never performed IPR before – this episode is for you. I am joined by Dr Devaki Patel, specialist Orthodontist, to discuss IPR techniques and the nitty-gritty details and answer the questions you...

I am joined by a young Dentist, James Martin, who started a really cool Facebook group called Dentists Who Invest . Well, if there is a group dedicated to Dentists who own Air fryers , then James’ group definitely has a need! The advice we share on this podcast is aimed at Dentists who have no clue about Investing. Forget dental school, but even in our general education we are not taught per...

I want to talk about maximising your learning potential from all the courses that you attend, but particularly the online ones. I was inspired from listening to a book called Limitless by Jim Kwik ( check it out if you’re in to maximising your potential and the human mind ). It had so many gems in there which I thought would be so useful for Dentists to learn when we’re attending cours...

Get ready for the best summary of bridges you ever heard, including diving deep in to this mystical design of bridgework called ‘fixed-movable’ bridge. You cannot search about Bridge Design on Google without landing on the great content that Prof Paul Tipton has released. https://youtu.be/h9mmRiFtHmU Protrusive Dental Pearl: where to place your grooves for crowns and bridges? Crowns: p...

One night when Dr Rajiv Ruwala was up all night as his daughter would not sleep…he came up with a very inspired list… He was interviewing Dentists for associate positions and asked himself, ‘What are the habits of the most successful and valued Dentists?’ He came up with this awesome list which we discuss point-by-point in this episode of the podcast: https://www.youtube.co...

As Dentists we do not treat headaches – however, we can manage the parafunctional forces and you will be amazed at how many patients will reduce their use of analgesics after these appliances. This is the big one….we finally delve deeper in to Anterior appliances as part of Splintember! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jX7mB_jDKc Lets talk about these really evil devices [/sarcasm] &#8...

Michigan Splints AKA Stabilization Splints are the ‘gold standard’ occlusal splint according to many occlusal camps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIfqn2Zkjp0 Check out the Youtube channel for video versions of the podcast. At 10 minute mark there is an error – I showed a Facebow being used whilst talking about Leaf Gauges. Dental School told me that this Splint is the only one...

Why do some patients have painful joints, whereas others get headaches? And why do MOST of our parafunctional patients not get any symptoms at all? Why do some peoples teeth wear away, whilst others teeth are riddled in cracks? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amdss07uN9s In this episode, I talk about the pros and cons of devoting your career in Dentistry to treating Temporomandibular disorders. Tr...

2021 UPDATE: This blew up! I was inspired to create a flowchart to help with Splint Decision Making – download the flowchart by clicking here Which is the BEST Dental Splint? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsXjNkmQf9s Best splint on YouTube – or listen on the usual podcast channels It is finally SPLINTEMBER and we kick it off with an all time important question – which is the be...

It is the one you have been patiently waiting for since I announced it on Instagram….Personal Branding with Shaz Memon who wrote the BOOK ‘Instagram for Dentists’. https://youtu.be/R9tU-lLlLlY What Shaz, from Digimax Dental , does not know about branding as a Dentist is not worth knowing. Protrusive Dental Pearl: Are you Google-able? Are you one page 1 of Google when patients and...

In this episode we listen to Alan’s story. His name is Alan Burgin and he’s also known as The Cornish Dentist on Instagram. https://youtu.be/oF-yyrwPfm4 His story involves themes of mentorship, challenges, overcoming adversity, gaining a work life balance, (so actually going abroad to Australia for six months)….I don’t give too much of the story away, but it involves so man...