The Mediocre Dentist

The truth is that most of the friends that you have in your life are people who are family, neighbors, people you happen to go to school with or work with... and that is all fine. But, if you ever get the chance as adults to meet the Twinsy Couple to your couple...chase that relationship. It is special and judgment free. In this episode, you meet one of David and Andrea's Besties, Dr's April and R...

Everyone's favorite Medicore couple is back with a brand new season on a brand new set. David and Andrea realize that Summer has ended and they do not feel recharged or relaxed. Do Dentists actually get a Summer vacation or is it just running around watching kids?

The Season One Finale tracks the High School and Early Adult years of Dr. Andrea Dernisky. We learn how she seemed to constantly take on CHALLENGES and Say YES to every single silly stunt DARE by her friends. This later impacts her Adult years as she often leads with NO now when asked for things by David.

In this episode, we learn about Donna, a very influential figure in Andrea's life. Her first boss and Amy's mom. How did making egg salad sandwiches in a food truck prepare Andrea for a life in Dental?

In this Episode we meet 3 of Andrea's childhood best friends. Amy, Gabby and Andrea Buckle join the set of The Mediocre Dentist- to give us insight into the Amazing Dentist we know as Dr. Andrea Dernisky. We learn about the rough streets of Surrey, British Columbia, Andrea's first boyfriend, and her Softball Team Years

David and Andrea expected 10 listeners when they started this project, and now 16 episodes later they have thousands of followers! In this short episode, David and Andrea take time to read and reply to their fans.

David & Andrea take a strong stance against the opinion that offices need to establish an 'office culture'. They support Leadership training, creating a good vibe, and best patient experience. But, the use of the world 'CULTURE' in a Dentist Small Business Office is misguided and a scam- created to make Dentists feel MEDIOCRE and buy expensive coaching and practice management. Mic Drop

David & Andrea take aim at the largest scam in dentistry. The C Word. They break down the dental employment problems of the last 5 yrs and they talk about the REAL CAUSES not what dental practice management is selling us.

Join David and Andrea as they each relive their worst day in dental school. Everyone is Mediocre at some point of Dental School and everyone has had that day that just made you want to go home, curl up in a fetal position and cry the night away. Laugh and Cry with us in this very important Mental Health Episode.

Join David and Andrea as they continue their journey down memory lane of Dental School. In this episode, they discuss what it was like to work in Dental School on real live patients. David teaches Andrea about the NERBS (Northeast Regional Boards) which she never had to take in dental school.

In this episode, David And Andrea re-live the first year's of dental school. David crushed science courses and struggled with waxing. Andrea breezed through pre-clinical and spent most of her time drinking.

Lets go back to the beginning, and discuss how this whole thing started. Over the next 4 episodes,  David and Andrea flashback their lives and careers and how they got to where they are now. They compare the differences and in their journeys. We start off in the pre-dental years.

A common complaint heard in dental offices in the breakroom is, "This place used to be fun!" That sentiment in the office is very detrimental to the health of the office team. David & Andrea break down the psychology behind that comment and provide real-time solutions for Dentists to take back the narrative.

Tragedy hits the PODCAST team, as they have been robbed! David and Andrea finally got a sponsorship from the pUL tool aligner company, and then the supplies were stolen. Join them as they crack the case wide open and follow the clues.

The PODCAST is a success! After just 7 episodes, the PODCAST already has thousands of views across multiple platforms. David and Andrea have become POPULAR! Emails, texts, Videos and comments are piling up from fans. But, with that POPULARITY also comes TROLLS! One such comment that pushes David!  And Andrea learns about one 123 Vancouver Dentist wrought with jealousy over her success, which compl...

This episode is a continuation of last weeks episode where David and Andrea recount the top 10 scariest moments for clinical dentists. As they review, they create a new grading system to describe the amount of angst with each of the disasters. Finally, they explain why dentists should give themselves grace and realize there are logical reason why working in the mouth is hard, unpredictable and som...

We train for 4+ years in Dental School and Residencies to make sure that all of our dentistry is perfect. But, sometimes shit goes wrong in the Dental Chair. David and Andrea recount, vote and debate what the Top 10 Hall of Fame “Oh Shit” things in the office.

In the last episode, we discussed how at any one time of a dentist’ s career they are either dealing with 1. Patient issue 2. Staff issue or 3. Equipment issue. In this episode, David and Andrea try to make light of the situation and put into perspective life in general and the relatively small amount of time we get to spend on this earth. If the triple threat is inevitable - why fight it? Give in...

Dentists often feel like everything is on Fire. They are not wrong! In this episode, David talks about “The Triple Threat” in Dental Offices. At any one point of your entire career, one of these three things are always going on.  

In this episode, David and Andrea talk about the craziness of the Dental Industry and how everyone is constantly striving for more. Where does it come from? Why? And will it ever end.

This is the Episode where David and Andrea break the secret that no dentists are actually happy. Dentists suffer from stress, anxiety and depression at alarming rates. They hypothesize and ponder whether it comes from the staff, patients, overhead, or the dental ce world. We learn a lot about what really happens in dental offices and in dentists' minds! Have a listen- and you are guaranteed to hav...

In this Introduction Episode- David and Andrea discuss the rules for this anti-establishment PODCAST. We learn that David often feels Mediocre about his restorative dentistry related to his margins and contacts (despite being a successful dentist for the last 20+ years). And that Andrea feels Medicore about her lack of knowledge of the Business side of the practice specifically the letters KPIs an...