Totally Oral Podcast

In this VOD pop up episode, Russell talks to Dr. Logan Hill who is from Kingman, Arizona.  He runs a busy office with a bunch of hygienists that is fully booked out.  We talk about his journey from Comfort Dental in Texas to Arizona and why he moved and how much more he enjoys private practice at Cerbat Dental Group as well as the challenges he has running a private practice such as losing a denti...

So Russell went to Voice of Dentistry 2025 popup at the wonderful Pathways and had a blast.  He did a few podcasts as he is want to do.  In this podcast he and Dr. Michael Hess talk with Cliff Campbell and Ricky Rivera of StellaLife about their products and dentistry in general.  Ricky is a lab tech turns salesman and Cliff comes from a line of dental salesmen.   If you want to contact either one...

This week Russell talks with Juli Bar Lev and Kelly Fincher about Rapid Shape and 3d printing in 2025.  We talk about Rapid Shape's new printers from their chairside One printer to their ortho production line printer.  We talk about the features from force feedback monitoring to light source calibration sensors as well to ensure quality prints. If you want to find out more about Rapid Shape printe...

This week Russell talks with Bart Cothran who is a CDT out of Orlando, FL who specializes in difficult esthetic fixed ceramic cases and teaches Miyo both in small classes but also by coming out to offices to teach them as well.  We talk about his journey to become a CDT and how he started teaching Miyo.  We also talk about his transition from owning a lab to going back to being an employee for Win...

Russell Schafer and Clinton Timmerman talk with Jae Brimhall , who is bestie's with Clint's long lost cousin and is an orthodontist in Texas and New Mexico.  Jae is on a personal adventure to see every national park by 2027 and is close to completing his goal. He said they've all been great so far but nothing compares to the Biggest Ball of Twine in Kansas. 

Russell this week talks to Brandi Nowak and Mary Beth Starr of Nowak Dental Supplies .  We talk mostly about the upcoming LabFest in New Orleans which is the 1st annual conference that is focused primary on the business of running a dental lab.  Also we talk about how Nowak Dental got its start and what it is like to sell to dentists and labs.

Clinton Timmerman and Russell Schafer are joined by Steffany Mohan , who hails from the greater Des Moines area of the Hawkeye State.  Steff has gone from owning one office to five, including a sleep center, and even has some that are completely fee-for-servcie vs others that are heavy PPO.  If you're possibly looking for a job or even just need someone to talk to, Steff invites you to reach out a...

Peter Bowman joins Clint and Russel from The Granite State to talke about his small town practice that is bursting at the seams and how he came to be a co-owner of a golf course, one of the best Par 3 courses in America. Listen to find out his story...and if you may possibly like to join his office as he is looking for a new associate!

Paolo Lubrano joins Clinton Timmerman and Russell Schafer to discuss how his company, Implant Concierge, best serves dentists in streamlining the planning and fabrication of implant guides. He also gives his insight into the best way to experience his home country, Italy.  Listen and see if Implant Concierge can be an added benefit to your office!

John Madden joins Russell and Clinton to talk about his digital removable lab, John Madden Prosthetics, and his goal to create a lab that is 100% digital.  John also teaches of the University of Minnesota and has yet to smash a student's poured up impression in front of him or her. This is another benefit of going digital.  Listen and hear all the adventures of being a lab tech in the Upper Midwes...

This week Russ and Clint interview Dr. Steven Shao from California who just loves technology.  The man finds any excuse to bring his Midas anywhere and talk about it including to Japanese customs agents.  We talk about his experience trying to bridge R&D and sales and end users (i.e. dentists) experience at Sprintray and where he thinks the next generation of materials will go.

Ben Walsh from ZyloDent joins Russell and Clint to talk about the new all-in-one 3D printing hitting the market soon, the ZyloEdge.   Listen and find out if the ZyloEdge is the next piece of equipment for your office!

This week Russ and Clint talk with Wayne Glassoff who is a dental technology consultant and runs Dental Print Solutions where he sells and supports multiple CAD/CAM systems.  Wayne was one of Sprintray's original employees and has more or less seen it all in the 3d printing space.  We talk about the current technology coming out from IDS in Cologne, Germany and stuff that has just been released. ...

This week Russ and Clint talk to Dr. Trent McCord out of Northwest Arkansas.  Trent runs Mint For More out of his office with the goal of providing more dentures and extractions for no charge to patients in need.  We talk about his process and how he got started doing his non-profit.  It is a pretty cool story.   Also Russell mentions low cost sectional matrix bands from Russia that Nate Lawson re...

This week Russ and Clint talk with Dr. Shant Aharonian from Burbank, California.  Shant runs a small cosmetic focused office that emphasizes 3d printing.  We discuss printing and milling and smile design.  Shant teaches on smile design through photography and how to communicate with both patients and with labs using photography.  Also Shant will be giving a One Hour Webinar for Free CE through Has...

This week Russ and Clint talk with Dr. Melissa Zettler out of Minneapolis, Minnesota.  We talk about the fun of running a dental office in a state that likes to tax you on your gross income (like MN), managing staff (especially when you hygienist goes crazy), and trying to get AACD credentials.  We finish off with the importance of being consistent.  

Russ and Clint talk with Baron Grutter this week.  Baron is a dentist out of Michigan who while doing all things bread and butter loves technology and teaching.  He also recently created two one day online classes Blue Sky Bio.  One focuses on ortho and the other focuses on surgical guides.  Both classes can be found on this Blue Sky University which is also where Russell's class is found.  Baron'...

This week Russ talks with Dr. Robert Ramsey who runs the Facebook group Dentistry Gone Wild which offers a humorous non-political take on dentistry that we all often need in the world of dental facebook.  We talk for the hour about Robert's journey from JnJ to dentistry, and why we both left Corporate America to go do dentistry.  Robert talks about the DSOs he works for and his experience doing HM...

Clinton and Russell speak with Stephen Trahan .  Listen and hear his adventures in the Bayou, going to dental school in Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina, being a military dentist and how he ended up in The Lone Star State. 

Clinton Timmerman and Russell Schafer talk with Matthew Hernandez , a third generation denturist from Texas who now resides in the lovely town of Mukilteo , Washington. Matthew has started and sold DSO's multiple times and continues to seek opportunities that can help boost the profession. He has also hunted wild packs of hogs, which actually sounds somewhat dangerous, even when armed with uzis or...

This week Russell talks with Dr. Josh Nagao.  We talk about the importance of continuing education and how honestly... good CE kinda costs money.  We both love Pathways, and Josh teaches at Pathways.  Josh talk about the courses that he and Dr. Wade Pilling teach together.  The next one is an FP1 course being taught April 24-25.  If you want to sign up, reach out to one of them via Facebook.  We a...

This week Russell talks with Dr. Usa Bunang and Dr. Jay Siddiqui about their new study club called the DMV 3D Printing and Digital Dentistry Study Club .  They focus on teaching dentists about practical applications of digital dentistry in the DC, Maryland, and Viriginia area from all aspects of dentistry from surgical guides to ortho to restorative.  We talk about why they formed the study club a...

Clint had to take an unexpected trip to Gainsville, Florida , and attend a dental board meeting. He learned some pearls he thought he should share to help listeners avoid any potential trouble in the future. Russell also shares going to the new Implant Pathways center in Arizona and how rad it is. In summation to avoid problems with a dental board: 1) Shit's gonna happen 2) Document, document, doc...

Justin Morgan goes totally oral with Clinton Timmerman and Russell Schafer to talk about what both practice purchasers and practice sellers need to be mindful of when it comes to selling and buying a practice.  Listen and find out what advice Justin may have for you! justin@themorganadvisors.com Reach out and seek his counsel!

Russ talks with Dr. Andrew Ip from Sydney, Australia.  Andrew is a second generation dentist who works in both his mom's practice and his dad's practice and teaches CAD-CAM dentistry as well.  We talk for the hour about what it is like to practice in a former British colony as well where the technology is taking us.  It is a cool discussion. Links: https://ai3dprinting.com.au/ for his website and...