Your Dental Besties

Ben and Claire talk about how they perform their cancer checks. They discuss a case where a young woman had a lesion on her tongue which was not diagnosed until it was really advanced. Do you check even if the patient has seen a dentist first? Do you check every time you see a patient? Answer in the comments. Tell us how you perform your cancer checks.

Ben and Claire start with a discussion about Ben's new skin care regime. Does retinol work and have you heard of retinal? Apparently its a thing! Listen if you want to know good skin care routines. And did you know that you can have pilates for your face? Ben talks about his recent course that was for pilates for special injuries and this includes the TMJ. If you are a practice owner you can d...

Upsell is a dirty word. It is difficult talking about 'sales' in healthcare, and really it shouldn't be a conversation. It should be about patient need. But is this reality we live in now in dentistry? What are your thoughts about this topic? Have your say and tell us your view below in the comments Thank you to EMS UK for sponsoring the podcast so we can bring this content to you. Boo...

Ben and Claire answer an agony aunt/agony uncle sent in by a listener about a new hygienist joining their team and only having a certain amount of equipment. What happens if the new hygienist works on the same day as the current hygienist, but they only have one unit to perform particular treatments with? How would you navigate this scenario? Comment below

This weeks podcast goes into referring to perio specialists and how to have difficult conversations with patients. Ben and Claire also discuss a recent webinar that they carried out for Oral-B professional. Did you tune in? Have your say on the topics by commenting below. What topics do you want to discuss on the pod? Let team YDB know

A lovely listener started Team Ben and Team Claire and the duo talk about how this came to be. They show us the T-shirts that Jade and Vicky created from Cwytch Study Club had made. Ben wear Gums Guy pink and Claire wears Khaki, in series 1 they said they would love scrubs in these colours. Such a lovely gesture, so a BIG THANKYOU to Vicky and Jade at Cwytch Study Club. Then Ben talks about Vaping...

Ben and Claire talk about ratio's of hygienists to dentists across the globe to begin. Some of these ratio's might shock you. They then talk about notes and how some people question if we need to write as much as we do. They talk about templates and what they write in their notes, as well as discussing how to make this process more efficient. What are your thoughts? Do you use AI for your...

Ben and Claire discuss the EFP probe. Have you seen this, and would you find it useful? Ben catches Claire off guard, and despite her protests to edit that bit out, Ben argues to keep it in, and so we took this episode off Claire so she cannot edit it. We decided it was funnier to keep the episode authentic, so team YDB kept it in! After this blip, they discuss blood pressure and whether we should...

Season 7 begins with Ben and Claire talking about new shiny pieces of kit that can be useful in clinic. From Flamingo, to AI note taking, to Cordeze, to GBT machine. What new pieces of kit have you heard of recently? We want to review more things so that we can see if it is worth you investing. If you want to invest in a GBT machine, or you want to discuss the deal for hygienists and therapists to...

Claire gives us another rendition of 'when dentistry turns to murder'. Hear about the dentist who poisoned his wife and the dentist who shot his wife on safari. Yes there are 2 in this episode. Ben and Claire then discuss if hygienists can treat pets, and successfully made us realise why they cannot. Thanks for our sponsor EMS and don't forget to join us at the dentistry show in May at...

Ben and Claire invited the lovely Gareth onto the podcast to discuss all things income protection. Have you ever wondered why you might need it? How to look into it? What different levels of cover mean? Then this is a podcast to listen to. Gareth is well-versed in the dental industry, which is important. And you will see what a lovely guy he is too. You can contact Gareth on 07496254769 or find hi...

Ben and Claire talk about fads that have been popular. From charcoal toothpaste to tooth gems. What fads can you remember. Team YDB also have an exciting announcement! We will be at the Birmingham Dentistry Show at the NEC on the 15th -16th May. We are picking up the set and moving it to Birmingham. We will have some stools on the set so that some people can be involved on the LIVE podcast session...

Ben and Claire get to know Lauren and Catherine, one a newly qualified therapist and the other a newly qualified hygienist. Hear about their life as they embark on their new careers. How have they found it so far? Can you resonate? Hear about their time at dental school and their first year since qualifying. Do you want to hear more like this? Do you want to be involved? Get in touch with the pod...

Ben & Claire haven't done this in a while, so they have gone in with a double agony aunt/agony uncle. Query 1) Do you escort your patients to the front desk? Query2) Patients getting mad when you call in sick Let us know what you would do with each of these questions. Would you do the same? We love to hear from you, get in touch. Don't forget to like, comment and share.

This one is for the newly qualified amongst us. Sophie Lianne joined Ben and Claire on the sofa. Join them for a wonderful conversation about life as a dental hygienist and therapist. It was great to get to know Sophie and her background. Sophie joined from a non dental background and she qualified from the wonderful Sheffield Dental School. If you are thinking of applying to Sheffield use this ep...

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM TEAM YDB. We hope your 2026 has amazing things planned. Also, to correct Ben and Claire- this is infact season 6 (not season 5 as they say in the episode. DOH)! In this episode watch Ben attempt a Guinness World Record live on air. Does he succeed? We bet you can't guess what it is! Then they duo talk about lifestyle medicine in light of Claire doing a diploma in it with Si...

Ben and Claire start with some Guinness World Records (tooth edition). They then discuss things they have been watching on TV lately. What have you been watching? Give us your recommendations for Netflix, Sky Atlantic etc. We all like to be told of a good series to get into after a hard day at work.

It feels like a hot minute since OHS and so much has happened since then (including Xmas), but this episode Ben and Claire talk about the OHS (Oral Health Summit). Did you go? Tell us what you thought. They then go on to discuss social media and what is perceived as professional or not. What are your thoughts? Do you have social media and how do you use it?

Claire and Ben celebrate Christmas with this festive episode. They start with a game of guess the lyrics (Christmas edition). Did you play along? Tell us how you did. Tell us what time you take off over this period. Do you have a well earned rest? Claire and Ben talk about taking time off when you are self employed. Team YDB want to take this moment to say MERRY CHRISTMAS and have a lovely break a...

Ben and Claire are set to get your mouth watering as they discuss weird food combinations. Some may make you feel queasy though. They read out foods that should or should not be put together, as sent in by you. Then Ben discusses the 'BACE' theory when it comes to unwinding after work. How do you unwind after work? Comment below with your advice for other listeners on how you can relax aft...

BEN AND CLAIRE ARE BACK TOGETHER TO KICK OFF SEASON 6! They start season 6 with a bang and we are back in the studio which means VIDEOS. Inappropriate things that you have said to patients, that patients have said to you and things that have gone wrong in the surgery (as sent in by you guys). Genuinely some really funny things are going on in your clinics and team YDB are here for it. Thank you fo...

Ben and Claire talk about relocating to another country to be a hygienist or therapist. Is it worth moving to do our job elsewhere? Then they discuss the hot topic of advanced hygienist or advanced therapist. Is it a thing or should it be? What is your thoughts on this topic? Comment below. Then why you need garlic bread. It makes everything better.... apparently!!! Thank you so much for being a l...

Ben and Claire have a quick debrief from the summit, talking about Dr Megan Rossi who discussed the gut microbiome and they talk about how this can be used in practice. Following this they answer a listeners query about oral health educators in practice. This listener is doing her course and worries that she will not be used after she has completed it. She asks Your Dental Besties how she can make...

We let Ben have a holiday this week so here is a best bits special episode. Team YDB have mashed together some funnies, some cringe stories and some best bits to brighten up your commute to work this Monday. There's only one way to describe the content in this episode and that is...... you guys are dirty little rat bags! But we all love it so don't stop. Team YDB also added the bit where B...

Ben isn't well recording this weeks episode, but he still made it happen. It started a conversation about coming into work sick. Would you phone in and cancel the day when you are ill? And how ill do you have to be? A listener writes in about being shy in giving patients the bad news about disease. They felt like they are too nice and struggle to tell patients. What do Claire and Ben say about...