Episodes

Send us a text🎉Check out our latest discussion with Dr. Drew McDonald! We’re always looking for new ways to expand our dental knowledge, and conversations like this one always help us grow!Dr. McDonald is a board-certified orthodontic specialist and international dental lecturer. His orthodontic practice in St. Petersburg, Florida has a strong focus on temporomandibular joint and airway-focused treatment planning, surgically-facilitated orthodontic treatment, and providing complex interdiscip...

Send us a text🎉We’re so excited to welcome Amber Auger back to the show! We had such a great time chatting with her in January that we just had to have her on again.Missed our previous conversation with Amber? Check it out here!Amber Auger, MPH, RDH, is a practicing dental hygienist with a mission to elevate the standard of care to determine the root cause of oral diseases. With over 17 years of experience, Amber specializes in creating practical systems to implement the latest oral science...

Send us a textYouTube/Podcast Description:🎉Dr. Jacob Dent joined us this week to talk about the oh-so important topic of caring for special needs patients at your dental clinic. We’re so excited to share what we learned with all of you!Dr. Dent has given dental presentations and workshops around the country for the past 8 years to dental professionals, health care providers, dental students, and families. He is an out-of-the-box general dentist who has practiced for 21 years. As a multi-prac...

Send us a textJB starts off with a big news story this week. Patterson was sold to Patient Square Capital making it a privately owned company now. We also dive in to the most recent update on the corporate transparency act. And lastly, JB reminds us why it is SO important to be a member of the ADA.

Send us a textYouTube/Podcast Description:🎉We’ve got an inside look at the latest AI for Mango with Richard May of Mango Voice on this week’s Humpday Happy Hour™! Join us as he takes us on a deep dive into his views on leadership, growth & training teams – not to mention his experiences growing up on a farm and life as a first-time dad😍Richard brings his dedication to health and wellness in his role as Director of Partnerships at Mango Voice. Working in this role perfectly aligns with his va...

Send us a textThis week JB briefly touches on the murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO. Our news pivots to a more positive story for some previous Smile Direct Club customers. There will be refunds handed out to some of you! Next up- the Corporate Transparency Act that JB previously warned us about has been put on pause. Lastly JB talks about the new Healthcare cyber security proposal and her concerns with it. A lot of topics touched on in this episode that you wont want to miss!

Send us a textA few interesting news stories in this episode! We are seeing new legislation being passed to help increase the number of hygienist and hygiene educators. Hopefully this will help those of us struggling to find qualified candidates to hire. JB is also shedding some light on the new Corporate Transparency Act that is impacting small dental businesses. If you are not familiar, you may want to look into it before the January deadline because not filing will come with some heavy monet...

Send us a textYouTube/Podcast Description:🎉We are so excited to share our conversation with pediatric dental expert, Dr. Carla Cohn on this week’s Humpday Happy Hour™! Tune in to learn all you need to know about how to approach pediatric dentistry as a general practitioner.Dr. Cohn is the founder of Lit Smile Academy, an organization that offers continuing dental education both online and in person. She has published countless articles, and hundreds of webinars and live courses. She enjoys t...

Send us a textWe are touching on a hot news topic- fluoridation in our water systems. Political leaders are pushing to get the data from the last 50 years on whether or not we need fluoridation in our water systems. We are starting to see dentists weigh in with their opinions. JB also touches on a, perhaps, misleading article from USA Today about Dentists income.

Send us a textWe start off with a timely story about a dentist in trouble for threats made during the election. JB also makes us aware of and explains the suspended bite align program from DentSply. And lastly, we talk about the most recent scandal in Dentistry that did not end well. Listen to this week's news segment to stay In the Know!

Send us a text🎉Welcome to Humpday Happy Hour™! This week, we had the honor of talking to Dr. Lovedeep Randhawa, Align® KOL and Speaker, Platinum Invisalign® provider, and Provincial Leader for Women in Digital Dentistry. Needless to say, we learned so much that we cannot wait to have her on again!Huge thanks to our educational partner Align® for making this episode possible!Dr. Randhawa is an early adopter of digital dentistry and has built a highly successful and fulfilling practice based ...

Send us a textWe learned so much this week when we talked to Dr. Aaron Weller, expert physical therapist, on this week’s Humpday Happy Hour™!🎉🎉Aaron was born and raised in the North Texas area and has lived there most of his life.He originally studied Mechanical Engineering prior to serving in the Army, but quicklyfound that this was not his path. Following a long list of physical injuries and subsequentrehabilitation from sports, weightlifting and military service, Aaron found he had apa...

Send us a textIn the news this week, the ADA is seeing an increase in Doctors leaving insurance networks. We also touch on other statistics they released involving dentists accepting insurances. JB has an interesting story out of Maryland of a Dentist being fined $70,000. Don’t let this be you!

Send us a textWhat a great experience getting to talk to Dr. Tom Viola, founder of Pharmacology Declassified, on this week’s Humpday Happy Hour™!🎉🎉Tom is a board-certified pharmacist, clinical educator, professional speaker and published author (talk about an impressive resume). With over 30 years of experience, Tom Viola has earned his international reputation as the go-to specialist for making pharmacology practical and useful for all members of the dental team.Tom is an award-winning edu...

Send us a textSuch a cool experience to be able to sit down with Dr. Revilla-León on Humpday Happy Hour™ yet again!🎉🎉Dr. Revilla-León is an expert prosthodontist who specializes in aesthetic and digital dentistry. With more than 15 years of experience, we’re honored to have the opportunity to learn from her in yet another brilliant conversation!Dr. Revilla-León has had more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed dental journals in the last 4 years related with facial and intraoral scanning ...

Send us a textEveryone’s favorite news topic: veneer techs! Its the end of the road for one unlicensed tech. JB discusses more about the California fluoridation system, EPA involvement and new studies coming out on this subject. Lastly we are offering up a little PSA about the IV shortage that is being caused by damage sustained by Helene. Tune in for this week’s news!

Send us a text🎉We had such an insightful conversation with Dr. Doug Thompson about how to incorporate wellness practices into dental clinics. Not only is he a dental wellness expert, but he is also pursuing a Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine through the American Academy of Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine. Talk about an impressive resume!Dr. Thompson believes in an interdisciplinary treatment model that coordinates dental care with other medical practitioners...

Send us a textThis week we touch on Hurricane relief efforts in the dental community. We are also keeping up with legislation that is opening the door for dental health therapists. JB wraps up this week’s news segment with a lighter topic- Lord of the Rings character in the news for a dental emergency!

🎉Another successful Humpday Happy Hour™ in the books with Dr. Eric Rindler! We had so much fun talking to him about new patient acquisition, leveraging digital technologies in dentistry, and so much more.With over 20 years of practicing Periodontics (UTHSCSA, UMKC) Dr. Rindler returned to the classroom to complete his MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin (Hook ’em). Dr. Rindler continues in the private practice of periodontics and devotes the majority of...

The DINKs had the best time learning all the secrets to dental accounting on this live episode of Humpday Happy Hour™ with Dr. Pat Little!After leaving clinical practice due to disability, Dr. Little returned to college to complete his accounting and general business education. As both a dentist and accountant, Dr. Pat Little brings a unique blend of skill and experience to his presentations addressing practice and risk management. Through Prosperident, Dr. Little conducts embezzlement examina...

This week we dive into news out of California that the EPA is looking into fluoridation levels in water systems. JB also talks more about Medicare possibly including more dental benefits. Listen to learn more and to stay up to date!

Google is cracking down on fake reviews and the FTC has updated its guidance on what is allowed for generating reviews online. It's a full episode on updates in the review world because as always, we are here for you!

Another great Humpday Happy Hour™ in the books! The DINKs had the honor of sitting down with Dr. Jose Chow to discuss dental CE, myofunctional therapy, updated orthodontic treatments and so much more!Dr. Chow is a firm believer in the importance of continuing education in dentistry. As the specialty of orthodontics continues to evolve, he makes it a priority to stay up-to-date with the latest technological advances in the field. New techniques have allowed Dr. Chow to achieve better results in...

On this episode of the news JB talks about the progress and anticipated start date of the Dentist and Dental Hygiene Compact. She also shares important CODA meeting details for those interested in having their voice heard.