The Dr. Phil Klein Dental Podcast Show

Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: Today we'll be discussing infection control and aerosol management in the dental operatory during COVID-19. Our guest is Dr. David Reznik, Director of the Oral Health Center of Grady’s Infectious Disease Program for over 29 years and Chief of the Dental Medicine Service for the Grady Health System. He is president and founder of the HIV Dental Alliance (HIVdent) and has lectured and published extensively on HIV and oral health, infection control issues and antibiotic stewardship.

Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: Thanks for joining us for this Viva Podcast. Today we'll be focusing on dental handpieces and what features to consider when making this investment for your practice. Our guest, Dr. Ada Greenfield is an endodontist at Lower Gwynedd Endodontists and she will share with us her experience on sorting through handpiece brands, impactful features, and what technology she looks for to help prevent cross-contamination.

Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This Viva Podcast will discuss the latest in caries prevention and minimally-invasive dentistry. Our guest is Dr. Jean Creasey, a dentist who first practiced as a dental hygienist. As a hygienist she coordinated a school-based dental prevention program for her rural Northern California county. Later, she earned a DDS from UCSF and studied cariology under Dr. John Featherstone, who introduced her to Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA). Dr. Creasey has been utilizing CAMBRA principles in private practice for 20 years and lectures regularly on the win/win of a prevention centered practice. She now teaches part time at the University of Pacific-Dugoni School of Dentistry.

Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: Current milling technologies and materials have made indirect restorations more accessible to the dental practitioner. With many choices available, clinicians must first decide if an indirect procedure is indicated, and if so, which material is best suited for their specific application? Today we'll be discussing increasing positive outcomes with milled restorative techniques. Our guest is Dr. Jeff Horowitz, founder and clinical director for Advanced Sleep and TMJ Centers, and founder of Advanced Dentistry, a multi-disciplinary group practice in the Conway/Myrtle Beach, SC area. Dr. Horowitz lectures internationally, has published in dental literature, and has contributed to many television news media reports.

Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This dental podcast discusses the benefits of bioactive materials versus other commonly used restorative composites. Our guest speaker is Dr. John Comisi. Comisi is a practicing dentist, Founder of Dental Care with a Difference, President and CEO of Sleep Focused Solutions, Inc. and an Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina, James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine.

Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: This dental podcast discusses the links between mouth health and body health and how dentists and physicians can collaborate to improve patients' overall wellness. Our guest speaker is Dr. John Comisi. Comisi is a practicing dentist, Founder of Dental Care with a Difference, President and CEO of Sleep Focused Solutions, Inc. and an Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina, James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine.

Dental podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: As dental professionals, we all want to protect our patients’ health, dentition, and restorations. So in order to do this effectively, we need to address biofilm and non-biofilm induced inflammation. Today we'll be discussing the latest hygiene protocols, technology, and products to meet this challenge and help us take our practices into a realm of biofilm-focused care. Our guest is Susan Wingrove, a dynamic innovator, writer, researcher, instrument designer, and RDH Award of Distinction Recipient. She is also a widely published author and international speaker.

Dental Podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: Today we'll be talking about Practical Ways to Make Our Office Safe. Our guest is Dr. Scott Benjamin, an internationally recognized expert, lecturer, and trainer on Dental Lasers and Advanced Dental Technologies and is in private practice in rural upstate New York. Scott has faculty appointments at several universities and is the Chairman of the ADA Standards Committee Working Group on Dental Lasers and is a Past-President of the Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD). We thank Midmark for making this podcast possible through their educational sponsorship.

Dental Podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: Leadership and Team Communication is essential to the success of every dental practice. But now we're in a new era and we need to adapt quickly and efficiently, so leadership and team communication needs to rise to a whole new level. To address this, is our guest, Dr. Scott Benjamin, an internationally recognized expert, lecturer, and trainer on Dental Lasers and Advanced Dental Technologies and is in private practice in rural upstate New York. Scott has faculty appointments at several universities and is the Chairman of the ADA Standards Committee Working Group on Dental Lasers and is a Past-President of the Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD). We thank Midmark for making this podcast possible through their educational sponsorship.

Dental Podcast hosted by Dr. Phil Klein: As we return to our offices, we are realizing that we are now practicing in a different time in dentistry. COVID-19 has been a game changer for all of us, and it has hit the dental profession especially hard. So in light of this, we have a new normal, and we need to make sure we communicate this new normal to our patients. To help us put this all in perspective is our guest, Dr. Scott Benjamin, an internationally recognized expert, lecturer, and trainer on Dental Lasers and Advanced Dental Technologies and is in private practice in rural upstate New York. Scott has faculty appointments at several universities and is the Chairman of the ADA Standards Committee Working Group on Dental Lasers and is a Past-President of the Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD). We thank Midmark for making this podcast possible through their educational sponsorship.