Brews and Tiny Teeth, The Unfiltered Pediatric Dentistry Podcast

We have a very special guest for today's episode. Dr. Mike Kanellis has been practicing pediatric dentistry for over 40 years. Following his pediatric training at the University of Iowa, Dr. Kanellis started and operated a private practice in Muscatine, Iowa for 13 years. He then sold his office and made the transition into the world of academics and now acts as the associate dean for patient care at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. He continues to actively see pediatric patients at the dental school. Dr. Kanellis shares a wealth of knowledge about his experience in pediatric dentistry. We talk about what it was like seeing 30-40 patients per day out of his original 400 sq/ft office. Dr. Kanellis has always been interested in outside-the-box thinking to manage decay, and he discusses his use of Hall crowns 30 years before it was an established technique. We take a deep dive into treating Medicaid patients, and why everybody needs to do their part to help address this population. Dr. Kanellis also treats a substantial Amish population, and we have a long conversation about the challenges that exist with this community. Finally, we reflect on the direction that pediatric dentistry is headed in the world of DSOs, student loans, and private practice. Dr. Kanellis also shares his new book, Novocaine, a dark comedy involving a dentist, dental assistant, and the mob. Link to Novocaine:  https://www.amazon.com/Novocaine-Michael-Kanellis-ebook/dp/B099DXX2XF/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=novocaine+book&qid=1627429645&sr=8-2

Pedo full mouth tooth extractions? Distal shoe candidates? Hypoplastic 6-year molars? Distals of primary canines?  Today we talk about all of the things that make us cringe as pediatric dentists. How do you handle these tough restorative situations? As pediatric dentists, the dentistry we do is both incredibly simple, yet incredibly complex and challenging at the same time. Dr. Tyler Johnson is a practicing pediatric dentist out of Grand Forks, North Dakota, who joins host Dr. Casey Goetz. They break down how to tackle these difficult clinical scenarios, and discuss different strategies for caries management when the clinical restorability is not "bread and butter." *** Sorry about missing last week's episode, I was out of vacation and wasn't able to get an episode uploaded. I've got a string of great guests coming up in the following weeks. Don't forget to continue to send in any questions, comments, or tough clinical situations to cgoetz@troypediatricdentist.com for our next Pedo Pearls Power Hour. 

Thad Harker is the Project Advisor for Primus Dental, a design-build medical construction company that has built hundreds of dental offices across the midwest and beyond. Thad advises dentists on projects ranging from building out small existing lease spaces, all the way up to ground-up, multi-million dollar stand-alone buildings. His 20 years in business to business, bio-medical, and construction consulting allows him to help his dental clients design and build the office of their dreams. We have a great conversation on creating a vision and working with a contractor to build out the ideal pediatric dental office. We review current changes in the building sector with COVID and material costs, trends seen in pediatric dental offices, common mistakes that dentists make, keeping building costs under control, and a variety of other pearls involving pediatric dental build-outs.  We have a lot of exciting episodes coming up! Don't forgot to continue to send in listener questions, comments, and tough clinical situations to cgoetz@troypediatricdentist.com. 

This is a short, live episode with Dr. Arik Amin. Dr. Arik graduated from dental school in 2020 and has spent the application year working in public health. He matched and will be an incoming resident at the NYU pediatric dentistry program in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Amin came to the office today to shadow and watch a little live-action. We went to lunch and logged a quick podcast talking about what new updates are happening in the world of applying to pediatric dentistry residencies. The audio is a little rough, just because we recorded in a BBQ joint, but it was a still a great, short conversation on topics that are often overlooked during the application process.

Sedations are a huge part of what we do as pediatric dentists. In the era of alternative techniques to manage caries, it's important to keep our sedation skill set sharp to provide the highest level of care possible. Dr. David Bailey joins us to break down how he makes it work in his busy Wyoming office. Dr. Bailey has a wealth of sedation experience that he shares with us, with a hats-off to the great Stephen Wilson and his effective triple-cocktail method. We debate open vs closed airways, in-office vs surgery centers, effective oral sedation strategies, and how to have highly profitable days using oral sedations.  *** Don't forget to submit any questions, comments, or interesting clinical cases you may have for our monthly Pedo Pearls Power Hour. Emails can be sent to Casey Goetz at cgoetz@troypediatricdentist.com

This is our first episode of the Pedo Pearls Power Hour! A chance to throw a beer back and talk about pediatric dentistry just like the good ol' days of residency. We break down listener questions, clinical pearls, and even share a few humble flexes of successes we have in our profession. Dr. Nate Green and Dr. Casey Goetz read three different listener questions/comments regarding the following topics: 1: Pediatric dentist associateships 2: Business plans to secure practice loans 3: When can you consider a permanent crown on a hypoplastic molar If you have any questions, comments, or humble brags to share on the next Pedo Pearls Power Hour, send us an email to cgoetz@troypediatricdentist.com.

Dr. Ben Popple is pediatric dentist in Georgia who started a scratch practice out of residency for $250k. Six years later, he is building his third office with 18 chairs in a ground-up build. The theme of this episode is minimizing the expenses of your start-up. We identify what things you need to do to keep your costs down, including choosing a contractor, dealing with equipment reps, knowing how to find affordable/used equipment, and reinvesting practice income during the growing years. If you're currently trying to start a dental practice, or have any interest in doing so, this is a great episode to check out! Don't forget to send in your questions, comments, clinical scenarios, and humble brags in for our Pedo Pearls Power Hour. Send us a voice message or email to cgoetz@troypediatricdentist.com and we will break it down on our next episode. 

A couple weeks ago we interviewed a pediatric dentist who had established a busy, successful practice in a small town of 7,000 people. In this episode, we decided to switch things up and talk to a pediatric dentist practicing in New York City, a city with 8 million people!  Dr. Arielle Faden is a pediatric dentist who associates at multiple practices throughout New York and New Jersey. We discuss what life is like practicing in a competitive urban environment, specifically Manhattan. We talk about patient demographics, general anesthesia, non-competes, associateships, posterior zirconia crowns with esthetically concerned parents, and just how to be successful in general in the big city. This is a great episode for residents looking to practice in a big city or urban environment. 

Where does a pediatric dentist put money in 2021? Let's talk a little about the personal finance and wealth-building side of pediatric dentistry.  Evan Koch is a Certified Public Accountant holding the Personal Financial Specialist designation of the American Institute of CPAs. Evan's extensive tax planning experience allows him to incorporate individual and business tax strategies into comprehensive financial plans that include pension planning, wealth management, and business structuring. His practice centers around tax planning and financial consulting for dentists and dental specialists, including many pediatric dentists. He joins us today to talk about the current state of the stock market, inflation, savings rates, paying off student loans, and general steps towards reaching financial freedom. Evan also shares his #1 common attribute that he sees in his most financially successful dental clients.

Dr. Robbie Matthews is a pediatric dentist and the owner of Happy Campers Pediatric Dentistry in Peoria, Arizona. His young practice has exploded in growth over a very short period of time, even in a competitive area. Dr. Casey and Robbie sit down with a beer to go over strategies for growing a pediatric dental practice. We review how to post authentic Facebook content, TikTok, giveaways, and other social media pearls. The main strategy we discuss is simple... you have to "run for mayor" and become part of the community. Being involved and getting your name out there, along with treating patients right and presenting treatment plans properly, will generate internal referrals via the bulletproof word-of-mouth referral method. This is a fantastic discussion with a lot of great wisdom packed into an hour episode.