Protrusive Dental Podcast

I was so happy to get feedback from 'Finding An Associate Position' interference cast episode. What you asked for was some more direction on Portfolios, and that's exactly what this episode sets out to do! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1URCtgQdczo Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! As well as showing my own CV (it does not need to be too fancy!) and Portfolio, I tap in to Barry Oulton's experience of hiring - what does he look for in an applicant? Alan Burgin (@the.cornish.dentist) and I also chat about our journey and the gradual process of organically building your portfolio (it was a snippet from an episode yet to be released). I echo in the episode that all these things are just to secure your interview - really what matters most is your emotional intelligence and your attitude. If you know a DF1 that would benefit form this advice, help them out by sharing this podcast with them! Click below for full episode transcript:  Opening Snippet: Don't think that you're the bee's knees, and the be all and end all, what you're doing is you're reflecting back, because, you know, we do need to reflect. And so demonstrate the reflection, demonstrate that there's the humble and that you are looking to improve things... Jaz's Introduction: Hi, guys, and welcome to another interference cast. This time I'll be talking about portfolios and their relevance. I've got a couple of guests, but a few snippets from a few other episodes, actually new content that will hopefully help in the decision of how to actually make a portfolio, the relevance of it and what principals are looking for, and the journeys of some successful associates and what advice they can impart. I'm going to be sharing with you my own portfolio and my own CV. And that's not to say that my CV is the best CV by any stretch of imagination. I know far more skilled dentist, young dentists who have brilliant, glowing CVS and portfolios. But I'm going to show you mine just warts and all because who does that right? So I'm going to try and be as helpful as I can be. Maybe they'll give you some ideas, some inspiration. And ultimately, I just want to remind you that none of this matters, essentially, as much as your emotional intelligence, your personality, how likable you are, your communication skills. Are you a team player? Everyone I know who is a principal that you really want to work for someone who is really forward thinking, they all have one thing in common, I think from what i've deduced, and that's they'll really hire for personality, rather than the credentials. I think the credentials play a role. And they're important. And that's where I'll show a little bit about portfolios, and what mistakes that I share in my portfolio as part of reflective learning. But ultimately, remember that your personality and your people skills are far far far more important than what's on any piece of paper. Also, making some cameo appearances in this podcast will be Barry Oulton, who will be talking about as someone who's hired lots of dentists before, what is he looking for. And I've also got Alan Burgin, who is such a fantastic guy to speak to, very successful young associate, who I think shares a few gems. If you're a young dentist, that journey that you take into finding your first job or the right job, and he's got a few gems to share. They all both have their own episodes coming up, but I took a few snippets, so they have a few cameo appearances in this episode. Okay, guys, so this is my CV, I've redacted some of my personal details. So it starts off with about me, but even before then, funny story, I used to have like a really stupid funny logo. And then a dentist who I really admire Tommy "Jaz, this a really stupid logo, get rid of it, it really ruins your sort of the hard work that you do and it's lovely, all the lovely things that you've done, you sort of, discrediting it by having this stupid logo.

In this interview I discuss with Harmeet Grewal about Rubber Dam Isolation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEQ7bAuPWZQ Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! How to get started with rubber dam isolation We discuss our undergraduate experience of rubber dam isolation How rubber dam reduces stress and improves the quality of your work Reduce ballistic droplet spread of viruses AKA the cough How to talk to patients about rubber dam - your mindset about rubber dam will affect your success rate and the patient experience of rubber dam! Are we rubber dam police? NO - sometimes rubber dam can be a hindrance! Me and Harmeet both love the mantra: Start now, get perfect later! Which rubber dam to use? Our views on IsoVac vs Rubber Dam Harmeet shows some useful clamps for molars and top hacks for Rubber Dam Check out Harmeet on Instagram @dr_harmeet_grewal Click below for full episode transcript:  Opening Snippet: Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of Protrusive Dental podcast. I'm your host Jaz Gulanti. Today we'll be talking with Harmeet Grewal, all about rubberdam isolation, which is so topical and so pertinent with the COVID-19. And how will we get back to work? Might there be a need for those dentists who are not routinely using rubber dam isolation to start using it? Obviously, we're worried about the aerosols, but also worried about the ballistic events IE when someone coughs and that's one mode that the virus can transmit. So it's very topical episode if you like... Jaz's Introduction: Thanks for everyone who voted on the social media channels. But what you voted was for Harmeet Grewal episode and rubberdam isolation. And the next episode will be to drill or not to drill caries with Louis McKenzie, so I'm looking forward to that one. I won't blab on for too long. I hope everyone out there. I hope you are doing really well. And I hope you're getting to spend time with family. And I hope you are thinking about the day that we come back into practice. How can we come back bigger, better, stronger. And of course I hope we can use this opportunity so when we head back to work we can be fresh. My Protrusive Dental pearl is that some episodes ago I shared my customer screen. Now since then, Richard McIndoe shoutout to him, has modified it and added the goals, the patient goals section, which I think is so important. But I had a lot of messages from a lot of people saying, Look, I've got this CSV file, the which is the customer screen, but I have no idea what to do with it. So I've gone ahead and made a video on YouTube about how to actually install a custom screen, and then also how to pre load the custom screen with text in there. So not having to always type the same thing. So for example, if you take a bite wing, usually 9 times out of 10, the justification for bite wing is to check bone levels and for interproximal caries. And that can be written there within the customer screen. So it's almost like a template within the custom screen. So if you're one of my email subscribers to the newsletter, and episodes, you will receive an email already with that. If you're not, then when you go to protrusive.co.uk pop up box will come up, sign up for the newsletter and the first email you'll get, the welcome email will have the custom screen and the YouTube link of how to install a custom screen. So that's all there for you. So that's getting you to think about when we head back to work. How can we make our note taking better, more efficient? How can we work smarter. So I hope that's useful to you. Now let's jump in with Harmeet Grewal and rubber dam isolation. Main Interview: [Jaz]Right, Harmeet, thanks so much for coming on the Protrusive Dental podcast. Great to have you. [Harmeet]Thank you. [Jaz]You are someone who's now redoing great things in education with rubberdam, which is such an important thing.

I speak with a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (Ben Pollock) and a Physio-turned-Dentist (Samuel Cope) about back pain and Dentistry - I was left SHOCKED about the relationship (or lack of!) between bad posture and having pain as a Dentist, Therapist or Nurse. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Protrusive Dental Pearl: check out my favourite (non-dental) books (my reading list) for self-development, social sciences and personal finance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7sdALEGp80 How can we prevent back pain becoming a problem for our professionAdvice for dental professionals suffering from back painWill saddle chairs work? Does magnification really help your back? (this one was surprising, too…)Back pain myths debunked - is there a role for massage? Pilates? Mobilisation and manipulation? Acupuncture?How to know if your Physiotherapist is evidence based?What can we do AT WORK to help our backs?Are you moving around while doing your Dentistry? Shout out to @Ian Dunn at 34 minutesIs stretching good for back pain?What relation does stress have with your back?I somehow manage to bring occlusion in this one…sorry not sorry!We draw parallels between the Physio world and Dental world If people want regular updates on back and neck pain in dentistry they should follow: Twitter: @Toothphysio and @Ben_FYS Instagram: thetoothphysio If you are looking for an evidenced based physiotherapist in your local area then find followers of @MSK-Reform on twitter and see if any of them can help. Message from Sam and Ben: We will also be starting a novel neck and back pain musculoskeletal pain programme later on in the year that will be advertised through the Toothphysio on twitter and Instagram. This will include dental specific: · Education on prevention · Management of neck and lower back pain · How to manage colleagues with back and neck pain · How to cope with acute back and neck pain and how to overcome it with pain relieving strategies · Case studies · Exercise class The course will be run by Sam and Ben, two qualified musculoskeletal specialist physiotherapists who will guide participants though exercises and education. Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: What do dentists, hygienists, therapists and nurses need to do to make sure we don't end up retiring with or due to back problems? Yeah, tell us tell us Ben about posture. So have we as a dental industry overplay the role of posture?... [Ben]Most definitely. If there's one thing to take from this podcast, is that [Jaz]Surely being like this, like surely just like, you know, you when you see those photos on people on Phantom head courses, and they're like, they're like this, and they're like, polishing something. And they're like that. I mean, granted, we won't be probably not like that for longer than a couple of minutes at a time, you know, when you're doing the distal lingual of a six or a seven. And you just have to do it. I think after listening to today, and listen to you guys, I'm gonna feel less guilty about doing that. And I'm just gonna just move along afterwards. Jaz's Introduction: Hi, guys, it's Jaz, again. I want to ask you a question. How much money do we spend as a profession, on our practices, on our chairs, on the service and maintenance of our equipment, on scanners, hand pieces, and generally just making sure that we have our favorite kit available? What is the most valuable piece of equipment, or maybe not equipment, but most valuable asset in your practice? It is your health, your hands, your mental health, your physical health. And of course, when you consider that 94% of dentists will retire with backache. And apparently 100% of nurses will retire with backache, it makes you really wonder about our priorities do we actually look after our health as much as we should be? And combine that with a stressful position with a sort of confined envir...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS6UAJmwz9A Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! In this interference cast I discuss my opinions and experiences of finding associate positions and what strategies DF1s and Dentists looking for associate positions should consider. Is BDJ jobs obsolete? Can social media help? Is a dental portfolio over-rated? Surely, you need to know the right people? Questions and comments on the video welcome! Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: Hi, guys, and welcome to this interference cast today on a very important topic, something that I get asked about quite a bit from our younger colleagues... Main Podcast: And that is basically I'm in df one, how do I go about getting my first associate position? And actually, the things I'm going to share with you today are applicable to those if you're looking for your second, and God forbid your 18th associate position. So there are some things that are parallel or similar between all those stages of your career. So basically, if you're looking for an associate position. What's the best way nowadays? While I'm recording this, we're in lockdown. COVID-19. So yes, what I'm saying may not be applicable right this moment in time, because everything has been sort of disrupted by COVID-19. But the principles are hopefully apply for whenever you're about to find or look for your next associate position. And if you're in df one right now, this is probably something at the forefront of your mind right now, when we come out of COVID-19, you're going to be probably looking for that associate position, your first associate position. And having said that, I'm someone who's done DCT one and DCT two posts in Guys hospital and Charles Clifford Dental hospital respectively. And they're very useful for me, but I'm very much and I've said this before, in a previous episode I recorded with Dhru Shah is make sure you're doing a hospital job for the right reason, do it because you want to, because you enjoy that and not because you're afraid to go into the real world of GDP land, if you like. So make sure you do it for the right reasons. I've said that before. However, nowadays with the COVID-19, and the fact that who knows how long it will take for practice and certainly private practice to get back to normal, it might be another year. So now more than ever, I have to say a hospital DCT position is looking quite favorable for this extra reason of COVID-19. And just job security, income security. So if you're already on the fence about whether you should do a DCT post or go into an associate position, you know, it's not a bad time to be considering doing a DCT position. Even if your ultimate goal is to become a general dental practitioner or a specialist or whatever. It's not a bad thing to consider at this moment in time. So where do you go about looking for your job? Well, firstly, back when I was applying when we like, you know, seven years ago there about the BDJ Jobs was there and I used it. But what I found when I was applying on BDJ Jobs was that the principal would write back to me saying, sorry, we were inundated with applicants and we made our decision. And that's generally why I'm fine, you know, with the with BDJ jobs, those who post a job on there, they're quite often going to be swamped with hundreds of applications, especially if you're in London and south east. So I don't know how effective that is. Whether you're actually posting a associate position in your practice or as an associate when you're applying, you're actually competing against a lot of people. And it's difficult for principals to sort of go through and differentiate, especially if you're only been one year qualified, two years qualified, then I think it's very easy for the principal to say, Okay, I'm going to dismiss these 150 CVS, because these people don't have at least three or four years experience,

Following on from the hugely successful Part 1 with Dr Libi - we present a very clinically focussed Part 2 where we discuss: A case of a deep cavity on a deciduous molar - how would YOU treat it?Stainless steel crowns and Hall crowns - lots of troubleshootingBrilliant analogies and communication pearls yet againLA vs No LA when treating Children?Management of Molar Incisor Hypo-mineralisation (MIH) in primary careWhen should you refer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bo85tC2s-o Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Downloadables for watchers/listeners in Protrusive Dental Community FB group: Guide to Hall crowns [PDF]Paeds Blog [Link]SDCEP guidelines [PDF] If you missed Part 1 - do check it out on YouTube, on the podcast, or on this site. Please Subscribe and share if you found this useful, it's how my cast grows! Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: You can when you're saying something you know the truth. So taste your cement. See what it tastes like? Okay?... Jaz's Introduction: Hello, everyone. And welcome back to part two with Dr Libi Almuzian after the first episode all about prevention, we're going to follow on a little bit more about the clinical stuff. So for example, we're going to discuss this type of cavity, this type of presentation, a deciduous molar with a cavity like that, how would a pediatric specialist manage that, we're going to talk about the use of local anesthetic in children, is it always necessary? We're going to have a big part of the podcast episode discussing about stainless steel crowns. And we're gonna discuss why GDPs are not taking routine bitewings on children. As before, there's gonna be quite a few downloadables and I'll put them on the Protrusive Dental community. So it's going to be the whole crown booklet by Dundee University, some more by SDCEP and a pediatric dental blog that I'll put on there as well. So for those who are interested in this, they can follow up on that by joining the Protrusive Dental community on Facebook. I'm hoping that you've noticed that the audio is a bit cleaner for this part of the episode. When I switched to recording with a different software, it actually downgraded the quality of the audio. So I used to get a lot of messages in the initial episode saying 'Jaz, how's your audio so good, what kind of setup do you have?', but I feel as though the audio quality has dipped in a little bit. So I apologize for that. But we've got a way around it. So I'm hoping this already sounds better in your headphones while you're on your job while you're cooking or in your car. So I'm hoping that in future episodes unfortunately got bit of a backlog of three or four episodes before this technology with improve sound. Hat tip to Dr. Zak Kara who helped me improve my sound. So in a future episodes, around three, four episodes time from now, the entire episode hopefully will have as crisp as audio as you can hear it now. Anyway, we'll join Dr. Libi in just a moment. But I want to give you a Protrusive Dental pearl for this episode, which is basically this, during this lockdown period, it can be quite difficult to be your usual productive self because everything is now alien. It's weird being at home, you know, the temptations of daytime television, daytime drinking, all these sorts of things are in the way and you may be feeling that you're not as productive. So I certainly felt that way. So one thing I started to employ is a trick by someone called Brian Tracy, who has numerous books, which I read. And one of them I believe is called Eat That Frog. And the way he says is Eat That Frog. So what Eat That Frog philosophy means is when you wake up in the morning, do the most difficult thing and get it out of the way. So that thing that you really can't be bothered with, can't be asked with, you really don't want to do, do that thing first. So that's what I've started to do over the last week or so in t...

I am joined by Paediatric Dentist Dr Libi Almuzian who is so passionate about Paeds! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPxMqET7Y8s Watch the entire episode on YouTube There were so many knowledge bombs that I made broke this in to a 2 part series. Part 1 (this episode) will focus on Communication and Prevention, and Part 2 will be a bit more clinical with specific scenarios discussed. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! If you love seeing Children, you will gain a lot from this episode, but if you currently do NOT like Paediatric Dentistry, Dr Libi shares her top tips to help you! We discuss: How to make a dental visit more playfulTechniques in managing children co-operationImportance of creating a no blame culture and gaining and trust of theHow you can use an App called Social stories to get maximum engagement with the child patient (this is genius!)We reveal what the MOST IMPORTANT Question to ask your paediatric patient history taking! (this may surprise you!)Lots and lots of techniques shared to improve communication with children and the flow of the appointment during operative proceduresDr Libi reveals The Sugar Bug Story - you will LOVE this.Top tips for prevention! Any downloads promised (SDCEP guidelines, references to apps) are compartmentalised in the Protrusive Dental Community group (closed group), or also viewable below: Here are Dr Libi's top tips for Dentists: 1. Wear something or have a prop which might be familiar to a child (character sunglasses, a toy, a sticker of a character on your scrubs) This will break the ice and give you something to talk about. 2. Be excited! Your excitement will rub off on them. When you collect them from reception tell them how happy you are to see them and how excited you are about the visit today (So excited to meet your teeth!/ count your teeth!). 3. Teach your nurse to distract the child when you need to talk to the parents, this will make them less worried when you talk to the parents in a more formal manner. 4. Never use an instrument without introducing it, even a sharp probe can be introduced in a way that makes it non-threatening (show them the probe and tell them it helps you to be able to tell if something is hard or soft, then run the side (not the tip!) of it along their nail and fingertip and say “see, now I know your nail is hard and your finger is soft, I’m going to do the same with your tooth to check it” 5. Use child friendly words, even if they make no sense, in fact better if they don’t make sense! This actually makes them laugh and relax. 6. Even if the child is cooperative they will lose patience, so always go for the simplest treatment option with the least steps involved. That way you will retain their cooperation rather than lose it, so go for a Hall crown rather than conventional filling when you can because there is less of a treatment burden involved. 7. If you lose cooperation, try to do something (anything) before they leave, this will build their confidence and stop any avoidance behaviour. For example if you were trying to do a sealant or other treatment and were not able to, reassure them that sometimes it can be hard for some people to do this procedure the first time but they will definitely manage something easier, then apply fluoride (if they are not due a fluoride treatment then even just painting their teeth with water and a micro brush will help build their confidence), just remember to explain to the parents why you are doing this. 8. Motivate the parents to talk positively about the visit when they’re at home, tell them to only refer to the positive aspects and give them a goal to work towards, for example, next time we will polish your teeth with the dentist’s special electric toothbrush and it will tickle, how exciting! 9. Be empathetic with parents, tell them you know it’s difficult it is to brush twice for two minutes,

During this crappy time in our lives (there is never a good time for a Pandemic, right?!) I turn to one of the most positive people I know, Barry Oulton. This 18 minute chat really uplifted me and I think it will help you all. We discuss– Mindset– How to view a problem as an opportunity– The importance of love (verb)– Importance of power posing– Importance of Exercise Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSmEP0H-R_w Link to Amy Cuddy video so we can all ‘do Amy’ haha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWZluriQUzE Instagram – @drbarryoulton FB – The Confident Dentist Twitter – @drbarryoulton www.theconfidentdentist.com www.dentalinjection.com www.oneminutemindset.co.uk Click below for full episode transcript: Jaz's Introduction: It's going to be a quick little birth session to help dentists because the reason I thought of you Barry was when all this kicked off and there was doom and gloom, I'm usually quite a positive person, and I didn't react very well personally in myself, a bit of going through all the stages of denial, stages of grief. [Jaz]I was in denial, then I was getting really depressed and upset about things, and I sort of thought to myself, when was the last time I'd felt this bad and not to take it the wrong way Barry, because I think you know where I'm coming from, but the last time I felt this bad was when I was on your course. [Barry]Well, it's on me! Yay! [Jaz]Sort of. So just for the benefit of the audience listening and watching right now, what I mean is the reason I felt the last time I felt this bad in life was when I was on Barry's course is because Barry really brought home and taught me the value of your mindset of the way that you see the world. Cause one of the exercises, one of the first things you do on your course is the way you see the world, so you walk across the corridor, and you see the world, as if it's a beautiful place. And then you do that walk across the corridor and walk back. And then you see the world as if it's dangerous. And then you walk across and that same walk, but the world was completely different. And that's the last time I felt this much doom and gloom in life. So I thought you are the best person to come and just give us a five, ten minute nugget on what can you say? What can you say to everyone? Dentists, nurses, therapists, but what can you say Barry? What's your message? How can you help us? [Barry]So the first thing to say is, there is a lot of doom and gloom, isn't there? That if we only focus on the negative stuff, then you're absolutely right. To talk you through that exercise that we did, we put on some metaphorical glasses, right? The first pair was that the world is a dangerous place. So, I left you on a high, because the first one is, the world is a dangerous place. And through that mindset, through those lenses, what you're seeing is everything that fits into that mindset. Now a mindset can also be called a belief. So, if I have a belief that all men are bar stewards, then you will only really see men doing things that fit into that framework. You'll only really meet men that fit into that framework. The world is a dangerous place. You look around the room, you'll only see tripping hazards, electricity, danger all around you. And so encouraging you to change your mindset is like putting on a fresh pair of glasses. A pair of glasses that is, the world is full of beauty and love. And I look around and I see electricity, connectivity, the ability to see your lovely face and have this conversation. And sunshine being outside, whereas you could see sunshine as being carcinogenic to the skin, or it's how you process information, and it's putting on the mindset. Now, it doesn't take away the fact that SH1T is happening out there. We are in a very uncertain time in our profession. Being that most of us, certainly you and I,

I recorded this a few weeks ago and recently finished editing it (always enjoy chatting with Barry G) – I was pretty much ‘shy’ and dare I say ’embarassed’ to post this/make it public because in the grand scheme of things, our world is being rocked by Covid-19 at the moment and we have so much to worry about… But then two people independently sent me a photo on Instagram of them at home watching my YouTube/IGTV interviews I posted recently telling me they are learning so much from the guests on Protrusive. If this video or any of my content can get you to chill on your sofa and learn while you #stayathome – then that would be awesome. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Sending my best wishes to all – stay home as much as reasonably possible 🙏🏼I hope all this will reunite our profession. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Bla9N9PS8 In this episode: – Jaz shares a Parable of the 12 Blind Men relevant to TMD and makes a mess of it!– We discuss if the role of teeth/occlusion/malocclusion/Restorative really has a role to play in TMD/pain?– What is macro trauma and micro trauma, and how is it relevant to TMJ pathology?– What is Barry’s message? What does he mean by ‘Occlusion does not matter unless you’re occluding?’– Why MIP is pathalogical– We discuss Confirmation bias in Dentistry– Can we reliably stop parafunction?– What adjunctive support therapies are prescribed for complex oro-facial pain patients?– Can you use an AMPSA with a patient with Degenerative Joint Disease?– The first 20mm of opening is pure condylar RO- NOT! It’s not pure rotation!– What is an Enthesis and why is that relevant?– Can you give an anterior only appliance to someone with clicking?– Why might a patient say their click has now stopped? YouTube Link: www.jaz.dental/YouTube Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: Welcome to the Protrusive Dental podcast the forward thinking podcast for dental professionals. Join us as we discuss hot topics and dentistry clinical tips, continuing education and adding value to your life and career with your host, Jaz Gulati... Jaz's Introduction: Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 22 with Dr. Barry Glassman. He likes me to call him Barry, as you'll see. So this is a my first ever full intro and outro video podcast. And I'm glad to see Barry, he also featured in episode eight, which if you haven't listened to it, it's a great episode, I urge you to check it out. Episode eight was all about anterior midpoint stop appliances, and do they cause a OBS. So if you haven't heard that already, it's really great. You can hear Barry's passion in that in what he believes. And I guess I want to give you some context, in terms of what you're about to watch or listen to if you listen on the podcast between the conversation between myself and Barry. Basically, what Barry teaches and what he's all about, and I heavily recommend going on one of his courses because it's a different way to see occlusion and basically the crux of it is, is that it's not the occlusion, or the malocclusion that causes a lot of problems. Let's call this let you know whether it's chipping or things breaking TMD, which is a very loose term. It's not because of the occlusion per se, it's because of occluding. And what Barry always says on his courses, nouns don't hurt people, verbs do. So the occlusion is not as important as the occluding. So if you've got someone who's like a 17 and a half minute a day chewer, then they're not likely to cause that much problems when in terms of destroying their teeth, or TMD. Because essentially, what we're talking about is the relationship between parafunction and causing repetitive micro trauma in the temporomandibular joint is quite, we will discuss a fair bit of anatomy at the end. So it's actually a good revision for that. And I'd actually encourage people to if you're listening on the audio podcast version,

Last week it was International Women’s Day, which makes me especially proud to share this absolute clinical blockbuster with one of the most inspirational Women in Dentistry – Dr Manrina Rhode. In this very clinical episode of PDP, she teaches us about Veneers – she has been placing them for several years and has developed awesome systems in her practice for this. Full Video version on YouTube or IGTV @jazzygulati https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_AZh3spMUU The Protrusive Dental Pearl in this Episode is a Communication one! Let me know what you think. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! We discuss: Manrina’s journey with cosmetic Dentistry and veneers – how did she get the exposure early on in her career?Ceramic vs composite veneers – composite has lifted off last few years, what has been your experience?What percentage of her patients have pre-restorative orthodontics?Which burs does she use for her preps? (Bur codes listed on Protrusive Dental Community: www.facebook.com/groups/protrusive/ )What prep protocols does she use? What kind of stents?How do you communicate shade with lab and the patient?Does Manrina follow an ‘Occlusal Philosophy’ to ensure (para)functional longevity of her veneers?How do you manage patients with ultra-high expectations?How she uses Photoshop to show patient possibilities with their own smileWhy awesome temporary/provisional veneers are so importantHow does she fabricate good looking, long lasting provisional veneers?What is her bonding protocol?How does she reduce mistakes during a stressful bonding appointment? Hint: teamwork!She gives a very good veneer bonding hack towards the end! Instagram @DrManrinaRhodeAsk Dr Manrina every tuesday on @DrManrinaRhode in storiesAsk her your dental questions! Her Veneer course (next cohort in June 2020) : https://designingsmiles.co.uk/ Bur codes listed on Protrusive Dental Community: www.facebook.com/groups/protrusive/Or pasted here: Bur Kit Dental Directory Mandril KTM010Mandril K5F009 582 (red mosquito) BD582F Komet 6844.314.014 (red/green prep bur)6844.314.016 379EF.314.023 (rugby ball shaped yellow bur) 856EF.314.012 (yellow polishing) 834.314.021 (depth cutters)834.314.016 (Thank you for selflessly sharing these, Manrina!) Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: Welcome to the Protrusive Dental podcast, the forward thinking podcast for dental professionals. Join us as we discuss hot topics in dentistry, clinical tips, continuing education and adding value to your life and career with your host, Jaz Gulati... Main Interview: [Jaz] Marina, thank you so much for coming on the Protrusive Dental Podcast. It's great to have you on. How are you? [Manrina]Yeah, really good. Thanks, Jaz. [Jaz]You're always smiling. You're always always always smiling and you got your most beautiful whitest teeth ever. [Manrina]I'm like promoting my own work. [Jaz]You have to, right? Because that's exactly what you're doing. You're doing veneers. You're doing cosmetic dentistry, and you know, you talk the talk, you walk the walk, right? [Manrina]Right. That's exactly. It makes my job easy. Cuz my patients will come in and they'll be like, Can you give me a smile like yours? I'm like, you know what I can. And that's half the job done. [Jaz]Perfect. So tell to my listeners a little bit about yourself, about your journey and how you got into cosmetic dentistry and veneers in particular. [Manrina]So I have a really interesting career pathway. A really unusual one, I think. When I graduated from university, and at the time, it was VT. So I graduated in 2002. From Guys hospital, which is now Kings. And there was a job opening that came up for Harvey Nichols, first dentist. And they were asking, yeah, so they were asking for someone that was two years graduated, and someone that was five years graduated, like as a minimum requirement.

In this episode I am joined by Restorative Specialist, Dr Kushal Gadhia who is one of the educators for ACE Courses. He is one of the most passionate people about Occlusion I have met, so it was great to geek out with him. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Protrusive Dental Pearl: Have you located your local physiotherapist who has an interest in treating Temporomandibular Disorders? You can find them on the following website: ACPTMD You can download the latest Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms from Protrusive Dental Community Facebook group alongside hundreds of other papers and downloadable resources. What we discuss in this episode: We discuss our reason and love for continual study in the field of occlusionDefinition of Centric Relation (CR) (applicable one!) and why we have to rely on teeth as referencesWhy is the ‘reproducibility’ of CR useful?When should you NOT use CR as the position to rehabilitate? 2 Good examples given (a 3rd one I suggest at the end)In those situations you use an arbritary treatment position, how can you ensure success?We briefly discuss about Orthdodontics and the controversy of whether Orthodontists should be planning from CRWhat happens to patients rehabilitated in CR position over timeIf you restore someone in CR – can you stop their Bruxism?There may also be an anatomical reason not to use CR which we discuss at the endRemember – most of our Dentistry is Conformative and in ICP/MIP – Become a GOOD conformer first!Handouts:Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms 9th Edition Loads more episodes to come out this month to make up for February – we had the first successful ‘THE Dental Splint Course’ hosted at Precision Dental Studio in Reading. View this post on Instagram If You're Not in Centric Relation, You will Die! 😉 Protrusive Dental Pearl - how to find your local 'TMD' Specialist Physiotherapist: http://www.acptmd.co.uk/find-your-nearest-tmd-specialist/ What we discuss in this episode: - We discuss our reason and love for continual study in the field of Occlusion - Definition of Centric Relation (CR) (applicable one!) and why we have to rely on teeth as references - Why is the ‘reproducibility’ of CR useful? - When should you NOT use CR as the position to rehabilitate? 2 Good examples given (a 3rd one I suggest at the end) - In those situations you use an arbritary treatment position, how can you ensure success? - We briefly discuss about Orthdodontics and the controversy of whether Orthodontists should be planning from CR - What happens to patients rehabilitated in CR position over time - If you restore someone in CR – can you stop their Bruxism? - There may also be an anatomical reason not to use CR which we discuss at the end - Remember – most of our Dentistry is Conformative and in ICP/MIP – Become a GOOD conformer first! Listen on your favourite Podcast Player. Direct Download MP3 file on the blog: https://jaz.dental/centricrelation Handouts: Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms 9th Edition Link to group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/protrusive Subscribe on Apple: http://jaz.dental/apple Subscribe on Spotify: http://jaz.dental/spotify Thanks again to Dr Kushal Gadhia for sharing his knowledge with us all. A post shared by Jaz Gulati 🦷Dentist 🎤Podcaster (@jazzygulati) on Mar 10, 2020 at 10:46am PDT Click below for full episode transcript:  Opening Snippet: Evidence tells us that centric relation is a dynamic position. We are not buildings which will then remain in those fixed positions... Jaz's Introduction: Hello everyone, it's Jaz Gulati again, welcome to Episode 20 got a really fun episode with Kushal Gadhia. Guys, It's been a long time coming from this episode, but I do apologize. February was super busy. I was basically so busy setting up and finalizing my splintcourse that we delivered precision in studio in February. And thankfully it went really well. So that's like a big,