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In this short episode I discuss 3 reflections from a composite veneer case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAGyIySRQUc Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! 1) Communication – regarding case communication and case acceptance in an ethical manner 2) Using the Mylar Pull technique for interproximal management Full Youtube video for mylar pull technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-fqXLi78P0 3) A bur which I LOVE to use to shape composite aka 'the Perio Bur' (Bur code is 831.204.012) If you liked this mini episode, please share with a Dentist friend and subscribe to my podcast. Thanks for watching! 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 Podcast: Guys, it's Jaz Gulati from the Protrusive Dental podcast and today's interference cast is just three tips I have to share with you. Based on my reflections of doing a composite veneer case recently, patient's main complaint was actually different to begin with. And actually this is part of the sort of the three little tips I want to share with you guys. So let me discuss three learning points from this case number one will be communication tip. Number two will be how I managed the interproximal part of doing composite veneer. And number three will be the composite refinement tip, I've got a bur that I want to recommend to you to use for composite refinement, which I found really useful. So before we come on to that, if you're listening to me on the Protrusive Dental podcast, then yes, you're still gain from this because I'm sharing some stuff that is tangible, even though you're listening and not watching. But it's probably worthwhile going logging on and actually watching the seeing the images, so you get to see what I'm talking about. But anyway, let's proceed. So tip number one I have for you is regarding communication. This patient initially came to me and she had busted her upper right five, she went on to get a vertical crown on upper right five in Zirconia, which I've done and as you can see, that's done. But actually her main complaint after was that actually, I don't like the way my crown looks at the back and she was pointing to her metal ceramic crown on the upper right six, as you can see that she didn't like the fact that the color was a bit off to that yellow bit too warm. And she didn't like the fact that there's a gray line. And we all know why that is a metal ceramic crown is the metal showing through. So when you have a case like this, and you look at this lady smile after her teeth are actually framed really nicely within her lips, she's 68 years old, she looks great when she tells me that she has an aesthetic concern, instead of replacing this upper right six, because there's two good reasons why I shouldn't replace it upper right six. One is that it's still healthy. The margins still good, even though it's done many years ago is still a good tooth. But the second reason is because she has a limited opening. And for me to do a good job back there in a limited opening compared to I'm assuming she had a better opening many years ago when the crown was first done to actually be a pension to be doing a disservice for this patient. That's two good reasons. But the third good reason is will that really massively help her smile. So by changing the upper right six crown to something a bit nicer that says a Zirconia or just a better color with no metal, that may improve her smile and her perception, but really look at the anterior is look at the upper right one, the upper left one and upper left two. Yes, in this particular photo, I've just put a composite blob on to check shade. But if you have a look at this original photo,

In this mammoth episode (boy, it’s a long one but I hope you like it!) we have the legend that is Dr Jason Smithson. If you are a Dentist and have not heard of Jason Smithson, you have been living under a rock! The calibre of cases that Jason posts on Social media and lectures is always unbelievable and we as a profession learn a lot from from him, as well as the courses he runs. I went on his Onlays and Veneers course about 4 years ago and I was really engaged throughout the entire 2 days. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! We will be talking all thinks eMax onlays and vertical preparations. Protrusive Dental Pearl: for all my listeners, a group just for you where we can share content, knowledge and files for each other: Protrusive Dental Community First half we discuss all about lithium disilicate onlays including: Indications and contraindicationsWhen an onlay really should be a crownThickness of eMaxWhy flat top onlays are not recommendedHow thin can we go if on virgin enamel? (Think of OVD increase cases)IDS (Immediate Dentine Sealing) and and DME (Deep Margin Elevation We also discussed Vertipreps in great detail! What is “vertiptrep “or “vertical crowns”?Why have they ‘suddenly’ become fashionable?Tips for temporising for Vertis (see eggshell technique reference)What to tell your technicianTrouble shooting Vertical crowns (overcoming friction!) And we also discuss a gem right at the end about how I help to improve the longevity of my anterior work by a simple trick that takes 4 or 5 minutes with only with a disc….and Smithson agreed it is a good thing to do! Resources shared with this episode on the Protrusive Dental Community Facebook group: Eggshell temporary techniqueLoi’s paper on BOPTBur codes for the Vertical prep burs we discuss Lots of news to share with you all: Those of you who follow me on Instagram (@jazzygulati) or like the Protrusive Dental Podcast Facebook page (I’m pretty active) will have seen the news that starting from the next episode (which by the way is with none other than Kushal Gadhia) you can get enhanced CPD! My guest and I will produce A&Os and have some questions for you to answer. The only caveat is you have to be a Dentinal Tubules member – if you listen to my ramblings, you either LOVE dentistry or you WANT TO TRY to love dentistry or you want to reignite your passion, and that’s exactly what Tubules is about and I am provide for them to quality assure and issue my CPD. This Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAEenV8Ct90 For information about Jason Smithson’s next courses, visit: Jason Smithon’s website His Restorative Program Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: Too many people start a wear case by slapping some composite on the teeth. And really what you need to do is take a step back and work out why they've got a problem... Jaz's Introduction: Hello everyone, and welcome to Protrusive Dental podcast. This is Episode 19 with Dr. Jason Smithson. Jason Smithson is an internationally acclaimed dentist, and he's a fantastic educator. If you don't know who he is, you're probably living under a rock or something because he is one of those well known dentists in the world. I went to his course around about four years ago now on onlays and veneers, and it's one of the best courses I've been on. He is such an inspirational dentist in the sense that he shares so much of his knowledge. So if you go on Facebook, and you check out some of his cases, they are fantastic. Like I said, he is famous around the world raised it to Latin America and Asia. And when he has time he tries to the UK as well. So I was really excited to have Jason on the podcast today. We will be discussing all things Emaxs, lithium disilicate and particularly in respect to onlays. Cuz you know, we could talk about all sorts of veneers, I suppose we touched on that a little bit,

I am joined by Dr. Stephen Hudson of Dental Law and Ethics Blog Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Protrusive Dental Pearl: Download my EXACT examination Custom Screen for free! (I had to move the link to the Facebook group where you fill find all the custom screens - wait for group approval) Once you are in the group, this is the post with the download: In this episode we cover: Who can call themselves an ‘Expert’ and why it’s stupidWho was Montgomery and why did they have such an impact on our profession?Where do you draw the line in terms of ‘explain every single option’If you feel uncomfortable treating this patient – how can you tell your patient?Consent forms – are they really necessary?What happens when a child attends with the father, not with the mother?Under age Teeth Whitening – would you do it?Do you always need a PA for extractions?The GDC says you should make a recommendation – what happens when the patient says ‘No’ to the recommended treatment? The over arching theme of this episode is the importance of building rapport with your patient! If you like what you hear, please Subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts and share with a friend who may find it useful! https://www.facebook.com/protrusive/videos/589415178518912 Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: So there's been a lot of hoo ha about Montgomery because initially we were afraid about it. But what's happened?... Jaz's Introduction: Hello everyone and welcome to the Protrusive Dental podcast, it's Jaz Gulati here. Today, I've got Stephen Hudson on the show, we've been talking all things about like consent forms, notetaking, how not to get sued, the relevance of Montgomery, Who the hell is Montgomery? You'll find out today, like I did, I thought Montgomery was a guy, right? It's actually a woman. So there we are. I've noticed that actually, a lot of my listeners are starting to message me with recommendations for who they think that should come on the show next, and I'm actually loving it. So please, if you've got any suggestions for topics, I'd love to hear it, I've got a good list of speakers coming up and guests on the show lined up for you. But if you think something would be beneficial to the audience, then please come with the suggestions. Before we dive into the episode I will give you the Protrusive Dental pearl for today. And that is going to be a gift to you guys. It is my custom screen for taking comprehensive examination notes. So for my new patient examination, I try and make it fairly comprehensive. It's not ott it's pretty detailed. And you know, you can fit in what you want. But basically the the benefit of a custom screen, if you never heard of a custom screen is on Exact, Software of Excellence , Exact. You can actually have a way of collecting notes where instead of having to have like a template where you're adding and deleting stuff, I've converted it into like tick boxes and drop downs. So it actually makes it really easy for your nurse to follow what you're doing. And like for example, molar classification, you can just drop down click class two whatever, you can select your sort of incisor classification, you can have the BP code within the custom screen, you can take where the radiograph is grade one, two, or three on page two of the custom screen. So basically, custom screen is a fantastic way of collecting notes efficiently. And also notes of very good quality. So I'm going to share with you my custom screen, the story of how I got to make my custom screen was basically I was a bit poorly last Christmas. Basically I hate doing nothing right? So I was in bed, I was super sick. So what the hell can I do anything I can move. So I got my laptop, open our log into exact. And I was able to bust out for hours and make this custom screen. So I know I worked really hard on this custom screen. But it's not perfect.

Dr Tif Qureshi is back for Dahl Part 2! Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! We build on that awesome first episode (Episode 16) and discuss: Contraindications of Dahl TechniqueMaximising successUses of splints during Dahl Technique – is that even possible? What type? When?Communicating with our patientsAssessing the Envelope of FunctionWhat if Dahl fails?Deprogramming prior to DahlWhat if the Dahl wears down years down the line – how to ‘recycle’ Dahl techniqueInfluence of Digital on Dahl technique? On the show, I promised Tif I would share a full protocol case with him – you can see this on my Protrusive Facebook page here. *PROTRUSIVE DENTAL PEARL* A £30 composite heater! This mug warmer looks really posh and can be used to heat composite and local anaesthetic.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6WuuHI__oA Check out this full episode on YouTube Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: I actually seen quite a few cases have been posted online on one or two articles written, you know, people have said Oh, it's not sure if it's gonna. Actually, it's not gonna work. And the way I view it is if someone's got an in standing premotor and they need a dahl, because why not just have you know, a few mouths or a couple mouths of ortho, you know, it's not a rocket science to move that tooth, that's the point if you've got a little bit of, you know, dahl is effectively like doing some ortho. It's like doing some ortho but we're talking about biplane... Jaz's Introduction: Hello, everyone, and welcome to Episode 17. The one that so many of you have been pestering me about. I sort of teased you with the first episode with Dr. Tif Qureshi Dahl part one, and then I threw in the 12 rules of dentistry which was please say greatly received. And then a lot of people got value from that. And now to continue on from that cliffhanger I left you on with Dr. Tif Qureshi. I've got dahl Part Two for you today. So this will be the spicy part. Now, before we get into an excellent conversation with the top man that is Doc Tif Qureshi some important things. Firstly, a very Happy New Year to all my listeners. Thank you so much for tuning in in my first proper year. 2019 was really the first year I started podcasting. And honestly, I really, really appreciate you taking your time to listen to it. I struggle to listen to myself, you know, I make myself cringe. But the fact that other people are listening to me is just it blows my mind. So thank you so much. A massive shout out to one of my listeners. I'm not gonna ask him but he messaged me to say thank you. Because somehow the episode with Druh Shah and myself episode 3 transition to private had such an influence on him that he decided to change his environment, change his mindset. And he thinks that good things have happened because of it. So now he's in, his goal was to be in full time private practice, and now looks like in the coming months he'll be able to achieve that. So if I've had that sort of influence on him, that has literally made it completely worth my while. And that's exactly what I like to do for as many people as I can. I love sharing my enthusiasm and my love for dentistry. And it's so great to hear stories like that. So thanks so much for reaching out to me. And thank you Dhru Shah as well for a great episode that we did in Episode Three. Secondly, I'm really sorry that I didn't give you a Protrusive Dental pearl with the last episode to make up for it. I'm going to give you today a really, really awesome pProtrusive Dental pearl which can save you hundreds of pounds potentially. Okay, so Hear me out this pearl or this hack will save you money on buying a composite heater. So the first question that some people ask when we talk about heated composite or a composite heater is why would you heat the composite in the first place. So from my understanding from in-vitro studies,

Welcome to my 2nd Interference Cast – based on Jordan Peterson’s book 12 Rules for Life. David Bretton and I came up with our very own 12 Rules for Dentistry! I had David come on for this because he IS Mr. Positivity in UK Dentistry. We hope you find these relevant, engaging and ‘real’. This is the audio version of my Video Podcast recorded earlier this month – if you prefer to watch the video (which I prefer, you get to see our silly facial expressions!) then you can watch it on YouTube or my Facebook page Facebook.com/protrusive or my IGTV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qvDBz06WC4 Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Rule 1 – See Everyone (and it's not quite what you think this means!) Rule 2 – Create a Positive Environment Rule 3 – The patient in front of you is the most important person Rule 4 – Don’t own the patient’s problem Rule 5 – Do not care about your patients’ teeth more than they do Rule 6 – Trust your gut Rule 7 – Take time to take care of yourself Rule 8 – Focus on your own journey Rule 9 – Have mentors (it has never been easier!) Rule 10 – There is no shame in admitting you do not know something Rule 11 – If you’re not enjoying things, something needs to change Rule 12 – Enjoy the present moment and the journey Click below for full episode transcript: Main Interview: CLICK HERE... [Jaz]David Bretton. Mr. Positivity? [David]Jaz, Good to be here. [Jaz]Absolutely. And I when I thought, right, I want to do something like 12 rules for dentistry because, obviously the book by Jordan Peterson, and a lot of other industries and professions have sort of made their own 12 rules if you'd like. And I thought, right, if I do something like this, there's only one person in the world I can think of who would match it so and who will do it justice. And that's, you [David]I appreciate that. I didn't know it's your may have connected me since on the sorts of topics I think, really, we've always talked about things beyond the clinical side of things of dentistry. [Jaz]That's right. Remember the first time we met and we discovered our mutual interest for self development and positivity and that sort of stuff? Do you ever do remember? [David]It was [inaudible] award? [Jaz]It was. It was British and ronix. And it was actually you introduced me to Tony Robbins. Yeah. That's quite life changing. If you're the one who introduces someone to Tony Robbins, you've changed someone's life for the better. [David]You've definitely helped people to that, I'd say we've definitely people. [Jaz]Awesome. So let's just dive right in. [David]Dive right in, so about 12, our big rules to go for I think so. Yeah, let's get on a chat about that really. [Jaz]Absolutely and for those tuning in, and thanks for joining us, you know, these 12 rules are what we make it, have your own 12 rules. It's you know, you might enjoy some of them. You might hate some of them. That's completely cool. Okay? Weird is this something that me and David sort of looked at and agreed on that? You know, actually, and there might be some things that we haven't actually rehearsed this. So there might be some things and I said today Look, it's completely cool if we disagree on something. So let's go. So rule number one for rules in a 12 rules for dentistry or 12 rule for dentists or everyone involved in dentistry is see everyone. So David, I came up, well I didn't come up with this rule. I pinched this rule from a book that's called If I could just tell you one thing by Richard Reed, have you read that one? [David]I haven't. No. [Jaz]So Richard Reed, he he's basically meets all these powerful people in the world. And he just answered one piece of advice. And what Bill Clinton said was See everyone. And what that means is basically that Bill Clinton, he has a very special talent, or a gift is that he makes everyone feel important from the person wh...

I am joined in this 2 part Episode by Dr Tif Qureshi, the undisputed ‘King of ABB’ (Align, Bleach, Bond). We really and truly geek out over the Dahl Technique over the 2 episodes. There were just WAY too many gems to cram in to one episode, and not all of it was about Dahl! Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! This episode (Episode 16) focuses on: The prestigious award that Dr Qureshi recently wonImportance of long term follow ups for your learning as a DentistWhy you should not chase the big ticket treatmentAn interesting reason why Tif is not chasing new patientsAre young associates moving job positions too frequently?Why the patients that are referred to you are specialThe Dahl Technique as an interceptive treatment modalityWho is the ideal patient for the Composite Dahl Technique?Would you ever do the Dahl technique straight to Ceramic?At what point does a Toothwear case become a Full Mouth Rehab instead?What is the maximum recommended amount of anterior toothwear you should restore predictably with Dahl?How Tif uses Dahl principles to approach a Full Mouth Rehabilitation The next episode will be more focused on the clinical side of the Dahl technique. I promised you a good resource where you can read in-depth about the Dahl technique – as in this episode I assumed you had a basic grasp: BDJ Article about Dahl Technique If you found this useful, tell another Dentist! UPDATE: Dr Michael Melkers Occlusion Course has been moved to November 27th and 28th 2020! Reserve your seat at Occlusion2020.com for Dr Michael Melker’s signature 2 day course Listen to the Episode with Dr Michael Melkers Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: And I think you know, I think this is the thing we're having this conversation about this now, how often are we hearing this? You know, when you go to a dentist? Yeah, all you hear and I know with all due respect to them because a lot of great guys out there who are great gurus are getting new patients and I think that some of the guys are amazing, but I don't hear enough people talking about this subject... Jaz's Introduction: Hello everyone. Welcome to Episode 16 of the Protrusive Dental podcast. It's Jaz Gulati here. So Wow, what an episode with Michael Melkers I hope you enjoyed it. I really love recording it. And once again, it was a video podcast so you can see it on my Facebook page as well. But what can I say I am honored to have the Doctor Tif Qureshi on this podcast. I feel like the guests are getting better and better each time and it's privileged people to interview these people. So Tif, the story of being with Tif is I went to his course in Sydney. Actually, I was living in Singapore at the time, and it was a great way to see Australia and I noticed that actually, Tif was teaching in Sydney and my wife let me go, so Sim thanks for letting me go. Now Tif is I'm gonna go ahead and say he is the most respectable person in UK dentistry. There we go. I said, if you don't know about Tif Qureshi, then please join us for his fantastic two part episode. The amount of value he gives in the recording was so vast that I had to split it two episodes. So the way that the two episodes are split as follows. Part One of Dahl is basically talking about the importance of consistent photography, how Tif Qureshi carries out his consultations and what kind of communication he carries out with his ongoing patients in the run up to Dahl because what you'll find out is that a lot of these Dahl cases, they're not done as a treatment plan that's presented to a patient and then they go ahead, it's a conversation to have and you need to cultivate and discuss with the patient. So it's some great tips in there. We talk about young associates moving around too much in terms of associate positions, we talk about how much you can learn from your follow ups, you know, you're already probably familiar with a lot of his ideologies and ...

Not only did I finally get Michael Melkers to finally come on my Podcast….I also managed to get him over in November 2020 for his signature 2 day occlusion program! The event was rearranged from May 2020 to November 2020 due to Covid-19 - therefore new tickets will be added. Check out Occlusion2020.com for tickets. I present my first ever Video Podcast below – but as always, the audio version is available by direct download above, or from iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify etc. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! This episode’s Protrusive Dental Pearl is shared by one of the talented Dental Technicians I use, Hit Parmar – how can we give our patients the experience of what a splint might feel like, as if to test tolerance and compliance? “How will I know I will not gag or be able to wear one in my sleep?” – a common and valid concern. Listen to the audio podcast to find out how you can manage this and test the waters! (within the first few minutes of the introduction to the episode) In this fun and informative episode, we discuss: – What is the point of using a Facebow and Articulator? (you may be surprised by his answer..!) – Are we really designing Occlusal schemes for optimum function (spoiler – we’re not!) – Why is our understanding of Occlusion…’sub-optimal’ once graduating? – Which is the best Occlusion camp? Dawson? Pankey? Kois? LVI? – Which is the ‘best splint’? – We discuss his upcoming 2-day Occlusion in Everyday Practice program in Heathrow 27th and 28th November 2020 Do join us in November for occlusion and lamb chops at Occlusion2020.com You will never find a better value Occlusion or even Michael Melkers course ever again! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpQQg9daDak Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: Hello everyone, and welcome to Episode 15 of the Protrusive Dental podcast... Jaz's Introduction: You can almost hear the excitement in my voice right now. I have none other than the Dr. Michael freaking Melkers on the podcast. And the reason I'm so excited is because as you know a lot of you know, I saw Dr. Michael Melkers in Stockholm last year in his two day course, absolutely just inspired me so much was a massive, massive part of my occlusal journey if you like. So I'm so excited to have him on the podcast. And for some of you who might have seen my Facebook exploded about a week ago. So for those of you who haven't been my Facebook page is facebook.com/protrusive. And on there, you can check out the video version of this podcast. So you can see me and Michael, Michael Melkers were sort of, you know, our faces, interchanging and it's the first ever video podcast I did. And it went well. Thankfully, a few little minor glitches, which I mentioned are sorted out in terms of streaming and stuff. But overall, if you prefer to watch rather listen, then you have the option for this podcast episode to sort of watch that. So yeah, that's on the Protrusive Facebook page. And if you want to listen to it, that's totally cool. That's why I'm recording this. But you do get an added benefit of you know, I'm putting in the Protrusive Dental pearl for today and a few other extra bits. So let's just dive right into that. My Protrusive Dental pearl for you today is related to occlusion and splints. And I learned this from Hit Parmar who is a dental technician at Fine Art dental studio, which is in Birmingham. And I met him at Kushal Gadhia, Rahul Shah and Victor Gehani sort of Ace course, that's acecourse.uk.co I believe. We were discussing about splints and splints compliance, because we all know we all have those patients where the compliance with splinters is not so good. They feel it's too bulky, not comfortable. And I had one sweet old lady asked me look Jaz, we're recommending this, you know, 400, 500 pounds splint And what if I don't get along with it? You know what, that's completely reasonable.

I am joined again by one of the most passionate people I know, Dhru Shah! He also helped me with Episode 3 – Transitioning to Private Dentistry which is one of the most listened to episodes on my podcast. What drives you? How you can be more engaged as a Dentist? What are your values and how it is relevant to your career? Where and how you can develop passion for Dentistry – the best thing is that it answers a burning question I get asked a lot – ‘Jaz you’ve done a lot of courses, which one should I do next?’ – Dhru talks about a system where you need your day list and a highlighter to figure that out yourself How can we get more Dentists in a state of Flow As promised in the podcast, do check out Scott Jeffrey’s Value Discovery System and be sure to get your family and staff involved! For the video teaser of the podcast: Click below for full episode transcript: Episode Teaser: If your mind has been conditioned by external sources where people have put fear, fear of litigation, the word GDC, all these things into your brain, that challenge, that anxiety becomes worse. [Jaz] What drives you? How can you be more engaged as a dentist? What are your values and how is it relevant to your career? As you know, by the theme of the things I'm saying, I am joined today by one of the most passionate people I know. He did episode three for me, which was transitioning to private dentistry. And it was a fantastic episode, very well received. Probably one of the most listened to episodes I have. And I think it's such a great thing for young dentists to listen to. So, we had grew back. Now we're talking about your values as a dentist and what motivates you and motivation in general. This isn't just for those people in a dark place. In our profession, there's so much negativity around us. For sure, these people will benefit. But if you're already passionate, you just have those final missing pieces in the puzzle, then this, I hope, will solve that for you. Because one of the things that we discussed is the importance of your values and how you can go through a values discovery process. And I'll share with you how me and Dhru, which we didn't even know he did it that way. And I did it a certain way and it turns out we did it the same way. So independently, we use the same tool, if you like, which is part of my Protrusive Dental Pearl, which I'll come on to in a moment. What me and Dhru cover here is how can you develop and sustain your passion for your profession, which is dentistry? And another great thing that came out of this recording with Dhru is that it answers a burning question that I get asked a lot. Which is, Jaz, you've been on a lot of courses, I've seen your photos, which course should I do next? And just using a highlighter and your day list, Dhru will discuss a system for you to use, so that you can answer that question in a bespoke way for you, in a customised way, so that it benefits you as a clinician, as a dentist, the most. One of the themes here is also, how can we get more dentists in a state of flow? And we discussed what that, what we mean by flow as well. I'd stick around until the end of the podcast because it sort of ends with my own values. I share with you my own values after going through the values discovery process, I'll share with you. And then my wife actually calls me to tell me that our baby's crying and I had to sort of attend to that. So we sort of ended this podcast abruptly in a way. I mean, we didn't really come to a conclusion because of that reason. But to fast it's, it's actually good the way it worked out. Protrusive Dental Pearl Otherwise, we could have spoken for hours, and no one wants that. Okay, so the Protrusive Dental Pearl for today is to do a values discovery process. This is important not just for you as a dentist, as a professional. But this is important for your life. If you're not in tune with your values,

In this mini episode (interference cast – see what I did there?), I discuss about key lessons in protocols and philosophies I have learned from 3 awesome Dentists: Prof Nicolas Martin, Dr Rajiv Ruwala and Dr Jerry Lim. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! https://youtu.be/_CEXnLyE_rw Full episode also transcribed and on Video to watch, including my IGTV. Take home points: Have protocols in place in Clinical Dentistry so that your workflow becomes predictableTrain your staff well and make them familiar with your systems and protocolsHave a Philosophy for Occlusion – does not matter if it is Spear, Dawson, Kois, Pankey, Neuromuscular or whatever! Have A philosophyGo all in – immerse yourself deep with knowledge, we owe it to our patients! Click below for full episode transcript:  Opening Snippet: Have a philosophy and it doesn't actually matter which philosophy you follow just HAVE a philosophy... Jaz's Introduction: So welcome to interference cast. This is one of my top podcast episodes where I disrupt in the middle of the flow of having guests. And I just ramble on about important things, or things that I think are important anyway. And I hope you gain value from these. So this episode, or this interference cast is all about protocols and philosophies. Three really cool people I've learned from and they've all had the same message, the same key theme, and I want to share that with you guys. And that is from three different awesome clinicians who have helped me in my career. It's all about having protocols and philosophies. So let's dive in. Main Podcast: [Jaz] The first person was Professor Nicholas Martin from Sheffield, he was one of my restorative consultants, he was one of the academic leads at the university. And he's the one who really planted the seed in my head. He basically taught me that with every procedure you do, you need to have a protocol. And that's how you make procedures predictable. If you don't have a protocol, then you do things based on your mood, or your nurse's mood, and your results will be inconsistent. And you'll never be able to pinpoint what goes well and what could be improved. Now, that doesn't mean that you can't change your protocols. And you can't try different techniques. But it's important to sort of make things consistent, so that you can pinpoint what is it in your practice that is being successful? And what is it that's causing, let's say, postoperative sensitivity, or pain, or any sort of restoration fractures or wherever it might be. So it's like yourself auditing right? If you keep changing and chopping one day you etched for five seconds, the other day, for 45 seconds, it's no consistency, you will never know what actually works. So it's important to have protocols in place, and have them laminated somewhere, let your nurses know, so that they know exactly, you know, you know, sometimes when you're etching, and then a nurse or leans over with the suction, it's only been seven seconds. Whereas on a different day, the nurse will wait half an hour, 45 seconds until he or she leans over for the etch. And if you're led by your nurse before your sort of wash, that's not dentistry, you need to have a protocol in place, see to have a time is in place so that you and the nurse both know how long you're etching for. That's just an example. So that's a first person who taught me about the importance of protocols. So fast forward some years later, when I'd qualified and dentinal tubules, website was in his early days, and it had a forum which was very active, it's now evolved. And it's way past that it's way bigger and better than the forum. Tubules is just a movement experience itself. So a dentist, who I really look up to is Rajiv Ruwala. He was posting a fair bit on the forum, and he actually posts a lot on Facebook, he were mainly saying on the dental groups. And again, I always, you know, I look out for his post because,

This episode is for all dental students, but particularly those in 4th and 5th year. I was joined by my friend Prateek Biyani who runs an awesome resource for students at Dental Notebook (check it out!) Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Protrusive Dental Pearl: If you’re a Dental student, I recommend attending the Dentinal Tubules Student Congress. It is jam packed with great speakers and really fits well with students. GREAT value and I wish we had something like this when I was a student! Our aim was to give away all our tips and advice that helped us during finals. We cover: MCQs App 9:06Key books that helped us 8:30Importance of study clubs 6:21Great resources 7:46SoundNote app 10:33Integrating evidence base in to your answers 15:50Top tips for OSCEs 17:14How to do well in a Seen patient or Finals patient exam 24:01 If you found this useful, be sure to share it with your dental student colleagues. Good luck everyone! Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: You should in all honesty, you should be quite proud of what you're presenting. This is your best clinical work in dental school that you've been working on for however long... Jaz's Introduction: This episode is dedicated students because I remember all too well. Being a student and how nervous, me and my flatmates were, we had this sick feeling to the core in our stomachs. So this one's dedicated for you guys. So you can smash your dental exams. And I've got today with me, Prateek Biyani, who is a total whiz and like computers and stuff. Me and him made an app together called food for teeth once one time and he did really all the hard work towards it. He's fantastic with computers and very intelligent guy. He's very well exams and that's why we thought we'd come together and share some of the tips. So this episode is jam packed with lots of different tips to help you you know from discussing example OSCE questions, how to set yourself up for a good OSCE tips for us to get through our finals, how I utilize technology, how Prateek utilize post it notes, so he was a very old school in some things and what to do when you don't know the answer. And an the importance of not worrying about small details, as well as body language. So we can discuss all these sorts of things. So you can smash your dental exams. Some of this will be relevant to any upcoming DFT interview as well. But really, this episode is specifically focused towards exams. I actually recorded this episode months and months ago, but I want to release it, you know, when the academic term started or after December so now obviously we're in October right now, so I hope you enjoy it there. The Protrusive Dental pearl is also therefore dedicated to students because I imagine none of my usual dentist listeners are listening to this episode just pretty much marketed, specifically for students. So dental students who haven't listen to my podcast before welcome, it's all about, it's a lot to do with occlusion, but it's a lot of general dental stuff to help people out and so I love doing. So this episode hopefully will help you in your journey. So the Protrusive Dental pearl for this episode once more is if you're a dental student, okay, and you want to do well and you want to mix the right people I strongly recommend look into attending, the Dentinal Tubules student Congress, if you know someone a year above you who went last year, just ask them. It is jam packed with great speakers. And it's really at the real pitch at the right level for students. And Dentinal Tubules has a great ethos, it's usually held a week before the main Dentinal Tubules congress. I think in 2020, it will be around about end of September mid September 2020. So watch out for that one. I'll post it on my Instagram and Facebook when the time is right. My Protrusive Dental pearl for today is to join and look out for the student Congress for Dentinal Tubules,