Protrusive Dental Podcast

Episode 5 is an interview with Dr Robert Conville (@robconville) who shares his experiences of working in Australia with a BDS degree from the UK. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! This episode’s protrusive dental pearl is about how to get perfect moisture control for those difficult class V restorations. This episode covers: Visas and the recent change in codesSponsorshipAHPRAFinding an EmployerHow to look for a jobDo you need a Chest X ray?Entrance exams?How do the dental care system and health funds work out there?What is the remuneration and earning like as a Dentist in Australia?Applying for permanent residencyExperiences in AustraliaWork, Travel and Living in AustraliaDentistry.co.uk article written by Rob 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... Jaz's Introduction: Hello everyone and welcome to episode five of the Protrusive Dental podcast. As promised, this one is about Australia. It's for dentists who are looking to move to Australia, which for so many years has been such a popular destination or place for dentists to consider going to. Many Dentists have moved there and settled there. While some have actually gone there had a great experience, make great memories and come back to raise their families back in the UK or wherever they are in the world. I'm joined today by my good friend Robert Conville and similarly to the one where I was joined by Surinder Aurora for Expat Dentist in Singapore that was episode number one. This one's about giving you advice and tips if you're considering moving to Australia for dentistry, or if you're already there, how to look out for job opportunities, how it works with other people, spouses, visas, all that sort of stuff. Before I get to that though, today's Protrusive Dental pearl is a trick to get excellent isolation for class five restorations. Class fives are typically on dentine or root dentin and therefore suffer with less predictable bond strengths to resin composite. Isolations always trickier. I'm a huge fan of using rubber dam for all if not most of my composite were appropriate. But sometimes, if rubber dam isolation actually makes your restorative dentistry more difficult then I'm against using it. So even if you have a class five cavity, and you're using rubberdam. And even if you use your Brinker B4 clamps to really get maximum retraction, then those who use rubberdam on a daily basis will still know that there's a degree of seepage that happens around the rubber dam. So what do you do then? Well, the tip I picked up from Pasquale Venuti in Sydney, is to use ptfe tape packed into the sulcus. Now, depending on the biotype you're dealing with, you can use it rolled up like a retraction cord, or you can use it like a napkin almost and just pack it inside the sulcus. Don't take my word for it, try it, the cavity will be bone dry and even inspected in a microscope, you'll find that there'll be no moisture seepage at all. So I mean, I know there are a myriad of uses of ptfe tape, and that could probably fill a hole shown itself. But this one is one of my favorites. So let's now join Rob and talk about Australia. Main Interview: [Jaz]And so Rob, just tell us a little about yourself to the listeners, who are you know, where do you qualify? What you've been up to? [Rob]Yeah, awesome. So my name is Rob. I was in the same university as Jaz. I was the Apollo Jazz at University of Sheffield and I graduated in 2014. So that was a great time. I following that I completed my vocational training in the Wakefield scheme near Leeds. I still lived in Sheffield. And after that, I continued on to my dental school training year maxillofacial surgery in Sheffield.

I hope you enjoy my discussions with Dr Neel Jaiswal who founded the British Academy of Microscope Dentistry. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! This episode’s Protrusive Dental Pearls: Use Fiverr.com for purchasing logos, soundbites, artwork and creative servicesHow to minimise occlusal adjustment of composite restorations and avoid ruining your beautiful anatomy! In this podcast we discuss: Which Loupes to buy for StudentsBenefits of Loupes vs MicroscopesFeatures to look for in a Microscope purchaseCommunication gems and adding value to your ScopePhotography and ergonomics with Scopes If you liked the sound of Mahul Patel’s PrepEvo course, find out more about how to make your preps awesome. 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... Jaz's Introduction: Jaz, Why do you have this American dude doing introduction? That's often a question I get. And the answer to why I have this American do doing is brilliant. Doesn't sound really professional really good. I really like it myself. I'm blowing my own trumpet if you like for choosing this guy. Where did I find this American guy to do my podcast intro. So there's amazing website called fiverr.com. That's F-I-V-E- double R. There's two Rs at the end. And the concept of this website when it initially began is for five US dollars or about at five pounds. You can get lots of different services. I've had logos made. I've had my introduction made for this podcast, you name it. There's lots of artistic stuff out there. So check out fiverr.com and it's not even been a minute wouldn't this podcast and I've given your Protrusive Dental pearl number one there already. So it's been a busy few weeks. For me I was in Dubai earlier this month on a course. The course was by a chap called Lukas Lassmann, Polish dentist, who basically teaches about full mouth rehabilitation concepts. He basically preaches the John Kois, the Kois school of thought, and I thought it'd be good to go to Dubai to get some sunshine, my wife as well, while attending this course. And that was really cool. I'm also doing the Dawson Academy from next month modules to be in May, so I'll be sure to share my experiences with that. But last week, I was at Mahul Patel's PrepEvo course. And that was amazing. We do a prep, let's say for a full gold crown upper right six, and then it gets scanned in by you know, one of those prime scan, dentsply, [sironen] scanners, and instantly, it tells you how close your preparation is to the gold standard proper preparation, which they call the [Gold Particle]. And it was amazing to see instantly how good or otherwise your prep was. And then he teaches his protocol Mahul Patel. He teaches his protocol how to get better preps if you'd like and then we prep it again. And then we get scanned again. And instantly we see if we've gotten better or some people actually get worse because you know, it's a new technique you're learning, the average sort of score that a dentist gets out of 600 sort of preps that have been done possibly more is 18% Mahul told me. So 18% of the preparation is to within 0.1 millimeters of the Gold Particle. So I was quite shocke 24% first time around 40% in second time round, and I really benefited. I think my preps come Monday morning will always be better now from going in that course. So if we're looking for a prep course, with someone who's a great educator, I really recommend Mahul Patel's PrepEvo course, do check that out. Today, of course, we have Neel Jaiswal, we're talking about magnification, we're talking about microscopes, loupes, all sorts, what I'll do is I'll just tell you which part of the podcast today sort of covers which topics.

In this podcast episode I am joined by Dr Dhru Shah, Periodontist and founder of Dentinal Tubules. Have you been thinking about a change of scene, or to move away from the shackles of NHS Primary care Dentistry? Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Many Dentists have considered making the switch to Private Dentistry. We discuss what it takes in terms of: InvestmentsMindsetEducationEarly career choicesMentorship Above all, make sure you go in to any new career choice with decisions based upon PASSION, not upon FEAR. 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... Jaz's Introduction: Hello everyone, this is Jaz Gulati here. Thanks so much for tuning in today. And thank you just gently for the lovely words of encouragement and support I've been getting so far, it's been so much fun doing this, and I've recorded quite a few episodes now I'm just finding the time to edit it really. So today's a really great episode. Whether you're you know, driving, on a journey, in a commute or having a cup of coffee, listen to this, I think this is going to be really helpful to people listening out there, to young dentists but also to experienced dentist, this is all about a transition, a change, a change from whichever environment you're at the moment to a different environment of let's say, clinical dentistry or place in life you want to be and typically, you know, the the crossroad you find is, or a decision you have to make is a transition from NHS dentistry, for example, or whatever type of practice you're in the moment to something better be it private, or in a mixed position or summer with a better mentor. Today is all about an interview with Dhru. And we really do discuss a few step stones and a few ideas of how the young dentist or even the experienced dentist can make a change from what they're practicing in the moment to where they want to practice. It's interesting, I was on Facebook and I was reading one of the sort of dentistry groups or on someone made a comment in a thread about you know, being an associate versus being a principal. And the comment was from a principal who said that, I think associates are lacking ambition nowadays. Okay? So fair enough, but I'll rephrase it for you. Okay? What do you call an ambitious associate? Okay, it's called a principal, right? So I think all principals have to accept the associate mindset, okay, that they're not going to be as I would even say that associates cannot be as ambitious as principal you totally can be. It's just a different set of circumstances, different places in life, whether you want to be a leader of a practice in that sense, and whether you want to own a business or on a business. So I you know, just because you're not a principal, doesn't mean you can't be ambitious. And that's sort of one thing I want to discuss about today. But for associates, I want to give them a bit of a tip as well, as an associate myself, I like to think that I still do my best and I sort of treat the business as if it's my own as well, within reason, I think when an associate really, really cares for that practice, and cares that business and looks after materials and helps the lifts, practice morale, and even contributes outside of the working hours in any way at all. I think it's really, really important to do that to show you that you are a team player, because ultimately, the success of the business, success of the practice is your success as an associate as well. So I do think associates, if you think that you're just there to do a nine to five and come back and you're not really doing anything to market your practice or to support the principal, then I think, you know,

Have you ever thought of moving to the United States to practice Dentistry? Where do you begin? Join us for this podcast with Dr Jaz Gulati as he navigates through the experiences and journey of Dr Kristina Gauchan who is a UK Dental graduate and is on track to work in the USA. If you qualified with your primary Dental degree from anywhere outside of USA and Canada, you will need to follow the pathway Kristina shares in this episode. Some helpful resources that Dr Kristina has kindly shared as part of the Podcast notes: Tips for International Dental Students | ASDAMembership in ASDA. We encourage you to join ASDA to gain access to resources and education on the dental school application and licensure process.www.asdanet.org ADEA CAAPID DirectoryADEA CAAPID Directory ADEA CAAPID 2019 Application Cycle March 1, 2018 – February 22, 2019. Many U.S. and Canadian dental schools that offer advanced standing programs for international dental graduates participate in ADEA CAAPID.www.adea.org Licensure Information by State – ada.orgLicensure Information by State State Licensure Tables. The ADA attempts to keep this information current based on information from state dental boards, clinical testing agencies and state dental associations.www.ada.org Dr Kristina Gauchan graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2015. Having married an American resident, she has now entered a new chapter in her life. She is ready for the next academic venture as she will start her two year international dental program at Boston University in order to obtain a DDS/DMD to gain her US dental license.    Click below for full episode transcript: Jaz's Introduction: Hello everyone and welcome to episode 2, the protrusive dental podcast. Happy new year to you for listening to this. Jaz's Introduction:Today is all about moving to the U S of A. Even if you're not interested in moving to the USA, I think every one of us post qualifying from a UK or international dental school, has actually wondered, I wonder what it takes to move to the USA, because I think very early on, we pick up this knowledge that our dental degree is not actually valid in the USA. And there are many barriers to actually working there. So this podcast is for anyone who's ever wondered what it takes to move to USA with your dental degree, how to obtain a license there, or perhaps you're already midway through the process or very heavily invested or considering about moving to the USA. This will give you lots of good tips and experiences from our guest today, Kristina Gauchan, who, she's done very well. She's actually been starting at Boston university to convert her dental degree to a US one. And we'll be talking all about entrance exams, fees. The politics of it, language exams that you have to do that, I didn't really appreciate. So we'll be hearing all about that today. Protrusive Dental PearlBefore we delve into that, I want to share with you the Protrusive Dental Pearl for today's episode. Again, this is another nonclinical episode and do not worry. I've got lots of clinical stuff lined up for the future. But anyway, today's Protrusive Dental Pearl, which is also nonclinical is a financial one. Basically, I want you to go to www.globalrichlist.net and I want you to enter your income. Okay, because this is something that is so eye opening. You need to see that if you're listening to this podcast, you're likely a dentist, therapist somewhere. And actually, when you enter your figures in, I bet you'll be probably in the top 20 million people in the world. Okay. Top 20 million richest people are probably in the top 0.3 percent of people. And sometimes it's really important to appreciate how lucky we are and how privileged we are to live in these countries that we live in. And to do the work that we do that is very stressful and it brings lots of reward in, which I think we're very deserving of, but sometimes really,

A podcast interview with Surinder Arora (@DrSurinderArora) Dr Surinder Arora qualified from the School of Clinical Dentistry, Sheffield in 2011 and has been practicing Privately in Singapore since 2014 Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Why should you move to Singapore if you are a Dentist? This should really be a personal choice – only you can determine and discover your WHY.It is important to consider how this affects your children/spouse/partner/family and business commitments. Why Singapore? Singapore is Asia Lite. It is a Metropolis. Dental standards are high, and the weather is 30C every day! I cover lots more of this in my article about returning from Singapore and my experiences. What was it like finding a job then, and is it any different now? It is much more difficult now compared to 2-3 years ago. This is because the Corporates are less likely to hire foreign graduates because you first need to be on Conditional Registration with the Singapore Dental Council (SDC). This is not really a big deal, except you need to be assigned 2 supervisors, and it is due to a lack of supervisors that can be troublesome. Only once you have had 2-3 successful years, under the eyes of a ‘Supervisor’, can you then work ‘solo’ with Full Registration. First, you need to find a corporate or a Dental practice that is willing to take you on and they will help you with your application to the SDC. Where can I look for an associate position? The Singapore Dental Association classifieds is your best bet! What can Overseas Dentists expect in terms of salary Expect anywhere between 35 – 55% remuneration. Average GDP can make $6 – 20 K SGD per month, net. A lot of practices/corporates will put a safety net for you in your first 6 months so you can get a ‘base’ minimum salary e.g. $7K per month. Bare in mind, however, that Tax is pretty damn low! What is Dentistry like in SG? High standard – but varies massively depending on where you are practicing. Even in this tiny island-country, the demographics of just a few miles are massive and will influence if you are busy or not. When I was there, I was doing very run-of-the-mill family Dentistry, perio, extractions and Dentures! Words of caution to UK/US Grads looking to work in Singapore? Although you do not need to sit any exams to work in Singapore, it has become very difficult to find a Job as a foreign graduate. Should you continue to pay GDC subscription? Short term answer: Yes, to avoid the hassle Long term answer: eventually, after working for few years in Singapore, you may wish to stop paying GDC subscription. Surinder emailed the GDC and as long as you keep all your documentation and evidence of CPD, theoretically it should take 10-15 days to get back on the register. Found this useful? Subscribe on Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts and Like us on Facebook! 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... Jaz's Introduction: Hello everyone and welcome to the protrusive Dental podcast. I'm your host Jaz Gulati. Thank you so much for joining me, I hope this podcast adds value to your life. And I hope it gives you an insight into lots of things I'll be discussing throughout the year, starting off with today's show about moving abroad, specifically to Singapore because that's where me and my wife used to live in work 15 months before we came back to UK and I want to share that journey with you all. Give you guys insight into what that was like, what's involved in actually working abroad. The main reason for covering this topic as my first podcast is because on a weekly basis,