Today we throw back to one of the greatest Dental Hacks episodes of all time!

Jason and Alan had the honor of talking with Dr. Frank Spear of Spear Education! This was their first conversation with him since the COVID outbreak and the conversation focused a lot on changes in the landscape of dentistry and dental education!

• How has COVID affected dentistry and dental practices?
• Some dental practices have done BETTER in 2020! What are the things that these practices have in common?
  • Messaging (stay in touch, let them know you're available!)
  • Proactive messaging about safety
  • "We're concerned about your dental health."
  • Efficiency ("if you're coming in, let's get it done!")
• "The Big Dip" (hygiene scheduling)
• The history of dental infection control...why is dentistry ahead of this curve?
• How is "on campus" going at Spear Education?
• "Live Virtual" seminars...better than in person?
• Faculty club round tables...the best value at Spear!
• The new occlusion curriculum on Spear Online!
• New research in occlusion...now incorporated into the Spear curriculum!
• Cause and effect is often not as simple as we'd like
• What cases does Frank wish he could have a time machine to re-treat (spoiler: it's about airway and orofacial pain)
• What does Frank think about Orofacial Pain becoming a specialty?
• How can a dentist avoid burnout in dentistry? (spoiler: eliminate what you don't enjoy)

Go Hack Yourself:

• Jason: Teladoc
• Al: Public Rec

Some links from the show:

• Dr. Frank Spear on the Stories Dentists Tell Each Other (DHP266)
• Spear Education

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