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The Dental Realist Podcast is unlike any other dental podcast. As three practicing dentists we have learned many things that we wish we'd known before dental school graduation, and we are here to give future, new, and veteran dentists the help they need to have a more enjoyable career.
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Dec 26, 2018

With the current economic realities of dentistry what is the rationale for offering our employees incentives and bonuses? 

How do you communicate this to staff members? 

How can you make employees feel like their job is rewarding when you can't offer big bonuses and benefits packages? 

What motivates someone to work at a dental office and to leave? 

What makes an employee feel important? 

We discuss this and much more on Episode 34 of the Dental Realist Podcast! 

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Sep 21, 2018

According to the American Dental Association, the retirement age of dentists is increasing and we discuss why we think this is, what dentists and future dentists can do to avoid a later retirement, and what the ADA can do to help. 

We also breakdown a recent ADA.org interview with incoming ADA president Dr. Jeffrey Cole. What are his biggest concerns about the profession of dentistry? Does he have any solutions? What are his goals for his one-year presidency? What do we think the ADA should really do? How does this affect dentists and future dentists? 

We start the show by talking about an insurance issue that Dr. Stevens had this week and how it can affect other dentists' offices. 

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Jul 18, 2018

On Episode 32 Dr. Neff, Dr. Stevens, and Dr. Waldron announce and discuss our new mentoring program, Mentur DDS. We started the Dental Realist Podcast to help other dentists and dental students navigate their career in dentistry and Mentur DDS will allow us to do this on a more personal level. We discuss our early days in dentistry and why we wish we would have had mentors that could help give us a head start in dentistry. 

We also discuss some of the traits we look for when hiring new staff members and much more! We would love you to join us. 

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Jun 28, 2018

In this episode Dr. Neff, Dr. Stevens, and Dr. Waldron discuss doing a one-year residency after dental school graduation, and Dr. Neff offers his unique perspective on these programs. 

What are the benefits of a one-year residency? 

What are some potential drawbacks? 

What are some things to consider when choosing a residency? 

Would it be better to complete a specialty residency? 

We discuss these questions and much more. We would love you to join us! 

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Jun 5, 2018

In this packed episode Dr. Neff, Dr. Stevens, and Dr. Waldron start by discussing how patient stress can impact the treating dentist.

We continue our discussion by answering a listener's questions about dealing with a bad owner-dentist. Whose job is it to bring in new patients? Who decides which types of materials are to be used? Who should pay for practice marketing? What questions should a new dentist ask before accepting an associate position? 

We wrap up this episode by talking about an example of out-of-control student loan debt. Where does the burden fall when dental student debt continues to grow unchecked? Should dental school tuition continue to increase when dentist income is going down? 

**We apologize for a technical difficulty with Dr. Neff's audio in the second half of this episode.**

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Mar 1, 2018

In this episode we answer a second year dental student's email about his future after dental school.

-With $300-350k in student debt, is it possible to have the lifestyle his family wants?

-What is a good timetable to plan to purchase a practice? 

-Is working in public health for a year after dental school a good option? 

-What is realistic income in an area that is saturated with dentists? 

We answer these questions and many more. This is an episode every future and new dentist needs to hear. We'd love you to join us!

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Feb 13, 2018

In this episode we discuss some actual situations that happened recently at our offices. We start by discussing Dr. Neff's recent experience with a salesperson. Are salespeople out of touch with real world dentistry? Do they really have the dentist's best interest in mind? 

We continue our discussion with a unique insurance situation that Dr. Stevens encountered not long ago. What is an insurance's role in the doctor-patient relationship? Are insurances practicing dentistry without a license when they recommend treatment? 

We discuss these topics and much more on this episode of the Dental Realist Podcast. We would love you to join us! 

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