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Hotel Calcification
Two endodontists and a general practitioner with a practice limited to endodontics and oral and facial pain discuss, with humor and a clinical viewpoint, all things dental and endodontic.
Episodes
34 episodes
Where, How and Why to Set Up an Endo and General Dental Practice:
Dr. Joel Fransen and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss where, how and why to set up an Endo or general dental practice. The conversation touches on practice marketing, scheduling, staff management, patient conversations and financial policies.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:23:37
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Clinical Tips and Tricks: Making Endodontics More Predictable
Dr, Joel Fransen and Dr. Richard Mounce discuss a host of small tips and clinical tricks that align with basic principles to make endodontics safer and more predictable.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:09:55
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Dental Burn Out: Causes, Effects, Solutions
Dr. Joel Fransen and Dr. Rich Mounce describe the deleterious effects of professional burn out, its avoidance, and solutions for keeping at the top of your game.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:04:53
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Dental Record Keeping: What to Leave In, What to Leave Out
Dr. Richard Mounce discusses the Do's and Dont's of dental record keeping.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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27:34
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Asymptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis: Be a Prophet, Not Make Excuses
Dr. Rich Mounce discussed the pulpal diagnosis of asymptomatic irreversible pulpitis, pulpal diagnosis, and its importance to the foundation of restorative dentistry.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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19:23
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Lasers: When, Why, How, and a brief digression on Gary Lineker
Dr. Joel Fransen and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss their purchase of lasers answering the why, how and when of their laser use. Included is a brief introduction to the famous English football player Gary Lineker and one hosts loyalty to Tottenham Hot...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:26:02
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Calcium Hydroxide: When to, How to, and Why
Dr. Joel Fransen and Dr. Richard Mounce discuss the use, misuse and clinical application of calcium hydroxide. The episode also features a discussion of irrigation protocols and how calcium hydroxide is interrelated to various endodontic ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:20:41
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Endodontic Associate Relationships (Plus a Clinical Case History)
Dr. Joel Fransen and Dr. Richard Mounce discuss endodontic associate relationships from both the associate and owner perspective, as well as a recent clinical case history.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:23:02
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Obturation: Why, How, and What Can Go Wrong
Dr. Tom Shackleton, Dr. Joel Fransen and Dr. Richard Mounce discuss all things related to endodontic obturation. Unique intro, and outro to this episode.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:30:00
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Hand Files and Shaping Strategies: Feeling the "Pop"
Dr. Tom Shackleton, Dr. Joel Fransen, and Dr. Richard Mounce discuss the use of hand files in endodontics with an emphasis on their integration with shaping protocols and reducing nickel titanium instrument fracture. A digression on Canadian po...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:16:08
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The Advice We Would Give Our Younger Selves: Dr.'s Fransen, Shackleton, Mounce
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss the personal and professional advice they would give their younger selves if they could do it over.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:22:30
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Dental Trauma: Guidelines and Resources
Dr. Tom Schackleton, Dr. Joel Fransen, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss guidelines and resources in the clinical management of dental trauma.
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:16:27
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Marketing in a Specialty Practice
Dr. Tom Shackleton, Dr. Joel Fransen and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss strategies to market a specialty dental practice, what worked, did not work, and what each doctor might embrace in the future.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:16:27
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MB2: How to Find It, Treat It, and NOT be a Dinkelheimer!
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss endodontic access, location, discovery and management of the MB2 Canal. Also, discussed, are strategies on how not to be a Dinkelheimer when root canal treating upper molar teeth...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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38:05
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Artificial Intelligence in Endodontic Diagnosis
A Solo Episode by Dr. Joel Fransen discussing the current status, merits and limitations of AI in Endodontic diagnosis.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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30:55
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Endo or Exo? Three Opinions on Tooth Restorability
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss their decision making strategies for making the decision to either extract teeth or perform endodontic therapy.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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50:16
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What Makes a Great Referral: Part 2
Dr. Tom Shackleton, Dr. Joel Fransen, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss the good, bad and ugly of the referral relationship between general dental practitioners and endodontists.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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53:38
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What Makes a Great Referral: Part 1
Dr. Tom Shackleton, Dr. Joel Fransen, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss the good, bad and ugly of the referral relationship between general dental practitioners and endodontists.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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53:56
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New Endodontic and Dental Technology: Game Changer or Dust Collector?
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss the risks, benefits, and pitfalls of buying new endodontic and dental devices, instruments and technologies.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:23:41
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Reflections from the AAE 2024: What We Took Back to the Office Monday Morning
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Schackleton, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss what they learned, saw and took back to the operatory from the AAE 2024 held in April in Los Angeles. Topics include resorption, lasers, equipment purchases, clinical technique ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:21:09
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The Language We Use With Patients & Knowing When to Sedate
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss the language we use with patients, how to communicate key dental and endodontic concepts, and when sedation is necessary versus simply using local anesthetic.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:16:15
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Root Canal Does Not Equal RIP & Optimal Endodontic Learning Strategies
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton and Dr. Richard Mounce discuss the movie Root Cause, Biologic Dentistry, Nico Lesions in the first part of the podcast and how best to learn endodontic clinical techniques in the second part.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:20:43
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Single Visit Endodontics: When, Why, How
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Richard Mounce discuss single versus multiple visit endodontic treatment. Included in the conversation is a discussion of the rationale for single versus multiple visits, decision making, iatrogenic...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:13:48
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Antibiotics: Medications with Consequences
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Richard Mounce discuss the use of antibiotics in endodontics. Included in the conversation is a discussion of the distinction between inflammation and infection as well as indications and contraindi...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:07:02
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