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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
43 episodes
Iatrogenic Events Part 2: Avoiding Mishaps From the Access to Shaping
Dr. Tom Shackleton and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss avoidance of iatrogenic errors from access through shaping. Loaded with clinical tips, this discussion has few digressions, although several youthful misdeeds are revealed.
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Iatrogenic Events 1: What They Are? How do I Avoid Them? And a Brief Treatise on Pisco Sours.
Dr. Tom Schackleton, Dr. Joel Fransen, and Dr. Rich Mounce define iatrogenic events in endodontics and strategies for avoidance. This multipart episode discusses diagnostic errors leading to clinical iatrogenic events and access errors. Future ...
Study Clubs, Cosmetic Endo Deficits, Technical Endo Deficits (knowing the difference), MRONJ
Dr. Tom Shackleton, Dr. Joel Fransen, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss the value of Study Clubs, how to know what acceptable clinical results are (i.e. what are cosmetic defects in treatment that can be tolerated and what are technical defects that ...
Evidence Based Endodontics, Resorption, No CE in BC
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss how to improve endodontic skills, chose an evidence base, and evaluate and treat internal and external root resorption. A brief digression on the current state of CE requirements...
Restoring Endodontically Treated Teeth, Office Music, and a Case Discussion
Dr. Tom Shackleton, Dr. Joel Fransen, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss clinical techniques and materials for post and core build ups of endodontically treated teeth. A short digression on our selected office music is included as well as a complex ca...
Surgery Versus Non Surgical Endodontic Retreatment: Decision Making
Dr. Tom Shackleton, Dr. Joel Fransen, and Dr. Richard Mounce discuss surgical versus non surgical retreatment planning considerations in endodontics with a small digression at the end about taking art photos of holiday cocktails.
Practicing Endodontics in a Remote Location & the Latest on KP + JT
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss the opportunities and challenges of practicing endodontics in a remote location such as Whitehorse in the Yukon Territories. Trading JT and JB for future draft picks is also disc...
Trigeminal Neuralgia From a Root Canal? Coming to a Theatre Near You: The Ledge from MB2
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss trigeminal neuralgia (origins, diagnosis, treatment) and an untoward injection causing a significant anxiety attack. Also featured is a short discussion of musical preferences am...
Optimizing Endodontics for General Practitioners: The AI Question
Dr. Tom Shackleton returns to the podcast along with Dr. Joel Fransen and Dr. Rich Mounce to discuss strategies for optimizing endodontic diagnosis, clinical techniques and patient management.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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 ...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...