I purchased a new toy for the office and you may have guessed it is an  Epic Laser Pro.  This is not your mother's laser and it quite the piece of techno and I discuss the laser and the differences and uses of this machine.  It is surprisingly small and lightweight and very useful for surgical applications in dentistry.  I also discovered that these lasers can scorch your retina from 15 feet away if you don’t follow the rules and wear the safety glasses!

This week I chat about a robot that performs oral cancer surgery, new and improved intra oral sensors for digital xrays, Custom Healing abutments pre manufactured, the Dry Shield, Sprix, an intranasal toradol helping patients avoid opioid prescriptions and way to avoid bad production months.  There is also an interesting discussion about GERD and dentistry.

I start off with a QOD that is quite good if I do say so myself and then we go straight into Part 4 of Beat the Heart Attack Gene by Bale and Doneen.  Key tests are discussed and then the top Myths of cholesterol are shattered!  You will be surprised by what you thought you knew and what is accurate.  I then discuss the life and works of Galen, an early century physician, and surgeon to the Gladiators.  This guy has an influence on medicine and surgery for over 1200 years!  I then discuss a case of hypertrophic gingival and CO2 laser ablation and crown lengthening and you can see before and after pictures at the interesting cases section online.

This week I discuss new legislation that mandates dentists disclosing what lab they use and the lab to disclose materials and suppliers to increase consumer awareness of potentially harmful products and lead containing metal ect.  Ten marketing tips are discussed as well as.  Codes for interproximal Phocal disc fluoride application is given as well.  We have a nice little chat about Emojis as well.There are some dental fun facts that talk about as well.