Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

Anthony became interested in dentistry when he was 9 years old and had his one and only filling done. His dentist was one of his mom's best friends; so, he was always felt very welcome at the practice. Dr. Carbonella shadowed him in high school for 100 hrs and became completely hooked.  He went to UConn undergrad with every intention of getting accepted into UConn School of Dental Medicine. The summer before dental school started, he was offered a USAF scholarship for school. After graduating, Dr. Carbonella went onto active duty, did AEGD residency in California, got lots of good training in every specialty, then was assigned to McGuire Air Force base in New Jersey. He's been at McGuire for the past 3.5 years and has been moonlighting for the past year for private practice experience and to save some extra cash. In the past has lectured to younger "airmen" on the benefits of retirement planning and being smart with money. It's a passion of his. Next spring he is leaving for San Antonio Texas where he will st

Dani Dental Studio was established in 1993 by owners Assen and Daniela (Dani) Dobrikov. After graduating from Dental Technology College in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1988, Assen and Dani began their ​ careers as dental technicians. ​ In 1990, they relocated to the United States and have followed the philosophies of Dr. Peter Dawson, David S. Hornbrook, Carl Misch, Terry Tanaka, Gordon J. Christensen and Frank Spear. ​Co-owners Dani and Assen assure meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to perfection. Dani Dental Studio has a loyal following of dentists nationwide. Assen and Daniela Dobrikov are always available to assist dentists by telephone or in-office visits to provide their expertise and offer recommendations on challenging cases. Dani Dental Studio can fulfill all of your technical dental needs.   ww.DaniDental.com

Andre is an author, inspirational/motivational speaker, certified software trainer, CAD/CAM/CBCT training professional and National Speaker. He was the founder of Systems Practice Management, a dental practice management, training and consulting firm. Creator of the CREW team-building and training process, a contributing creator of the companies DentaLife, Dynamic Dental Systems and HMS and co-author of the periodontal protocol Stat-Ck.

Sharon Lechter is an entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, international speaker, licensed CPA and Chartered Global Management Accountant. A life-long education advocate, she is the founder and CEO of Pay Your Family First, a financial education organization and Chief Abundance Officer for EBW2020, an organization dedicated to Empowering a Billion Women by 2020. Sharon has combined her expertise as a CPA and an international bestselling author with her unmatched passion for financial literacy and entrepreneurship to inspire change for individuals and businesses across the globe for over 30 years. Credited as the genius behind the Rich Dad brand, Sharon is currently partnered with the Napoleon Hill Foundation.  As a driving force behind these two mega brands, Sharon has demonstrated her entrepreneurial vision and business expertise while empowering audiences with messages of hope and prosperity. Sharon is also the author of the bestselling books Think and Grow Rich for Women, Outwitting the Devil, Three Feet F

Camellia Dental Care's Tooth Aid products not only whiten teeth, but are primarily used to sooth and heal gum tissue. Many people buy the product primarily to heal gum tissue and are pleasantly surprised when they find that their teeth are stronger and whiter. The natural fluorine soothes gums and strengthens and whitens teeth.   Our organic botanical teeth whitening system is so simple, you can do it in the privacy of your home. The product was developed by Sandra Senzon, RDH, and is a natural teeth whitening system made from healthy organic botanicals without the harsh chemicals in other teeth whitening systems.   Our products contain Organic Camellia Seed Oil, also known as Tea Oil, and is flavored with Organic Peppermint, and Lavender Oil. ToothSticks are used for daily use and come in flavoring of Rose Hip Oil, Lavender Oil, Peppermint Oil, and Eucalyptus oil.   The advantage of using the Botanicals over Peroxides that are in all tooth whiteners is that you can use the oils all day. The Botanical Whiteni

Glennine Varga is a certified TMD assistant and educator with an AA of sciences. She is a certified TMD assistant with the American Academy of Crainofacial Pain (AACP). She has been employed in dental education for over 18 years. She has been a TMD/Sleep Apnea trainer and speaker with emphasis on medical billing and documentation for over ten years. Glennine is the owner of DSM Boot Camp and co-founder of DSM Interactive Team Training (DSMITT) with Jan Palmer. Glennine has trained and assisted hundreds of dental offices on practice management, TMD/Sleep Apnea, medical billing and team training. She is proud to speak along side Dr. Steve Carstensen for the American Dental Association (ADA) dental sleep medicine course and The Pankey Institute dental sleep medicine course.   www.DSMBootCamp.com

Dr. Mykhayluk graduated from Ivano-Frankivsk Dental Academy (Ukraine) in 2008. He specialises in micro dentistry, mostly indirect restorations, and practices at his family practice, Dental Clinic of Mykhaylyuk - Oral Design Center in the Ukraine. Dr. Mykhayluk is official trainer of Carl Zeiss Dental Academy, DSD lecturer and Co-founder of MicroVision Group. Dr. Nuno Sousa Dias from Porto, Portugal graduated from Tel Aviv University and lectures internationally. Mark qualified from the University of Witwatersrand in 1981. He then spent 23 happy years in private practice in London before ` seeing the light` and returning to Cape Town. He was a member of the British Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry, the American Equilibration Society, and a Fellow of the International Congress of Implantologists, is a registered ITI speaker and has been involved in numerous international Study Groups. On his return to Cape Town he was approached to start the South African Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry (www.saaad.co.za), of which

Dr Gluckman completed his dental training at the university of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in 1990. After spending a number of years in a general practice he completed a 4-year full time degree in Oral Medicine and Periodontics at the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, which he completed with distinction (cum Laude) in 1998. He was intimately involved in the development of the postgraduate diploma in Implantology at both the University of Stellenbosch and later at the University of Western Cape. He is currently in full time private practice in Cape Town He is the director of the Implant and Aesthetic Academy, which is a private post graduate training facility in South Africa currently providing a complete postgraduate training program in Implantology in South Africa. The Academy is accredited accredited by The University of Frankfurt. He has been involved in Implantology training for 18 years.   Dr Gluckman was the author of a monthly Implantology corner for the South African Dental Journal and is the

Dr. Chris Chang received his PhD in bone physiology and Certificate in Orthodontics from Indiana University in 1996 and is a Diplomate of American Board of Orthodontics (ABO). He is the author of Jobsology, co-author of Orthodontics Vol I-IV, Clinical Implant Dentistry I-II, and publisher of International Journal of Orthodontics and Implantology (iJOI). Dr. Chang frequently lectures worldwide on non-surgical orthodontic treatment, implant-orthodontic combined treatment and effective presentations. As a private instructor since 2006, he has taught over 2,500 doctors from more than 30 countries. In addition to teaching and publishing, he also founded Newton's A, Inc. and Beethoven Orthodontic Group, based in Hsinchu, Taiwan. His passion in digital learning has led him to produce a series of video courses on orthodontics and implantology and an App (iOS), Beethoven Dental Encyclopedia (BDE). He has been actively involved in the design of orthodontic bone screws and application on impaction treatment. His latest

Howard sat down with father and son dentists Dr. Nic van Rheede van Oudtshoorn and Dr. Sybrand van Rheede van Oudtshoorn. Their discussion covered the status of dentistry in South Africa from water fluoridation, to dental technologies, to how apartheid affected the profession.   Dr. Nic van Rheede van Oudtshoorn: As a Dux student at the University of Pretoria, he obtained his B.Ch.D in 1977, before starting a dental practice in Pietersburg. Elected to the executive committee of DASA (Dental Association of South Africa), Northern Province in 1985, he has since 1987 been President (Chairman) of SADA's (South African Dental Association) Limpopo Branch. Elected to the Board of Directors of Limpopo Medi-Clinic in 2002, he still holds the position, as well as President of South African Academy of Computerized Dentistry (SAACD). He is also an exco member of the International Society of Computerized Dentistry (ISCD). In 2008 he opened a high-tech dental practice, The Dental Studio, equipped with lecturing and trainin

Howard sat down with orthodontist Dr. Nuno Sousa Dias from Porto, Portugal who graduated from Tel Aviv University and lectures internationally. Their discussion went over how orthodontists and dentists can work together to provide optimum patient care. The podcast took place at the SADA convention in Midrand, South Africa!

Robert Arm DMD, is an activist for community health. He earned his dental medicine degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 1972. He completed a rotating dental internship with emphasis on oral surgery and oral medicine at the Philadelphia General Hospital and pursued additional training in hospital dentistry and certification in oral medicine and oral pathology, at Philadelphia General and at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.   In June 2000, Dr. Arm joined a group of students, residents, attendees, and faculty from several universities who traveled to Hanoi, Vietnam to treat patients and to address students at the Hanoi Medical-Dental School.   He is also a Consultant for the Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware, Former Program Director for the General Practice Residency at Christiana Care, Former Clinical Professor in Oral Medicine at Temple University and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine, Special Care Dentistry, and Facial Pain.   Dr. Arm joined the Christiana Dental

Dr. Jensen received his bachelor's degree from the University of Utah. He completed his DDS Degree at the Northwestern University School of Dentistry, and his Anesthesiology Residency at the Northwestern University School of Medicine. He completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency at the University of Michigan.   Dr. Jensen is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a Fellow of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology. He is interested in bone grafting, dental implants, and distraction osteogenesis.   He is currently Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University, University of Michigan, and University of Colorado at Denver. Dr. Jensen has held a variety of teaching positions since the early 1980s, and has also served as a clinical instructor in the St. Joseph General Practice Residency Program.   Dr. Jensen has been a guest lecturer at scores of seminars and symposia, with a strong focus on implant dentistry, bone grafting, and maxillofacial surgery throug

Howard sat down for dinner with a gathering of dentists and dental professionals in Singapore. They passed the microphones around the table and spoke about heir journey, how they found themselves in Singapore, and what the state of dentistry is like in Southeast Asia.

Q & M Dental Group was first established in November 1996 in Singapore. We have firmly established our brand name in Singapore, and built a reputation as an established and reliable dental healthcare services provider with multi-disciplinary expertise. From a single clinic with one dental surgeon at Bukit Batok back in 1996, we now have more than 60 clinics strategically located island-wide. Our clinics are highly accessible as they are conveniently located near amenities like bus interchanges and MRT stations.   In addition, we have a pool of more than 180 experienced dentists who are well supported by a team of approximately 300 Dental Surgery Assistants.As the largest private dental healthcare group in Singapore, we currently serve more than 600,000 patients island-wide, providing a comprehensive range of primary care dental services, as well as specialist services which are handled by our dedicated team of dental surgeons with post-graduate training. Patients can choose to pay via Medisave for selecte

Howard sat down in Singapore at the dental office of Dr. Weng Cheu Yue and his wife Louisa Yue of DP Dental.   Weng Cheu Yue: Dr Yue Weng Cheu is the Clinical Director of DP Dental. The focus of his dental team is to provide comprehensive family care, emphasizing on patient comfort as well as high standard in delivery of advanced dental care and services.   He believes that all patients deserve the latest in management of oral health with minimal intervention and sustainable outcomes. It should be done with proper consideration to total body system. He spares no effort and resources in acquiring the technology and knowledge. He strives to make that accessible in a safe and professional environment for the best interest of the patients.   Quoting his mentor, Clayton Chan, DDS "I remain a "General Dentist', purposely not specializing in any particular area of dentistry, which would limit my scope of care and ability to treat my patients comprehensively."   With great emphasis on continuing professional educati

Dr Tan graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore with a Bachelors of Dental Surgery. Dr Tan obtained his first post-graduate qualification from the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgery in 2007 and his second from the Faculty of General Dental Practice and Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2008. He is also currently enrolled in the Certificate of Oral Implantology Program, University of Frankfurt.   After graduation with his bachelors degree, Dr Tan served as a dental officer in Singhealth before moving out full time to private group dental practice.   He has special interests in Cosmetic Dentistry and Dental Implant Surgery. Besides attending numerous conferences both locally and internationally, he is active in promoting Aesthetic Dentistry in Singapore (ADSS) and the region . He was most recently voted in as the youngest President of the Aesthetic Dentistry Society of Singapore. He has identified cosmetic dentistry as an emerging trend

Dr Ronnie Yap was awarded both the FAC Ohlers Gold Medal for Best Clinical Student, and the University Silver Medal for the Best Student of that graduating year.   He is currently adjunct Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore. Being active in teaching and lecturing he was past President of the Aesthetic Dentistry Society of Singapore and current Vice-President of the Asian Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry.   Ronnie’s priority is to keep abreast of dental techniques and technologies with continuing education, to ensure that his patients receive the best possible dental care available. He has undergone advanced training from the world’s premier post-graduate dental teaching center – the Las Vegas Institute (LVI) for Advanced Dental Studies and he travels at least once a (annually/frequently) year to the US or Europe for post-graduate studies.   Ronnie is extensively trained and skilled in restorative, cosmetic and neuromuscular dentistry. Dr Yap has a keen interest in the ‘bite’ or occlusion. Th

Howard sat down in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan with orthodontist Dr. Miho Imamura DDS, PhD who learned to speak English in Iowa where she traveled to and from Des Moines from 1985 to 2010 to study American dentistry and CWF - Community Water Fluoridation. Currently the only two cites in Japan that use CWF are Niigata and Kyoto.   Dr. Miho Imamura teaches orthodontics in Tokyo 10 times per year to both orthodontist and general dentists. She says the orthodontists don't like it when she teaches general dentists orthodontics but she says general dentists need to know and understand orthodontics.   Dr. Miho Imamura teaches myofunctional therapy four times per year in Tokyo to both orthodontists and general dentists. Her mentor in myofunctional was Bill Zickefoose in Iowa who passed away in 2015. Her other mentor is Dr Toshihide Ohno in Yokohama, Japan which is a suburb of Tokyo.   Dr. Miho Imamura DDS, PhD has a teaching institute named MIHO which is her name and is used as an acronym: Motivated International Healt

Howard sat down in Tokyo, Kamata, Nippon (Japan) at the dental office of Dr. Shinya Minami with Dr. Shinya and his dental consultant Joya Sakamoto.   Dr. Shinya Minami graduated from Showa University, Department of Dentistry in Tokyo, Nippon in 2004. Dental school is 6 years and then a one year residency. Dr. Shinya Minami met his wife in dental school and they were the only ones in their class that got married. His wife after dental school went seven more years of college to become an orthodontist.   Their dental office hours are 9:00am to 7:00pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and closed Tuesday and Sunday. The dentist will see about ten patients per day for about one hour per patient. The hygienist appointments are one-hour long. When a patient is missing a molar about 40% will get a one-tooth removable partial, 40% will get a fixed 3-unit bridge, and 20% will get an implant crown. About 10% of Japanese dentist can read English.