Top 5 Podcasts of 2019

This year we launched our ProdPod podcast as a new platform for exploring dental products, industry news, and trends, and telling interesting dental stories. The ProdPod’s evolution and growth will continue in 2020, but throughout this first year, we produced a number of interesting episodes on a variety of topics. Episodes focused on trade shows, product categories, innovations launched at the bi-annual International Dental Show, and recaps of articles published in print and online.
But those were not the most popular episodes of the podcast. Read on to discover the Top 5 Podcasts of 2019:

Episode 1: Confidence and Control in Digital Workflow

In the very first episode of the podcast, former DPR Editor-At-Large Thais Carter kicks off the series and begins to create the style the podcast follows through much of its first year. Included is a review of recent products, and  Drs. Jonny and Elliot Brennan discuss teaching new dentists and using technology, and how technology moves the industry forward toward better care for patients.

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Episode 5: Top 100 and Why Materials Science Matters

This episode takes a look at the 2018 DPR 100 issue, but the real heart of the podcast is an interview with BISCO Manager of Clinical Research Dr. Rolando Nuñez about the science behind dental materials. Dr. Nuñez discusses why gaining an understanding of how the chemistry powering dental materials actually functions can be an important consideration when choosing the materials to use with a case.

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Episode 9: Cellerant Best of Class Technology Awards

In this episode, our editorial team sits down with Dr. Lou Shuman from Cellerant Consulting to discuss the Cellerant Best of Class Technology Awards. Dr. Shuman explains the process of creating the awards more than a decade ago and then breaks down how he and a panel of expert clinicians review the latest innovations in the industry and decide which ones stand out.

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Episode 13: The Evolution of Oral Surgery/Coding Advice from Patti DiGangi

This episode of the podcast takes on a pair of topics. First is a roundtable discussion among the editorial team about best practices for oral surgery and how to decide which cases general practitioners can treat in house. Next is an interview with Patti DiGangi, RDH, who talks about becoming an expert on dental coding.

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Episode 15: Pediatric Laser Dentistry and GreenLight Part I

This episode is built around two interviews on very different subjects. First, Dr. Amy Luedemann-Lazar discusses her pediatric practice and the impact laser dentistry has on young patients. Then, Hu-Friedy CMO Patrick Bernardi explains his company’s dedication to helping dental practices with infection control processes and the creation of the GreenLight Dental Compliance Center.

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