Episode 6 – How Insurance Is Changing Dentistry

In Episode 6, we discuss how dental insurance is changing dentistry today.

How does dental insurance affect:

a patient’s treatment decisions?
a dentist’s treatment presentation?
a practice financially?

What are the benefits and downsides of dental insurance?

Is it possible to run a practice insurance free?

And much, much more!

Join us for some honest discussion with real dentists on the Dental Realist Podcast, a unique dental podcast for pre-dental students, dental students, and experienced dentists.

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Episode 5 – Surviving Dental School

In Episode 5 we discuss:

– A day in the life of a dental student

– Importance of being organized

– Preparing for exams

– Labs

– Clinic

– Extracurricular activities

– Finances

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Episode 4 – Stress in Dentistry

In episode 4 of the Dental Realist Podcast, we discuss the causes of stress in dentistry, the effects of the stress, and some ways to better manage that stress. We touch on the issues of confinement, isolation, personality conflicts, economic pressures, perfection expectations, and much more.

Join us for some honest discussion from real dentists on the Dental Realist Podcast, a unique dental podcast for pre-dental students, dental students, and experienced dentists.

Twitter: @dentalrealist

Email: dentalrealist@gmail.com

website: www.dentalrealist.com

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Episode 3 – Myths vs. Reality of Dentistry

In today’s episode we discuss many of the reasons pre-dental students cite for wanting to become a dentist. We had many of the same reasons and we discuss if they are fact or fiction, myth or reality. Do/did you want to be a dentist because of the prestige, lifestyle, to serve others, to be your own boss, or for the perceived low-stress work environment? We have some fun dissecting these and other reasons for becoming a dentist, and we think the pre-dental student, dental student, and experienced dentist can relate.

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Episode 2 – The Importance of Controlling Debt

In this podcast we discuss many facets of debt that are facing dentists today:

– Good vs. Bad Debt (Necessary vs. Unnecessary)

– R.O.I. (Return on Investment)

– Educational Debt

– Business Debt

– Personal Debt

– Income outlook to service the debt

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Episode 1 – Helping Dentists

The Dental Realist Podcast is unlike any other dental podcast. As three practicing dentists we have learned many things that we wish we’d known before dental school graduation, and we are here to give future, new, and veteran dentists the help they need to have a more enjoyable career.

In our pilot episode we discuss:

-Our story.

-Why we wanted to start the Dental Realist Podcast.

-What topics will be discussed on future episodes.

-What topics won’t be discussed on future episodes.

-Our books (So You Want To Be A Dentist? and So Now You’re A Dentist?) and why we wrote them.

-Our interests outside of dentistry.

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