What if everything you’ve heard about the group practice model in dentistry…is wrong? DSOs (dental service organizations) may seem to be taking over the industry, but that could actually be a very good thing for the standard of care. In this episode of The Patient First Podcast, I describe my experience at the Dental Forum…

Enjoy a sneak peek of the new arrival with this reading of Chapter 2 from my new book, Dental Disorder. In this episode of The Patient First Podcast, I introduce a new series I like to call “Story Time on the Patient First Podcast.” I’ll be reading a short story from my latest book with…

This episode of The Patient First Podcast might turn out to be one of those controversial ones, and I’m looking forward to it. We dentists like to believe that we’re good at evaluating the quality of clinical care rendered by ourselves and by fellow dentists. But can we really expect patients to critique providers based…

There’s a lingering misconception that dental technology is expensive. That may have been true in the past, but that excuse doesn’t hold up in dentistry today. Not only is the cost of technology going down, but we’re now at a point where you can’t afford NOT to have it in your practice. Dental technology makes…

Dentistry is notorious for being expensive, but it’s a totally unjustified reputation. So why do patients perceive dentistry as costly, especially when they are quick to shell out even more money on less important things? I’ve touched on this topic in the past, but it’s time to explore in depth the real reasons patients balk…

Get ready to taste the world’s first candy formulated to actively fight against the effects of tooth decay. In this episode of The Patient First Podcast, I interviewed Dr. Mohamed Harunani, the creator of Dream candy—delicious lollipops and button candies engineered to promote tooth remineralization and neutralize an acidic oral environment. Instead of just “watching”…

Dentistry has seen phenomenal improvement over the past few decades, but the best is yet to come. In fact, it’s almost here. In this episode of The Patient First Podcast, I explain “Dentistry 3.0,” the next big stage of development for dentistry as a profession. This episode also discusses the new technologies and systems that…

Some dental professionals believe that giving patients increased access to their own dental health data would be dangerous. But in reality, doing so is an integral part of patient-partnered dentistry. But what exactly does patient-partnered care mean? Why is it so important? How is it different from developing a co-diagnosis with the patient? And why…

You’ve already heard about Intelligence Quotient (IQ). Emotional Quotient (EQ) is also receiving lots of attention these days. But have you ever heard about XQ? “XQ” stands for Experience Quotient and it can be defined as the measure of an individual’s collective experiences that gives them a unique perception of or insight into something. I’m…

Very soon, everyone in dentistry will be talking about Connected Dentistry™. What is it? Why was it developed? What problems will it solve? How will it transform the way both dentists and patients experience dentistry? I share the answers to those questions in this landmark episode of The Patient First Podcast. I’m Dr. Bryan Laskin,…