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May 31, 2023
News on the Go with Dentists in the Know 5/25/2023
Send us Fan Mail Unlicensed dentists, cyber attacks and military benefits...OH MY. Another week of hard hitting journalism by our JB! Tune in and stay informed!
May 26, 2023
DINKS with Dr. Daniel Faber of Dentists Making a Difference
Send us Fan Mail Ever been censored? Well, tune in tonight and see what motivated this dentist to speak out about what he had been seeing! Some would have run, and others would have been motivated. Dr. Faber is using his experience to impact our profession in many ways. Dr. Daniel Faber (Dan) is guided by a mission to impact access to HIGHER QUALITY oral healthcare for all here in the US and globally and he’s attacking it a few different ways that may surprise you. After building his 2005 scratch practice based on his focus on building rapport and collaboration with patients in providing actual comprehensive care, he sold the practice and pivoted his career to expand his impact on dentists and patients. He consulted with other dentists, even dabbled with a dental tech startup and then pursued a MPH (masters in public health). This led to discovering a passion and talent for teaching with a more practical and creative approach to D3 and D4s at dental school where he confronted concerning behaviors and direction of the administration. He left the school recently after speaking up publicly about what he was seeing which has since expanded the conversation more by what others are experiencing in their institutions. Dan continues to speak out and advocate for aspiring and current dental students, younger dentists, the profession and of course for the public, our patients. He still treats patients part time, is exploring more direct ways to continue to teach dentists and other opportunities to work and get involved with grassroots public health endeavors for dental care.
May 25, 2023
News on the Go with Dentists in the Know 5/17/2023
Send us Fan Mail Cigna has been notified by a group in the federal government and I hope we are all taking notes! Hear about this letter to Cigna that has put them on notice and much more in this weeks dental news!
May 25, 2023
DINKS with Dr. Melissa Seibert of Dental Digest Podcast
Send us Fan Mail TOP 1% OF ALL (yes that is ALL) PODCASTS! Now, that is awesome. We can't wait to chat with Dr. Melissa Seibert, DMD, MS. It's always exciting to share the show with like minded people who are on similar missions. She is just that! About Dr. Seibert: Dr. Melissa Seibert, DMD, MS is the creator and host of the Dental Digest Podcast and CEO of Dental Digest LLC. She is the 2022 recipient of the “Top 40 Dentists Under 40” award from Incisal Edge Magazine. She founded the Advanced Interdisciplinary Mastermind. In 2020 and 2021, her podcast was awarded "Most Educational Podcast in General Dentistry,” and it reaches a global audience of thousands of dentists. It is in the top 1% of all podcasts globally. She is a dentist proudly practicing in the U.S. Air Force (USAF). She received her DMD at the University of Louisville. Prior to that, she received her BS and commission as an officer from the USAF Academy. Seibert is a graduate of the USAF’s one-year advanced education in general dentistry (AEGD) residency program. From there she went on to complete the Air Force's highly competitive "A-program" - a two year comprehensive dentistry training program. She is well trained in multiple disciplines and procedures, such as intravenous sedation, complex third-molar exodontia, digital dentistry workflow, limited orthodontics, dental materials, periodontal surgeries, and esthetic dentistry.
May 24, 2023
News on the Go with Dentists in the Know 5/10/2023
Send us Fan Mail Is anyone else confused by non covered vs non reimbursed services and who you can actually charge a full fee to? Well there are updates happening in the federal legislation that may start to clear up some of that confusion. Tune in to that story and much more!
May 15, 2023
Humpday Happy Hour with Dr. Gigi Meinecke Ep. 91
Send us Fan Mail Original Air Date: 4-13-22 "Facelift for your Practice!" Grab a beverage and join us as we talk fillers and facial esthetics. Dr. Meinecke is always such a fascinating guest, and we can't wait to have her on the show. Dr. Gigi Meinecke has been active in the field of facial injectables since 2004. Her organization, “FACES,” provides cosmetic and therapeutic injectable training for medical and dental professionals with a core focus on comprehensive facial anatomy. Her courses integrate cadaver study with live patient injections. In addition to teaching nationally, Dr. Meinecke is the Facial Injectables Course Director and Faculty Instructor at the Boston University School of Dental Medicine. She’s author of the definitive guide to adding facial injectables to your offices existing treatments and services: “START AND GROW YOUR COSMETIC INJECTABLE PRACTICE.” Dr. Meinecke is a past President of the Maryland Academy of General Dentistry. At the national level, she is a past Chair of the ADA Council on Communications; she serves as spokesperson for the AGD and is currently a member of the AGD’s Dental Practice Council. Dr. Meinecke is a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry, the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists. Dr. Meinecke maintains a private practice in Potomac, Maryland. More about FACES on the web at: www.estheticseminars.com Watch our Humpday Happy Hour show LIVE every Wednesday night by joining our group "Dentists in the Know" here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dentistsintheknow/
May 8, 2023
DINKS with Dr. Chris Griffin with AGD Fellowship Examination
Send us Fan Mail Original Air Date: January 2022 Curious about getting your fellowship with the Academy of General Dentistry? The AGD - what is it, who's in it, why is it important to us. In addition to numerous positions held on the AGD, Dr. Chris Griffin is currently the Examination Council Chair. Yes, Dr. Griffin is one of those responsible for writing the Fellowship Examination. Be sure to tune in tonight to learn about the AGD and the examination process. Dr. Griffin is a native of Abbeville, SC. He graduated the College of Charleston in 1989 and the Medical University of South Carolina School of Dentistry (Charleston, SC) in 1993. Before returning to the Abbeville / Greenwood area, he completed a hospital based general practice residency at Richland Memorial Hospital (now referred to as Palmetto Health Richland Hospital) in Columbia, SC. Upon returning home, Dr. Griffin acquired the dental practice of retiring dentist Dr. Edward “Pete” Petit and has practiced for the last 28 years in Greenwood, SC. He is involved with numerous leadership roles in dental organizations on the local, state and national levels which include the South Carolina Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, Academy of Operative Dentistry and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. On the local level his charitable endeavors include programs such as the Greater Greenwood United Ministries, Untied Christian Ministries of Abbeville County, Healthy Learners, and the South Carolina Dental Association Dental Access Days. International dental mission experience includes the 2010 Medical Dental Mission Team to Haiti from Main Street United Methodist Church in Abbeville, SC and most recently the 2020 Christian Dental Society dental mission team to Santiago, Dominican Republic. His wife of 28 years is Kim McCurry Griffin and they have two sons Taylor (age 23) and Tucker (age 21).
May 5, 2023
News on the Go with Dentists in the Know 5/3/2023
Send us Fan Mail What a week it has been in the world of dentistry! Aspen Dental has experienced a huge cyber attack affecting many offices and patients. Meanwhile, the government is hard at work to determine what needs to be done about workforce issues in the medical sector. All of this and more with your friendly News Gal -JB.
May 3, 2023
DINKS with Dr. Hans Guter, AGD President
Send us Fan Mail As we wrapped up April, as 'Oral Cancer Awareness' month, what a fitting guest Dr. Guter will be. As President of the Academy of General Dentistry and a member of the AGD Foundation board, we talk about the important of oral cancer screenings, organized dentistry and how the foundation is helping to improve access to care for oral screenings all over the country. About Dr. Guter: Dr. Guter graduated in 1989 from Ohio State University and went on to complete an Advanced General Dentistry residency. He continually refines his expertise in dentistry having enrolled in courses for 9 years at the prestigious Pankey Institute along with taking close to 100 hours of continuing education every year. He is the continuing education chairman for the Ohio Academy of General Dentistry and is involved in presenting two courses per year for their Mastership program. Dr. Guter is an active member in the dental field and belongs to the American Dental Association, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Rehwinkel Dental Society, American Orthodontic Society, Ohio Dental Association, and Academy of General Dentistry. He serves as a distinguished leader in various dental organizations. He has also received honorary fellowships in dental associations and is dedicated to maintaining the highest dental standards. Dr. Guter and his wife, Kathy, have three children: Brent, Austin, and Madison. When he is not pursuing dentistry, Dr. Guter enjoys crossword puzzles, motorcycles, and golfing. Dr. Guter has practiced general dentistry in Circleville since 1990.
May 2, 2023
DINKS with Dr. Diana Tadros of ExocadElite
Send us Fan Mail This is an ABSOLUTE must listen and proving to be one of our most popular episodes so far. Dr. Tadros is the leading dental educator in Exocad and its connections with intraoral scanning and 3D printing. It was so refreshing to hear about her journey and the challenges of dentists becoming proficient with Exocad. Dr. Tadros owns a boutique fee for service private practice in South Florida. She is an accredited member of the AACD (American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry) and holds fellowship status in the Academy of General Dentistry as well as the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. She is a Kois Center Graduate and upcoming Guest instructor where she will be teaching courses on Digital Designing in house. She is a Key Opinion Leader and lecturer for digital dentistry including exocad,Sprintray and VHF. Outside of practice, She is the founder of Exocad Elite, a training continuum, where she teaches a series of workshops to other cosmetic dentists on digital Designing and workflows . This past year she was selected as one of Top 50 Global Digital Women of the Year as well as Digital Educator of the Year. She can be reached on IG @beautyandtheteeth or via email dianatadrosdds@gmail.com
May 1, 2023
News on the Go with Dentists in the Know 4/26/23
Send us Fan Mail JB sounds like she swallowed a frog but that did not stop her from bringing out the current news of the day! She talks corporate news this week with a former guest being named to a new advisory board, a large laser company takes injection of capital, and new additions to the University of Penn Dental School board. Never a dull moment in the world of dentistry!
Apr 25, 2023
Humpday Happy Hour #77 with Dr. Michael Gelb
Send us Fan Mail Original Air Date: December 15, 2021 A pioneer in the world of sleep, TMJ and headaches, Dr. Michael Gelb joins the DINKS for a deep give in all areas of functional dentistry! Dr. Michael Gelb is a highly rated author and speaker on TMJ, sleep apnea, sleep disorders and chronic headache treatments. After graduating from Columbia University with a DDS degree, he received his MS degree at SUNY Buffalo in Neuromuscular Research. Dr.Gelb went on to become Clinical Professor at NYU where he directed the TMJ and Orofacial Pain program. Dr Gelb provides solutions for dentists to incorporate Airway and Sleep into their practices. He is also the cofounder of The Foundation of Airway Health and it’s Airway Summit. Dr.Gelb is the coauthor of GASP: Airway Health- The Hidden Path to Wellness and maintains a private practice in NYC and White Plains. He has pioneered AirwayCentric Medical and Dental education and recently developed the ACG Day Night Appliance System.
Apr 20, 2023
Dentists in the Know with Kandra Sellers, RDH of TIPS Medical Billing
Send us Fan Mail It's time to talk about the hot topic of the hour, medical billing with a great friend of the DINKS, Kandra Sellers. We all know there is a link between the oral health and the rest of your body. If that is the reality, we should be billing many of our procedures as a medical specialist to medical carriers. After all, your patients have benefits for many of the things you do every day in your practice. About our guest: Kandra Sellers, RDH, BA is widely considered one of the most passionate and successful coaches any practice could partner with. With over 30 years in the dental industry, Kandra has had many different career roles due to the fantastic mentors she has met along the way. She is no longer seen as “just a dental hygienist,” which is a profession certainly not to be minimized. Instead, Kandra is now viewed as a predominant educator in the field of oral systemic health intertwined with dental medical billing, as well as creator and CEO of TIPS Medical Billing. Kandra is able to educate, implement processes, and professionally coach doctors and team members to the next level of where the dental profession is heading. In creating TIPS (Tandem In-Practice Solutions), the niche is implementation to ensure successful outcomes to billing the medical procedures that dentists do every day. Dental practice owners seeking a coach that can elevate their practice production and revenue through solid protocols for optimal oral systemic solutions and medical billing are raving about Kandra’s ability to move both doctors and team members towards excellence.
Apr 19, 2023
DINKS with Dr. Kelly Tanner of NextLevelHygiene
Send us Fan Mail The DINKS are back with Dr. Tanner for her second time on the show. Dr. Tanner always has so much to share about team development, current hygiene education and maximizing your team's output! Dr. Tanner is a renowned leader at the forefront of reshaping dental care, helping teams and individuals achieve unprecedented professional fulfillment. With a Ph.D. in Business and Leadership, Dr. Tanner uses her skills to train teams in a group practice setting. Through measured assessments and interaction, she helps create sustainable systems for personal and professional productivity and accountability. Her ability to motivate the team to take ownership of case acceptance builds trust and strengthens the relationship with patients and the dental team.
Apr 17, 2023
News on the Go with Dentists in the Know 4/12/2023
Send us Fan Mail It's the end of the era as the Biden Administration will lift the COVID emergency status later this month. Don't forget it is also oral cancer awareness month...which is a great opportunity to raise awareness and educate your patients on the importance of screening. Stay informed and current with DINKS News!
Apr 10, 2023
Humpday Happy Hour with Dr. Jim Mckee - Clicks and Pops, do they really matter? Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Original Air Date -November 18, 2020 Dr. McKee has maintained a private practice in Downers Grove, Illinois, since 1984 and has experience treating a wide variety of cases with a focus on predictable restorative dentistry. He is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and former president of the American Equilibration Society. He has lectured both nationally and internationally for more than 25 years, directs several study clubs and serves as an instructor for both the Piper Education and Research Center as well as Spear Education. Dr. McKee graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1980 and earned his dental degree from the University of Illinois College of Dentistry in 1984.
Apr 8, 2023
DINKS with Matt Burton, DDS and Founder of VursaWedge
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been frustrated with a product and said "Hey, I can do this better?" I think we all have and have often wondered how we can make that change. Well Dr. Matt Burton decided to take action on those thoughts. Dr. Matthew Burton, DDS has worked as an established dental practitioner in Illinois since 2008. Like most dentists, his schedule was filled with one of the most common procedures: the Class II composite restoration. After several years in his practice working on hundreds of fillings, Dr. Burton became frustrated with the available Class II matrix systems. He tried nearly every system, but none of them provided the efficiency and consistent results he was seeking. He found that the major difficulty lies in properly placing and wedging the matrix bands. If not performed correctly, it cost him valuable time, required unnecessary & timely post polymerization adjustments, and ultimately led to a lack of confidence in the procedure. Furthermore, Dr. Burton has discovered that different components from different matrix systems, when combined, produce consistently outstanding results. Dr. Burton began contemplating new ideas to make his chair-side time more efficient. He discovered that he could simplify & streamline the Class II restoration process by simply re-designing the wedge to "split" down the middle. The flexible Split Wedge allows for proper gingival seal, perfect matrix contour, while greatly minimizing flash. He ultimately realized that the design of this wedge played a critical role in achieving excellent outcomes in an incredibly efficient way. With no other products like it on the market, Dr. Burton knew there would be demand for his matrix systems. In 2017, he formed Burton Dental Innovations to begin marketing and selling his products to other dentists who face the same challenges in their own practices. Dr. Burton enjoys testing new and forward thinking technology, and embraces these advancements as crucial to office efficiency and case outcome. He has realized the importance of digital scanning and how software integration platforms are a key element to utilizing scan data. Dr. Burton began teaching CE courses to dentists around the world in July 2020 and is enthusiastic to continue to share what he has learned and how it has helped shape a high level of care in his office.
Apr 7, 2023
News on the Go with Dentists in the Know 4/5/23
Send us Fan Mail Are you aware of the new CE requirements issued by the DEA to maintain the ability to prescribe opioid prescriptions? Well then, you better listen to this episode to get up to date on these recent changes. We also discuss two anaphylactic cases from a new risk pharmaceutical risk factor AND the government's possible plans to add more dentists to the labor market. Never a dull moment in the world of dentistry!
Apr 5, 2023
DINKS with Dr. Ed Zuckerberg of Painless Social Media LLC
Send us Fan Mail The DINKS are back with another amazing guest this week! We had the honor of spending some time with Dr. Ed Zuckerberg. He attributes his early investments in CAD/CAM technology to helping to launch his son Mark's interest in computers which later lead to the founding of Facebook. So, he may know a thing or two about social media and investing in new technologies that will change the way we diagnose and treat patients. He's a great dentist in New York and has an exciting new venture that could really enhance the dental-medical relationship via evaluating the Oral Systemic connection. About our guest: Edward J. Zuckerberg, D.D.S.,F.A.G.D. is a 1978 Graduate of NYU College of Dentistry. He owned his own practices in Brooklyn and Dobbs Ferry, NY from 1979-2013 and has always been an early adopter of technology, introducing his first PC in the office in 1986 and completely fully networking his home-based office with broadband access in 1996. Dr. Zuckerberg’s early adoption of technologies including digital radiography, CAD/CAM & creation of a paperless office caught the attention of Industry leaders who enlisted him to lecture, write articles and beta test new technologies. The advanced technology in the home helped launch his son, Mark's, the founder of Facebook, interest in computers. With his wife of 43 years, Karen, a retired Psychiatrist, they also have 3 daughters, Randi, former Marketing Director at Facebook and now CEO of Zuckerberg Media, Donna, who received her Classics Ph.D at Princeton and is now an author and editor of the online publication, Eidolon, featuring a modern way to write about the ancient world & Arielle, who is a partner in a Financial Firm in San Francisco, as well as 7 grandchildren. Dr. Zuckerberg lectures nationally and internationally on Technology integration in the Dental Office, Social Media Marketing and the Oral Systemic Connection, and consults privately with Dental Practices and advises Dental/Medical Technology Startups in addition to treating patients part time in Cupertino, CA. Dr. Zuckerberg authored the chapter on Social Media on the ADA’s recently released “Practical Guide to Internet Marketing.” In 2021 Dr. Zuckerberg was named the Chief Dental Officer for Keystone Bio, an early clinical stage BioPharmaceutical Company dedicated to eradicating the known driver of inflammation and disease, Porphyromonas Gingivalis (Pg) present in the mouths of 50% of all adults. He also joined Revere Partners in early 2021, the First Independent Venture Fund for Oral Health. Dr. Zuckerberg can be reached via his website, www.painlessdrz.com He also maintains two Facebook Pages, www.facebook.com/painlesssocialmedia with tips for his colleagues on promoting their practices using Social Media to attract new patients and maintain and improve relationships with existing ones as well as a page for his patients,
Apr 2, 2023
News on the Go with Dentists in the Know 3/29/2023
Send us Fan Mail Is fluoride back in the hot seat? And should we all move towards a unified degree designation...DMD or DDS? These are the hard hitting questions we will tackle in this week's news! And of course the last opportunity to post your comments on the new enhanced CDT code changes!
Mar 30, 2023
Humpday Happy Hour with Dr. Eric Roman of DEO and joyFULL people
Send us Fan Mail Original Air Date Dec 8, 2020 What an amazing episode to get excited about dentistry and finding your purpose in life! Join JB's classmate, Dr. Eric Roman as he talks about his journey in dentistry which includes private practice, building a DSO and a full career path change! An amazing episode that is getting us excited about getting him back on again! Over more than a decade Eric has enjoyed serving emerging and mid-market DSOs as an operator, founder, executive, and consultant. After a successful private equity exit from his second DSO he has focused more of his time on executive performance coaching with highly successful entrepreneurs, both in dentistry and outside, as well as on the establishment of products that fill gaps in the current dental landscape but have applications across multiple verticals. As the founder of joyFULL People (joyFULLPeople.com), Eric and his team have developed a simple, modern system to address the 90%+ of practice owners that rate their people as their greatest challenge. This People + Business brand manages to blend company performance and individual happiness in a most millennial way, shedding the broken traditions of “HR” built during the industrial age. Alternatively, through Traction for Dental (TractionforDental.com), Eric’s team provides the only pure, professional implementation of EOS (The Entrepreneurial Operating System) focused solely on the dental industry. Made popular through the book “Traction” by Gino Wickman, EOS is spreading like wildfire through our community as a simple, scalable, and adaptable operating platform. Whether serving as a faculty member supporting the DEO (Dentist Entrepreneur Organization), launching stealthy startups, or supporting mature companies, Eric is a Visionary for Visionaries with a unique gift for inspiring others.
Mar 25, 2023
News on the Go with Dentists in the Know 3/22/23
Send us Fan Mail Phew there is a lot going on right now! The HELP senate committee is starting to look at updates to its pandemic policies while a study out from NY shows the impact of dental office closures during COVID. Great news is out about Opioid prescriptions volume and buyers beware on the ERC tax credit. Stay in the know with JB and the weekly news!
Mar 25, 2023
DINKS with Dr. Jeffrey Gurian - Comedymatterstv.com
Send us Fan Mail What would you do when you were done with dentistry? We are excited to have a guest this week that has decided to take an inspirational path following his retirement from dentistry, Dr. Jeffrey Gurian. Also there is no one in the comedy world he does not know....we are convinced of this now. Join us for an heartwarming, open and often quite funny tell of a dentist who found is way into the exciting and entertaining world of comedy. About Dr. Gurian: People often refer to Jeffrey Gurian as a “Renaissance Man”, because he’s involved in so many things. He’s a doctor, lecturer, and motivational speaker, but he’s also a comedy writer, performer, director, author, producer, and radio personality, and not always in that order. Jeffrey is a former Cosmetic Dentist and former Clinical Professor at New York University in the Oral Medicine/Oro-Facial Pain Department, and a Board member of The Association for Spirituality and Psychotherapy since 1999, where he has lectured on his technique known as "STAR" Therapy™, an acronym for Spiritual, Transformational, Affirmative, Resonance Therapy" as a way to treat the physical symptoms of stress-related illness especially Migraine-type headaches, often cause by clenching and grinding the teeth. (Bruxism) Jeffrey is currently involved in creating two new television shows and is in pre-production with two films he wrote. He is also an Amazon best-selling author with eight books, and the host of Comedy Matters TV, an internet channel with over 500 video interviews he's done as a red-carpet host with A-list comedians like Jimmy Fallon, Chelsea Handler, Chris Rock, Bob Saget, Amy Schumer, Jim Carrey, and so many more, and well over 2.5 million views. He also created The Happiness Show with the help of Sirius XM radio. He’s worked with and befriended many big stars and comedy legends, ranging from Rodney Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, George Wallace, Phil Hartman, Richard Belzer, Gilbert Gottfried, and Andrew “Dice” Clay, among many others to relative new stars like Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Tracy Morgan and Bill Burr. Jeffrey has performed stand-up comedy at most of the big clubs in NY and L.A. and was featured several times on Comedy Central’s hit Kroll Show with Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen, Laura Dern and Katy Perry. He’s been profiled in the NY Times, the Hampton’s premiere magazine Dan’s Papers, and is on the cover of Sutton Place Magazine’s January 2023 issue, and and has been featured as a guest on NBC, CBS, ABC, WPIX, Newsmax, CNN and more. He’s produced sold-out charity comedy shows starring Kevin Hart and Susie Essman, and according to Paul Provenza, and Nick Kroll is known by everyone in comedy. A documentary film about Jeffrey premiered in July of 2020, and you can see it online. https://vimeo.com/414818932 A best-selling author with eight books, the first five are on comedy, and the last three are on Happiness and how to think positively to change your life. The success of those books has allowed him to become a motivational speaker on Happiness and mindset.
Mar 23, 2023
Humpday Happy Hour Dr. Bill Robbins - Global Diagnosis
Send us Fan Mail Original Air Date 2/24/2021 We are releasing an episode from the archives because it WAS THAT GOOD! Dr. Bill Robbins is a phenomenal dentist, educator, author, mentor and innovator in the world of dentistry. His textbook, Global Diagnosis – A New Vision of Dental Diagnosis and Treatment Planning published by Quintessence provides a comprehensive, logical path to treatment planning the most complex dentofacial restorative challenges. And he is just an awesome guy and great to hang out with! Enjoy! J. William Robbins, D.D.S., M.A., maintains a full-time private practice and is Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Dental School in l973. He completed a rotating internship at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas and a 2-year General Practice Residency at the V.A. Hospital in San Diego, California. Dr. Robbins has published over 80 articles, abstracts, and chapters on a wide range of dental subjects and has lectured in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Middle East, China, and Africa. He coauthored a textbook, Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry – A Contemporary Approach, which is published by Quintessence, and is in its 4th edition. He recently co-authored a new textbook, Global Diagnosis – A New Vision of Dental Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, which is also published by Quintessence. He has won several awards including the Presidential Teaching Award at the University of Texas Health Science Center, the 2002 Texas Dentist of the Year Award, the 2003 Honorary Thaddeus V. Weclew Fellowship Award from the Academy of General Dentistry, the 2010 Saul Schluger Award given by the Seattle Study Club, the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry 2015 President’s Award, and the 2016 Academy of Operative Dentistry Award of Excellence. He is a diplomate of the American Board of General Dentistry. He is past president of the American Board of General Dentistry, the Academy of Operative Dentistry, the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry.