July 24, 2025

Tech Check: Embracing Innovation While Tackling Chairside Challenge w/ Host Dr. Tanya Sue Maestas

🎉We have a very special guest host tonight: the famous Dr. Tanya Sue Maestas! Dr. Maestas is no stranger to guest-hosting the show, and there’s no one we trust more to help us share the latest dental education updates. Dr. Maestas has spent the last several years onboarding new digital technologies in her dental office, and we are so excited to provide you with a first look at what's working, what’s not, and the challenges she’s experienced along the way as she moves her digital footprint forward. Dr. Maestas is the host of multiple dental podcasts, Dental Fuel & New Dentists on the Block, that offer fresh perspectives on the dental industry. Originally from El Paso, Texas, Dr. Maestas graduated from University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston in 2018 and completed an AEGD residency the following year. She now serves as Dental Director at a practice outside of El Paso & serves as a part-time faculty member at the Woody L Hunt School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Maestas has continued her involvement in organized dentistry by serving in numerous roles with organizations including the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, Hispanic Dental Association, Texas Dental Association, Texas Academy of General Dentistry, and the El Paso District Dental Society. She was recently named the Texas New Dentist of the Year. Truly, what can’t she do?! ✨Where to find Dr. Maestas: Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsmaestas.dds/ New Dentists on the Block Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1a9oC0Y0IJeLWTS3rumqLD Dental Fuel Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bbG39THB4JYzcJuzTIuJj 📺Make sure you subscribe to catch new episodes live every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET! https://www.youtube.com/@dentistsintheknow 🎙️Prefer to Listen? Find us on your preferred podcast platform: https://www.dentistsintheknow.com/ 🌟Stay up to date on all the latest dental trends when you follow the DINKs: https://linktr.ee/dentistsintheknow 0:00 Intro 5:20 Dental News 12:45 Dr. Tanya Sue Maestas Intro 17:40 Going Digital w/ No Analog Preface 25:15 Digital Workflows 31:00 Hybrid Ceramic Restorations 34:00 Printing 38:55 Finding your 'Why?' 44:00 Air Driven Handpiece 48:00 Switching to Electric 52:00 Treatment of Onlays & Crowns 56:00 Advice to Young Dentists