Giving a voice to clinicians world wide. The Noobie Dentist podcast offers in-depth clinical, mindset and motivational discussions with dentists from all over the world. Host: Omid Azami DDS www.noobiedentist.com
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
I am super pumped about this this weeks episode as I got the chance to sit down with someone I really look up to. A podcaster, author, speaker, coach and mentor – Dr. David Maloley runs the Relentless Dentist podcast and has co-authored the Titans of Dentistry book.
I first heard Dr. Maloley speak on the Dentalpreneur Podcast and his talk really made a big impact on me. David is a huge proponent of self improvement and chasing after your ideal work life balance. He has a very powerful story and message about how we over came a lot of adversity in his own life and how instilling habits created the discipline needed to overcome and excel in these tough moments.
In this episode we talk about a lot of about the mindset, clarity, goal setting and execution required to create the lifestyle that you want and ultimately try and be happy. Happy with your work, happy with your life and constantly trying to better yourself as a person.
This episode is brought to you by Henry Schein Australia, Henry Schein is the leading distributer for dental practices in Australia. With over 60,000 products ranging from consumables, CAD/CAM and digital dentistry, equipment , specialty fields and wide range of continuing education courses. You can always rely on them to be your trusted business partner every step of the way.
Links:
Titans of Dentistry:
The Relentless Dentist Podcast
https://relentlessdentist.com/
Instagram:
@relentlessdentistcoaching
Sponsor Details:
Henry Schein Halas: https://henryschein.com.au
I've recently completed the Invisalign Go course which was a great in-person training session to help with the treatment of patients with minor cosmetic concerns. My good friend Dr Bharat Agrawal is now running a great one day hands on session this August on post alignment restorations of teeth. You will learn how to layer composite in edge bonding situations and restore the peg lateral incisor in this one day master class. As a added benefit to my Australian listeners, You can now register for this course on the Henry Schein education page and use the discount code NOOBIE20 for 20% off the course cost. Email: events@henryschein.com.au
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Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
In this weeks episode I sat down with Dr. Clarence Tam out of New Zealand to talk about her dental journey. Dr. Tam is originally from a suburb of Toronto and went to my alma mater, University of Western Ontario for both her undergrad and dental school. She then completed a 1 year GPR at the prestigious Sick Kid’s Hospital in Toronto prior to eventually moving down to New Zealand. She is CPD junkie and became the first AACD accredited dentist in New Zealand, she has almost finished the Kois modules and is someone who has really made a lasting impression on me when it comes to dental education and pursuit of excellence. Dr. Tam is also heavily involved in teaching and runs Skulpting Skool 101 a hands on anterior and posterior composite workshop.
Since recording this podcast, I have indeed signed up for Kois myself and am heading over in December for the first 2 modules.
If you have friends, classmates and colleagues who you think would get value from these interviews please be sure to pass them along. If you’re a long time listener is you could rate and leave a review for the show on iTunes that would be amazing as well.
Dr. Clarence Tam Details:
https://www.facebook.com/DrClarenceTam/
https://www.clarencetam.co.nz/
Sponsor Details:
Henry Schein Halas: https://henryschein.com.au
Dr Clarence Tam teamed up with Hu-Friedy to bring you the Skool Toolz kit, high quality XTS composite instruments that won’t flake or discolour your restorations. Hu-Friedy XTS instruments are made from Immunity Steel for longer life with lightweight handles providing maximum comfort. For 15% off the Clarence Tam Skool Tools Kit, call the friendly team at Henry Schein on 1300 65 88 22 and use the code CLARENCE to receive 15% off. That’s 1300 65 88 22 for 15% off.
Email: events@henryschein.com.au
Podcast Details
If you’ve been enjoying the Noobie Dentist podcast please be sure to rate us on iTunes and leave a review! If you have any feedback or questions or just want to get in touch you can find me on Instagram @noobiedentist
The NoobieDentist podcast is now available on Spotify, youtube, noobiedentist.com, apple podcast app, stitcher and any other podcast apps out there!
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@noobiedentist on Instagram
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Noobie Dentist Study Club on Facebook
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Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
In this week’s episode I had the great pleasure of interviewing Dr. Aniko Ball who is a dentist in Melbourne, Australia. After decades of working with chronic neck and back pain issues, Dr. Aniko got passionate about ergonomics and founded Optimum Dental Posture which is a course and seminar that she runs several time per year.
Optimum Dental Posture's mission is to reduce the incidence of occupational musculoskeletal disorders in dentistry and to send a message of hope to dentists for recovery and prevention of pain and discomfort. And she was super generous with her time and knowledge in this episode sharing a lot of valuable information about posture, ergonomics and dental loupes.
As always if you enjoy this episode please be sure to share it with your friends, classmates and colleagues. All links and information that we talk about in the interview can be found on the shownotes.
I hope you guys enjoy this episode!
About Dr. Ball:
https://optimumdentalposture.com
Dr Anikó Ball founded Optimum Dental Posture after recovering from decades of work related chronic pain practising as a dentist.
Worldwide research shows an alarming incidence of occupational musculoskeletal disorders in the dental profession. Dental ergonomic research has focused on the equipment and the surgery layout - the Outer Ergonomics, overlooking the importance of the operator's efficiency in posture and movement - the Inner Ergonomics.
Optimum Dental Posture specializes in the recovery and prevention of work related injuries in the dental profession by training clinicians in the Inner Ergonomic principles of the Alexander Technique in posture and movement.
Optimum Dental Posture's mission is to reduce the incidence of occupational musculoskeletal disorders in dentistry and to send a message of hope to dentists for recovery and prevention of pain and discomfort.
Links Discussed in the show:
In this video a neurologist explains the impact of the Alexander Technique on patient care:
The Active Rest Position
https://optimumdentalposture.com/activerest
Podcast Details
If you’ve been enjoying the Noobie Dentist podcast please be sure to rate us on iTunes and leave a review! If you have any feedback or questions or just want to get in touch you can find me on Instagram @noobiedentist
The NoobieDentist podcast is now available on Spotify, youtube, noobiedentist.com, apple podcast app, stitcher and any other podcast apps out there!
http://www.noobiedentist.com
@noobiedentist on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu90HU1-gBJK1Pkz61OQaQA
Noobie Dentist Study Club on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/noobiedentistSC/
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Monday Jul 08, 2019
In this week’s episode I sat down with US army veteran, host of the big things done podcast, founder of the dental app services, triathlete and D3 dental student at the University of Minnesota, Andrew Glover.
Andrew talks about his unconventional journey in to dental school and we spend a lot of time talking about some of the topics that I have become super passionate about over the past few years, entrepreneurship, habits and routines and triathlons among others. Andrew hosts the big things done podcast were he talks about leadership and accountability and discipline. He’s got one hell of a podcast voice that really puts my mumbling and stuttering self to shame.
As always I just wanted to thank all you listeners out there, the podcast has been exploding in popularity over the past couple months with a global audience and I am very excited to announce some upcoming sponsors for the show which will really help me improve the quality and value of the podcasts that I can deliver to you guys. A lot of great guests and interviews lined up over the next few months so I am really excited about the direction that the podcast is heading and it’s all thanks to you guys.
If you have friends, classmates and colleagues who you think would get value from these interviews please be sure to pass them along. If you’re a long time listener is you could rate and leave a review for the show on iTunes that would be amazing as well.
I hope you guys enjoy this interview with Andrew Glover, certainly one that I really enjoyed!
Andrew's Details
Instagram: @ag_glover
Podcast: https://bigthingsdonepodcast.com/
Podcast Details
If you’ve been enjoying the Noobie Dentist podcast please be sure to rate us on iTunes and leave a review! If you have any feedback or questions or just want to get in touch you can find me on Instagram @noobiedentist
The NoobieDentist podcast is now available on Spotify, youtube, noobiedentist.com, apple podcast app, stitcher and any other podcast apps out there!
http://www.noobiedentist.com
@noobiedentist on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu90HU1-gBJK1Pkz61OQaQA
Noobie Dentist Study Club on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/noobiedentistSC/
Wednesday Jul 03, 2019
Wednesday Jul 03, 2019
After a very popular first interview that became the most downloaded episodes of the podcast, I am very excited to have Dr. Davey Alleman on for another 2 episode. Davey is just a wealth of information and really enjoys sharing it. I do my best to keep up and it’s interviews like this that really can change how you practice day to day dentistry. In the last 7-8 months since our first interview (Episode 30 of the Noobie Dentist Podcast), the information and techniques I learned from Davey have really elevated my restorative dentistry skills and techniques. I am sure that you guys will learn a few things as well and I hope that it can impact your thought process and even clinical practice as much as it did for me.
Follow Dr. Davey Alleman on Instagram: @davey_alleman_dmd
I have attached some links for download of a couple of recommended papers from Dr. Alleman on my website in the show notes for this episode: https://noobiedentist.com/podcast/
The course that Dr. Alleman highly recommends is: https://www.biomimeticdentistryce.com/
Podcast Details:
If you’ve been enjoying the Noobie Dentist podcast please be sure to rate us on iTunes and leave a review! If you have any feedback or questions or just want to get in touch you can find me on Instagram @noobiedentist
The NoobieDentist podcast is now available on Spotify, youtube, noobiedentist.com, apple podcast app, stitcher and any other podcast apps out there!
http://www.noobiedentist.com
@noobiedentist on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu90HU1-gBJK1Pkz61OQaQA
Noobie Dentist Study Club on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/noobiedentistSC/
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
After a very popular first interview that became the most downloaded episodes of the podcast, I am very excited to have Dr. Davey Alleman on for another 2 episode. Davey is just a wealth of information and really enjoys sharing it. I do my best to keep up and it’s interviews like this that really can change how you practice day to day dentistry. In the last 7-8 months since our first interview (Episode 30 of the Noobie Dentist Podcast), the information and techniques I learned from Davey have really elevated my restorative dentistry skills and techniques. I am sure that you guys will learn a few things as well and I hope that it can impact your thought process and even clinical practice as much as it did for me.
Follow Dr. Davey Alleman on Instagram: @davey_alleman_dmd
I have attached some links for download of a couple of recommended papers from Dr. Alleman on my website in the show notes for this episode: https://noobiedentist.com/podcast/
Podcast Details:
If you’ve been enjoying the Noobie Dentist podcast please be sure to rate us on iTunes and leave a review! If you have any feedback or questions or just want to get in touch you can find me on Instagram @noobiedentist
The NoobieDentist podcast is now available on Spotify, youtube, noobiedentist.com, apple podcast app, stitcher and any other podcast apps out there!
http://www.noobiedentist.com
@noobiedentist on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu90HU1-gBJK1Pkz61OQaQA
Noobie Dentist Study Club on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/noobiedentistSC/
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Welcome back to episode 43 of the Noobie Dentist Podcast. In this great episode I sat down with Dr. Aodhan Docherty who is a university of Sydney graduate who has invested heavily into continuing professional development and is a practice owner. In this episode we dive into his early days in private practice and how he made the most out of not having full books at the start of this career. We also dive in the importance ongoing learning and finding good structured programs and much more.
I also want to give a big thank you to the listeners of the podcast, the listener base and download numbers are increasing month after month and it is an absolute pleasure to be able to produce content that you guys find value in.
Links:
Dr. Aodhan’s Instagram: @dr.aodhan
University of Sydney Implant Program: https://sydney.edu.au/courses/courses/pc/graduate-diploma-in-clinical-dentistry-oral-implants.html
Kois: https://www.koiscenter.com/courses/
Podcast Details:
If you’ve been enjoying the Noobie Dentist podcast please be sure to rate us on iTunes and leave a review! If you have any feedback or questions or just want to get in touch you can find me on Instagram @noobiedentist
The NoobieDentist podcast is now available on Spotify, youtube, noobiedentist.com, apple podcast app, stitcher and any other podcast apps out there!
@noobiedentist on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu90HU1-gBJK1Pkz61OQaQA
Noobie Dentist Study Club on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/noobiedentistSC/
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Monday Jun 10, 2019
I have a great line up of amazing interviews coming up over the next weeks with great young dentists from around the world. In this episode I sat down with my friend Dr. Sunny Virdi out of Winnipeg Manitoba. Sunny is quite active on the dental Instagram community and I am a big fan of his progression and the quality of restorative work that he is producing. Sunny has been working in private practice for a few years and has recently partnered up to purchase a dental practice in downtown Winnipeg. In this episode we dive into the his journey from dental school to practice ownership, talk about how Instagram has played a pivotal role in our dental careers so far and his goals and plans for the future.
You can find Dr. Sunny Virdi and his amazing work on Instagram:
@dmdsunny
@cityplacedental
Podcast Details:
If you’ve been enjoying the Noobie Dentist podcast please be sure to rate us on iTunes and leave a review! If you have any feedback or questions or just want to get in touch you can find me on Instagram @noobiedentist
The NoobieDentist podcast is now available on Spotify, youtube, noobiedentist.com, apple podcast app, stitcher and any other podcast apps out there!
@noobiedentist on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu90HU1-gBJK1Pkz61OQaQA
Noobie Dentist Study Club on Facebook
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
Welcome to a rebroadcast of one of the most downloaded episodes of the Noobie Dentist podcast with Dr. Bruce Freeman. This episode, originally released on March 5, 2018, quickly became the most downloaded episode and served as a tipping point for the podcast. Beyond download numbers and podcast growth, it allowed me to connect with Dr. Freeman and he has become a great friend and mentor. As it is graduation season in North America and a lot of the listeners are based in the United States and Canada, we thought that it would be a great opportunity to rebroadcast this episode as so many of its lessons and themes are directly applicable to the new grads entering the profession.
Dr. Freeman has certainly remained active since the airing of the original interview. He has been busy travelling all across the country lecturing on patient experience, continuing his work with the oro-facial pain clinic in Toronto and has just earned his yoga instructors credentials and is hoping to use yoga, breathing and mindfulness exercises to help dentists improve their mental health.
Dr. Freeman can be found:
Instagram: @drbvf
Original Show Notes (episode 14):
A special 2 part series with Dr. Bruce V Freeman (@drbvf)! Dr. Bruce Freeman is a well renowned and respected orthodontist in Toronto who works in private practice and one of the top teaching hospitals in Canada where he focuses on oro-facial pain and TMD! He has become a mentor and someone who I often turn to for advice! Outside of dentistry, Dr. Freeman is an avid chef and likes experimenting with various recipes baking with grass fed butter! This 2 part series is special for me as it marks the first podcasts that I recorded in person with the guest.
In part 1 of this 2 part series, we focus on life outside of dentistry talking about various topics including finding a good work life balance, dealing with the ups and downs of being a dentist, burnout and a recurring topic on the noobiedentist podcast; side hustles!
As I’ve often mentioned in my podcasts, I’m a big fan of the long form interviews such as the ones done by Tim Ferriss and so this 2 part series is an exciting one for me! I hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I did recording them with Dr. Freeman!
To support the podcast please subscribe and be sure to rate the show! It really helps the NoobieDentist Podcast grow. Like and Follow on Instagram (@noobiedentist), please DM me for any suggestions about the show or if you are interested in coming on as a guest!!
Thanks for listening,
Omid Azami DDS
Monday May 20, 2019
Monday May 20, 2019
NDP Episode 40: From Associate to Practice Owner with Dr. Daniel Miller
Welcome back for another episode of the Noobie Dentist Podcast. In this week’s episode I sat down with Dr. Dan Miller out of Charlotte, North Carolina. Dan graduated from SUNY at Buffalo school of dentistry in 2015 prior to complete an AEGD residency. After working as an associate dentist for just over 2 years Dan recently purchased a practice in Charlotte, North Carolina. I have been lucky enough to connect with Dan over Instagram over the past couple of years and he has been a great mentor and friend, always willing to pass on tips and wisdom to help me improve as a clinician. In this podcast we talk about the importance of CE in today’s competitive market place, the importance of dental photography and how to implement it into your day to day practice as well what it has been like to transition from being an associate dentist into practice ownership. I enjoyed our chat and I hope you guys enjoy this interview as well.
Instagram: @dandds587
Podcast Details
If you’ve been enjoying the Noobie Dentist podcast please be sure to rate us on iTunes and leave a review! If you have any feedback or questions or just want to get in touch you can find me on Instagram @noobiedentist
The NoobieDentist podcast is now available on Spotify, youtube, noobiedentist.com, apple podcast app, stitcher and any other podcast apps out there!
@noobiedentist on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu90HU1-gBJK1Pkz61OQaQA
Noobie Dentist Study Club on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/noobiedentistSC/