Hotel Calcified

May 09 2024
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Two endodontists and a general practitioner with a practice limited to endodontics and oral and facial pain discuss, with humor and a clinical viewpoint, all things dental and endodontic. 

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Reflections from the AAE 2024: What We Took Back to the Office Monday Morning

May 09 2024 81 mins  
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Schackleton, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss what they learned, saw and took back to the operatory from the AAE 2024 held in April in Los Angeles. Topics include resorption, lasers, equipment purchases, clinical technique advances among others.

The Language We Use With Patients & Knowing When to Sedate

Apr 14 2024 76 mins  
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Rich Mounce discuss the language we use with patients, how to communicate key dental and endodontic concepts, and when sedation is necessary versus simply using local anesthetic.

Root Canal Does Not Equal RIP & Optimal Endodontic Learning Strategies

Mar 14 2024 80 mins  
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton and Dr. Richard Mounce discuss the movie Root Cause, Biologic Dentistry, Nico Lesions in the first part of the podcast and how best to learn endodontic clinical techniques in the second part.

Single Visit Endodontics: When, Why, How

Feb 15 2024 73 mins  
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Richard Mounce discuss single versus multiple visit endodontic treatment. Included in the conversation is a discussion of the rationale for single versus multiple visits, decision making, iatrogenic potential and outcomes.

Antibiotics: Medications with Consequences

Feb 15 2024 67 mins  
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Richard Mounce discuss the use of antibiotics in endodontics. Included in the conversation is a discussion of the distinction between inflammation and infection as well as indications and contraindications for antibiotic usage.

Part 2 of 2: Endodontic Pre and Post Operative Pain: A Clinicians Perspective

Jan 12 2024 56 mins  
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Rich Mounce, discuss pre and post operative endodontic pain management.

Part 1 of 2: Endodontic Pre and Post Operative Pain: A Clinicians Perspective

Jan 12 2024 46 mins  
Dr. Joel Fransen, Dr. Tom Shackleton, and Dr. Rich Mounce, discuss pre and post operative endodontic pain management.

Practice Does Not Make Perfect: Part 4 of 4, A Discussion of Dental Malpractice From a Clinicians Perspective

Dec 11 2023 28 mins  
Dr. Tom Shackleton (Calgary, Alberta), Dr. Joel Fransen (Vancouver, Canada) and Dr. Richard Mounce (Alaska, USA) continue with part 4 of a 4 part discussion of how to minimize the risk of dental malpractice claims.

Practice Does Not Make Perfect: Part 3 of 4, A Discussion of Dental Malpractice From a Clinicians Perspective

Dec 11 2023 29 mins  
Dr. Tom Shackleton (Calgary, Alberta), Dr. Joel Fransen (Vancouver, Canada) and Dr. Richard Mounce (Alaska, USA) continue with part 3 a 4 part discussion of how to minimize the risk of dental malpractice claims.

Practice Does Not Make Perfect: Part 2 of 4, A Discussion of Dental Malpractice From a Clinicians Perspective

Dec 11 2023 28 mins  
Dr. Tom Shackleton (Calgary, Alberta), Dr. Joel Fransen (Vancouver, Canada) and Dr. Richard Mounce (Alaska, USA) continue with part 2 a 4 part discussion of how to minimize the risk of dental malpractice claims.