Working Interferences Dental Podcast

In an almost post-coital glow, the Working Interferences are back to revel in the glory that was Michael Apa. 

 

After a brief discussion of Dr. Apa’s work attire, Josh and Lance jump into advice starting with “Methed Out In Marshall.”  They wanted to know about consent and when a certain shoot from the hip dentist should get it.  Lance and Josh are on the same page…agreeing that maybe we should ask our patients if its okay to do stuff before we do it.  Just a thought. 

 

Second question comes from listener Austin who has an assistant that shits on his treatment plans after he leaves the room.  What to do about it?  Reference 80’s and 90’s movies of course. 

 

Our Reddit question comes from a crazed hypochondriac who thinks literally everything is going to kill her.  Don’t worry….your blood pressure will take care of that slowly over time, lady.  

Are you freaking kidding me?  We have like a real life FAMOUS dentist guest on the show today.  Dr. Michael Apa joins us to regale us of tales of treating the rich and powerful. 

 

Advice starts this week about a patient complaining about veneers being too white.  Should he do them over again for free?  What do you think Apa says about that? 

 

Second, we get in to anesthesia for cosmetic cases.  Who do you think might have a tip for that?  Hmmm…maybe Apa?

 

Reddit gets a little nuts this week with a shaky tooth boy and a yucky yucky tonsil stoned freak.  Enjoy!!!

 

 

Are you down to clown this Sucktember?  Celebrate Lance’s greatest victory as the boys chat about the euphoria of ANOTHER Seattle Storm WNBA Championship! 

 

Advice starts this week with a question about career alternatives outside of dentistry.  The boys try to come up with their choicest gigs and realize they’ve wasted their lives. 

 

Second question involves around gold foils and doing them for fun.  Lance and Josh are true dental nerds and the thought of this is too nerdy for even them. 

 

Our Reddit question this week involves some good ol’ fashioned breast rubbing by an assistant.  Yikes!!!!  

More WI.  Josh and Lance start Sucktember with a bang.  After the concert weekend reviews, the questions begin.

First up, are shorts ok in the dental office?  Hot pants going too far?

Next, best exercise for a dentist to avoid back pain?  Pizza night with patients going too far?

Finally, reddit!  How long does it take to make a flipper?  Same day?  Two weeks?  Is $300 crazy/outrageous?

WI return!  After both Josh and Lance have technical issues, this week SEEMS back to normal.  No gerbils were harmed this week.

Question 1 is about office attire.  Do YOU wear a white coat?  Tie?  Tassels?

#2 is about birthdays in the office.  Is spanking legal THEN?

Finally, reddit!  What do you do if you find out your dentist was arrested for PRETENDING to be a dentist?

Josh is back with Lance this week and the Interferences are whole again.  The show starts with a taste test of the hot, new Dentsply Sirona potato chips.  I hope you like listening to people eat, because you are about to get about 12 minutes of it. 

 

Advice starts with a conflict between families in Hawaii that could lead to an interesting cage match. 

 

A dentist asks if he should hook a patient up with Smile Direct Club.  What do you think our thoughts on that are?  Eat shit, SDC.  Choke on a bag of dicks. 

 

We have a Reddit question from someone who SHOULD NOT BE ON REDDIT.  Apologies for the tech difficulties this week.  Mercury was in retrograde.  

Is it a bonus episode if it is simply late?  Josh skips this week, so Clint is back!  Lance and Clint were going to a Wheeler Walker Jr concert and decided to "drop some wisdom".

Question one is less of a question and more of a commentary about a recent dumpster fire on Facebook.  I will never look at pizza the same way again.....

Question 2 deals with attempted suicide.  Does an attempt affect you as an employer and employment termination?

And Reddit!  Another BJ one.  Does oral sex cause tooth loss?  Might need a "double blind study"......

Tag team, back again….Josh and Lance return for more advice.  Lance regales us with tale of Rivers Cuomo’s cut, stone hewn body and an amazing concert experience.  The Subreddit of the Week this week is r/Barkour and it is AMAZING! 

 

Advice starts this week with a question from Andy about how to deal with awkward conversations with dental assistants asking for a raise.  Farts are always a way out.  Look!!!! Jimmy Buffet! 

 

Next, Zach tells us a story about a denture with a gold tooth that goes awry.  Anyone know a metallurgist? 

 

Finally, our Reddit question this week comes from a snarky dental student who has an airway problem but doesn’t want to admit it.  Admitting it is the first step to healing.  

Back to a two man show this week as Josh and Lance open up for some hot and sexy Centric Relation talk.  You don’t even wanna know how much Lance romances the mandible. 

Our first advice question this week absolutely stumps the interferences as they are clueless about the Shiggy Challenge…or the Kiki Challenge…or the In My Feelings Challenge….or the In My Fillings Challenge.  Listening to them trying to figure it out is like listening to two monkeys trying to mount a cast on an articulator. 

The next question involves dentists selling MLM crap.  Have you heard the good news about Advocare? 

Finally, our Reddit question this week has Josh and Lance delving into why dental schools are run like $400,000 dumpster fires.  Wakanda Forever!

WI return.  Rob Ritter joins us to discus shark week and regale us with many tales of his battles with sharks.  Lance shares why he no longer dives, but Josh is just being a periodontist.

This week is ALL reddit!  First question is regarding the brown discoloration of a night guard, every morning upon waking.  What are you EATING?

Question two is about a patient that didn't trust their dentist and shopped around for two months for resolution. Have you ever had a patient demand you take another impression?  So... I'm NOT the only one with crazy patients?

Question 3, a patient had root canal therapy without informed consent.  Is that a pretty standard procedure?