Podcast Episodes

Do’s and Don’ts of Aligners [STRAIGHTPRIL] – PDP071

We wrap up STRAIGHTPRIL with a HUGE one – what makes aligners predictable? How can we make aligner treatment protocols efficient starting right from …

5 years, 1 month ago

Elastics for Invisalign – The Long and Short of it [STRAIGHTPRIL] – PDP070

As you get more experienced with clear aligner therapy you learn a universal truth about those pesky lateral incisors that will refuse to extrude! I …

5 years, 1 month ago

NHS vs Private Dentistry – Can you be Comprehensive? – IC012

Is it possible to be a Comprehensive Dentist on the NHS? How did Dr Devang Patel rise within NHS Dentistry to provide high level, complex care to his…

5 years, 1 month ago

Retention Protocols with an Orthodontist [STRAIGHTPRIL] – PDP069

Our views on Retention have changed over the decades – it is now regarded as a lifetime commitment and Dentist are getting good at letting patients k…

5 years, 1 month ago

How to get Perfect Line Angles for Composite Veneers – GF007

When it comes to direct composite restorations, shape is more important than shade. Mastering primary anatomy with well defined line angles is the di…

5 years, 1 month ago

GDP Alignment vs Specialist Orthodontics [STRAIGHTPRIL] – PDP068

How does Orthodontist Mandeep Gosal feel about GDP ‘Alignment Only Orthodontics’ – in this hilarious episode (where I compared Orthodontists to build…

5 years, 1 month ago

General Dentists Doing Orthodontics [STRAIGHTPRIL] – PDP067

We don’t refer all our extractions, root canals and crowns – then surely there is a role of GDPs to carry out Orthodontics? In the last 10 years we h…

5 years, 1 month ago

Philosophy of Functional Occlusion with Riaz Yar – PDP066

Canine guidance is overrated. Read that again. Crazy, I know. In this episode, one of my mentors Dr Riaz Yar explains the rationale of a functional o…

5 years, 2 months ago

‘Which Dental Camera Should I Buy’? – GF006

This is THE most common question I get – ‘Jaz, can you just tell me which camera to buy for dental photography, I am so confused!’

I’m no mug when it…

5 years, 2 months ago

‘I don’t like my Veneers anymore’ – GF005

You place some veneers and your patient leaves in tears of joy. Imagine getting a letter a few weeks later to tell you that the patient now HATES her…

5 years, 2 months ago