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15/10/2026

How do you get an intraoral scan right first time?

Check the margins before the scan leaves the chair, and get your lab to check them too. Dental technician Alan Smyth of Precision Dental Studio and Dr Manrina Rhode share how they get digital impressions for veneers right first time.

Alan's rule: if you can't see the margin on the scan, your lab can't see it either. In colour, the margin fades from pink to purple to brown to grey. Switch your scanner to the monochrome view and the contrast between margin and gum comes straight through.

Manrina's workflow: once she's prepped and scanned, her team messages the lab and the lab checks every margin while she and the patient wait five minutes. The temporaries only go on once the lab replies "all good".

No more finding out a week later that the impression wasn't good enough and rebooking the patient.

From "Dentist and Technician, One Smile" at the Dentistry Show 2026.
Full talk on our YouTube this weekend.

Save this for your next scan, and send it to the technician you work with.

14/10/2026

Three talks at the Dentistry Show 2026: digital veneers with of Precision Dental Studio, a panel where we discussed standing out in a competitive market and my keynote lecture on AI in dentistry.

Thank you to everyone who came, it was a busy weekend and I can't wait to be back soon.

Full talks will be up on our Youtube over the next few weeks - Subscribe now so that you don't miss them! https://vist.ly/5nbbr

07/10/2026

Imagine booking a holiday and the travel agent spends ten minutes on the aeroplane.

You have told him what you want. Sun, sea, sand and a bit of sangria. Before he shows you the hotel, he would like to talk you through the aircraft.

You would be bored. You would not want to go anymore.

That, says Ashley Latter, is what a lot of dentists do. We talk about the aeroplane and never find out where the patient actually wants to go.

Manrina quotes this one constantly, and it comes from Episode 20 of Manrina's Mentorship Podcast with Ashley Latter, who has been teaching dentists to communicate for 28 years.

Be honest, do you talk about the aeroplane? Tell us in the comments.

Full episode on YouTube, https://vist.ly/5mcnd

06/10/2026

Patients do not say no to treatment. They say no to confusion.

Almost every time I hear "they didn't go ahead", what actually happened is the patient did not understand the choice they were being asked to make.

Fourth shift in the new book. Free to download here: https://vist.ly/5m6x6

29/09/2026

The discount happens in your head, before the patient has even answered.

You know the number. You know the work is worth it. And somewhere between thinking it and saying it, the figure gets smaller.

Ashley Latter has watched dentists do this for 28 years. One dentist on his course had been doing it for twelve years, discounting nearly $90,000 a year.
It added up to almost a million pounds' worth of goodwill - that no patient ever knew they had received.

Ashley Latter has taught communication to dentists for 28 years and joins Dr Manrina Rhode for Episode 20 of Manrina's Mentorship Podcast.

His answer is simple and hard. Be proud of your fees. Charge the correct fees. Do not discount.

Have you ever worked out what your discounting actually costs you? Drop it in the comments.

Full episode here: https://vist.ly/5k9wz

26/09/2026

The dentist who's known for everything,
Gets chosen for nothing.

The 3rd shift in my new free e-book,
Stop Convincing, Start Being Recommended.

If someone had to describe what you do in 5 words, could they?
Because if they can't.... they probably aren't recommending you either.
They don't know what to recommend you for.

If this resonates for you, you can read my new ebook here: https://vist.ly/5jxn9

AI isn't just changing how practices run, it's changing how patients say yes. 🦷✨Join us for our next Open Mic: Using AI ...
16/09/2026

AI isn't just changing how practices run, it's changing how patients say yes. 🦷✨

Join us for our next Open Mic: Using AI to Transform Case Acceptance with Jaz Khan, dental practice owner and Co-Founder of SmileViz.
Jaz will show us how AI-powered smile visualisation is transforming treatment conversations, helping patients actually see their outcome, build confidence, and say yes with certainty.

📅 Wednesday 23rd September 2026 at 7pm
Mentorship Members Only

27/08/2026

When should you hire your first employee? How do you know?

You should decide when to hire your first employee by asking yourself two simple questions. Firstly, can you keep up with the demand yourself? And secondly, if hiring went wrong, can you afford the worst case scenario?

On Episode 19 of Manrina's Mentorship playlist, Shaz Memon told us about hiring his first employee at 22. The first flag was when Shaz found himself falling behind deadlines, having received so much work he could no longer cope alone. But he was reluctant to take the leap.

That's when it's time to stop asking whether it will work, and ask what the worst case costs you.
The number is almost always smaller than the one in your head.

The method:
Monthly cost × the months it takes to know if they're any good.
Shaz Memon's first hire was part-time at £1,000 a month. He reckoned three months to know either way. Maximum downside: £3,000.

That's the entire decision.
When you know you can afford the worst case scenario, it's time to take the leap.

Full conversation with Shaz Memon on YouTube - Ep19 of Manrina's Mentorship Podcast.
https://vist.ly/5gb3f

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