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Change is inevitable. It is scary. It is necessary. Excited to see what happens next.
10/10/2026

Change is inevitable. It is scary. It is necessary. Excited to see what happens next.

Join me October 29th for a evening of fun and great conversation around Inclusion and the role dental providers can play...
10/02/2026

Join me October 29th for a evening of fun and great conversation around Inclusion and the role dental providers can play in making going to the dentist more sensory friendly and a better experience for everyone.

10/02/2026

Dentists know the 5 senses. But there are 3 more that can shape how patients experience dental care.

Thank you, Dr. Jacob Dent, for sharing this helpful tip on dental anxiety, sensory needs, and better patient care.

🎧 Listen to the full Thriving Dentist Podcast episode: https://go.thrivingdentistshow.com/EP-768

And if practice growth is on your mind, our team also offers a Complimentary Marketing Strategy Meeting.
https://www.thrivingdentist.com/msm/

is a wrap. Thank you NuSmile Mike for the opportunity to come speak and share my passion with such an awesome communi...
09/19/2026

is a wrap. Thank you NuSmile Mike for the opportunity to come speak and share my passion with such an awesome community of pediatric dentists. The The Meritage Resort and Spa was amazing and getting to share it with my beautiful wife Jennifer Dent made the entire experience a core memory.

After 17hrs of travel, 1 broke airplane, 6hrs of layovers in the airports, and a 2+hr car ride to go 60 miles we have ma...
09/18/2026

After 17hrs of travel, 1 broke airplane, 6hrs of layovers in the airports, and a 2+hr car ride to go 60 miles we have made it to one of if not the best conference I have had the honor of speaking at. Last nights dinner and w**e in the w**e cave, this mornings coffee and sunrise on the balcony with Jennifer Dent and a full day of amazing speakers and fun.

September is just about here and with it comes a new round of speaking engagements. Can’t wait to go to in Napa, Ca. ...
08/30/2026

September is just about here and with it comes a new round of speaking engagements. Can’t wait to go to in Napa, Ca. Speaking with pediatric dentists about improving the dental experience for and patients across their lifetime is a big topic and **ecountry is a great place to have this talk

Sensory Overload - Now available for international viewing with Kanopy a library based streaming service.Occupational Th...
08/27/2026

Sensory Overload - Now available for international viewing with Kanopy a library based streaming service.

Occupational Therapy in the media. Watch Dr. Virginia Spielmann, Lola Dada Olley in this award winning documentary from VOX Media.

Nearly 20% of the world is believed to be neurodistinct. And yet, for so many, neurodivergence is still seen as negative, and sensory sensitivities are seen as strange—perceptions based in outdated stereotypes and a fundamental lack of understanding of what these things mean, and the spectrum of how they can manifest. It’s about time to shift those perceptions.

The groundbreaking documentary, SENSORY OVERLOAD, aims to do exactly that, helping to rewrite the narrative around neurodivergence and sensory sensitivity by telling the true stories of individuals who prove that these aren’t deficiencies—they’re just differences. The film follows Dr. Jacob Dent, a dentist and father who pivoted his practice to focus on sensory sensitive care after his son was identified . It also features Lola Dada-Olley, a mother adapting to the needs and preferences of her two neurodivergent children. Finally, it tells the story of Burnett Au, a young autistic adult who has struggled for years to find a work environment with sensory sensitive conditions and openness to neurodivergence.

Filmed over the course of a year, the film weaves the stories of our heroes together with voices from experts and advocates in neurodivergence, healthcare, and policy, like Dr Virginia Spielmann and Jonathan Martinez. It follows each of our heroes as they navigate the ups and downs of their everyday lives in a world that wasn’t designed for neurodiversity. We’ll watch them encounter very real hurdles—prejudice from strangers, workplace difficulties, interpersonal mismatches, and lack of access to medical care—with resolve, resilience, and an eye towards the ways things can and should change. Through their stories, viewers will gain a better understanding of how all brains function. We’ll witness the ways neurodiversity can be a superpower, how it exists on a spectrum that touches so many of us, and how a deeper understanding of neurodiversity can help to create a more inclusive—and wonderfully sensitive—world for everyone. This isn’t just a film about the neurodivergent spectrum, it’s about the spectrum of human experience.

Produced by the team at Vox, Presented by Haleon and Sensodyne US, Directed by the amazing Kiana Moore. 📺 Streaming alongside our debut on Hulu. Also sponsored by KultureCity

(2025, 56min, VOX Media)
Closed captions available
https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/justwatch-15480466?utm_source=justwatch

08/25/2026

Investing in a formalized Caregiver
Desensitization and Specialized Tool Supply Program like Dental Desensitization Systems, transforms child and adult IDD oral hygiene from a reactive crisis-intervention model to a proactive prevention model.

The current "neglect-then-emergency" cycle of IDD dental care especially for adults is incredibly expensive.

Government programs would save an estimated $1.1 billion to $2.5 billion yearly if 50% of adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) no longer required general anesthesia (GA) or deep sedation for dental procedures.

Because dental procedures are categorized as elective, hospitals allocate very little OR time to dentists. In many states, the waitlist for an adult with IDD to get a single sedated dental cleaning or extraction ranges from 1 to 3+ years.

The current approach to oral health care for children and adults with IDD is broken and ineffective.

Desensitization and Caregiver training are the only long term solutions that are sustainable to ensure every person with IDD remains healthy and sustains lifelong quality dental care.

*Please Share so every insurance and lawmaker can understand the importance and value of this program so we can move the needle and make a difference*

That’s a wrap. Thank you to everyone who came to my classes today at the Gulf Coast Dental Conference. I had a blast. ...
07/11/2026

That’s a wrap. Thank you to everyone who came to my classes today at the Gulf Coast Dental Conference. I had a blast. Thank you to all of my sponsors for your continued support. It means the world to me. .professional.us .ai

Heading to tomorrow for the Gulf Coast Dental Conference. I will be speaking all day Friday. Come learn, enjoy the b...
07/08/2026

Heading to tomorrow for the Gulf Coast Dental Conference. I will be speaking all day Friday. Come learn, enjoy the beach, and check out the suit.

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4750 Nelson Road
Lake Charles, LA
70605

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Monday 8am - 3pm
Tuesday 8am - 3pm
Wednesday 8am - 3pm
Thursday 8am - 3pm

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