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Australia's Dental License ChangesShould experience count as much as where you earned your degree?Australia's regulators...
10/16/2026

Australia's Dental License Changes

Should experience count as much as where you earned your degree?

Australia's regulators opened consultation on a new registration standard for experienced internationally qualified dentists, weighing registration history and years of practice, not just the school on the diploma. Some argue it could ease access to care. The Australian Dental Association counters that the real problem is distribution, not numbers, and has raised patient-safety concerns.

Implementation is paused for now, and U.S. degrees aren't on the recognized list.

👉 https://www.dentaltown.com/magazine/article/10082/australias-dental-license-changes

💬 Should verified experience open doors to licensure abroad?

10/16/2026

Episode #1743 : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran, Howard sits down with the leadership behind DOCS Education — Dr. Michael Silverman, co-founder and President, and Dr. Anthony F**k, Dean of Faculty.

Between them, they’ve taught over 40,000 dental professionals how to safely implement sedation and treat the high-anxiety patients most practices never reach. Add four decades of clinical experience, advocacy before state dental boards, and a passion for practice building — and this one covers a lot of ground.

🎧 A must-listen on sedation dentistry, patient safety, access to care, and reaching the patients who’ve been avoiding the chair for years.

Dentist Su***de: Is Dentistry Really the Cause?It's one of the most-discussed topics on the Dentaltown message boards, a...
10/15/2026

Dentist Su***de: Is Dentistry Really the Cause?

It's one of the most-discussed topics on the Dentaltown message boards, and one of the most misunderstood.

A 2025 JADA study found su***de accounted for about twice the expected share of deaths among U.S. dentists. But that figure isn't an annual rate, and CDC data don't support the claim that dentistry has the highest su***de rate of any profession. Research points to converging factors: mental and physical health, life circumstances, occupational stress and access to lethal means.

If you or a colleague is struggling, call or text 988.

👉 https://www.dentaltown.com/magazine/article/10081/dentist-su***de-is-dentistry-really-the-cause

💬 What would help dentists feel safer seeking support?

10/14/2026

Episode #1742 : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran, Howard sits down with Tobi Bosede — AI and machine learning leader, founder & CEO of DentalFynd, and founder of People of Color in Dental.

Before dentistry, she built production AI systems for Fortune 500 companies that generated billions in revenue and multiple patents. Now she’s tackling the biggest AI question in dentistry right now: where does it actually create an advantage, and where is it just a label everyone’s slapping on things?

From GEO (the new AI-driven SEO — patients searching for dentists in ChatGPT instead of Google), to patented AI quality scoring, to whether AI will ever outsmart the humans who built it — this one goes deep.
🎧 Essential listening for any dentist trying to separate real AI value from the hype.

From Treatment Plan to Payment PlanPatient financing used to be a back-office billing option. Now it's one of the bigges...
10/14/2026

From Treatment Plan to Payment Plan

Patient financing used to be a back-office billing option. Now it's one of the biggest drivers of whether patients say yes to treatment.

When a large treatment cost is presented as a predictable monthly payment, acceptance rises roughly 20% to 50%, depending on the case and the patient. Financing shifts the question from "Can I afford this today?" to "Can I manage this monthly?" And timing in the operatory often matters more than the interest rate.

The article also cautions practices to keep long-term repayment in mind.

👉 https://www.dentaltown.com/magazine/article/10080/from-treatment-plan-to-payment-plan

💬 When do you introduce financing options with patients?

Townie Casefile: When Patchwork Is the Right AnswerA patient had recurrent decay under a ceramic crown on #30 but could...
10/13/2026

Townie Casefile: When Patchwork Is the Right Answer

A patient had recurrent decay under a ceramic crown on #30 but couldn't afford a replacement. The goal: stop the decay.

Dr. Marshall Clarke chose a distal-occlusal-buccal amalgam repair, using a matrix band and wedge to keep the material from extruding through the open margin. Eight years later, the recall film shows the amalgam intact, margins sealed and no recurrent caries. The crown replacement is now elective, not urgent.

Townies also debated resin and glass ionomer alternatives.

👉 https://www.dentaltown.com/magazine/article/10091/townie-casefile-when-patchwork-is-the-right-answer

10/12/2026

Episode #1741 : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran, Howard sits down with brothers Jordon and Justin Comstock to talk about one of the biggest shifts happening in dental economics: recurring revenue.

Most practices start every single month at $0 in collections. Jordon, founder and CEO of BoomCloud, makes the case that in-house membership plans change that math entirely — reducing PPO dependence, boosting retention and case acceptance, and getting practices paid before the doors even open.

🎧 A smart conversation on the “PPO tax,” membership plans, and building a more predictable practice.

Howard Speaks: The Denied DollarOne insurer's federal transparency report showed roughly 29.8% of in-network dental clai...
10/12/2026

Howard Speaks: The Denied Dollar

One insurer's federal transparency report showed roughly 29.8% of in-network dental claims denied. That sounds alarming, but Dr. Howard Farran says the denial count isn't the number that matters most.

"Denial" covers everything from billing errors to annual maximums. And while thousands of claims were resubmitted, only 25 went to formal appeal. Dr. Farran argues practices should track where every denied dollar ends up: paid, billed to the patient or written off.

Coverage isn't diagnosis, and patients need to hear that.

👉 https://www.dentaltown.com/magazine/article/10083/howard-speaks-the-denied-dollar

The October Issue of Dentaltown Is Live!Our newest issue is packed with insights you can bring straight into your practi...
10/09/2026

The October Issue of Dentaltown Is Live!

Our newest issue is packed with insights you can bring straight into your practice this month.

Dr. Howard Farran digs into what really happens to denied insurance dollars. A Townie casefile makes the case for a well-placed amalgam repair. Drs. N. Cory Glenn and Daniel Domingue walk through a root-indexed guided surgery technique, and Dr. George Hariri explains why burnout isn't a reason to sell.

Plus, our special New Grad section answers the biggest questions new dentists face.

👉 https://www.dentaltown.com/magazine/issue/685/october-2026

What a conversation! Thank you to Rob Gershon, CEO of Convergent Dental, for joining me on Dentistry Uncensored. Rob has...
10/08/2026

What a conversation! Thank you to Rob Gershon, CEO of Convergent Dental, for joining me on Dentistry Uncensored. Rob has spent more than 30 years in healthcare and medical technology, and he brought great insight into why some technologies transform an entire industry while others never catch on.

We talked about the future of lasers in dentistry, what Solea means for needle-free patient care, how to judge whether new technology will actually pay off, and what dentists should be paying attention to right now. Rob reminded me that manufacturers don’t lead revolutions; frontline doctors do.

Stay tuned. This episode is coming soon, and you won’t want to miss it!

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