The Dental Head Start Podcast
Latest Episodes
Mental Wellbeing Focus #3 – Left Handed Dentistry: The Side You Never Thought About with Dr Vishi Phoeung & Dr Owen Johnston
In todays episode I have a fireside chat with 2 dental school colleagues of mine whom we all share one common trait that is often not talked about enough in dentistry - being left handed. This episod
TIP #128 – Teeth, Tongues & Tonsils with Dr Shereen Lim
Hosted by Dr Erica Hwin Teeth, tongues, thumbs and tonsils. There are so many things to look out for in a growing child and it can be hard to know what requires intervention and whats a normal part o
TIP #127 – LA For Children with Dr Deborah Wong
Whether you love treating kids or not, as dentists, we play such a crucial role in shaping their attitude towards coming to the dentist and taking care of their oral health. Dentistry today is so diff
TIP #126 – The State of Saliva with Dr Samantha Byrne
Saliva or rather spit! Were told its important to test saliva at school but does knowledge about the patients saliva change the way the patient is treated? What can findings in our saliva cultures
TIP #125 – Childhood Bruxism: A Case Study with Dr Shereen Lim
As dentists, we are one of the very first people to be looking inside a child's mouth and picking up on potential signs that may be reflective of the way that they are sleeping, breathing, eating, gro
FEATURE #83 – The Reality of Dentistry Post-Graduation with Dr Cathleen Dong
There is so much stress and anxiety that comes with graduating and entering the real world of dentistry, and it's so easy to get swept up in it all. As new grads, at some point in our first few years
Mental Wellbeing Focus #2 – Overcoming Challenging Career Circumstances with Dr Martin Mendelson
In todays episode I chat with Dr Martin Mendelson, our second international guest on the DHS podcast from the USA, all about how to overcome challenging career circumstances. We also discuss the impo
TIP #124 – What is AI Machine Learning and its Future in Dentistry? with Dr Hanna Pethani
All this talk of AI machine learning, but what does this mean for dentistry? Am I going to be able to plug in a bitewing radiograph and the computer can tell me where the caries is for me? Join Dr Pet
Mental Wellbeing Focus #1 – Positive Psychology in Dentistry with Dr Mahrukh Khwaja
In todays episode I chat with Dr Mahrukh Khwaja about the how positive psychology can help us thrive in our dental careers. This is our first international guest on the DHS podcast all the way from U
TIP #123 – The Pigmented Lesion with Dr Michelle Kang
From learning all things oral pathology in school we learn to memorise specific pictures in textbooks that we spot in exams and go Yes! Ive seen this pathology before! however when it comes to actu