The issue of hearing loss in the dental profession is a important topic.
In this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary invited his friend Dr. Sean Tomalty as a Guest to discuss the incidence and causes of hearing loss among Dentists and Team Members and what can be done to reduce the risk.
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Running time: 57:10In this interview Gary and Sean discuss;
- Sean’s observation of hearing loss with his Dentist Father and with the hearing loss among his Dad’s colleagues,
- the specific causes of Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) in the dental profession including the damaging decibel levels coming from high-speed handpieces and ultrasonic scalers,
- how Sean experimented with foam earplugs in dental school and the the challenges of this solution,
- his motivation for coming up with a better solution in the form of Denplugs,
- the importance of the acoustic filters in the Denplugs design,
- how Denplugs work via design and technology to protect your hearing yet still enable you to hear normal patient communication,
- how Dentists, Team Members and Patients can benefit from Denplugs and how this can be used as a practice-builder.
Hearing loss is one of the hidden occupational hazards in the dental profession and it is very cool that the topic is being addressed by creative and passionate people like Sean! You’ll enjoy this interview.
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Website for Gary’s New ‘Less Insurance Dependence’ podcast: www.lessinsurancedependence.com
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Sean’s website: www.denplugs.com
Gary Takacs
Gary became a successful practice owner by purchasing a fixer-upper practice and developing it into a world-class dental practice. He is passionate about sharing his hard-earned insights and experiences with dental practices across the globe. As a dental practice coach, Gary provides guidance for dental professionals on how to create a healthier practice style that lets them deliver excellent patient care while reducing depending on insurance.
More importantly, Gary’s insights are not just based on theory – as a co-owner of a dental practice, he has first-hand experience in making this transformation from a high-volume and low-fee insurance model to a fee-for-service approach that is more sustainable and promotes a patient-centric and financially healthy dental practice, and he is dedicated to sharing this knowledge with other dental practitioners via the popular Thriving Dentist Show!