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The Dental Head Start Podcast
Last episode 15 August 2026. Still going.
The Dental Head Start podcast is made to help dental students become great dentists. You cant google the path to dental success, but you can learn from those already there. We interview dentists who have achieved what you’re striving for and get the story behind the struggles, the successes and the advice they want you to hear. Get the head start you need in your dental career.
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Episodes
- —Feature #103: The Final Year Nobody Talks About with Ahmed Issa on Becoming a Dentist15 August 2026 · 56:49
- —Feature #102 -Your First Dental Job Can Make or Break You with Dr Michael Filosi29 July 2026 · 1:11:17
- —The Unseen Curriculum: Formation Series #11 – Designing a Career Before Designing Smiles with Dr Christian Coachman8 July 2026 · 1:01:12 · Christian Coachman
- —The Journey behind the specialist #1: The Dark Days Behind Oral Surgery with Dr Thao Truong4 July 2026 · 56:14
- —The Unseen Curriculum: Formation Series #10 – The Cost of Clinical Excellence with Dr Karl Batorski26 June 2026 · 56:18
- —The Unseen Curriculum: Formation Series #9 – The reflection habit that separates good dentists from great ones with Dr Uday Sen17 June 2026 · 48:14
- —The Unseen Curriculum: Formation Series #8: Visibility without Distortion with Tye Bate4 June 2026 · 42:45
- —The Unseen curriculum: Formation Series #7 – High Standards Without Self-Punishment with Dr Sam Gidaro24 May 2026 · 48:28
- —The Unseen Curriculum: Formation series #6 – When ambition outpaces judgement with Dr Michael Frazis11 May 2026 · 1:06:47
- —Feature #101 – The journey behind the title with Dr Rand Younes1 May 2026 · 57:37
- —Feature #100: Mastering Patient Care & Expectations with Dr Sam Gidaro24 April 2026 · 1:08:27
- —The Unseen Curriculum: Formation Series #5 – The Multifaceted Clinician with Dr Waleed Arshad9 April 2026 · 56:41
- —The Unseen Curriculum: Formation Series #4 – Learning without ego with Dr Matt Hedge25 March 2026 · 50:07
- —Most played episode series #7 – Becoming confident and competent with Dr Maria Avis20 March 2026 · 58:52 · Erica Hwin
- —The Unseen Curriculum: Formation Series #2 – Rapid progress without being reckless with Drs Johan Weemaes and Greg Fine10 March 2026 · 41:52
- —Most played episode series #6 – The Cracked Tooth with Dr Michael Mandikos3 March 2026 · 17:21 · Erica Hwin, Michael Mandikos
- —The Unseen Curriculum #6 – the cost of becoming a dentist with Dr Michael Shambira24 February 2026 · 14:00
- —Feature #99 – Mastering General Dentistry: From mistakes to mentorship with Dr Julian Dantes17 February 2026 · 54:07
- —The Unseen Curriculum #5 – How to build mental resilience as a dental student with Dr Rebecca Smith22 December 2025 · 29:47
- —Most played episode series #5 – Upskilling & Critically Evaluating Yourself with Dr Andrew Cheng8 December 2025 · 30:06
- —Dental Business Head Start #4 – Inside the Legal Side of Practice Ownership with Dr Jesse Green17 November 2025 · 14:21 · Jesse Green
- —Most played episode series #4 – The Complete Guide to Predictable Dental Bonding Protocols with Dr Bez Shokouhi10 November 2025 · 35:34
- —The Unseen Curriculum #4 – The Mental Game Behind Clinical Confidence with Dr Aneet Gill4 November 2025
- —Feature 98# – Uni life: Beyond the grades with Michael Shambira28 October 2025 · 32:55
- —Dental Business Head Start #3 – What to look for when buyinh your first dental practice with Dr Jesse Green20 October 2025 · 50:03 · Jesse Green
- —Most played episode series #3 – Perspective and the Importance of Life Outside of Dentistry with Dr Sahil Soni14 October 2025 · 1:18:48
- —Dental Mentoring Series #7 – A Day In The Life Of A Graduate6 October 2025 · 24:21
- —The Unseen Curriculum #3 – How Dental Routines Build Exceptional Careers with Dr Patrick Lam29 September 2025 · 42:05
- —Dental Business Head Start #2 – How to Know When You’re Ready for Dental Practice Ownership with Dr Jesse Green22 September 2025 · 44:29 · Jesse Green
- —Dental Mentoring Series #6 – Beyond Basic Matrices: Elevating Your Restorative Game15 September 2025 · 24:07
- —Most played episode series #2 – Airway, Snoring and Sleep Apnoea with Dr David McIntosh9 September 2025 · 2:00:23
- —The Unseen Curriculum series #2: How to Lead When You Don’t Feel “Loud Enough” with Dr Zoe Watson1 September 2025 · 1:05:56
- —Dental Business Head Start #1: The Hidden Realities of Running a Dental Business with Dr Jesse Green25 August 2025 · 51:30 · Jesse Green
- —Dental Mentoring Series #5 – Poker Secrets That Will Transform Your Dental Career18 August 2025 · 19:23
- —The Unseen Curriculum series #1 – Navigating Dental School’s Hidden Lessons8 August 2025 · 53:17
- —Most played episodes series #1 – Endodontics and sharing knowledge with Dr Omar Ikram1 August 2025 · 1:17:28
- —Dental Mentoring Series #4 – Stop Wasting Money on CPD: Make Every Course Count1 August 2025 · 20:56
- —Tip #149 – The AI Dentist: Who Controls the Patient Journey? with Dr. Martin Gale3 July 2025 · 31:33
- —Tip #148 – Imaging: AI Revolutionizing Diagnosis and Image Recognition with Dr. Martin Gale30 June 2025 · 36:02
- —Dental Mentoring Series #3 – Why is it so expensive? Handling objections19 June 2025 · 30:00
- —Dental Mentoring Series #2 – Mastering Local Anaesthesia: Patient Comfort and Technique9 June 2025 · 19:31
- —Dental Mentoring Series #1 – Navigating Your Dental Career Success7 May 2025 · 20:40
- —Tip #147: Communication: Effective patient interaction for new graduates with Dr Peter Dayman10 April 2025 · 21:39
- —Tip #146 – Biomimetic Dentistry: Exploring Deep Margin Elevation and Immediate Dentine Sealing with Dr Aditya Sawant2 April 2025
- —Things I wish I knew focus series #2 – As a new student with Dr David Keir27 March 2025 · 20:01
- —Feature #97 – Communication: Confident and ethical patient interaction with Dr Peter Dayman7 March 2025 · 31:34
- —Tip #145 – Aging teeth and its implications for dental restorations with Dr Arosha Weerakoon27 February 2025
- —Feature #96 – Embracing Lifelong Learning: An Interview with Dentist, Researcher, and Educator – Dr. Arosha Weekaroon21 November 2024 · 25:56
- —FEATURE #95 – Planning Your Timeline: Career, Kids, Practice Ownership24 October 2024 · 36:12
- —Discoveries in Dental Focus #4 – Robot dentists are here!2 October 2024 · 9:09
- —OHT Pathways Focus #3 – Business ownership with Salik Faniad18 September 2024 · 35:11
- —Discoveries in Dental Focus #3 – The Pros and Cons of Using Silver Fluoride in Dentistry11 September 2024 · 12:59
- —Tip #145 [RE-RUN] – Empowering and educating parents on breathing and growth with Dr Shereen Lim4 September 2024 · 19:23
- —Things I wish I knew focus series #1 – As a new graduate with Dr David Keir29 August 2024 · 19:13
- —Discoveries in Dental Focus #2 – Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) for Endodontic procedures21 August 2024 · 9:10
- —Feature #94 – Making the most of our Oral Health degree with Tabitha Acret15 August 2024 · 1:03:57 · Tabitha Acret
- —TIP #144 – Restorative Workflow in Endodontics with Dr Harry Mohan24 July 2024 · 36:43
- —Tip #143 – Protecting our career through posture with Stephanie Botts11 July 2024 · 38:27 · Stephanie Botts
- —TIP #142 [RE-RUN] – Dreaming big for life after graduation with Dr Kaejenn Tchia4 July 2024 · 17:10 · Erica Hwin
- —Discoveries in Dental Focus #1 – Digital Dentures28 June 2024 · 11:00
- —OHT Pathways Focus #2 – Working in Prosthodontics with Amelia Musulin18 June 2024 · 46:41
- —TIP #141 – A Pep Talk for Dental Students in Exams… with Dr Ben Lee Part 25 June 2024
- —FEATURE #93 – Dreaming big: A journey from dentist to entrepreneur with Dr Namita Gupta29 May 2024 · 1:08:45
- —TIP #140 – Crowns for Beginners with Dr Ben Lee Part 127 May 2024 · 41:54
- —TIP #139 – The strongest bond in dentistry: Dental assistant and Dentist with Rochelle Fisher20 May 2024 · 49:19
- —OHT Pathways Focus #1 – Working in Orthodontics with Mirna Yousif3 May 2024 · 53:09
- —TIP #138 [RE-RUN] – Standing Your Ground with Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen25 April 2024 · 37:24 · Erica Hwin
- —FEATURE #92 – POV: You’re a Dental Student in 2024 with Nathan Lau, Emily Lee, Jack Awad and Ashton Foo17 April 2024 · 1:06:08
- —TIP #137 – OHT Student Spotlight with Kaitlyn White: Thriving and Surviving Uni27 March 2024 · 16:13
- —FEATURE #91 – Empowering Women and Everything in Between with Dr Tiffany Chen20 March 2024 · 54:50
- —TIP #136 – Seeing Your First Patient with Dr Nicole Contemplacion & Laura Righetto (OHT)13 March 2024 · 39:13
- —Feature #90 – Our Dental School Journeys So Far with Hieu Dong & Christina Potestas7 March 2024 · 32:11
- —FEATURE #89 – How to become a confident, competent, and resilient dentist with Dr Raghu Channapati29 January 2024 · 58:36
- —TIP #135 – Endodontic Radiography: How to catch that apex! with A/Prof William Ha15 November 2023 · 37:36
- —FEATURE #88 – Our Implant Journeys with Dr Graeme Pearson & Dr David Keir5 November 2023 · 42:00
- —FEATURE #87 – [Re-Run] Communication with Dr Mark Hassed23 October 2023 · 1:03:21
- —Mental Wellbeing Focus #5 – Mental Resilience in Dentistry with Dr Kyle Stanley4 October 2023 · 1:03:21 · Kyle Stanley
- —FEATURE #86 – CEREC To Success & The Patient Experience with Dr Lingaiah Dronavalli26 September 2023 · 1:39:00
- —TIP #134 – Empowering & Educating Parents on Breathing & Growth with Dr Shereen Lim21 September 2023 · 19:29 · Erica Hwin
- —TIP #133 – Mythbusting in Rotary with A/Prof William Ha13 September 2023 · 41:04
- —Mental Wellbeing Focus #4 – Identity & Self Worth in Dentistry with Dr Viet Le and Dr Chiraag Devani7 September 2023 · 1:05:05
- —TIP #132 – The Sixth Month (The Courage to Try Again) with Dr Erica Hwin30 August 2023 · 23:06 · Erica Hwin
- —FEATURE #85 – Finding the Right Job with Dr Nauvneel Kashyap27 August 2023 · 1:24:24 · Erica Hwin
- —TIP #131 – Hypo-what-mineralisation? with Dr Deb Wong16 August 2023 · 28:22 · Erica Hwin
- —TIP #130 – Biomimetic Dentistry – Principles with Dr Maheer Shah2 August 2023 · 32:10 · Erica Hwin
- —FEATURE #84 – Special Needs Dentistry & Oral Health Advocacy with Dr Trudy Lin31 July 2023 · 1:05:04 · Erica Hwin
- —TIP #129 – Antibiotic Resistance in Dental Health with Dr Leanne Teoh26 July 2023 · 20:04
- —Mental Wellbeing Focus #3 – Left Handed Dentistry: The Side You Never Thought About with Dr Vishi Phoeung & Dr Owen Johnston19 July 2023 · 43:40
- —TIP #128 – Teeth, Tongues & Tonsils with Dr Shereen Lim13 July 2023 · 17:41 · Erica Hwin
- —TIP #127 – LA For Children with Dr Deborah Wong14 June 2023 · 37:14 · Erica Hwin
- —TIP #126 – The State of Saliva with Dr Samantha Byrne7 June 2023 · 19:11
- —TIP #125 – Childhood Bruxism: A Case Study with Dr Shereen Lim31 May 2023 · 23:14 · Erica Hwin
- —FEATURE #83 – The Reality of Dentistry Post-Graduation with Dr Cathleen Dong28 May 2023 · 1:33:12 · Erica Hwin
- —Mental Wellbeing Focus #2 – Overcoming Challenging Career Circumstances with Dr Martin Mendelson24 May 2023 · 53:58 · Martin Mendelson
- —TIP #124 – What is AI Machine Learning and its Future in Dentistry? with Dr Hanna Pethani17 May 2023 · 21:14
- —Mental Wellbeing Focus #1 – Positive Psychology in Dentistry with Dr Mahrukh Khwaja10 May 2023 · 1:06:13
- —TIP #123 – The Pigmented Lesion with Dr Michelle Kang26 April 2023 · 23:02
- —FEATURE #82 – Business, Motherhood and Leading Women in Dentistry with Dr Vicky Prokopiou23 April 2023 · 1:14:11 · Erica Hwin
- —TIP #122 – How to Section with Dr Cecilia So19 April 2023 · 17:31 · Erica Hwin
- —TIP #121 – The Who What When Where of the ADSA with Sanika Shorey12 April 2023 · 19:43
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Christian CoachmanErica HwinMichael MandikosJesse GreenTabitha AcretStephanie BottsKyle StanleyMartin MendelsonMatt HopcraftDerek Mahony
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