Feb 14, 2019
We get to really nerd out this
week as we invite on Ryan Nolan, DMD. Ryan is a practitioner,
commentator, and creator of the amazing podcast The Biofilm
Factor — where he discusses biofilm management and diet with other
dental professionals. He is also a co-founder of Elementa Silver,
which specializes in nano silver-driven oral cleaning solutions.
His work in dentistry and oral health care is guided by his
previous education in chemical engineering, and he approaches the
field with an eye for results-based research.
In
this episode, Ryan discusses why he switched from chemical
engineering to dentistry (and how the former has guided his work),
lays out his case for nano silver as a dental cleaning product, and
voices his concern at how many trendy dental products are not
supported by science.
Listen to the end to hear how he really feels about Charcoal,
Chx Rinse, Toothpaste companies and more!
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
The
interview begins: 3:11
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How Ryan's product design work allows him to express his creativity
within dental work.
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Pinpointing areas within the dental profession that could still be
vastly improved through new technology and
treatments.
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The "21st century gap" in dental care and treatment and how much
catch-up the industry needs to do.
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What are "preventative products" and why it's important to make a
push for them.
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The limitations of in vitro testing and some important factors that
process can't account for.
-What are the pros and cons of
Silver Diamine Fluoride
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How silver, much like family trees, has several
generations.
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Are there benefits to using silver in toothbrush
bristles?
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Balancing treatment with price to do the absolute best by our
patients.
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The skeletons in chlorhexidine's closet that make it an inadvisable
treatment.
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Ryan dishes out the truth about Sensodyne and explains why he's
skeptical of certain toothpaste trends.
QUOTES:
"I
could never shake this idea that we couldn't do things better, and
that's kind of where I'm at right now."
"Dental innovation in prevention sectors is
basically nonexistent."
"It's like filling a house with balls, right?
Eventually, it's gonna be more dense, if that makes
sense."
"The
thing I love about nanosilver is that you don't need to be a genius
to hit the broad side of a barn."
"The
human body has got so many defense systems in place to prevent a
lot of these things from developing."
"Anytime you put something through a heated
process and it's plastic, there's gonna be some no-nos that come
out of that."
"Ortho patients need interdental brushes,
100%."
"You
can't deny data."
LINKS:
The
Biofilm Factor - http://thebiofilmfactor.com/
Elementa Silver -
https://elementasilver.com/
Elementa Silver on Amazon -
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_dp_s_web_0?ie=UTF8&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Elementa+Silver
Elementa Silver on Instagram
(@elementaoralcare) -
https://www.instagram.com/elementaoralcare/?hl=en
Ryan on Instagram (@ryannolandnd) -
https://www.instagram.com/ryannolandmd/?hl=en
Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka
PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE
credits!
THIS
EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might
not count for your state.
Go
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Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this
episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new
instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the
conferences!