{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Group Function: Is Removable the Red Headed Stepchild of Dentistry?\u00a0","description":"Al is joined by Dr. Darin Dichter and Dr. Doug Benting, the instructors of a course Al took at Spear Education in Scottsdale last week! Some of the topics they discussed:  Why doesn\u2019t one size fit all for someone who loses all of their teeth? Why should dentures be the basis for all cosmetic dentistry? Why is removable the red-headed stepchild of dentistry? How can you start planning for a \u201cterminal dentition\u201d earlier to make a transition to edentulous easier and more predictable. Losing teeth is a grieving process! Informed consent and practicing \u201cslow dentistry\u201d Do you hate dentures because you\u2019ve bought into the \u201cshort cuts?\u201d All-on-4 is appropriate for some cases. Not all. Pay in dollars or pay in bone? Can a patient give informed consent for bone removal like All-in-4? They\u2019ll NEVER get that bone back! Let\u2019s talk about \u201cterminal\u201d dentition! Some teeth are hopeless, but not useless What has Spear done to keep people safe and comfortable in the COVID era  Some links from the show:  &amp;nbsp;Restoring the Edentulous Arch Spear Online ","author_name":"The Very Dental Podcast Network","author_url":"https:\/\/verydentalpodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19037741\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/102839834"}