{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Very Dental: Removing Barriers for Dental Implants","description":"Dr. Mark Whitefield joins Alan for a rousing discussion of how implants can change everything for the general dentist. Mark is a fourth generation dentist from Nashville who admits to being obsessed with dental implants!  Mark talks about being accredited in both the AACD and AAID and how that's made him a better dentist. Mark graduated in the mid 90's during the big cosmetic boom but switched his focus to dental implants in the early 2000's. What I noticed about Mark is that his mindset is that dental implants can be for anyone. Not just high end\/wealthy patients. Mark hates removable! He tries to get edentulous patients back to TRUE FIXED! (particularly in the mandible) Cost effective fixed implant restorations are within reach!&amp;nbsp; What keeps dentists from getting into implants? Keeping implants in house Can a person who fears surgery become a surgeon? Young dentists aren't afraid of anything and they have a ton of debt! Removing barriers to implant treatment Mark explains that dental benefits actually cover a lot of implant services The solution for implant education is&amp;nbsp;mentorship!  Some links from the show: Mark's practice Mark's implant marketing service, Implant Evolution ","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\/19175762\/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\/103648028"}