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1 on 1 Talk with Marat Awdaljan
“I don’t recognise myself anymore. I have completely changed as a person,” says dental technician Marat Awdaljan. In 2020, Marat founded Matisse, a clever and long-awaited software that assists dental technicians with standardised shade-matching in a step-by-step way. The way Marat got to that point, however, could not have been less straightforward. Watch Marat’s story and learn about success through adversity, self-development, and how silence can bring the best answers.
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1 on 1 Talk met Paul de Kok
In tijden van hyperspecialisatie en Instagram is blindstaren niet alleen verleidelijk, maar ook gevaarlijk. Hoe verlies je het geheel niet uit het oog? En wat is nou echt belangrijk voor de patiënt? Voor restauratief tandarts Paul de Kok is een totaalplan de manier om prioriteiten te stellen. Dat leidt niet alleen tot duurzame restauraties; het dient ook als vertrekpunt voor hogere individuele eisen. “Hoe je met mensen omgaat,” zegt Paul, “dat is misschien wel dé kernwaarde van het vak.” Advies tegen blindstaren, de voordelen van ketenvorming, nieuwe ontwikkelingen… Je krijgt het allemaal te horen in deze 1-on-1 talk.
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1 on 1 Talk with Nathalie
“Een goede gezondheid begint met een gezonde mond”, zegt Nathalie Beck, Chief Miracle Maker bij blue®m. Maar wie het lichaam als holistisch systeem benadert, gaat onvermijdelijk tegen de Nederlandse tandheelkunde in. Geen wonder dat het verhaal van blue®m. in het buitenland begon. Het bedrijf verkoopt ondertussen producten in zo’n 70 landen, maar die weg liep niet over rozen. Het tegendraadse concept is er een van kijken wat écht nodig is, los van conventies of protocollen. En dat geldt niet alleen voor blue®m, maar ook voor Nathalie zelf.
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1 on 1 Talk met Hidde Hoeve
Dealing with growth, pushing boundaries, and the downside of success - Hidde Hoeve built his family business into the dozen labs Excent Dental Technology, which he in turn successfully merged into the even larger European Dental Group. "Innovation in a larger setting can lead to higher quality," Hidde says. But he knows better than anyone that this comes with "growing pains". Which ones, and how to tackle them, you'll find out in this 1-on-1 talk.
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1 on 1 Talk met Maarten de Beer
“I just think sharing knowledge is really important. What’s the point of me learning all the tricks from others and then not sharing them.”
Speaking is Maarten de Beer, a young restorative and aesthetic dentist from Arnhem. Together with four young colleagues, he launched Karma Dentistry, an online platform with podcasts, webinars, and courses on every area of dentistry. It’s a place where doctors can learn from role models, with a mission to make knowing and doing more accessible.
This and more is discussed during this 1 on 1 talk, because Maarten also gives his own advice. How can camera skills make you a better dentist? What’s the use of a personal development plan? And how does good collaboration with technicians lead to better results? You’ll find out here.
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1 on 1 Talk met Marco Gresnigt
Marco is active in three areas of restorative dentistry. He talks passionately about how science, education and practice increasingly come together in his research. But there's more. He doesn't know exactly what that is, but spirituality is a common thread in his life. Discover how the elusiveness of spirituality and factual science allow for his out-of-the-box thinking. It also contributed to ground-breaking research on the cantilever dental bridge without wing or macro-mechanical retention.
Marco is especially proud and grateful for the results of his profession as a dentist. It is more than a beautiful set of teeth, because for some it’s a start to get out of social isolation, for example. Helping people, that’s what it’s all about. He also contributes to the future of the new generation of dentists as a mentor. A huge science enthusiast, Marco also has a solution to fund research, he shares a scoop on a yet-to-be-published study and explains why playing the bagpipes makes him a better dentist. In short, a conversation that’s jam-packed with great topics.
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1 on 1 Talk with Germen Versteeg
Via a roundabout route, Germen eventually ended up in a plaster room belonging to a friend’s father. No, not because he had broken anything, but to lay the foundation of what he is doing now. Germen shares his vision of the influence of digitization in oral care.
Digitization is now only a small part of the workflow in this sector. While the possibilities in both the short and long term are unprecedented. With his company, Denticien, Germen took his inspiration from the emergence of opticians, and his wife. As a result, he started looking differently at the way in which dental prostheses are made. He therefore works completely digitally and talks about the great benefits that this entails.
Discover how Germen is working with Canadian colleagues on a concept in which ready-to-use prostheses come out of a printer. Or is that going too far? He has a clear answer to that too. Namely, we are going to remove a lot of barriers for people who haven’t been to the dentist for years. It will even become a fashion item.
Germen shares the most important factors that will ensure that 95% will work fully digitally in 5 years’ time and how his concept can contribute to this.
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1 on 1 Talk with Maartje Brands
Maartje is a biological dentist and acupuncturist who is happiest when Western and Eastern medicine come together. She became fascinated by the 3,000-year-old technique herself due to a chronic illness, while we in the West review our view on treatment every five years. How is this reflected in oral care? You can actually see from someone’s teeth how he or she is doing. The energy channels run through the entire body and when they are interrupted, the body is affected.
Maartje shares a good case about a lady with severe rheumatic complaints who experienced considerably fewer complaints after adjustments in her mouth had been made. She emphasizes the importance, and lack, of a holistic view of our health care. Looking at the overall picture. Because a healthy mouth is also often a healthy body, and vice versa.
Biological living is good for your body and mind, but because it demands a lot from you, it can also cause stress. And stress is precisely the culprit of many problems. Maartje explains why sleep is so important and why lots of laughter is healthy. Maartje explains why some people have long faces and she also shares her dream of running a unique country estate: Happy Healthy.
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1 on 1 Talk met Freek Gols Linthorst
Freek is relatively young but extremely ambitiously creative. He can use that creativity in his profession as an aesthetic dentist. Freek doesn’t consider it a specialism himself, but an implementation of the craftmanship. Treat your patient like your own mother. Or as he explains it himself: everything I make must be good enough to be posted on Instagram. Freek embraces the sharing of knowledge and expertise and has a clear opinion about the “old school in the Netherlands” who prefer to keep everything to themselves. There is a serious undertone in this interview because success has a downside. Freek shares how his success made him falter and take a big step back.
Furthermore, Freek explains why everyone should buy a camera and how surfing makes him a better person. Oh yeah, Freek explains why he can get worked up if someone doesn’t recognise a certain beauty.
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1 on 1 Talk with Haakon Kuit
As an eight-year-old, he was already attending foreign conferences on dentistry. His grandfather and father worked in dentistry, so it’s no wonder that Haakon started doing something in that world. But it wasn’t such a matter of course as it sounds. Back luck when his study was rejected based on random selection, medical setbacks, but with the perseverance of a top athlete. This forced him to make decisions and that is what has got him to where he is today. Haakon explains why Instagram can be so important to this profession, what dangers lie behind it and he has a fairly clear opinion about the role of insurers. He also shares a tip for causing as little damage as possible to healthy tissue.
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1 on 1 Talk with Nurcan Yilmaz-Vukkink
Nurcan comes from a loving family in which there were no specific expectations about the future. And at the same time, her childhood has made her a real fighter. If Nurcan wants something, she becomes fully engaged in it and makes certain it becomes a success. She has had her own practice since 2017 and shares her experience about the struggles that come with owning your own practice. Personnel, finances and the stress of making decisions. Discover how the psychosocial plays an important role in her practice and what role emotional dentistry contributes to people’s well-being. Furthermore, Nurcan doesn’t mince her words about dentists who work part-time.
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1 on 1 Talk with Eric van der Winden
Eric has been working in the world of dental technology since he was 18. Thanks to his 42 years experience, Eric knows impeccably how to indicate the points where you can make a difference in this profession. And what is needed. Eric gives tips and wise lessons to the new generation and explains why it’s important to be involved with the patient. Not because things can move faster, but mainly because it improves things in all kinds of areas. Eric reveals why it’s better to turn business into knowledge and experience rather than money. Discover how the man, who actually wanted to become a physiotherapist, thinks how printing crowns will be very normal soon.