Biting into Healthcare with Dr Miguel Stanley
Episodes
14 episodes
Electric Bodies: How Mixed Metals Create Silent Health Crises
Could your unexplained chronic health issues be caused by the metal implants in your body? This eye-opening conversation with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Scott Schroeder challenges everything we thought we knew about "biocompatible" metal implants.<...
Mouth-Body Connection: Not all dentistry is equal
In this episode, I discuss the need to distinguish between individuals with good oral health and minimal dental work, and those with extensive dental treatments, which may contribute to systemic health issues. Not all dental care is created equ...
Root Canal! Yes or No?
Root canals have been round for hundreds of years, and are incredibly effective way to remove pain and to salvage the tooth structure. However, when poorly executed, can lead to some complications. The definition of poorly executed can va...
Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry: A good thing?
I have been following the evolution of Artificial intelligence in dentistry for quite some time, and I think that there are a lot of amazing companies out there doing incredible things. The foundation of all of these developments is to ensure b...
Film X-Ray a thing of the past. 3D CBCT is the way to go.
For the past 20 years an incredible technology called cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has been around in the world of Dentistry that uses x-ray technology but create a 3-D scan of the mouth and skull. Modern versions can actually do a reco...
Are Your Dental Implants Really Clean?
In this episode of Biting into Healthcare, Dr Miguel Stanley interviews his colleague, Dr Dirk Duddek from Germany, who founded the clean implant foundation. This nonprofit organisation tests dental implants for impurities on the surface that w...
Could Your Dentistry Silently Be Killing You and is Immune Dentistry the answer?
The link between healthcare and your mouth is more complex than most people realise. There is mounting evidence that poorly executed dental treatments and natural occurring cysts can lead to serious health issues. We can link the inflamma...
Smoking Kills 8 Million people a year : Why is it still ok to smoke?
According to the Centre for Disease Control -CDC, in the USA, and the World Health Organisation, more than 8 million people a year die from tobacco related diseases. According to the same sources Covid has killed 4.2 million since the beg...
Trust in Healthcare: Is it Eroding?
After more than one year of pandemic and lockdowns , political turmoil around the globe, civil unrest, mistrust in the financial sector, concerns about vaccination, education and even in our religious leaders, it is evident that there is ...
Healthcare Vs Wealth Care?
In the short episode Dr Stanley discusses some of the differences and challenges facing private practitioners in dentistry vs doctors that work in a hospital environment. A few insights into what goes on behind the scenes and why...
Slow Dentistry : Why its Better to Go Slow.
Have you ever stopped to think about why dentists can be so stressed? Do you ever think why things cost what they do at the dentist? Are you one to think that it's so much better that your dentist does things fast and cheap? Are you a den...
No Half Smiles: How saying "No"can turn a dentist into a healer.
In this episode Dr Stanley shares his foundational treatment philosophy, "No Half Smiles", and explains why it is so important to learn how to say "No" to your patients that seek only to come to the dentist for a quick fix. By practisi...
How to Be a Better Patient and get Better Care.
In this episode Dr Stanley discusses what makes a perfect patient and why your attitude from the first phone call or email can affect the outcome of your treatment and even final cost. Yes! Being nice, polite and easy to be with actually ...
A Brief intro into "Biting"
Hey guys, this is my first ever podcast and its an introduction into why I believe "Biting into Healthcare" is important and relevant. I talk a little bit into what I think this podcast should be about and how and who I would like to interview ...