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Biting into Healthcare with Dr Miguel Stanley

Sink your teeth, and let's hope they are healthy, into the world of modern dentistry, medicine and healthcare in general and join world renowned dental surgeon Dr Miguel Stanley as he shares his views on what's going on out there. He will be talking about all things that he is passionate about in dentistry, regenerative medicine and healthcare. Simply by himself or with colleagues, scientists, doctors and business leaders from around the world, Dr Miguel Stanley will be challenging traditional concepts as well as discussing what he believes needs changing, what’s trending, the latest cool technologies, materials and ideas out there. Dr Miguel Stanley has lectured in over 50 countries around the world on these topics and even hosted the first ever National Geographic documentary on dentistry. He founded and works daily in the world famous White Clinic in Lisbon, Portugal, where he practices advanced biological dentistry and he also founded the Slow Dentistry Global Network, a non profit focused on safety, quality and ethics in dentistry. He is well known for his positive energy and inspirational messages on all things close to his heart. This podcast will challenge the “status quo” of conventional thought. Are there other smarter, safer, healthier, better, and more affordable solutions out there that we don't know about? Lets find out together. Ps: most episodes recorded when the moment is right and not in a studio setting so please forgive sound issues. It’s the content that matters most.

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Biting into Healthcare with Dr Miguel Stanley

How to Be a Better Patient and get Better Care.

January 04, 2021 • Miguel Stanley, DDS • Season 1 • Episode 2

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 can help you get better care.
Why insurance companies don’t help at the end of the day, because they don't see the extreme differences between complex people and easy people or ones that open their mouths well and those that don't. Is mental health being talked about enough? Also find out why dentists and healthcare providers need to protect themselves against “toxic” people to keep a more positive work environment and how this contributes to long term success.
Find out if you are going about things in the right way when visiting your doctor.