586: The Story of 2 Superpowers in Dentistry - Dr. Amanda Seay&Dr. Adamo Notarantonio - a podcast by ACT Dental

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The Story of 2 Superpowers in Dentistry

Episode #586 with Dr. Amanda Seay & Dr. Adamo Notarantonio

Every superhero has their origin story, and so does every superfan. Today, Kirk Behrendt brings in two superheroes of dentistry, Dr. Amanda Seay and Dr. Adamo Notarantonio, the founders of imP.R.E.S. dental courses, to share how they met and what drove them to create one of the most transformational courses you can invest in. To learn more about their inspirational stories and about imP.R.E.S, listen to Episode 586 of The Best Practices Show! 

Episode Resources:


Main Takeaways:

Remember that being a dentist requires a lot of hard work.

Take CE that is transformational, not just transactional.

Learning photography is essential in dentistry.

Mastering rubber dam isolation is essential.

Always dream big.

Quotes:

“There's so much CE. For me, transactional CE sometimes are those that — not that it's bad. You go to learn something specific, or maybe you go because you want to hear someone speak. They're there at the podium to give you some information, but there's no engagement. There's no follow-up. Meaning, if you have a question about what was taught after the class, you’ve got to figure out how to get that answer maybe from another colleague, internet, whatever. And you can do that — there are lots of little courses like that. But the transformational ones are the ones where there's a relationship. There's follow-through.” (35:27—36:17) -Dr. Seay

“The first transformational CE I had was at the Kois Center. John Kois is, of course, the head of that whole center, and he is faculty. But he is the one that teaches that entire curriculum, and he's such a big, famous guy. I remember going there for the first time, and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I have this question. I still don't get it.’ Like, I still don't get it, but I'm so afraid to bother him. I don't want to go up there. So, I went up and I asked, and he asked questions back to test my understanding of, ‘Why do you think this? Tell me why. I'm not saying you're wrong but tell me why you think this.’ And I'm telling him all this stuff, and he could sense my confusion. He's like, ‘Can you meet me tomorrow at 6:00 a.m.? Let's go over this case.’ And I remember that moment. I'm like, ‘You're going to help me.’ Like, I'm no one. You've got thousands of students that you see every year. And he did. I remember leaving that course that week and coming home. I'm like, ‘He cares. He wants to see us better,...

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