12 Key Lessons – New Year Special Episode – PDP209

In this special recap, we’ll explore 12 key lessons from 2024 —insights that have shaped our practice, validated our protocols, and sometimes, inspired small but meaningful changes. Happy New Year from Team Protrusive! As we kick off 2025, we want to express heartfelt gratitude for your incredible support throughout 2024. What were the standout moments that shaped your learning this year? Which episodes gave you that “aha” moment? Whether you’re a seasoned listener or just jumping in, this recap will help solidify the lessons that you can apply to your practice every day. https://youtu.be/OxfRmNhQ7Wk Watch PDP209 on Youtube Protrusive Dental Pearls:  Take time to reflect on your goals for 2025 and consider what sacrifices you’re prepared to make to achieve them. Emphasizing the importance of writing down both your objectives and the trade-offs they require, align your time and priorities with your personal and professional aspirations.  “You overestimate what you can achieve in a year and underestimate what you can accomplish in ten years.”  Productivity is about knowing how badly you want something and what you’re willing to sacrifice to achieve it. Take a deep dive into this literature: Clinical considerations for increasing occlusal vertical dimension: a review  Australian Dental Journal – 2012 – Abduo – Clinical considerations for increasing occlusal vertical dimension a reviewDownload Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Highlights of this episode: 01:08  Protrusive Dental Pearl 06:25 Value Your Skills 11:54 Importance of Photography and App Launch 14:42 Audio Notes in Dentistry 16:41 Rubber Dam Mastery 18:07 Composite Techniques and Innovations 21:07 Onlays vs Full Crowns 25:54 Best Bonding Agents 28:55 Digital Dentures Revolution 31:24 Mastering Vertical Dimension 32:29 Perfecting Posterior Composites 34:58 Creating Awesome Dentures 36:27 Extraction Techniques and Avocado Analogy 37:47 Looking Forward to 2025 Here are some episodes and webinars mentioned in this episode that are definitely worth checking out: Value Your Skills – How to Stop Underselling Yourself – AJ006 Your Occlusion Questions Answered by Dr Michael Melkers – PDP015 Cracked Teeth and Dentistry’s Tough Questions with Dr Lane Ochi – PDP175 NEVER Write Notes Again! How I Use AI for Awesome and Efficient Dental Records – PDP181 Canine Guidance vs Group Function – Does it Matter?! – PDP182 Class II Composites WITHOUT a Wedge + Contact Opening Technique – PDP188 Onlays Vs Full Crowns – Decision Making 2024 – PDP189 Quick and Slick Rubber Dam Vertipreps for Plonkers  Premium Clinical Videos  My Productivity Secrets Revealed Webinar REPLAY Deep and Dark Class III Restorations Which Generation Bonding Agent is the Best? 2024 Adhesive Systems – PDP192 Digital Dentures for Every Dentist – The Death of Impressions? – PDP195 [OCCLUSION MONTH] Vertical Dimension – Don’t Be Scared! – PDP197 How to Place Posterior Composites without Destroying Your Anatomy – PDP200 Making Awesome Dentures – Border Moulding and Beyond – PDP205 Exodontia for Beginners – Extractions via Avocados! – PS012 Take your practice to the next level with DigitalTCO, Dental Audio Notes, and the Greater Curve. This episode is not eligible for CPD/CE points, but never fear, there are hundreds of hours of CPD waiting for you on the Ultimate Education Plan, including Premium clinical workthroughs and Masterclasses.