Slow Dentistry & Health-First Cosmetic Dentistry | Dr. Miguel Stanley

Are we grinding off healthy enamel for profit? Dr. Miguel Stanley, founder of the White Clinic in Lisbon and the Slow Dentistry movement, joins AACD president Dr. Amanda Seay to talk about the moral responsibility of the modern cosmetic dentist, why "health is the new beauty," and how AI-informed patients are changing treatment planning.

In this episode:

- From dental lab delivery boy in Lisbon to keynote speaker, inspired by Ronald Goldstein and Team Atlanta

- Dr. Seay on why cosmetic dentistry is responsible, comprehensive dentistry

- "Finance-based diagnostics is killing dentistry"

- Aesthetics without function is nothing: occlusion comes first

- Why the first visit is the best investment you make

- Milled nanohybrid composite: eight-year results for patients on a budget

- Revision dentistry, biological dentistry and what patients are asking for

- The second opinion that turned 27 veneers into four aligners

- Trust, transparency and the intraoral scanner

Plus dental news from fall 2025: the ADA dues increase, Tylenol in pregnancy, mental health questions on licensure and HPI practice data.

Dr. Miguel Stanley is the founder and clinical director of the White Clinic in Lisbon, Portugal, and founder of the Slow Dentistry movement. He has given a TEDx talk, hosted for National Geographic and lectured in 55 countries. Dr. Amanda Seay is president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and co-founder of Impress Courses with Dr. Adamo Notarantonio.

🙌 Special shout out to the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) for making this episode possible!

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