Rubber Dam & Dental Photography | Dr. Adamo Notarantonio

How did a former pro soccer player who spent a year and a half on the back of a garbage truck become one of the most sought-after teachers in cosmetic dentistry? Dr. Adamo Notarantonio shares his path into dentistry, why his rubber dam course sells out faster than anything he teaches, and how dental photography changed his career. In this episode: - From pro soccer and his dad's garbage truck to the dental school waitlist - Mentorship: how Dr. Gary Alex pushed him into occlusion and the AACD - The Kois Center course that got his first case published - Learning dental photography, and why it changed how he practices - Impress Courses with Dr. Amanda Seay: composites, photography, rubber dam and bonding - "You bond every day, you isolate every day": why rubber dam belongs on every case - Residency, associate job or mentorship: advice for dental students Plus dental news from fall 2022: Massachusetts Question 2 and the medical loss ratio for dental insurance. Dr. Adamo Notarantonio is an AACD Accredited Fellow (FAACD) and an ICOI Fellow (FICOI) who practices cosmetic and restorative dentistry and co-founded Impress Courses with Dr. Amanda Seay. More from the Giants in Dentistry playlist, including Dr. Miguel Stanley & Dr. Amanda Seay and Dr. John Kois. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dentists-in-the-know/id1543254763 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Elfj6LX0hCUyp0AgdTsij All our links: https://fanflet.com/dinks/social-2 Join us live every Wednesday at 8pm ET for Humpday Happy Hour. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@dentistsintheknow Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:50 News: Massachusetts Question 2 and medical loss ratio 8:55 The most useless thing you learned in dental school 10:35 Dr. Adamo Notarantonio joins 12:35 From pro soccer to the back of a garbage truck 15:06 How he got into dental school 17:38 Early career and his mentor, Dr. Gary Alex 20:50 Are we losing the apprenticeship model? 23:05 New grads: debt and the big picture 25:10 Education is a wise investment 26:28 His first Kois Center course 30:45 Getting into dental photography 34:32 Impress Courses with Dr. Amanda Seay 37:36 Why his rubber dam course sells out first 42:08 Balancing practice and teaching 45:18 Building community in dentistry 46:53 Residency, associate job or mentorship? 53:41 Closing 📺Make sure you subscribe to catch live discussions with the DINKs every Wednesday at 8:00 EST! https://www.youtube.com/@dentistsintheknow 🌟Stay up to date on all the latest dental trends with the DINKs: https://fanflet.com/dinks/social-2