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Your Dental Besties

Claire Louise & Ben

We are Ben & Claire, not your typical oral health experts and this isn"t a regular dental industry podcast. We are here to have FUN and brighten up your commute, ease your workout at the gym or join you on a walk. We want you to love what you do, so we sometimes talk teeth but we always talk wisdom. Join us for a chat, stay for the lols

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00:35:28

ORAL HEALTH EDUCATORS IN PRACTICE & SUMMIT DEBRIEF

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/11/10

Ben and Claire have a quick debrief from the summit, talking about Dr Megan Rossi who discussed the gut microbiome and they talk about how this can be used in practice. Following this they answer a listeners query about oral health educators in practice. This listener is doing her course and worries that she will not be used after she has completed it. She asks Your Dental Besties how she can make sure she is best used. Do you have anything to add to their answer? Comment with how you think and OHE

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00:39:28

BEST BITS- FUNNIES & ANALOGIES

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/10/27

We let Ben have a holiday this week so here is a best bits special episode.Team YDB have mashed together some funnies, some cringe stories and some best bits to brighten up your commute to work this Monday. There's only one way to describe the content in this episode and that is...... you guys are dirty little rat bags! But we all love it so don't stop.Team YDB also added the bit where Ben and Claire talk about Claire's favourite topic- ANALOGIES. She said she'd write a book and so

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00:30:09

GIVING PATIENTS BAD NEWS & WORKING WHEN YOU ARE SICK

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/10/20

Ben isn't well recording this weeks episode, but he still made it happen. It started a conversation about coming into work sick. Would you phone in and cancel the day when you are ill? And how ill do you have to be? A listener writes in about being shy in giving patients the bad news about disease. They felt like they are too nice and struggle to tell patients. What do Claire and Ben say about this? Do you have anything to add?They then turn to the topic of NHS appointments and how to work in

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00:31:07

GBT SUMMIT & WHERE DO YOU PUT PATIENTS WHEN YOU ARE...

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/10/13

The GBT summit is 31st October in London. There are only a few tickets left. It's set to be amazing, so Ben and Claire would love to see you there. It's not just a gathering about GBT, with speakers discussing the oral microbiome, the gut microbiome to improving your worklife. This summit is for EVERYONE, GBT users or not. EMS want to add value to everyone's career. We hope you can make it. Ben and Claire also answer a listeners query about what to do if your diary is fully booked for

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00:32:49

CATCH UPS & CONVO

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/10/07

Ben and Claire catch up on what they have been up to. Claire talks about a conversation she has had with a fellow hygienist colleague recently, who gave her some amazing tips on motivating patients. Ben decides he wants to level up and learn more about toothpaste. Don't forget to send in your Agony Aunts and Agony Uncles. You can DM us on insta (@Yourdentalbesties), or email yourdentalbesties@outlook.com

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00:30:35

STAIN PART 2 & MANAGING HOSTILE PATIENTS

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/09/29

Ben & Claire go back to stain and complete the conversation they started a few episodes ago. The topic then turns to how do you manage a hostile patient? Has Ben ever encountered a patient who has turned nasty? Has Claire? And how would they deal with it? Thanks for listening. Don't forget to comment what you thought about the episode. Have you ever had to deal with a patient who has been hostile towards you? Tell us your experience in the comment section.

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00:32:44

BPE 0- TO TREAT OR NOT?

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/09/23

After Ben tells us about a black widow spider living behind his honey pot, Ben and Claire discuss a situation where someone queries if you should treat a BPE 0. What is Ben and Claire's thoughts on this?As always, thanks for listening to the pod. Send in your funnies and gross stories and if you have any queries or issues, submit them to the Agony Aunt/Agony Uncle segment of the show. Also, would you like to hear more? Watch our for some bonus episodes coming soon. Have a great week Besties

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00:31:34

PSYCHIC PATIENTS & ALWAYS RUNNING BEHIND

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/09/15

Ben and Claire answer a listeners query about the anxiety of running behind and feeling pressure from colleagues to stop. What do Ben and Claire say about this? As always, a huge thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode let us know why in the comments. To those of you who share that you are listening on your socials THANKYOU, it helps us more than you know. Keep the shares coming. And we love when you reach out. If you want to feature, or if you have an Agony Aunt or Agony Uncle request

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00:28:41

GROSS STORIES (USA EDITION) & GIVING LA

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/09/08

Ben and Claire start the way they start best- gross stories! But this time they are from the USA. Prepare yourself for bigger, better, grosser. The USA listeners did not disappoint. Then they discuss a topic sent in for the Agony Aunt/ Agony Uncle segment- how to give LA painlessly. Ben LOVES this topic and gives some valuable advice. This bit is a 'do not miss' part of the podcast. Thank you for listening. Please don't forget to like, comment and share if you feel like you get a lot

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00:35:58

TRUTH OR 'FLOSS' & STAINING

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/09/01

How have they not discussed staining yet? Something we see daily. Todays episode is the day. Well, the day they discuss stain part 1. The topic is so big there is a staining part 2 later in the season. Todays episode starts with the game true or floss (truth or false incase you didn't get it)! Play along at home. How well did you do, let us know. Then the stain discussion- from stannous to chromogenic bacteria to swimming. Please don't forget to like, comment and share if you enjoy this

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00:31:46

HOW IS IT ALREADY SEASON 5?

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/08/26

Claire and Ben want to say a HUGE thankyou for still being here at season 5. Or for joining us here at season 5. If you are an OG- welcome back. If you are newbie here- a warm WELCOME from team YDB. Claire and Ben start off by talking about a little trip Ben took recently to Vienna, followed by a discussion on sustainability in dentistry. We are not quite sure how this led to them thinking about taking their own trip for medical tourism, before they swiftly talked themselves back of it again when

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00:20:05

NEVER HAVE I EVER...

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/08/18

Claire & Ben play never have I ever. Make sure you play along (safely) as they spin the wheel and spill all their secrets.This see's the end of season 4! What do you want to see in season 5? Do let us know. We want to bring more value to your commute to work. See you next season Besties. Team YDB appreciates you

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00:32:17

TACKLING COMMON HYGIENIST ISSUES

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/08/11

Ben and Claire start with should a patient pay for a second round of periodontal therapy if the first one fails? They talk about why this assumption happens? Have you ever had patients think it is because you have failed if their perio is not stable after 1 visit?Ben then goes on to discuss behaviour change in our patients and psychology. This leads on to our patients feeling our energy and how to make sure we don't let our energy effect the appointment.Claire talks about a case where she helped

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00:34:59

CREATING BOUNDARIES AT WORK & BEING ASSERTIVE

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/08/04

After some seriously GROSS stories, Ben and Claire discuss boundaries and self care so that you can enjoy your career. On the Facebook forum we keep seeing people feeling burnt out. We need to see what we can do to reduce this in our profession.Do you create boundaries at work? Ben talks about how and why this is important in your career. How can you create these and be more assertive? Listen to find out.Do you have time off and do you prioritise self care? It's important for you to do this to

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00:35:52

APPLYING FOR HYGIENE/THERAPY & POST GRAD COURSES

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/07/28

Ben & Claire start with Ben's rant about the lack of post grad courses available to hygienists and therapists. But this quickly develops into a conversation about their experiences of getting onto their hygiene and therapy courses. Ben gives some absolute GOLD and valuable information if you know anyone wanting to apply to become a hygienist or therapist, or if you are a dental nurse thinking of applying. What was your experience when applying? Is there any advice you can give listeners who

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00:34:11

FUNNIES & GROSS STORIES & ORAL B DISABILITY CHAMPIONS

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/07/21

Ben and Claire have a LOAD of funnies and gross stories to share with you. Be warned- some are very gross. Then they discuss the Oral-B initiative 'Disability Champion'. Have you heard of the Oral B BIG RETHINK? Find the link here... Oral-B BIG RETHINK | Oral-BThink you qualify? Sign up to get yourself registered as a Disability Champion practice. Did you enjoy this episode? Let us know in the comments. Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. And it means a lot if you

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00:34:49

TRUE CRIME EPISODE- THE DENTIST MURDERER

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/07/14

Trigger Warning- this episode has mention of suicideHere are some further and more accurate details from the story mentioned in the true crime segment for those thirsty for MORE (please note- some details may be in-accurate in the podcast recording). Colin Howell (born 14th March 1959) was a deeply religious dentist in Coleraine, he was married with 4 children and owned a dental practice in Ballymoney. In the 1980's he embarked on an affair with Hazel Buchanan (a Sunday school teacher at his

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00:32:51

QUICK FIRE TOPIC EXPLANATIONS

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/07/06

Ben & Claire answer a couple of your questions about how to get patients to book more frequently or for longer appointments. Then Ben asks Claire some quick fire questions. She has 1 minute to answer as if she is saying it to a patient. Can she do it? Could you do it? Claire asks you to send in your number plate acronyms after her failed attempt to play the number plate game with Ben.

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00:31:29

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE & ORAL HEALTH

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/06/30

Ben starts with the game 'what am I?' and Claire has to guess what it is. Can you guess first?The topic for todays episode is STI's and oral health. A very candid conversation about the links with sexually transmitted disease. Upfront and honest as we tell it as it is. This is a conversation that needs to be had and we should be talking about it with confidence. After all, we could be the ones recognising symptoms. Would you feel comfortable having this conversation? Answer in the

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00:32:44

WOULD YOU RATHER GAME & GENERAL CHATS

Your Dental Besties ·

2025/06/23

Ben and Claire are at it again this week, talking all things hygiene and therapy. Todays episode includes diary zoning, dealing with growing patient lists and waiting times, should you charge more for hand scaling? Plus much more. Comment for with your ideas and solutions below

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