The Technology Evangelist Podcast

Episode 59: Dr. Lauren Yasuda Rainey on Finding Your Place in Dentistry

What happens when the dental career you worked so hard to build turns out not to be the one that makes you happiest? For Dr. Lauren Yasuda Rainey, the answer was discover

Episode 58: Adam Barragato on Dental Video Education and Authentic Learning

Dental video education does not require a studio, a camera crew, or a Hollywood budget — and nobody makes that case more convincingly than Adam Barragato. On this episode

Episode 57: Dr. Jen Derse on Dental Business Strategy and Practice Leadership

Dental business strategy looks very different when it comes from someone who has been inside both the treatment room and the boardroom — and Dr. Jen Derse has spent more

Episode 56: Kairos Health on AI Dental Phone Automation and Practice Administration

AI dental phone automation is no longer a futuristic concept — it is a working product being built by a team of college students who grew up inside dental practices and d

Episode 55: Hakwan Kim on AI Dental Crown Design and the DentBird Platform

AI dental crown design has finally reached the point where a busy clinician — or a trained staff member — can go from intraoral scan to printable STL file in a matter of

Episode 54: Dr. Nate Lawson on Dental Materials Research and Biomaterials Science

Dental materials research is the engine behind every clinical decision a dentist makes — and no one translates that science into practical, clinician-friendly knowledge m

Episode 53: Debra Zafiropoulos on Oral Cancer Screening and Prevention

Oral cancer screening saves lives — and no one makes that case with more passion, clinical depth, or hard-won personal experience than Deborah Zafiropoulos, RDH. On this

Episode 52: Dr. Vajahat Yar Khan on Dental Practice AI Automation and DentTrack

Dental practice AI automation may be the single most powerful tool available to independent dentists who want to stay independent — and the man who built it arrived in th

Episode 51: Dr. Haley and Dr. Goly Abivardi on Noninvasive Cavity Treatment and vVardis

Noninvasive cavity treatment has finally arrived — and the two Swiss dentist sisters who built a global movement around it are here to explain why it changes everything.

Episode 50: Dr. Jeremy Krell on Dental Venture Capital and Startup Innovation

Dental venture capital barely existed as a category six years ago — and Dr. Jeremy Krell built the infrastructure to change that. On this milestone 50th episode of The Te

Episode 49: Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny Global Educator, Director of the Institute of Digital Dentistry

Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny Dentist, Global Educator Director of the Institute of Digital Dentistry Dr. Ahmad is the founder and director of the Institute of Digital Dentistry (

Episode 48: Dr. Paul Feuerstein on Dental Technology Journalism and the Future of Dental Media

Dental technology journalism has had no greater champion over the past three decades than Dr. Paul Feuerstein — and this episode is a master class in how passion, persist

Episode 47: Dr. Bill Simon on Dental Practice Management and Organized Dentistry

Dental practice management looks very different from the inside of a career that has survived a major office fire, embezzlement, a lost lease, a robbery at gunpoint, and

Episode 46: Dr. Ed Zuckerberg on the Oral Systemic Connection and Periodontal Disease Research

Oral systemic connection research is reshaping what it means to be a dentist — and few people are better positioned to explain why than Dr. Ed Zuckerberg. Returning as th

Episode 45: Dr. August de Oliveira on CBCT Guided Implant Surgery and Digital Innovation

CBCT guided implant surgery has reshaped what’s possible for general dentists placing implants — and Dr. August de Oliveira has been at the center of that transformation

Episode 44: Dr. Andrew Ip on Dental 3D Printing and Digital Dentistry Innovation

Dental 3D printing started as a hobby for Dr. Andrew Ip — and turned into a global movement he now helps lead. On this episode of The Technology Evangelist Podcast, host

Episode 43: Thomas Passalacqua on Dental Executive Coaching and Professional Clarity

Dental executive coaching is one of the most underutilized tools available to practice owners, associates, and dental business leaders — and Thomas Passalacqua is on a mi

Episode 42: Dr. Adam Hodges on Composite Veneer Technology and Digital Dentistry

Composite veneer technology has transformed what general dentists can deliver for patients — and few clinicians know that story better than Dr. Adam Hodges. On this episo

Episode 41: Namrata Upadhyay on Dental Career Expansion and MedTech Innovation

Dental career expansion is no longer a distant dream for clinicians feeling stuck, burned out, or underutilized — and Dr. Namrata Upadhyay is building the infrastructure

Episode 40: Howard Farran on Leadership, AI, and Modern Dentistry

The conversation also expands into broader topics including leadership, staffing issues in dental practices, corporate dentistry, education, entrepreneurship, and the fut