Chapter 47Season 3

The Molar Nobody
Wanted to Touch.

Dr. Priya Anand, Endodontist · 52 min · CE eligible

00:00/52:00
EndodonticsFailed CasesCE EligibleSeason 3
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Ch. 45CE Eligible

When the Apex Moves: Navigating Calcified Canals in a 68-Year-Old

Dr. Marcus WebbEndodontist, Cleveland Clinic

44 min

Marcus walks through a three-appointment calcified molar case that nearly ended in a missed canal — and what the CBCT showed on day two that changed everything.

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EndodonticsCase StudyCE Eligible
Ch. 44

The Referral Conversation Nobody Teaches You in Dental School

Dr. Sasha PatelPeriodontist · Private Practice, Austin TX

38 min

How to tell a GP their implant case needs to come out, how to disagree with a treatment plan diplomatically, and why the best specialists are also the best communicators.

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PeriodonticsPractice ManagementReferrals
Ch. 43

First-Year Associate Diaries: The Insurance Call That Took 47 Minutes

Dr. Jordan CallowayAssociate Dentist, Group Practice · Chicago

29 min

Jordan recorded actual notes from their first year — the production pressure, the predatory associate agreement they almost signed, and the mentor who changed the trajectory.

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The Contributors

Specialists who pull up a chair
and talk straight.

Host, The Root of It

Dr. Priya Anand

Endodontist · Cleveland, OH

12Episodes hosted
94%Listener completion rate
CE3 eligible episodes
Defining Episodes
The Molar Nobody Wanted to TouchCh. 47
52 min
CBCT: When It Changes Your Treatment PlanCh. 39
41 min
Retreatment vs. Extraction: A FrameworkCh. 31
48 min
I stopped pretending the case went perfectly. The residents in my program needed to hear what actually happens when you miss a canal at 11 PM on a Friday.
On why she started recording her complications
This episode drew more listener responses than any other in Season 3 — most of them saying "I thought I was the only one."
Recurring Guest, The Implant Failures Series

Dr. Kwame Osei

Periodontist · Atlanta, GA

8Episodes contributed
4.9★Average listener rating
2CE eligible
Defining Episodes
The Implant That Looked Fine on X-RayCh. 41
55 min
Peri-Implantitis: What We Got Wrong in 2019Ch. 36
47 min
Building a Referral Network That Trusts YouCh. 28
33 min
The GP who referred that case to me had done everything right. The failure was mine. That conversation — about ownership in a shared patient — is one nobody wants to have out loud.
On professional accountability across specialties
This episode drew more listener responses than any other in Season 3 — most of them saying "I thought I was the only one."
Thematic Collections

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Multi-episode arcs that go deeper than a single conversation can. Each series builds toward something — a framework, a shift in practice, a harder question.

Ongoing Series6 episodes

The Implant Failures Series

Six conversations about implant cases that didn't go according to plan — and what the clinician learned, changed, or stopped doing because of it. No case presentations. No slide decks. Just candor.

ImplantologyPeriodonticsComplicationsCE Eligible
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First-Year Associate Diaries

The production pressure, the predatory contracts, the attending who never answered their pager, and the moment you realized dental school prepared you for the science but not the institution. Four associates tell it raw.

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