Join me for a summary exploring bullying and itsrelationship with malocclusion, with a contemporary review of evidence showingthe psychological effects various malocclusions can cause young people. Thispodcast is a summary of Andrew DiBiase’s lecture last year at the BritishOrthodontic Conference. Andrew’s research explores what factors moderatebul…

Get Plugged In and listen to our new Insurtech episode featuring Guest Jason Alleyne, Managing Director at Asia-Pacific Besurance Corporation. Hosts Arthur da Silva and Blake Hill engage in a captivating conversation with Jason, who talks about his career and life journey which includes a unique and refreshing perspective on a number of various top…

Orthodontics and TMD, what is the role of orthodontics? “if you give a splint, it will not cure the TMD” “It depends on the adaptability of the patient” “The role of the patient in the treatment is very, very important” Roxana describes her journey into TMD and orthodontics, what led her to attend courses worldwide and also set up her own course on…

Does whitening have a role in orthodontics? A popular cosmetic procedure which 1 in 4 adults partake in, and was proposed recently at a conference as part of finishing in orthodontics. So this podcast reviews whitening as a topic and the latest evidence in combining whitening with aligners. Reminder the podcast is an opinion piece and is the indepe…

Join me for a summaryof direct to print aligners. This lecture explores the application of a relativelynew resin material which can be used for aligner fabrication, without the needof a 3D printed model. The lecture was given by Simon Graf who expertlycompared the differences between conventional and direct to print aligners, aswell as the clinical…

Listen to Hosts Blake Hill and Arthur da Silva talk with Guest Laura Bennett, Actuary, and Principal at Gosling’s Leap Consulting, about Laura’s very interesting InsurTech journey which began by co-founding a completely digital pet insurance company. InsurTech landing page: https://www.soa.org/programs/insurtech/…

Join me for a summary looking at gingival recession in orthodontics, and whether it is detrimental or beneficial. This lecture was given by James Andrews, he explored the effect of orthodontics on the periodontium, an area under increasing interest within aesthetics to achieve the ideal ‘pink aesthetics’ with the increasing adult population receivi…

Listen to Gaurav Upadhya, Board Director, Amex Bank of Canada share his history and insights with hosts Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo and Arthur da Silva, VP Actuarial at Slope Software.

Join me for a summary looking at miniscrews, looking atwhere the answer to successful TAD placement lies, in research or clinicalpractice. The reasons for higher failure rates than others with TADs wasexplored through 3 key factors; insertion torque, site selection and rootproximity. Evaluation of both scientific and clinical processes were describ…

Join me for a summary of Tommaso’s lecture on aligner treatment, exploring questions on the use of aligners. Tommaso described how compliant patients are with the use of aligners, who is more likely to wear aligners well and methods to increase compliance. He critically reviewed the use of attachments, and revealed aligner deformation and staging a…

Join me for a podcast summary looking at the grey topic oflower third molar management. The podcast explores the different guidelines of removal,factors for consideration for removal as well as the effect orthodontics canhave on third molar pathology. The lecture was given by Flavia Artese at thisyear’s British Orthodontic Conference in my city Lon…

Join me for a podcast exploring the limits oforthodontic tooth movement. This podcast is a summary of two intriguinglectures, by Dr Yanqi Yang and Carlos Flores Mir from this year’s InternationalOrthodontic Symposium by the IOF. This podcast explore the anatomical andperiodontal boundaries of orthodontic tooth movement Anatomical boundary · Distali…

Hear Guest Ahmed Sherif Abdelgalil, Chief Product Officer and Chief Actuary at Kaf Insurance talk with Host Blake Hill, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo about his very unique actuarial and InsurTech journey.

Listen to Ben Blakeslee, AVP & Actuary at Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. share his insights with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo.

Orthodontics In Interview: RICHARD COUSLEYDigital orthodontics, miniscrews and aligners“Aligner set ups need to be orthodontically checked to make sure it is realistic, and an accurate representation of what you are trying to achieve”Richard describes his journey into digital orthodontics, what led him to create his own successful miniscrew system,…

Hear Aneesha Deshpande talk about her unique InsurTech journey with host Blake Hill.

Join me for a summary of two lectures from this year’s international orthodontic symposium (IOF), looking at mouth breathing and paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea, by Hong He and Carlos Flores Mir. The lectures explore this controversial area in both medicine and orthodontics and review the current understanding of the topic, the relationship wit…

Hear Jim Cristallo, Chief Insurance Officer at Meanwhile Inc. (a Bitcoin life insurer), talk about his InsurTech journey with host Blake Hill.

Orthodontics In Interview GUEST HOST Björn Ludwig with Ralf Radlanski Guest podcast hosted by Dr Björn Ludwig, he interviews the anatomist andorthodontist Ralf Radlanski, he explores the career of the founder of the InternationalOrthodontics Symposium (IOS) and president of the EurAsian Association of Orthodontists. The two questions close to Bjorn…

Hear Farooq Sheikh, Global Head of Insurance for Unqork, talk about his InsurTech journey with host Blake Hill.

Orthodontics and the airway “Lots of patients are struggling with the symptoms (of obstructive sleep apnoea) when a little kid doesn't sleep it's not just the child's problem, their parents and other family member who also become sleep deprived” Audrey describes her motivation in the young field of dental sleep medicine, the role of orthodontics in…

Join me for a summary looking at impacted teeth and key components of timing which affect not only the success of alignment, but also root formation. This podcast also explores the occurrence of asymmetries of both dental and facial due to impacted teeth, and what can be done about it. This podcast is a summary of the AAO lecture by Stella Chaushu …

Blake Hill turns the microphone around and interviews Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, on the growth of the Insurtech initiative within the SOA.

Join me for the next interview in orthodontics with Dr Diego Peydro “The (aligner) protocols of the companies don’t work…my protocol shows expansion, the way I manage the roots, constriction of second molars…and have 95% predictability”. Diego explains his journey in orthodontics, the challenges with aligners and why he believes they are superior t…

Join me for a summary looking at the use of botox for deep bite management and bruxism. This was an interesting lecture by Dr Nan Hatch from Seattle, which was presented at this year’s AAO 2023. She explored the use of Botox for masseter hypertrophy and the evidence around it. Masseter hypertrophy when combined with bruxism can result in: o Long te…

Listen to Blake Hill interview Ken Leibow, CEO at InsurTech Express. Ken talks about his background and gives good advice on those wishing to join the InsurTech industry.

Listen to Scott Harrison, Lawyer & Consultant and Co-Founder of the American InsurTech Council share his views on key regulatory issues facing InsurTechs today with host, Dale Hall, Managing Director of the SOA Research Institute.

Join me for a summary of a lecture by Ramesh Sabhlok,looking at one of the most popular sites for TAD placement, the maxillary buccalinterradicular site. The most common site in maxilla for implant placementis between 2nd premolar and 1st molar in the keratinized gingiva. Two factors 1. Buccal bone thickness 2. Inter radicular distance Bone thickne…

Blake Hill, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo, leads the conversation with Mike Bishop, Principal and Managing Director at Milliman IntelliScript regarding Mike Bishop’s professional background story.

Join me for a summary looking at accelerating orthodontic tooth movement, this podcast is a summary of two lectures from the AAO, by Ali Darendelier and Peter Buschang. Mechanical acceleration through vibration, photobiomodulation, minisurgery (Peizocision and Micro-Osteoperforation MOP) and Distraction. Vibrational mechanical Low magnitude / high …

Join me for the next interview in orthodontics with Benedict Wilmes “Find a balance between clinical tips and evidence, if we only look at evidence there will be no innovation, if we only look at clinical tips we will make lots of clinical mistakes” Benedict describes his journey into mini-screws and what keeps him motivated to continue innovation …

Leon Punambolan shares his InsurTech journey and the drivers behind why Samos Insure makes sense by responding to the questions from Blake Hill, FSA host of the Podcast.

Join me for a summary of Oliver Liebl’s lecture looking at digital orthodontics, through both digital indirect bonding and in-house aligners. The workflow Oliver described was through Onyxceph in a step by step process, however the modules used are similar to other available software modules. Oliver described the ‘digital orthodontist’ who uses 1. …

Listen to Josee Deroy, FSA, MAAA, Founder and CEO of Savvy Services, share her insights on InsurTech with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo.

Join me for a topic summary looking at anterior openbites from the AAO. This summary looks at the differences in key diagnostic criteria, the options for treatment planning, and the evidence to support time. The summary is taken from Roberto Carrillo, Flavia Artese and Ravi Nanda’s lectures. Separate treatment plan: · treatment of the aetiology · T…

Listen to Yann Barbarroux of Otonomi share his insights on InsurTech with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary. Download the SOA Research Institute Decentralized Finance for Actuaries report referenced by David Schraub.

Join me for the next interview in orthodontics with Luis Carrière “The Carrière Motion Appliance is a story of simplicity, but not simplism” Luis describes how he conceived the Carrière Motion Appliance, and addresses in his own words addresses claims regarding changes to the occlusion, TMJ and airway. He describes the limited research regarding th…

Listen to Manisha Dias of SCOR Life & Health, U.S. share her insights on InsurTech with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary

Lower arch missing lower 2nd premolars Hemisection lower E – distal half – Old school Allow mesial drift of 6s, L4s do not distally tip, important in class 2 cases Use mesial aspect for anchorage if ankylosed Remove remaining Other options TADs 30% failure in the mandible in Caucasian Herbst Mini-plates – very evasive But hemisection is simple Ging…

Listen to Eric Buatois of BGV share his insights on InsurTech with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary.

Listen to Kevin Pledge of Acceptiv share his insights into InsurTech with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA.

Join me for the next interview in orthodontics with Padhraig Fleming “Innovation has made treatment more accessible, but has not necessarily translated into better outcomes” Padhraig is a Professor in Orthodontics based in Ireland. He has published over 150 peer review papers, 4 textbooks including the recent edition of Graber’s ‘Orthodontics: Curr…

Jeremy Bill, Chief Insurance Officer, of Bestow discusses how Bestow is innovating to make insurance buying easier with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA.

What goes wrong with MARPE? Audrey Yoon Join me for a lecture summary from this years AAO by Audrey Yoon. Don’t Make the Same Mistake I Did/ MARPE Complication. Success MARPE Overall separation: 87.8% Success rate of sutural separation: (Jeon 2021) · 61.05% in male · 94.17% in female · Average expansion: 7.8 ± 2.4 mm. Variation with age and gender …

Join me for a summary of this years American Association Meeting from the summer looking at AI and imaging. The topics covered at CBCT the facts, use in transverse and incidental findings. Other topics of facial imaging or 4D as a diagnostic tool. Finally looking at AI, its application currently and potential use of blockchain technology in orthodo…

Breathing disorders and orthodontics AAO 2022 Join me for a topic summary of breathing disorders and orthodontics, from this year’s American Association of Orthodontics meeting. Two lectures were covered, the first by Takashi Ono which looks at the issues surrounding mouth breathing and its consequences, the second lecture was by Martin Palomo look…

Lori Weyuker, ASA, Independent Consulting Actuary discusses InsurTech Start Up Funding with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary. Listen to learn about sources of start up funding for InsurTechs.

Join me for a summary of Dr Nikhilesh Vaid’s lecture entitled More Than Meets The EYE! Aligner Evidence Through Clinicians Eye It was part of the first International Orthodontic Foundation online symposium, with Ravi Nanda and co. Evidence available There are about 7000 papers available on clear aligner therapy 39 are prospective clinical trials 20…

Join me for the next interview in orthodontics with Carlos Flores-Mir Carlos is a Professor in orthodontics with an exceptional contribution to the field. He has published over 350 peer review papers and is an award winning educator within dentistry. He is an associate editor for the Angle Orthodontist journal and JWFO. We get to hear of Carlos’ st…

Lori Weyuker, ASA, Independent Consulting Actuary discusses actuarial involvement in InsurTech with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary. Listen to learn about how independent actuaries can set their pricing and other aspects of working in InsurTech as an independent actuary.…