# Light Scalpels, Missing Residency, and Why Class IIs Suck

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Podcast: [Brews and Tiny Teeth, The Unfiltered Pediatric Dentistry Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/brews-and-tiny-teeth-the-unfiltered-pediatric-dentistry-podcast-3695199)
Published: 2026-04-14T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brewsandbabyteeth/episodes/Light-Scalpels--Missing-Residency--and-Why-Class-IIs-Suck-e3h9uoe
Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/51756e20/podcast/play/117815502/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-1%2Fe3b90b08-1d5b-448d-b97b-97c4de580705.mp3
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Duration seconds: 3020

## Resource

Dr. Patrick Micaroni is a pediatric dentist and practice owner from New York. We talk about just about every topic related to pediatric dentistry that you can think of, including: - How he bought an existing practice and kept the selling doc on as an associate - Why residency was truly "the good ol days" - Recurrent decay on teenagers - Why class IIs are terrible - Cloud-based dental software, pros and cons - Challenges of employing expensive hygienists in states where assistants can't coronal polish This is a great casual episode where we vent about the common pitfalls that drive us crazy as pediatric dentists.

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