Dr. Suzie Bergman - Dr. Gallagher's Podcast x Dose of Dental Podcast #103

Full Podcast Title: “Dr. Suzie Bergman’s Ted Talk, A Surprising TMJ Diagnosis, How Disjointed Healthcare Is”

1. Questions Asked:

(00:41) "How was the day?"

(01:41) "How many kids do you have, by the way?"

(02:06) "Any dentists?"

(03:48) "Why is healthcare so disjointed?"

(04:13) "Where has your passion taken you from there?"

(07:19) "What are your thoughts on treating TMD patients holistically?"

(08:28) "Is it covered by insurance or medical insurance?"

(09:43) "What are your thoughts on patient-centered care vs. insurance-centered care?"

(13:17) "What do you think about corporate influence in dentistry?"

(18:06) "What are the factors causing pressure in healthcare, and how can we mitigate that?"

(25:51) "What’s the next step for you?"

(28:38) "When’s your next TED Talk?"

(28:51) "Or maybe a book?"

2. Topics & Stories:

(00:00) Introduction of Dr. Suzie Bergman and her TEDx talk on healthcare disjointedness.

(01:00) Suzie discusses the weather in the Pacific Northwest and her snowboarding family.

(02:18) Story about her kids avoiding medical careers despite parental influence.

(02:55) Transition from West Virginia to Pacific Northwest for bigger mountains and snowboarding.

(04:13) Healthcare being disjointed and her involvement in advocacy, including a TMJ patient registry.

(05:23) Her work at a neurosurgery clinic focusing on facial pain beyond trigeminal neuralgia.

(09:18) Patients struggling to afford healthcare and having to prioritize medical expenses over personal wants.

(09:43) Discussion of the shift from patient-centered care to insurance-centered care.

(12:31) Story of running a private practice with her husband for 25 years and prioritizing patient care over profit.

(15:25) Work-life balance and the mental health pressures on providers.

(21:46) Interdisciplinary healthcare and integrating different providers into patient care.

(25:57) Future aspirations: Suzie discusses influencing healthcare policy and working with federal agencies.

(28:56) Story about her upcoming book for patients with difficulty chewing and swallowing due to TMD.

3. Quotes & Wisdom:

(05:59) "There’s nothing really we can do to turn back time, but our patients deserve better than they’ve received up until this point."

(06:46) "We’re starting to approach things from a biopsychosocial model... looking at the whole person, not just the condition."

(12:31) "At the end of the day, we are in a field where what we’re doing is serving, and we need to serve our patients."

(14:45) "There’s so much emphasis on the health part of it sometimes, and not enough emphasis on the word care."

(15:25) "Efficiency has become a buzzword, but we need to make sure that, while we work, we take care of ourselves as well."

(18:44) "We have to have compassion for our patients, but we also have to have compassion for ourselves."

(21:46) "When we put healthy boundaries around what we’re willing to do and how much time we spend, we can be healthier and show up better for our patients."

(25:57) "Next for me is to influence policy more... to work with the players who really have the ability to change the narrative for the future."

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #103

Watch worn in this episode = Jack Mason Avigator

9.2024

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