Welcome to the pilot episode of the Dr. Tom Show. I'm your host, Dr. Tom Giacobbi, and I want to take this short episode to tell you a little bit about my vision for the show.

First, a bit about me. I'm a full-time private practice general dentist, and have been for more than 30 years. My wife, who's also a dentist, and I started our practice from scratch over 23 years ago.

But you may remember me more from my role at Dentaltown, where I served as the editorial director for more than 22 years. In that role, I wore many hats. I wrote a monthly column. I curated peer content that appeared in the magazine. I produced numerous video segments, attended countless trade shows, and collaborated with dental manufacturers to stay ahead of [00:01:00] trends in our profession.

This podcast will be a centerpiece of my continuing work, writing, product reviews, consulting with manufacturers, and sharing my thoughts on the hot topics of the day.

In order to maintain the ever important contact with the audience, i've built a simple website where you can contact me anytime. Visit DrTom.show. That's D-R-T-O-M dot S-H-O-W DrTom.show. On that website, there's a simple contact form where you can send me your questions, suggestions, and comments anytime you like.

Moving ahead. The shows will take one of three formats.

The first will be the traditional interview. This will be with movers and shakers in the dental industry, dentists, consultants, manufacturers, and probably a few [00:02:00] surprise guests along the way. The second type of show will be a one-on-one where I'm gonna share my thoughts on the hot topics of the day.

And finally, there will be an advice line style show where I'll bring back one of my expert guests to answer your questions directly. The guest will be announced ahead of time, and you'll have an opportunity to join in the show by contacting me through the website.

So from here, let's do the first and most important step. Please follow or subscribe to this podcast on your favorite platform so that you don't miss an episode.

If you have a suggestion, a topic, a question you want answered, please reach out to me through my website at DrTom.show. That's D-R-T-O-M dot S-H-O-W. DrTom.show. Thanks again for your time. I look forward to seeing you on our next episode.