In this episode of the Very Dental Student Podcast, Mohamed is joined by Kevin and Zach in an exciting crossover with the Very Clinical Podcast! Kevin and Zach take a walk down memory lane talking about dental school stories. After that, they discuss a range of topics including detailed insights on current clinical protocols for posterior restorations, and their thoughts on materials like amalgam and composite. They also share practical advice on the importance of isolation, rubber dams, and the evolving technology in dental materials.    Episode Index:   03:39 Good Memories from Dental School 06:43 Bad Memories from Dental School 11:32 Dental School Practices: Then vs. Now 19:40 Rubber Dams in Dental School 21:08 Isolation Techniques: Rubber Dam vs. Isovac 23:37 Sectional Matrices and Posterior Restorations 24:31 Kevin's Approach to Posterior Restorations 27:00 Zach's Approach to Posterior Restorations 30:35 Amalgam and Glass Ionomer Usage 35:16 Future of Direct Restorations and 3D Printing   Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best prices you’ll find anywhere! If you head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy and use coupon code “VERYDENTAL10” you’ll get another 10% off your order! Go save yourself some money and support the show all at the same time! -- The Wonderist Agency is basically a one stop shop for marketing your practice and your brand. From logo redesign to a full service marketing plan, the folks at Wonderist have you covered! Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/wonderist! -- Enova Illumination makes the very best in loupes and headlights, including their new ergonomic angled prism loupes! They also distribute loupe mounted cameras and even the amazing line of Zumax microscopes! If you want to help out the podcast while upping your magnification and headlight game, you need to head over to verydentalpodcast.com/enova to see their whole line of products! -- CAD-Ray offers the best service on a wide variety of digital scanners, printers, mills and even  their very own browser based design software, Clinux! CAD-Ray has been a huge supporter of the Very Dental Podcast Network and I can tell you that you’ll get no better service on everything digital dentistry than the folks from CAD-Ray. Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/CADRay!