When Dr. Sneha Patel started looking for a job after graduating in 2015 from the University of Oklahoma School of Dentistry, she knew she wanted to be close to her Yukon, Oklahoma, home. So when she was offered a position with a dental service organization, Heartland Dental, in Yukon, it was an easy choice to say yes. Beyond… Read More »
Wearing sparkly high tops and a lavalier microphone as she traversed the meeting room, Mel Robbins had the full attention of the audience during her keynote address Thursday at the New Dentist Conference. But then laughter and conversation erupted in the room when she demanded that all attendees get up and sit next to someone they didn’t know.… Read More »
Congratulations on the job offer! Should you accept or try to negotiate? If you’re reading this, according to the Center for Professional Success, the first thing you should know about providing a counter offer is that you should have already received a job offer. If you have been put in the position of being asked “What are your… Read More »
Houston — Considering that Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the country, it caught Dr. Victor Rodriguez by surprise to learn that the Greater Houston Dental Society did not have its own diversity committee. The local dental society has about 1,600 members, with about 35 percent of whom belong to a minority group. “It was… Read More »