Big or small, there are pros and cons to working in various dental practice settings, and dentists measure their career satisfaction in different ways. In a webinar recorded in August — now available here — researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and the ADA Health Policy Institute presented their findings on how dentists view different aspects… Read More »
The ADA Practical Guide to Creating and Updating an Employee Policy Manual can help new dentists navigate hiring and staff management like seasoned professionals. With sample policies, forms and worksheets, the guide enables new dentists to develop and implement their own office policies. The book is available here. Use promo code 15113 to save 15 percent on all… Read More »
The path a dental product takes from the manufacturer to the dental office is typically a straight and trustworthy one. By purchasing directly from the manufacturer or an authorized distributor, new dentists can be assured the product they receive is the one the y ordered. But dentists or their staff may be intentionally or unintentionally turning to the… Read More »
I didn’t always want to be a dentist. The decision was one I struggled over. When I was in college and starting to give serious attention to dentistry as a career, I talked to two dentists that practiced in my hometown. I asked them both the same question, “What’s dentistry like? Do you enjoy it?” It seemed simple… Read More »
It is mechanized isolation and suction. We have all heard about it, seen advertisements, read about it, and many dentists are now using it. I won’t mention specific brand names or expound on the different systems but I do want to go over the topic of mechanized isolation systems. Developments in isolation and procedure techniques are changing dentistry… Read More »
This post is for Tiffani Horton, and for everyone else who is fighting a battle on the inside. I’m against watching the news. Other people can watch the news all they want to. That’s fine. I just don’t want to watch it myself. I don’t want to watch the news because buried in every news reel is a… Read More »