“What should I do after I graduate from dental school?” Recently, I was on a panel of dentists speaking to third- and fourth-year dental students. This was the question on the top of their minds. This is the question that I had to answer for myself just over two years ago. I considered every reasonable possibility that I… 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 »
Need help managing negative stress? The Council on Dental Practice Dentist Health and Wellness Program is hosting a free webinar 2-3 p.m. Central Time Sept. 30. Titled, “Stress: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” the webinar is a fast-paced session on stress led by Mary Jo Graden, a licensed clinical social worker for over 20 years. In… 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 »