Advocacy, the Underserved and Our Future – A Student’s Perspective
By: Jakob Holtzmann Like many of you, I wasn’t around to witness the destruction brought upon the world in the 1940’s. Like some of you, I wasn’t around to witness the cultural and economic challenges of the 1970’s. But like all of you, I’m currently...
A Reflection on Practicing Dentistry for the First Americans
By: Adriana Zuniga, DDS From beneath my face shield and the multiple masks on my sweaty face, I still got a waft of the burning sage from down the hallway as I was prepping a crown. Burning sage is a common practice called smudging and American...
Feng Shui, What Happened?
By: Allen Vean, DDSAccording to the Spruce.com, Feng Shui is a practice of looking at our environments and how to live in harmony with the principles of the natural world. This comes from an ancient poem and reflects upon how human life can beideal if we...
An Early Start: Talking to Children About Diversity
By: Erin Issac, DMD "But are those healthy gums? Why do they look like that?” asked my 8-year-old patient as I showed him pictures in a chairside flipbook about oral health. We were discussing cavities, but besides seeing the cavities in one picture, my...
Rocky Mountain Dental Convention Goes Virtual
The Metro Denver Dental Society (MDDS) Announces 2021 RMDC Anywhere Virtual Convention After assessing the current landscape and surveying stakeholder groups, the Metro Denver Dental Society Board of Directors has decided to pivot and transform the 2021...
Musings of an Employment Lawyer on Returning to Working in the Age of COVID-19
By: Gary Benson, Esq. have been representing employers for the last 30 years, and the last three months have included the most surreal moments of my career. For those of you who watch “Stranger Things,” I’m sure you will agree that we are currently...
Launching Back into Practice Strong: In Every Crisis Lies An Opportunity
- -By: Kim McGuire Unprecedented,” “New Normal,” “Uncertain.” These are the overused phrases and words describing this time. Certainly you and your business have been through a lot the last few months: applying for a PPP loan, working with creditors to...
Building Resilience in Hard Times
By: Laura Brenner, DDS We could all agree that having abounding resilience is the key to a long, successful dental career, right? The ability to recover from challenges and then continue on to thrive is vital. Without that quality, we would not be able...
COVID-19 – Identity, Community and Gratitude
By: Amisha Singh, DDS I sit staring at the white space on the paper. I am in my home office after having been at home for six weeks, practicing social distancing and watching the world change before my eyes. My children play under the table at my feet....
How is the COVID-19 Pandemic Affecting Dental Students?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on many industries including dentistry. This is one perspective in a series of blogs on how the stay-at-home order and the virus is affecting individuals in Denver's dental community. Do you have a story...
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