Health Equity Relies on Moving from Concept to Action: It Also Relies on You!
By: Dr. Dwinita Mosby Tyler The U.S. (well, the whole world for that matter) has experienced dramatic change over the past year and a half and some of those changes have us wondering how much progress we have made in advancing and achieving health equity. You know...
Lean-in to Marketing
By: Ms. Minal Sampat, RDH, BA You may be an amazing clinical dentist but if you aren’t marketing your skills and practice properly, potential patients won’t know. As a healthcare professional, marketing may not be what excites you but it’s essential to your...
Let’s Talk About Perspective
By: Dr. Amisha Singh As I type this out, I am coasting at 477 mph at a breathtaking 38,000 feet in my first flight since the pandemic started. As someone who once considered Denver International Airport a second home, this is a little bit like a step back into...
Evidence-Based Considerations for RDH Using Aerosol-Generating Devices
By: Ms. Karen Davis, RDH, BSDH An unexpected benefit of the SARS-CoV-2 viral pandemic for dentistry is the emergence of data shedding light on the safety of utilizing aerosol-generating devices on patients during dental hygiene care. Many dental hygienists...
Needles, Tongues and Lungs
The Chemistry, Use and Effect of Psychoactive Substances By: Ms. Amber Riley, MS, RDH, FAAFS, FIACME Psychoactive substances legal or not, are ubiquitous in our communities and used by the patients we treat. Use and abuse, of psychoactive compounds, date back...
How to Stay Motivated When You’re Not Feeling Very Motivated
By: Dr. Sampada Deshpande Every so often, I’ll get a message on Instagram (IG) asking ‘how do you stay so motivated? You are such a hustler.’ I don’t know when I became a poster child for motivation? Because the reality couldn’t be any further from that...
Unprecedented Times
By: Mr. Steven Karsh Indeed, we are living in unprecedented times as we enter a new phase of the pandemic. A look at the economic landscape tells us we have (for now): 1. Record levels of economic stimulus - both fiscal (government spending) and monetary (Federal...
Where Do We Stand? A Hygienist’s Reflection on the COVID-19 Pandemic
By: Ms. Kathy Forbes, RDH, BS When I was asked to write an article about, “how the pandemic has affected the hygiene profession and your thoughts regarding the future,” my first thought was sure, “I can do that!” After all, having been a dental hygienist for over...
Hiring From a Different Perspective
By: Dr. William van Dyk Reprinted with permission from Dental Practice Success, Spring 2021. Copyright 2021 © American Dental Association. Dentists are continually searching for ideal employees. In many instances, they feel it's necessary to settle for...
Colorado’s Equal Pay Law: More Than Only Equal Pay
By: Mr. David Bashford, Esq. Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act was effective January 1, 2021. The foundation element of the law prohibits pay differentials between male and female employees that perform substantially similar work. Because many dental teams...
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