Career Path Interview: Nicole Furuta, DDS
Nicole Furuta, DDS Private Practice Owner Lodo Dental On the surface, the dental profession does not seem like it would offer a variety of career paths but in reality, there’s much more than just what’s on the surface. Recently the team at the Articulator sat down...
Career Path Interview: Geebellue Mensah, DDS
Geebellue Mensah, DDS Employee Dentist Dentists of Brighton On the surface, the dental profession does not seem like it would offer a variety of career paths but in reality, there’s much more than just what’s on the surface. Recently the team at the Articulator...
Career Path Interview: Amisha Singh, DDS
Amisha Singh, DDS Director of Diversity & Inclusion Programming University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine On the surface, the dental profession does not seem like it would offer a variety of career paths but in reality, there’s much more than just...
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
By: Dr. Janie Boyesen August is a month full of changes—parents and children start thinking about the return to school, and the relatively “less” scheduled days of summer come to an end—signaled by my local King Soopers when they start displaying the pumpkin...
To Succeed in the Future, Dentists Must Navigate Rapid Economic Change
By: Mr. Greg Hill, JD, CAE I was recently interviewed on a podcast about my thoughts on the future of dentistry. This topic fits very nicely with what organized dentistry is trying to understand as business models are rapidly changing in the profession. When I...
Use Candor, Be a Can-do-er
By: Dr. Justin Baltz After stumbling across a book titled, “Winning” written by the late Jack Welch, I became captivated with the idea of implementing candor into my practice. Welch, who is thought to be one of the most dynamic and successful CEOs of all time, led...
Creative Tension: What is it and Why Does it Matter?
By: Dr. Joel Small and Dr. Edwin McDonald Many of us are familiar with the concept of cognitive dissonance. Described initially by Leon Festinger in 1957, the theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that humans seek psychological consistency between their current...
Member Spotlight: Andrei Ionescu
Dr. Andrei IonescuTimber Dental CareThornton, CO What inspired you to be a dentist?Growing up I was always drawn to medicine seeing my mother serve as an incredible, dedicated nurse. While I didn’t know much about teeth at the time, I did reason there’s one heart,...
Protecting Your Practice from a Cyberattack
By: Mr. Tom Terronez Cyberattacks are an ever-growing business that continues to evolve with new creative tactics deployed every day. Through years of experience and conducting assessments, we have found cybersecurity in dental practices to be weak, making a...
Another Trip Around the Sun
By: Dr. Patrick Prendergast As summer approaches so does the changing of the Guard at MDDS and a bit of reflection as to where we’ve been and what lies ahead. We all expected a year of continued change and a bit of “whitewater”, and we weren’t disappointed! This...
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The Metro Denver Dental Society is a not-for-profit component society of the American Dental Association and the Colorado Dental Association.
