

Excuses, Excuses…
By: Ms. Molly Pereira How many times have you said to yourself:• “If I just had more time, I’d exercise.”• “I would love to visit but our schedules are just too crazy.”• “I’m not a morning person. Getting up to walk/meditate/etc. wouldn’t work.”• “After a long...

The Path Forward…
By: Greg Hill, JD, CAE In 2016, the Colorado Dental Association (CDA) began a five-year strategic plan focused on growing membership and restructuring its governance to increase internal capacity to better serve its members. As that five-year plan is...

Good News for Independent Practitioners in the Ever-Changing Marketplace of Dentistry
By: Marie Chatterley, CTC Associates So much good news to report in the ever-changing marketplace of dentistry! I am thrilled with what we have seen over the last two years in practice transitions and with the growth of practices owned by independent...

Visioning and Resource Assessment: Vital Tools in Pre-Planning Your Office Design Project
By: Paul Battista, Battista Design Group For many patients, visiting a healthcare provider can be an emotion-filled experience, with feelings ranging from nervousness to apprehension. But your facility can set the stage for your patients' experience. The...

The Golden Rule is Great…But There Is One Area in Which it is Lacking
By: Dr. Laura Brenner Howard Farran recently wrote a column in Dentaltown titled, “Follow the Golden Rule.” In it, he offered excellent examples of how we can share our greatest and highest good with patients. When it comes to clinical care, we should...

What Office Organization and Children’s Orthodontics Have in Common
By: Alexandra Gage, Colorado Orthodontic Foundation In 2020, a very tough year for non-profits, the Metro Denver Dental Society (MDDS) found a way to make one of their annual fundraising events more successful than ever! The 2020 MDDS Shred Event was held...

Is it Time to Make Some Changes?
By: Dr. Allen Vean What will you tell your children, grandchildren, and hopefully your great-grandchildren about the events of the last fourteen months? What an incredible part of American history we have all witnessed. Unfortunately, this part of...

Could the Pandemic be a Blessing in Disguise?
Many of us were fortunate to emerge from the past year intact — physically, mentally, andfinancially, giving us so much to be thankful for. We have the opportunity to use this experience to become more thoughtful and intentional and less judgmental and...

The Mountain West Dental Institute Earns 5 Star Certification for COVID-19 Safety Measures
The Metro Denver Dental Society (MDDS) is pleased to announce the Mountain West Dental Institute (MWDI) has achieved Denver’s 5 Star Certification for going above and beyond current COVID-19 safety guidelines. The Mountain West Dental Institute is owned...

The Future of Digital Dentistry
By: Ms. Cindy Kelly Intra Oral scanners for the dental practice, much like computers and cell phones, have become smaller, faster, more accurate, more affordable and undoubtedly something we can’t live without. I/O scanning software continues to evolve...
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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.

