Exploring ADA Commons
Exploring ADA Commons: Discover what's new across the tripartite By: Alisun DeKock Are you curious about what’s going on at other ADA State and Local Associations? Perhaps you are faced with a unique clinical or business question and wondering if your peers have...
21 Real Estate Factors Impacting a Patient’s Perception of Your Practice: Part 3 of 3
By: Alexandra Thurston n Part I and II of this article, we discussed the location, physical appearance, age, amenities, etc., of a building that impact a patient’s perception of a healthcare practice. These factors are otherwise known collectively as the “Class”...
21 Real Estate Factors Impacting a Patient’s Perception of Your Practice: Part 2 of 3
By: Alexandra Thurston In Part I of this series, we established how healthcare practices are not immune to the need to build a brand and establish their reputation, specifically with regards to an office and its location (i.e. the real estate). A patient’s office...
21 Real Estate Factors Impacting a Patient’s Perception of Your Practice: Part 1 of 3
By: Alexandra Thurston How Your Office Establishes Your Brand Have you ever wondered how the most recognized brands in a culture become dominant? Books have been written on the topic and there aren’t enough words in a single article or blog post to cover all of...
MDDS: Future Forward
By: Shelly Fava, MS, CMP, CAE In much of this issue, we’ve been focusing on the MDDS’s past and how we got to where we are today. It’s important to know our history and to honor those who built MDDS into the strong and vibrant community we all know now. However,...
The Curse of Perfectionism
By: Joel Small, DDS, MBA, PCC, FICD Professional athletes train to perfect their skills throughout their lifetime, and yet few of them can attain perfection. Olympic gymnasts, for example, spend hours upon hours training their skills yet rarely achieve a perfect...
Denver A Love Story: Why Dentists Love the Mile High City
By: Jack Nguyen, MS, DDS Living in Colorado offers a unique blend of benefits, making it an attractive place to call home. There’s a variety of reasons dentists move to Colorado so what’s yours? We wanted to learn why dentists chose the Denver metro area to move...
Walking ADA Lobby Day in My Shoes
By: Lindsay Compton, DDS DAY 1 - APRIL 7, 2024Good morning, DC! ADA Lobby Day started by assembling all states including more than 1,200 dentists and dental students. This record attendance number created palpable energy in our sessions and around the Capitol. Our...
Expanding Opportunities: CrossPurpose Launches Dental Assisting Program
In the bustling metro Denver job market, the demand for skilled healthcare professionals has been a pressing concern. Dental assisting emerged as a top job opportunity among the standout roles identified in the Colorado Workforce Development Council's (CWDC) 2022...
Introducing: Colorado Orthodontic Foundation’s New Executive Director
By: Kaila Werner Butterfield Hello! I'm Kaila Werner Butterfield. I'm excited to introduce myself as the new Managing Director of the Colorado Orthodontic Foundation. I am a native Texan, born and raised just north of Dallas and in the summer of 2023, my husband...
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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.
