By: Allen Vean, DMD, MDDS Co-Editor No one needs to remind us the workforce challenge is the number one issue facing our profession for the near future. The medical profession is facing the same issue. TheAmerican College of Healthcare Executives reports in their...
By: Dr. Allen Vean The MDDS Board of Directors met recently and our co-editor, Dr. Amisha Singh, gave a beautiful presentation on “Professionalism.” As I listened to her speak, I realized that as of this spring, I will have graduated from dental school fifty years...
By: Amisha Singh, DDS Community. When you read this word, what do you think about? Some of us imagine our families, the hands of our loved ones, the eyes of our children. Some of us think about the people in our neighborhood, the smiles of old acquaintances, the...
By: Dr. Allen Vean As we make our best attempt to recover from the last three years, one important aspect of our society has been misplaced. Personal interactions, personal conversations, and respect for one another need a tune-up. How often do we see people...
This editorial is part of a special series on Women in Dentistry for Women's History Month. By: Amisha Singh, DDS She is a woman. Red lipstick and stilettos may be her superpower or perhaps she favors her favorite pair of worn sneakers and a ponytail. Either way,...
By: Amisha Singh, DDS It feels like a cliff, a steep and sudden drop off into a fog of melancholy clouds. I have experienced burnout in dentistry, and I never saw it coming, even when I was right on the edge. I thought I was fine. I thought I could manage. I...
By: Dr. Allen Vean Two years ago, I touched on the ancient practice of feng shui, being in balance with the world around you and its relation to our personal and professional lives during an extremely difficult time. Now, I would like to introduce you to ikigai,...
By: Dr. Amisha Singh The new year trickled in slowly this time, settling into the familiar curves and crevasses of the life which we have been living. In some ways, this new year felt like an extension of the past two years. Still battling a pandemic that many...
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...
By: Dr. Allen Vean As a pediatric dental resident years ago, one of the many requirements of my program was tocomplete a research project within the two years of training. The increased utilization of nitrous oxide in the dental operatory was always of...