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Jul 8 2019
Before you read further, know that there is no answer. Dentistry, unlike medicine, has not looked at patient safety in an organized fashion, and our attention to safety comes episodically in response to “hot button” issues like infection breakouts or high lead levels in off-shore laboratory products. We simply don’t know how safe ... [continue reading]
Jun 6 2019
As most of you know, aside from college football “season,” summer is my favorite season. Golf, camping, golf, concerts, golf, picnics, golf and golf. Summer arrives in June and June marks the middle of the calendar year. It’s hard to believe that my presidency is more than half over. We are constantly working to achieve our goals ... [continue reading]
Jun 6 2019
From the dawn of time, life has always been changing. There is a constant succession of power, sometimes orderly, often chaotic and destructive. One of the emotional moments found in so many old movies is when the battered, blood-stained knights stand anxiously around the castle yard, filled with dread, waiting for news. The elderly advisor to the ... [continue reading]
Jun 6 2019
As I am coming to the end of my two years on the Ohio Dental Association Executive Board, I can’t help but reflect on how much growth I have experienced, not only professionally but personally. Indeed, it is truly a surreal thing. Let me take you back about 12 years. I was that dentist, overwhelmed with the “work-life balance” ... [continue reading]
Jun 6 2019
Planned, but Unplanned I would like to say that I am one of those women who has always had her life planned to the last detail and has done everything for the right reasons, but that just isn't so. What I DID plan was to become a dentist, and what a wonderful plan that was! Back in the 1970’s there weren’t many women dentists. ... [continue reading]
May 8 2019
Dr. Michael Halasz, ODA president, recently filmed a scene in his office for a horror/fantasy movie. A couple months ago, I did something I've never done before. I auditioned to be in a movie, and I got the part. It’s a low-budget horror/fantasy called “The Color of the Sun.” (Starring KateLynn Newberry, written and directed by ... [continue reading]
May 8 2019
The profession of dentistry is committed to evidence-based practice, which integrates a practitioner’s clinical expertise, the patient’s needs and preferences, and the most current, clinically relevant evidence.  However, there is an element in the media and on the internet that is quick to cast scorn on established and respected ... [continue reading]
May 8 2019
You’ve worked on them for years! If you’re lucky they’ll give you a warning months in advance – but don’t count on it. I even warned all of you about them a few years back. But now more often than not, one of them is standing at your front desk checkout counter – every day, telling your receptionist that they no longer are covered by ... [continue reading]
May 8 2019
If you are interested in finding a job with a dental corporation, look no further than the internet. Because dentists with multiple practices and dental companies have very good front-end management, their ads, along with the benefits package and compensation structure, will be easy to find and easy to apply for. Some even come with a sign-on ... [continue reading]
Apr 4 2019
An interesting thing happened to me not too long ago … I caught the Tooth Fairy in the act. (No, not THAT act, you pervs!) You read that correctly, the Tooth Fairy. I did not want to waste the opportunity, so I decided to talk to the Tooth Fairy and ask him, that’s right, him not her, a few questions … Me: So, uh, Mr. Fairy, ... [continue reading]
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