Training the Brain to Stay Sane! Dr. Carmelina D’Arro, shown, will present scientifically proven techniques for managing stress at the Lucy Hobbs Project™ Networking Event August 15 at the Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware.

Keep calm and prophy on.

Perhaps that sounds easier said than done, but having studied meditation with several prominent teachers, including Sharon Salzberg and Jon Kabat-Zinn, Dr. Carmelina D’Arro will deliver the goods August 15 at the Delaware Art Museum. D’Arro, a graduate of the Penn Program for Mindfulness, will address dental professionals in attendance at a Lucy Hobbs Project™ Networking Event.

“Training the Brain to Stay Sane,” hosted by Benco Dental at the Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware, from 8 to 11 a.m., will offer a unique opportunity to de-stress a dental practice. Dr. D’Arro, a public health dentist at Henrietta Johnson Medical Center and Nemours Senior Care in Wilmington, will guide attendees through time-tested, scientifically proven techniques for managing stress to enable them to better care for their patients and themselves.

Breakfast and coffee will be available. Members of the dental industry are invited at no charge, but each attendee is asked to bring a gently used outfit to benefit Dress for Success. Attire is business casual. Space is limited. For details regarding this event or to register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lucy-hobbs-project-networking-event-tickets-11792609011?aff=eorg

Named for the woman who, in 1866, became the first American female to earn a degree in dentistry, The Lucy Hobbs Project inspires women in the profession to drive change and deliver success through networking, innovation and giving back. Dr. Hobbs, denied access to education because of her gender, learned dentistry with the assist of a mentor, through apprenticeship, and eventually graduated from the Ohio College of Dental Surgery. Free to join, the project aims to bring women together from all facets of the dental industry.  To sign up for The Lucy Hobbs Project, visit: thelucyhobbsproject.com

Benco Dental, headquartered in Northeastern Pennsylvania, is the largest privately-owned dental company in the United States, offering a full array of supplies, equipment and services to dentists across the nation.  Founded in 1930 by Benjamin Cohen, the company has remained family-owned and focused on its unique mission to ‘deliver success, smile after smile.’  Over the past decade, Benco has been the nation’s fastest growing dental distributor, now servicing more than 35,000 dentists and dental laboratories.

For more information, visit benco.com or call 1.800.GO.BENCO.