With a new virtual format, Chicago Dental Society’s Midwinter Meeting will offer 118 classes from Feb. 25-27, including 99 live speakers and 19 pre-recorded courses during the live meeting. In 2021, for its 156th event, Heart of Dentistry, the society extends the dates of the meeting through... CONTINUE READING
You’ve spent your career creating a dental practice where the priority is the safety and protection of your patients. A pandemic prompted you to find new ways to convey that message in a visually reassuring way. Is it still possible to follow trends and incorporate fresh interior design... CONTINUE READING
With what seems a majority of Americans wearing one mask to avoid COVID-19 exposure, public health experts now call for two masks. Upon discovery of new, highly transmissible coronavirus variants, one cloth mask will no longer cut it, according to a recent story in The Washington Post by Fenit... CONTINUE READING
Find out firsthand which best practices can drive change, build consensus and improve the process.Is yours the next big idea, or do you envision leading an entrepreneurial team? Consider this Executive Leadership interview as a personal mentorship session.In a recent interview, Benco Dental... CONTINUE READING
"Barrier breaker." In 2019, The Washington Post aptly described the first woman and first African American to serve as president of the American College of Dentists. Dr. Joan Bluitt Foster, 1938 - 2019 (Photo courtesy The Island Funeral Home) Dr. Juliann Bluitt Foster "served as a role model...... CONTINUE READING
Virtual information booths and exhibits. On Demand courses. Virtual alumni receptions at Tufts (tonight!).Dentalpalooza?!OK, that last one's actually a Save the Date for Yankee's first-ever outdoor event on June 4. Still, there's no doubt visitors to the Yankee Dental Congress Virtual 2021 website... CONTINUE READING
There's nothing wrong with outsourcing. But, the Chief Operating Officer of one of the largest privately held dental laboratories on earth doesn't see it as the * only * workable model for general dentists. "We at Glidewell don’t believe in outsourcing; it doesn’t work with our model.... CONTINUE READING
Tuesday afternoon trivia: Name two game-changing women who made history in Lawrence, Kansas. You're on your game if you guessed Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor, the first woman to earn a dental degree in the U.S., or Flora E. Richardson Coleman, the first woman to complete the curriculum and graduate from... CONTINUE READING
In one year, Dr. Richard Kim, DMD, MHCM, FICD, MS, earned recognition for contributions in two areas of oral healthcare: an induction as a Fellow for the Pierre Fauchard Academy and an honor as one of the Top 100 World Doctors. Dr. Richard Kim is shown above, among the Class of 2021 World's... CONTINUE READING
Every day, 76,000 lobbyists present issues to the legislative branch of the U.S. government on behalf of public interest, business, equality and justice. How do dentists insure that their voices stand out among the chatter? Mike Graham answers that question in his discussion with Chuck Cohen... CONTINUE READING