In the 1940s and 1950s, people across the United States were eager to finish the war waging overseas and start anew. At this time, there a widespread shift in design concepts arose. Design quickly turned into an exciting visual language that signaled the new age, and two of its forerunners were... CONTINUE READING
As a designer of products from Target, Hasbro, Johnson & Johnson, Toyota and TOTO, Ayse Birsel worked her way to the very top. Her newest collaboration with modern furniture design company, Herman Miller, has given us Overlay, a portable meeting room system to help divide open spaces and... CONTINUE READING
Earning a degree is expensive. Total student loan debt in the U.S. today amounts to $1.52 trillion, according to Forbes. With a financial burden weighing on her shoulders, Dr. Malieka Johnson, DDS, is uncomfortably acquainted with the student loan debt struggle -- and that’s why she’s putting... CONTINUE READING
Dr. Howard Fraiman comes from a long history of dentists. In 1991, he became one of six practitioners in his family. Watching his father, uncle, and cousin at work indirectly inspired him. Through firsthand involvement, he recognized dentistry as a people profession - dentists weren't at desks all... CONTINUE READING
Drs. Justene and Janice Doan understand dental care both personally and professionally. The San Diego- based sisters both have beautiful, healthy smiles today - but it wasn't always that way. Bleak Beginnings to Happy Endings The Doan sisters were born in Vietnam after the war, Justene in 1975,... CONTINUE READING
When asked "What do you want to be when you grow up?" many respond with answers such as astronaut, President, or princess. Since age four, Dr. Sarah Palmer knew she wanted to be a dentist. As a child, the dentist terrified her, and she believed she had the ability to make it better for... CONTINUE READING
Thirteen-year-old McKenzie Laity of Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, sat down for a quick interview at the Benco Dental home office during today's Bring Your Child To Work Day. when parents host their kids at the office to expand their career horizons. Originally called Take... CONTINUE READING
The Lucy Hobbs Project empowers women in dentistry to drive change and deliver success through networking, innovation and giving back. One woman who embodies this is Margaret Fickess, RDA, CDA, M.Ed. Margaret (shown) — the recipient the 2017 Lucy Hobbs Project Innovator Award — embodies the... CONTINUE READING
Over the past five years, The Lucy Hobbs Project® has acknowledged some incredible women in dentistry. These women have persevered throughout their careers and have set the benchmark high in our industry, similar to Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor, the first American woman to earn a doctorate in... CONTINUE READING
Three Days, Four Panels, One Amazing Event On May 30, 2018 at the Kimpton Hotel Eventi in Chelsea (shown above), the heart of New York City’s art world, join attendees and 40 Under 40 honorees for Incisal Edge’s Next Gen Summit, featuring Forbes Chief Content Officer Randall Lane as keynote... CONTINUE READING