It was a sunny April morning when the call came in. “Mary, we’re excited to offer you the assistant account executive role at our growing …
DeW Dish with Kari Carter-Cherelus, RDH DA
What is the best part of your job? It is encouraging to receive messages from clients and others who tell me how something I said …
Crushing Candy: Pandemic Mental Health Strategies and Beyond!
Crushing what? Candy? Isn’t that an app game that has taken over the world?! YES! And thank goodness for Candy Crush. Fellow DeWs, this was …
First female solo road trip
It all seemed to happen by accident. Several years ago, I did a Google search for my name to see if I could learn more …
Latina Defined
Being Latina is my orgullo (pride). Latina is my strength. Latina is a badass woman! When I embrace my Latindad, I feel the power of …
The Unmistakable Gift of Friendship Among Women
Within the last two years I have become a part of several facebook forums that support women within dentistry, one of them being DeW, and …
Busting Through Dentistry’s Glass Ceiling, by Sonya Dunbar, RDH, MHA & Melissa Turner, BASDH, RDHEP, EFDA
It’s a new day in dentistry. A day that is written by traditions of the past yet shaped by traditions of the future. A day …
DeW Dish with Dr. Ronni Brown
What is the best part of your job? When I am speaking, the best part of my job is to create an unforgettable experience for …
From Passion to Entrepreneur
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” At a young age, this is something that each of us are asked by family, …
Fighting for my Life
It’s a day that defined my life before the accident and after the accident. I am a skydiver. I had been for about three years, …
DeW Dish with Kristie Boltz
What is the best part of your job? Teaching! Seeing the “light” go on for doctors and team members as they learn how consistent execution …
The New Wave: Claiming Your Throne in Dentistry as Women
Throughout history, men have been credited with ‘making history’, while the contributions undoubtedly made by women were erased and marginalized. Women were widely characterized as …
Focus on the What, Not the How
How will I do this? Will I be able to make enough money? When we try to figure out the “how”, we limit our possibilities …
DeW Dish with Tameka Schley Lee, BSDH, RDH
What is the best part of your job? The best part of my role is being able to empower and inspire women to find and …
Reaching for the Sun with your Soul
It all began on the hot and dusty sidelines of a girl’s soccer match as a conversation between two moms. We were lamenting the never-ending …
Finding Hope in the Middle of Relationship Storms
Since the pandemic began, headlines have certainly been full of a wide variety of highlights and lowlights. Our humanity has been in disarray for over …
Lead ‘Em or Lose ‘Em – Creating a Feedback Culture
“I replace a couple of employees every year, no big deal. It’s not just me, it just seems hard to keep assistants and hygienists in …
How to Take Control of Your Life by Controlling Your Mental Health
Let’s first think about ourselves. We want to take control of everything in our life, but… something prevents us from doing so. Something which is …
Forensic Dentistry: What It Is, My Journey Through It, and How Do You Get Involved
On February 9, 2021 I became the first woman to win the Reidar F. Sognnaes Award of Excellence in Forensic Odontology from the American Academy …
The F Word
Yes, I am the F word…fraud, fake, phony (OK, the last one only begins with the “F” sound, but you get the picture). For years, …