What comes to mind when you think of “dentistry”? I’m sure that your first thought may have included an older, white-haired male with a mask …
Please Meet Dr. Aaleeyah Alim
Interviewed by Luke Shapiro, DDS She is the creator of Tooth Tuesdays on IGTV that gets thousands of views each week. She’s from Miami, attended …
Living Your Values
Interview with Dr. Cheryl Brunelle. Author note: I wish we had recorded this interview. Cheryl laughs throughout and always radiates a smile. Her laugher is …
Control the Controllable
While we sit in the middle of this current pandemic (there have been four other pandemics since 1980), we watch and wait for the world …
Leading in the Community: Dr. Carla Thomas
In Inglewood, California there used to stand an empty building that was destroyed by a fire. It was an eyesore to the public, but Carla …
Breathing Life Into Our Future
Every why I have or at least those that are etched into my soul have arisen from tragedy. If you’ve ever faced a significant crisis …
Curiosity
I am a Gen X, just barely, being born in 1980. We are a small cohort born from 1961 to 1981, squeezed in between the …
Strengths of a Father-Daughter Partnership
I’ve always looked up to my dentist father. I leaned on his strengths and trusted him. I admired his achievements and thought he was smart, …
Recorded LIVE from the special DeW 2019 Retreat After-Party at Anne’s home
In this podcast, Dr. Julie Kellogg, AADP program chair, talks with colleagues at the Dental Entrepreneur Women (DeW) Retreat. The group, which includes DeW founder …
An Open Letter to my Patient
You put your kids first. You put your spouse first. Groceries, your mortgage, phone and cable bill, it all comes first. What about the new …
Camp Little Tooth: Combining a passion for children and the outdoors
As a child, Dr. Raelene Fulford only had one answer for anyone who asked what she wanted to be when she grew up: a pediatric …
SpouseTales Snippets 5: Getting Up And Doing It Again
Jackson Browne said it best, “…I’ll get up and do it again. Amen!” My husband and I both love this line out of the old …
Showing Dental Patients Your Human Side Is The Key
Since being included in the #1 NY Times Bestseller, Crushing It by Gary Vaynerchuk, many people have been contacting me wanting to know my secrets …
SpouseTales Snippets 4: Call The Dentist!
Please, pick up the phone and call the doctor if you can’t make it to the office. It still amazes me how many grown adult …
Ensuring a Healthy Dental Office During Flu Season
Ready or not, the 2018-2019 flu season is here. Even if the flu hasn’t yet peaked in your community, now is the time to tighten …
Profession Progression, the Story of a Lifetime, Part 4: Nancy Kagan
When I sat down to put my career story on “paper,” I realized a few things: My story doesn’t begin with the start of my …
Be More, Do More
As a Woman in Dentistry, I have been a Dental Hygienist for 19 years, always practicing in a clinical setting providing care for my patients. …
Profession Progression, the Story of a Lifetime, Part 1: Michelle Kratt
A Childhood Medical Vision It’s amazing how your dreams and ambitions can change from what you envision yourself doing as a child. For me, a …