On my coworker’s office wall lives a sign that says “Life short, there’s no time to dilly dally.” I’ve lived by this creed my entire …
It Can Happen to Anyone [Even Dentists]
You know it’s happened to {nearly} every one of us. I’m talking about the #metoo movement. Most women have experienced some sort of negative treatment …
The Transformation of a Lifetime
6:00 a.m., the alarm rang. Yet again, this middle-aged dental office manager struggled out of bed to make her way to the bathroom to start …
Gear Up to Be the Leaders in Preventive Medicine
Gear up, team! Dentistry is becoming the starting place for preventive medicine. We are on the front lines and set to be the leaders in …
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 …
Is Holiday Stress Making You Scream? Get the List and Check It Twice!
Do you feel like screaming as the holidays get closer? One photo of my twins with their little faces screwed up, bawling reminds me to …
Health and Fitness Part I: Commit Today to Getting Healthy
Not that long ago, I was super-fit. I was practicing yoga several times a week, going for long walks and eating uber-healthy. Not for any …
From a Dead-End Street in Barrio Obrero to a Dental Entrepreneur Woman
As a child growing up in Barrio Obrero, an impoverished and underserved area of Puerto Rico, I seldom visited the dentist. My mother, a single …
What Does Bed Shopping Have To DeW With It?
I believe most women in dental management positions will agree, you don’t wake up one morning and say “hey, I think I will become a …
Health and Fitness Part V: Trouble Sleeping?
Sleeping Problems Get Old If there is one thing we “vintage women” share in common, it’s trouble sleeping. Are you with me, Girls? There you …
Running On Empty? Rest Awhile and Let Yourself Heal
Have you ever run yourself ragged (as my grandma would say!)? Recently, I did just that. The month of October was filled with projects, presentations, …
Travel Tips
I love airplanes. Really, I love everything about travel: TSA, airport food, neck pillows, you name it! However, I can say with confidence that when …
Let’s Play a Quick Game of Myth Busters
Myth: Life balance exists. Truth: Can I be brutally honest with you? I have spent most of my life frustrated. I was frustrated, because I …
Health and Fitness Part IV: My Nutrition Story; Turning a Passion into a Career
“Do what you love, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” Pursuing the Dream Thanks to my parents, those words have always …
Women in Dentistry
I was born and raised in a metropolitan city in the north of India. My city Chandigarh, also known as the “city beautiful” was designed by …
Health and Fitness Part VI: Whole 30, Whole Me
30 Days of What? Feeling lethargic? Lacking motivation? Craving your afternoon coffee? Binge eating? Binge Netflixing? Skipping workouts? Sleepless nights? For a whole 30 days …
Cancer Sucks and We Can Help
My career in dentistry started in June of 1992, with a job that provided the opportunity to learn skills in dental assisting and administrative duties. …
Oral Cancer Cause Appoints Cris Duval to Director of Philanthropy
Media Contact: Robin Morrison Oral Cancer Cause 727-599-8153 rmorrison@oralcancercause.org CLEARWATER, Fla. – (June 19, 2017) – Oral Cancer Cause, Inc. (OCC), a non-profit organization focused …
Health and Fitness Part III: Lifestyle Eating Change
I’ve always had issues with food and my weight. The eating issue began in my adolescent years. I was training to be a professional ballerina, …
The History of Happiness
Rush. Rush. Rush. Life so easily becomes a series of punctuated moments, blending together in a blur. And what do we all search for? The …