How many times do we find ourselves touting the benefits of our client and patient relationships; “friends as patients”, “we play golf together”, or our …
Perception is 9/10 of the Law: What messages are you sending your patients?
Can we talk communication? The kind where you’re not actually talking to the patient but you’re communicating, nonetheless? Your “office” is constantly providing cues to …
When the Dentistry is so Good, Caregivers Cannot Tell Their Loved Ones’ Smiles Are Not Real
How many times a day do we look at someone’s smile on tv, in a magazine, or online, and wonder if they had any dental …
Ethics
“I love dental hygiene.” That phrase is not heard much, especially during this pandemic. My career as a clinician included over twenty years of full-time …
Running My Own Whistle Stop Cafe:
On Women Empowerment, Diversity and Inclusion in the Times of COVID This morning I picked several green tomatoes from my backyard. They were firm and …
Ending the Silence: Can We DEW Better?
Have you ever heard that gentle whisper in your head, when you walk into the operatory and realize that your patient is high? Maybe it’s …
I Don’t Want it to Be Me.
When my uncle passed away from Parkinson’s disease, I didn’t think too much about it. I thought about him but not the disease. When another …
Yesterday’s Protocols Don’t Work for Today’s Oral Cancer
I’ve spent decades teaching my dental colleagues to perform traditional head and neck cancer screenings and to use fluorescence devices to enhance their visual screenings. …
SpouseTales Snippet #14: I grew up without a seat belt!
Seatbelts? You might be thinking, what could this have to do with SpouseTales? Well, it’s really about the disruption of wearing a mask or not. …
Rich in Traditions
Families have all sorts of traditions and things that make them tick. Often times the matriarch, or Mom in my case, designed the traditions. Whether …
The Call to Connectedness
He stood tall & erect. A classic, older gentleman whose eyes seemed to pierce right through you with an air of authority that could almost …
Purpose Changes Along Life’s Path
For most of my life, I focused far too much on what I thought my flaws were. It took a lot of years and being …
Facing Fear Factors
If you are a practice or business-owner pondering the difficult decisions on how to move forward since Covid-19, it is imperative to make sound, rational …
Hygienists and Dentists: Caring Enough to Confront
My mother has a saying: “Care enough to confront”. If the issue and the person are important to you, you will find the courage to …
Finding my Passion and Purpose
During the day, I went to work, proud to be a dental hygienist improving the oral health of my patients. At night I would come …
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 …
Recognizing Signs of Sex Trafficking in the Dentist’s Chair
What would you do if you went into your patient room for your next appointment and found a sex trafficking victim sitting there? Would you …
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 …
The Power of Asking
I can’t believe I got a D in geometry – I hate math! Dental hygiene doesn’t seem to have much math involved – that’s for …
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