Category: Inspiration

WOW! You truly never know what life has in store for you. The saying, “When one door closes, another opens,” has never felt more relevant...

When I think about the impact of Dental Entrepreneur Women (DeW), it’s impossible not to begin with a pivotal dinner five years ago. While I’d...

Hi DeWs, My name is Maria Jackson, and I’m a dental hygienist by trade, but my journey in dentistry started long before that. I grew...

Leadership is often imagined as something we step into deliberately…a title earned, a role assigned, a moment chosen. But for some of us, leadership begins...

When I joined Patient NEWS nearly 10 years ago, I assumed that success would come from mastering sales scripts, knowing the numbers, and converting leads...

At 17, still in High School, I was ringing up groceries until a single dental appointment at my orthodontist changed everything. Until then, I had...

My journey into dentistry began earlier than most—at eighteen—when I started questioning something that didn’t quite make sense to me. Despite all the advances in...

When I blew out the candles on my 36th birthday, I knew I didn’t want a typical celebration. No crowded restaurant. No checklist vacation. I...

In 2018, I quietly submitted a doctoral thesis that only three people would read for the next six years. It was titled “Sacred Commerce: A...

When I first began writing my dissertation on Sacred Commerce in 2018, I felt like I was walking a tightrope between two worlds: the tangible...

Some lessons arrive wrapped in disappointment, but I’ve learned to unwrap them and turn them into power. Life throws curveballs, and while we can’t always...

We’ve all been there—rushing to the restroom during a conference break, only to stumble upon a conversation that changes everything. The women’s restroom, traditionally seen...