Category: My Story

How a Mocha Changed Everything!

By Melissa Leavitt • August 11, 2026

I was in dental assisting school, doing my clinicals. Five weeks in a general practice office. I had just come from an endodontist who was...

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It All Started With a Bad Perm

By Elaine Lalicata • June 2, 2026

If you had told eight-year-old me that one day I would build a career in dentistry because of a school screening program, a kind hygienist,...

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The Story I Stopped Hiding

By Edna Butron Abreu • May 5, 2026

I couldn’t sleep. It was the 2025 DeW Retreat. And the truth is, I almost didn’t go. I had known about DeW for years. I...

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