In 2014, I was a practicing dentist with two small kiddos in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. I owned one office, with 6 dental …
The Mint Door
An American dentist and a British dentist walk into a Zoom room at the start of the pandemic. The American shares how excited she is …
DeW Dish with Kari Carter-Cherelus, RDH DA
What is the best part of your job? It is encouraging to receive messages from clients and others who tell me how something I said …
Crushing Candy: Pandemic Mental Health Strategies and Beyond!
Crushing what? Candy? Isn’t that an app game that has taken over the world?! YES! And thank goodness for Candy Crush. Fellow DeWs, this was …
DeW Dish with Dr. Ronni Brown
What is the best part of your job? When I am speaking, the best part of my job is to create an unforgettable experience for …
Fighting for my Life
It’s a day that defined my life before the accident and after the accident. I am a skydiver. I had been for about three years, …
DeW Dish with Kristie Boltz
What is the best part of your job? Teaching! Seeing the “light” go on for doctors and team members as they learn how consistent execution …
The New Wave: Claiming Your Throne in Dentistry as Women
Throughout history, men have been credited with ‘making history’, while the contributions undoubtedly made by women were erased and marginalized. Women were widely characterized as …
DeW Dish with Tameka Schley Lee, BSDH, RDH
What is the best part of your job? The best part of my role is being able to empower and inspire women to find and …
Finding Hope in the Middle of Relationship Storms
Since the pandemic began, headlines have certainly been full of a wide variety of highlights and lowlights. Our humanity has been in disarray for over …
Lead ‘Em or Lose ‘Em – Creating a Feedback Culture
“I replace a couple of employees every year, no big deal. It’s not just me, it just seems hard to keep assistants and hygienists in …
Love the Wine You’re With
“Congrats, babe!” he says, as he lifts my gold-plated corkscrew and inspects a round Mikasa wine glass for water spots. With a suave lift and …
Grief is a Crazy Thing
Grief comes on like waves in the ocean, a riptide that can drag you dangerously out to sea. It’s like a train barreling into you …
DeW Dish: Christie Lincoln, RDH
What is the best part of your job? OHI – Overall Health Information. Even when there is no sign of oral disease, I reinforce the …
DeW Dish with Lynne Leggett, BS
What is the best part of your job? Being able to change the quality of life for my clients. There is nothing better than to …
Self Care for Women, Not Just During a Pandemic
In our living histories, perhaps there has never been another time where self care is more important than today. The last year of our lives …
Leadership’s Secret Sauce
Do you know that Leadership’s Secret Sauce is more important to your leadership success than your intelligence and your technical skills combined? Management researchers, particularly …
DeW Dish with Allison LaCoursiere
What is the best part of your job? Helping people grow and seeing people achieve their goals, overcome challenges or tear down barriers that were …
My Mum, My Dad, My Advocate: Mental Health Affects Every Family
As we bid “Good-bye” to the challenges of 2020, our hopes for a better year were high. Never did I anticipate 2021 bringing our family …
DeW Dish: Maggie Augustyn
What ignites your sense of injustice? I’m a Libra with an overtly sensitive palate for what is and isn’t fair, right and honorable in the …