How Passion Boosted My Career in Dental Hygiene and Sales
My passion for dentistry started in the seventh grade. I'll never forget the hygienist who was cleaning my teeth. She was wearing a white dress, white stockings, white shoes, and a white nurse's cap. I...
My Journey from Hygienist to Business Owner
My journey in the dental field began in the sixth grade during science class. While discussing the eruption stages and how teeth formed my heart leaped. I decided in that moment, at age twelve,...
My Amazing Journey in Dentistry
Thank you to Anne Linesch Duffy and Dental Entrepreneur for the opportunity to share my story with their readers. It is my hope that it will inspire others to find their own path to...
The History of Women in Dentistry Part I: Emeline Roberts Jones
Editor's note: Here is the first in our series "The History of Women in Dentistry," featuring Emeline Roberts Jones.
Emeline Roberts Jones and Women in U.S. Dentistry
Dentistry is one of the world’s oldest medical professions,...
Failure is not an option! My journey to empowered success
I grew up in a low income, “not much expected of you” environment. We really weren’t expected to graduate from high school let alone grow into a strong and successful people. As young as...
Job Satisfaction: It’s Not Always What You Think it Is
A few years ago, if you asked me where I thought I’d be today, I’d say anywhere but here. I mean, that was the entire point of my life up until 2 years ago....
I’m finally home!
I’m finally home! That is the feeling that I get every day when I walk into my office. Have you ever wondered just what you are doing? Where your career is going? Are you...
How Can You Trust Me?
You don’t even know me.
I opened my dental practice in the Spring of 1996 when managed care was as far away in the distance as Mars…or so I thought. Eventually, it showed up.
And so...
If Your New Associate is a Woman, Let it Be Known!
About 2 months into my dental associateship, I realized that not only were most of the patients shocked I was a female dentist, but they also weren’t very excited about it. When I planned...
My Body is a Ticking Time Bomb, but it Doesn’t Need to Be
When I was in first grade, I wrote an essay about how I was going to be President someday. It wasn’t one of those “What I Want to be When I Grow Up” essays...
