January 22, 2021 Feature Dental Hygiene

Igniting That Spark For Your Hygiene Career Once Again

by Dezarae Aldridge-Earl, RDH

You are a dental hygienist. You went to school, you graduated, wrote the national board exam, found yourself a job and now you scale likely somewhere between 160 to 256 teeth each day, four days a week or upwards of…

December 15, 2020 Video Dental Video

Weekly Wisdom: Hope is the Worst

by Oral Health

  In this Weekly Wisdom video, Dr. Angela Mulrooney speaks about the importance of planning rather than hoping for success.     Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox each week!   Sponsored…

April 7, 2020 Feature Cosmetic / AestheticCosmetic DentistryEditorialOral Health

What Motivates You?

by Les Rykiss, DMD, Dip. ABAD, FASDA, FIADFE

As I write this editorial I certainly feel how time has flown by. Sitting in front of my computer, I realized that my 30th anniversary of graduating from dental school is approaching in May. I thought to myself, “Wow that’s…

July 29, 2019 News DentistryNews

Vietnamese Refugee Overcomes Troubled Past To Become A Dentist

by VOA News

Sonny Duong went from being a Vietnamese refugee to a career as a dentist in the United States. But his path was not a straight or easy one. Born in Vietnam, Duong came to the U.S. and worked hard as…

July 1, 2019 Feature Oral Health OfficePractice management

All Good Things Come From Gratitude

by Jillian Cecchini, Managing Editor

Appreciation is a simple term with volumes of depth to it. Recognition and showing appreciation are proven as among the best methods of improving work motivation and employee engagement.Advertisement At the end of May, I was graciously invited to attend…

August 3, 2011 News Team motivation

Sometimes a great notion

by ken

Writing this blog would be arduous if not for the magic of RSS feeds and “alerts” as in we need more “lerts”. This piece just passed across my iPAD from a human resources blog I monitor…..something to post in your team…

February 4, 2011 News Dental HygienePreventive Dentistry

In lieu of joy buzzers, techniques for motivation

by ken

by Angie Stone,RDH,B – from Dental Tribune Patient after patient, hour after hour, day after day hygienists can be heard delivering oral hygiene instruction (OHI) to their patients. This task has the ability to become mundane. So mundane that other…

May 16, 2010 News Practice management

Stairway to motivational heaven

by ken

Image via Wikipedia No matter how expansive the dental service mix, there is a repetitive and procedural nature to the services performed daily in a dental office. As such, there is an almost endless need for motivation and empowerment. Say…