Shotgun Wedding

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For patients, dentistry’s integration with general medicine could be a dream scenario that simplifies, de-stresses and improves overall care. But it makes many dentists uneasy. Here’s what drove dentist and physician care apart, how they’re reuniting and why some experts argue that integration is inevitable—like it ...

Meal-Prep Your Aesthetic

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Look smarter heading into the office, and sharper heading home. Add a few versatile staples to your wardrobe—and learn how to mix and match them—to easily add a dollop of all-day style to your workwear, even in a hurry. By Jeffrey Ampratwum WANT TO UPGRADE your look with a dash of panache? Here are a few key ...

Profits in The Cloud

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Are you struggling to hire a full-time insurance billing specialist? Maybe now is the right time to consider outsourcing instead and offload the stress of getting paid. By Amy Hernandez IF YOU HAVEN’T already switched to cloud-based services and data storage, you’re likely considering it. It’s less costly, safer, ...

The Wedding Coordinator

By: Ed Kobesky

. . . is also a practice owner. And rural CHC doctor. And adjunct professor. And startup founder of Eliqa Headwear. Here’s how Dr. Joke Alesh juggles responsibilities, manages financial risk and builds her businesses on strict budgets. WHAT IF YOU WANT a second business but not necessarily another dental practice? Maybe ...

The Great Hygienist Shortage

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It’s a mostly unheralded problem: the current dearth of dental hygienists nationwide. And it’s only going to get worse in the years ahead. Blame low pay, the pandemic, poor working conditions, lousy ergonomics. But what exactly can be done before things get even more dire? By Jerry Markon GROWING UP in Scranton, ...

Behind The Screens

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It takes time, practice and consistency to break out on social media—but the same is true of becoming a dental professional. These 10 prominent student influencers find the time between lectures and labs to document their lives and their educational journeys for their own benefit—and that of many others. BY ALANAH ...

Swipe Right

By: Ed Kobesky

With just a wave of your hand, you can dispense a wet wipe that’s just right for the times we live in: more environmentally friendly and economical than ordinary canister wipes. [caption id="attachment_592103" align="alignleft" width="300"] A match made in heaven: With the Reva dispenser, helping reduce plastic waste ...

The Wanderer

By: Jerilyn Forsythe

Peripatetic Shawn Oprisiu has been everywhere, man—but her latest stop, the Kansas City metropolitan area, is where she’s truly making her mark in public health, bringing mobile dental hygiene to kids in two states. SHAWN OPRISIU has moved around—a lot. Her easy laugh and grounded disposition lend themselves to ...

School Spirit

By: Ed Kobesky

Dr. Joel Danziger is the official dentist of Towson University’s athletic teams. Here’s how deals like his are structured, what it costs in time and commitment, and why he measures his success in terms of both ROI and personal fulfillment. WHEN DR. JOEL DANZIGER bought his fee-for-service practice, Elite Dental of ...

Liquid Gold

By: Ed Kobesky

Dr. Herb Moskowitz’s quest to invent something better than CHX resulted in his IoRinse family of molecular iodine oral rinses. “I THINK MOST dentists fancy themselves as tinkerers and inventors of a sort,” says Dr. Herb Moskowitz (left, standing, with chemist Rodger Kolsky). His company, IoTech International, is the ...
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