List of 2021 Honorees

By: Incisal Edge

Honorees in the General Dentist Category: Rosemary Ahanor, DDS, Reston, Virginia Hannah Isabel Alexander, DDS, Smyrna, Georgia Ahmed Alkholeidi, DDS, Friendswood, Texas Ryan Allen, DDS, FAGD, Farmington, Utah Brian Baliwas, DDS, San Francisco, California Czarina Baloy, DDS, MHPE, Los Angeles, ...

Since the 1984 AIDS crisis, Texas dentist Dr. Carole Ann Boyd has been leading as an ally, driving change with action, research and empathy.

By: Megan O'Donnell

As a new dentist, Dr. Carole Ann Boyd pushed aside fear to guide the first of many dental patients through AIDS diagnoses. After 37 years as trailblazer, she spearheads support for the  LGBTQ+ community in Dallas. In 1984 as a recent graduate of Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas, Carole Ann Boyd, DDS ...

Ability to put challenges in perspective gives Dr. Laura Holena a rare connection with her special needs patients

By: Kristie Ceruti

With the proper training and planning, a dentist can provide oral health care for special needs patients. But only a person well-versed in overcoming personal obstacles can deliver that care with true empathy. Dr. Laura B. Holena accomplishes both successfully at Special Care Smiles, her private practice in the ...

Dental practice ready for a refresh? Prepare to renovate, expand or Build Your Future® On-Demand with this new virtual version of dentistry’s leading design workshop.

By: Kristie Ceruti

[caption id="attachment_517674" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Build Your Future On-Demand[/caption] Building, expanding, or renovating your dental practice? Build Your Future®, dentistry’s leading design workshop is now on-demand. Learn from friendly dental design experts who will challenge you to think bigger, ...

Dr. Kristina Staples aims to highlight representation and education at Juneteenth Jubilee Celebration in Blackstone, Virginia

By: Megan O'Donnell

Representation in dentistry is imperative. As society makes substantial changes to institutionalized blockades, dentists such as Dr. Kristina Staples make a positive impact nationally, regionally, and locally. Kristina Staples, DDS, of Blackstone Family Dentistry, in Blackstone, Virginia, has taken a community-driven ...

Dental Mental Network suggests 30 minutes for a daily check-in for dental professionals

By: Leah K. Cohen

Broken arm, scratch on the face, a black and blue mark. Ouch. But what about the things people can’t see? Mental health is becoming increasingly normalized in society. Nearly one in five adults in the United States struggle with a form of mental illness according to a National Institute of Mental Health study in 2019. ...

An Informed Vision

By: Ed Kobesky

With 12 operatories, two labs and nearly 10,000 square feet, Dr. Geoffrey R. Gamache created one of the largest practices in New York’s capital region—and one of the busiest. Here, he looks back on his journey, shares what he learned and talks about weathering the shutdown. Do I shrink, or do I decide to grow? I ...

Guiding Light

By: Kristie Ceruti

How did Dr. Lois Jackson, president of the New York County Dental Society, help pilot her peers through the pandemic upon her sudden ascent to the job? In part, by remembering all those who had come before. Now she’s looking ahead with an all-female executive committee by her side. IN EARLY SPRING of 2020, while still ...

Clean and Unseen

By: Chris Cruz

Improving your office’s air quality without wasting valuable space or adding visual clutter just got easier. THE CORONAVIRUS MIGHT be invisible, but the equipment we use to fight it sure isn’t. So far, most dentists have been relying on occasionally bulky air purifiers that sit on the floor and get in the way. ...

A Clean Break

By: Incisal Edge

When it comes to sterilization—an even more prevalent concern as we work to emerge from the pandemic—hospitals take a highly beneficial extra step that most dental practices don’t. Think of your practice as a restaurant, and the stericenter as its kitchen. You can build the most beautiful dining room in the world, ...
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