Continuing Education Culture???

Rants from the Dental Operatory……A few weeks ago I was attending a continuing education course. Not the way I wanted to spend my day off when I could very well be binging the latest season of Project Runway….but, the state licensing board frowns upon capping our knowledge to...

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Top 10 Ways Being a Dentist Has Ruined my Body

Rants from the Dental Operatory.....So I'm staring at the counter in my bathroom this morning at the buffet of little pills and supplements that I take every day.  Some are prescribed....some are nutritional supplements....some are for what I hope will slow down the decline of my...

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The Great Dental Drill Off

Rants from the Dental Operatory:  It seems like so many of us have had a crazy month….with school and extracurricular activities in full swing, holidays and all this “dentisting” we do…..we barely have time for a break.  So, this past weekend, I gave myself a...

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Decoding Dental Charting

Rants from the Dental Operatory:  Is it just me or does writing up charts suck?  I mean, we spent all this time and money to learn how to treat and heal the dental aliments of the masses and I spend half my time doing non-dental treatment tasks. I shouldn’t complain too...

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Goodnight Dental Office

Rants from the Dental Operatory:  It was one of those hellish Mondays.  When you think you have it all together for the week and in the blink of an eye…..(or more like when a huge case won’t seat)….it all goes to crap.  You start to run behind, you get stressed,...

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If Judge Judy was a Dentist...

Rants from the Dental Operatory ......Well, today is a day off.  I could be so productive and finally have the time to tackle some projects......OR.....I could take a hint from what my kids do on the weekends and have a day to just chill.  Guess what I chose? Woo hoo!!!  Jammies...

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Am I an Imposter Dentist?

Rants from the Dental Operatory:  I think we all have those weeks when the whole shit pile side of dentistry starts piling on……like, you can’t get a patient numb after 87 attempts and a cocktail of anesthetics that could put a whale down and they still complain how much...

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