In a self-centered and egotistical world, it is difficult to understand the people in which we communicate with on a daily basis. In the United …
COVID-19 – What It Did and Didn’t Do, by Earl Douglas, DDS
What an outrageous year 2020 was for the dental profession, along with the rest of society. Dentists were literally on the front line of dealing …
Yesterday’s Protocols Don’t Work for Today’s Oral Cancer
I’ve spent decades teaching my dental colleagues to perform traditional head and neck cancer screenings and to use fluorescence devices to enhance their visual screenings. …
Don’t Let Your Posture Kill Your Career
In January of 1952, Drs. Horn and Hammond from the American Cancer Society put together the largest cohort study about the long term health ramifications …
Finding Valuable Opportunities to Give Back in Dentistry
According to the ADA, more than 180 million Americans won’t visit a dentist this year. And many have dental issues that can lead to even …
My Community Fuels My Passion for Service
As a child growing up in Barrio Obrero, an impoverished and underserved area of Puerto Rico, I seldom visited the dentist. My mother, a single …
Lower Your Carbon Footprint with these 6 Tips for a Greener Dental Office
Getting Started Did you know that you can go green with your dental practice? Green dentistry is a high-tech approach towards dentistry that reduces your …
Have You Thought of a Career in Public Health?
Are you reading this article because you are interested in dental public health? Or perhaps public health in general? I hope so, because the field …