To say a dental office manager wears many hats would be the understatement of the year! If we listed all your responsibilities as job titles, your business card would likely include: Human Resource Representative Insurance Coordinator Patient Coordinator Accountant...
As learners, we’re always looking for new pieces of information. Today, it might be learning how to build a bookcase or decorating a cake. It’s no different in the dental practice. New materials and procedures develop almost every day. How do we keep up...
Over 50 years ago, I entered the dental world as a teenager. Yes, back in the days when we lined the casting equipment used to make gold crowns and inlays with asbestos sheets, dipped our gloveless hands into the instrument cleaning solutions, and spent hours in the...
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You’ve graduated from dental school. You’ve been dreaming about where you’re going to practice. You’ve sketched out your dental home, and you’ve finally settled on a name for your practice… now what? In 1990, I began working my way through the...
I have learned that to grow, become more than you are, and to be better than you were the day before, you must always be learning. We learn new and informative ways to be a thriving and successful dental office manager with an amazing team. To be a leader, you have...
Dear Jane, Welcome to Spring 1979. Soon, you’ll graduate from vocational school with a diploma in dental assisting. Top of the class! You’ve spent two years during high school studying for this rewarding career. I am so proud of your accomplishment. Hang in...
In 2014, I began my career in dentistry by graduating from a dental assisting program and becoming a certified dental assistant. Little did I know that was only the beginning of my wonderful journey. I’ve always had a huge passion for dentistry, which is what...
“What is the national AADOM Conference?” Well, let me tell you what you are missing out on if you don’t attend! This is a meeting of hundreds of dental office managers in one place with lots of energy! You feel the eagerness of wanting to learn and make your office...
After speaking with other practice administrators, I realize how fortunate I am to work for a dentist who values continuing education, not only for himself but for our entire team. He regularly clocks 60 CE hours to renew his license when 30 hours would suffice. He is...
If you’re in the dental industry, you know there’s a standing joke about holding two of the largest meetings of the year in two of the coldest months and places in the country; Boston in January and Chicago in February. We also know that dental peeps are a very tough...
