Lisa Newburger, a master's level social worker supervisor, helps audiences find humor in talking about tough topics. Her "in-your-face" style of presentations and writing will make you smile or just shock you into taking some action. Either way, she is very effective at empowering others to reach their goals and feel better about themselves. Her entertaining workshops are available for national and international audiences. Writing for the dental industry since 2010, she uses an alterego (Diana Directive) to illustrate her points in a sarcastic but effective way. Presentations can be scheduled by contacting Lisa at www.discussdirectives.com/dental.html.

Articles

No one begins their career as a dental professional knowing everything. Learning from mistakes and leaning on peers for help can build your confidence in the field. 

Building Your Confidence as a Dental Professional

The 4th annual Teledentistry Innovation Awards, known as “The Tellies,” are now accepting nominations for effective and innovative teledentistry implementation. 

MouthWatch Opens Nominations for Annual Teledentistry Innovation Awards

This annual Breathing Wellness Conference will bring together dentists and medical doctors to discuss and learn about obstructive sleep apnea, and how to help patients fight against it. 

Vivos Therapeutics Will Host 4th Annual Breathing Wellness Conference in Cancún

Toothio will help dental practices find the right dental professional to suit their needs while also handling payment and taxes. 

Toothio Staffing Platform Designed to Match Practitioner and Practice

Robert Elsenpeter is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Dental Products Report and Dental Lab Products. He is also the author of 18 technology books, including the award-winning Green IT: Reduce Your Information System's Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line. As such, he’s particularly interested in the technological side of dentistry.

Here is the annual list of the top 10 and bottom 5 cities for dental hygienists to live and work in 2022.



The Top 10 (and Bottom 5) Cities for Dental Hygienists in 2022

SmartMouth Kids formulated to eliminate and prevent bad breath for 24 hours with just 2 rinses a day and features a kid-friendly grape flavor to encourage good hygiene among children.

SmartMouth’s New Activated Mouthwash Formulated for Kids

Best practices for surface disinfection in dental practices.

Surface Disinfection 101

Kelly Tanner, PhD, RDH, is a dental and leadership industry educator, and helps organizations reach goals through understanding employees and behavioral drivers. She works with all sizes and types of organizations, including dental organizations to strategically align people with outcomes and improve the psychological ownership of organizational goals. At a micro level, she helps individuals become high-performance leaders by developing emotional intelligence which directly affects their impact as leaders and as members of an organization and teams. 

There is a wide variety of technology that can be implemented in everyday, dental hygiene practice, and here are just a few to get started. 

Talk Techy to Me: Incorporating Technologies into Your Dental Hygiene

Podcasts

This week, we cover new products from Planet DDS, Ortek Therapeutics, & Admetec.

ProductBites Episode 19

Here is the annual list of the top 10 and bottom 5 cities for dentists to live and work in in 2022. 