By Carrie Mauterer, D.D.S., CDA Editor From the Summer 2022 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association (This is an excerpt from the keynote speech I delivered to the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine 2022 graduates.) A career in dentistry is an exercise in the long game, especially if you are like me and work in the same dental practice …
Fire, a Four-Letter Word
From the Summer 2022 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association The Marshall Fire started on Dec. 30, 2021 as a grass fire in Boulder County. In terms of structures lost, it is the most destructive fire in Colorado history. Very little was spared in the fire’s path and several dentists and dental professionals were the personal victims of the unforgiving flames. …
Creating Your Own Stress
By Molly Pereira, CDA Interim Executive Director From the Summer 2022 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association This weekend my daughter sat me down on the couch. She sat on the ottoman across from me with her Chromebook from school and proceeded to make a presentation to me about what causes stress, what stress does and how to avoid excessive stress. …