Practical exams are some of the most stressful times of your dental school life. It's not like a regular test, where you just sit there and fill in bubbles on a ScanTron and regurgitate memorized this and that whatever. A practical is a performance! You've actually got to do … [Read more...]
4 Things to Consider When Buying Your First Pair of Loupes
Your first pair of loupes: likely the first of many incredibly expensive dental equipment purchases you will make in your career! It's a lot of money and a big decision. Make no mistake about it, loupes are the most essential piece of dental equipment. I wouldn't even consider … [Read more...]
Start Photographing Your Work. All of It.
If you want to become a better dentist right now, you don't need some fancy piece of dental equipment or some fancy CE course. You need a camera. To start out, it doesn't have to be a ridiculously expensive camera. The camera on your phone can do for now. A lot of what I'm … [Read more...]
ADA 2014 Reminded Me Why I’m Involved in Organized Dentistry
I'd never made the effort to attend previous American Dental Association annual meetings, but since it was held in my home town of San Antonio this year, I had to attend and I had to get involved. It was a great experience and I'm so glad I did! Here's just a few things that … [Read more...]
26 Dental Student Questions, Answered.
I've been learning a lot on Twitter lately, and I came across these tweets this morning from the 2014 ASDA National Leadership Conference. I wanted to answer all of them as best as I could just for fun. I'm sure the panelists gave great answers; these are great questions. Any … [Read more...]