Category: Dental Injuries
What Dentists Need to Know About Disability Insurance During COVID-19
Posted May 18, 2020
Throughout the coronavirus outbreak, the public and media have focused a great deal of attention on the impact of medical doctors – and rightly so. However, the economic and mental impact on other professions, especially dentists, is also immense. This week, a United States Senator from Maine, Susan Collins, discussed this very issue. Americans are […]
How Dentists, Hygienists & Assistants Are Paid. Does Yours Stack Up?
Posted January 22, 2016
Dental hygienists living in the Golden State of California have it made. Well, if not “made,” they tend to earn a bit more in metro areas like San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Los Angeles, according to U.S. News & World Report. The average pay of a dental hygienist a few years ago was about $71K. […]
Dental Assistants: Do You Feel Appreciated At Work?
Posted January 11, 2016
It’s not what you know. It’s who you know. Whether or not you feel appreciated at work comes down to that old adage. Usually it means you’ve been promoted to a dream gig by a big shot, someone of influence or prestige, who had the power to put you where you wanted to go. Often […]
Dangerous Career?! The Most Common Injuries to Dental Professionals
Posted December 10, 2015
“[T]he majority of dental hygienists are like slow motion train wrecks; their bodies are ready to derail without much provocation.” – Anne Nugent Guignon, RDH, MPH Unlike the job of a police officer or a roughneck on an oil rig, the job of a dental professional doesn’t seem very risky, does it? But that’s not […]