This week I attended a continuing education course at the dental association that was truly upsetting. The course took the form of a professionally designed video. As the course unfolded, …
According to the “Zen Gardner*,” the pursuit of truth is “what drives the heart of man and is the natural draw of every living soul. This is why youth are …
According to Wikipedia, a profession “can be defined as a disciplined group of individuals, professionals, who adhere to ethical standards and who hold themselves out as, and are accepted by …
Last week I attended the Voice of Dentistry Conference here in Scottsdale. The main focus of the conference was supposed to be podcasting, but all the lectures were devoted to …
This week we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. His stirring “I have a dream speech” echoes throughout the ages. That speech touched my very soul when I …
“First, do no harm.” Everyone knows that this is Hippocrates’ famous oath. Every health care worker should live and die by this oath. But how many actually do? It seems …
I always emphasize in any course how important it is to evaluate new technology through the lens of basic principles. The basic principles that I teach have an unmatchable track …
I have been a public speaker for most of my 45 years in Dentistry. For the last 35 years I have been giving presentations to dental audiences all over the …
How do you determine what is needed? Needs assessment surveys do not really communicate what is NEEDED—they communicate what is POPULAR. Is popularity a valid criteria to determine what courses …
Last week I gave a full-day presentation to the ARKLATEX Academy in Shreveport, LA. I had wonderful hosts: Dr. Ronald Hermes, who invited me, and many of his colleagues including …