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world will always reflect your outer world,
so I wish I would have gotten a life coach
earlier in my career. It would have helped
my mindset earlier in my 20s to build a
stronger inner peace.
As a young mom with two
small children, do you think
dentistry allows for a great
work-life balance?
I absolutely think dentistry is a great
profession for working mothers! As a
small-business owner, you can set your
own hours and days to meet your life needs.
I'm in the office by 10 a.m. and out the
door by 4 p.m. on most days. This allows
me to spend quality time with my kids in
the mornings and in the evenings, when I
have time to make dinner for my family.
I know some working mothers who are
and do quality work. The excellent patient
experience led to the expanded patient base
we have now. Most of my patients come
from internal referrals: One day, I might
see a patient because his wife made an
appointment for him as the " guinea pig. "
Then, I'll see his wife and their children
the next week. Once one family member
has a good experience, they refer the whole
family. My patient base has grown organically
through time, which has allowed me to get
to know my patients individually.
If you had to do it all over
again, would you do
anything differently?
I would probably have gotten a life
coach sooner. I had a midlife crisis when
I was in my late 20s: I woke up one day
and questioned my existence and what my
purpose was in this world. My life was in
shambles. I'd left a 10-year relationship that
was a defining moment in my life. I didn't
know who I was as a person. My outer world
had crumbled, and I didn't have a strong
inner world to support myself. I had to go
soul-searching. I took the nest egg that I had
saved and took myself on a solo adventure
around the world. Each month, I went to
a new country for one week. I traveled to
Peru, Mexico, Iceland, France, Senegal,
Vietnam, China and Japan.
Traveling alone was hard for me; I'm
a shy person with a lot of social anxiety.
(I wouldn't even go to the mall by myself
when I was 27!) I'm not naturally an
independent person, so my solo adventures
proved that what I was scared of was just a
limiting belief. My solo adventures made
me confident in who I am as a person and I
learned what I was capable of. That saying,
" Wherever you go, there you are, " finally
made sense to me.
I got a life coach when I turned 30 and
was building my practice up. She really
helped me with my mindset. Your inner
working part time as associates and they
also have a great work-life balance because
they choose the days and hours they want
to work. I understand now that dentistry
doesn't define me as a person; it's just one
facet of my life. My life is more enriched
when I spend quality time outside of dentistry
doing things I like with my family.
Your daily commute to the
practice is unique-you take
an Uber! What's that like?
I used to take the subway to work,
but it would take over an hour and was
unpredictable. It made my mornings more
hectic knowing I had to rely on the trains
that sometimes would not arrive on time.
So, I decided to splurge on myself and take
an Uber every day. (I'm a terrible driver, so
it's better for the community that I hail a
ride rather than drive myself!) The backseat
of an Uber is my happy space: It allows
me to have 30-45 minutes (depending on
traffic) all to myself. Sometimes I'll listen to
Dr. Howard Farran's podcast or I'll meditate.
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Table of contents
Howard Speaks: You'll Manage! (Maybe)
Professional Courtesy: What's Your Day Worth?
CE Update
Industry News
New Products
Poll: Materials
Show Your Work: Don't Slight Senior Care!
Message Board: Second/Third Offices Versus Massive Taj Mahal
Message Board: Pediatric Mods. Do You Do Them?
Message Board: Would You Be OK With This Crown?
Product Profile: Chrome GuidedSmile
Product Profile: BruxZir Zirconia Shade Guide
Product Profile: ProMate CL
Product Profile: Ivotion Digital Denture System
Product Profile: PowerScrub Vacuum Line Cleaner
Office Visit: Dr. Tu-Anh Vu
Weathering The Storm by Jodie Heimbach
Ad Index
Going Live by Dr. Cyndi Blalock
Mastery in Times of Conflict by Dr. John A. Wilde
The Hardest Part of Dentistry by Dr. Sanjukta Mohanta
It's Go Time! by Jay Geier
Dentally Incorrect
Dentaltown October 2021 - Intro
Dentaltown October 2021 - Cover1
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Table of contents
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Howard Speaks: You'll Manage! (Maybe)
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Professional Courtesy: What's Your Day Worth?
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Dentaltown October 2021 - CE Update
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Industry News
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Dentaltown October 2021 - New Products
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Poll: Materials
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Show Your Work: Don't Slight Senior Care!
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Message Board: Second/Third Offices Versus Massive Taj Mahal
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Message Board: Pediatric Mods. Do You Do Them?
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Message Board: Would You Be OK With This Crown?
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Product Profile: Chrome GuidedSmile
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Product Profile: BruxZir Zirconia Shade Guide
Dentaltown October 2021 - Product Profile: ProMate CL
Dentaltown October 2021 - Product Profile: Ivotion Digital Denture System
Dentaltown October 2021 - Product Profile: PowerScrub Vacuum Line Cleaner
Dentaltown October 2021 - Office Visit: Dr. Tu-Anh Vu
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Weathering The Storm by Jodie Heimbach
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Ad Index
Dentaltown October 2021 - Going Live by Dr. Cyndi Blalock
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Dentaltown October 2021 - Mastery in Times of Conflict by Dr. John A. Wilde
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Dentaltown October 2021 - The Hardest Part of Dentistry by Dr. Sanjukta Mohanta
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Dentaltown October 2021 - It's Go Time! by Jay Geier
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