A Lifetime of Memories

After celebrating my thirtieth wedding anniversary this past September, looking at my two children, and the life we have created, I am so thankful of being a woman in the dental field. Dentistry is truly the place to be.


As I reflect on the thirty plus years I have been involved in dentistry, I also think about all that has and still needs to be accomplished. Yes, there have been great strides in our profession, ranging from patient comfort to business management to faster/better models of treatment.

I feel the woman's voice is so crucial to dentistry. With fifty percent of dental school classes comprising of women, in the next five years, over eighty percent of all dental practices will be one hundred percent female.

How, do you say? The office manager is usually a woman, unless the role is taken by the spouse of the practitioner. The dental assistant is also ninety eight percent female, as the dental hygienist.

And, with all these women coming into the field, the dentist will also be a woman. Therefore, all four of the main business chairs will be occupied by women in the near future.

Now, you ask, will this blog be all about the business of dentistry? I think not. Being a woman dentist rocks. It is truly one of the best professions. Dentistry affords the ability to be a CEO of your own business. You are able to give back to your community while having a community of your own. We are able to set our own schedules and be our own boss. We are also very influential in directing a majority of the dental buying dollars.

Yet, as women, we have to balance our personal lives with our professional lives. In the future, I plan on touching on both the personal and professional aspects of dentistry. Look for some great practice tips, as well as some great recipes. Information on maneuvering in the business world and ideas to maintain your personal health and happiness. Ergonomic thoughts and existential musings.

After all, the future is now and we have so much more to see and do in dentistry. I look forward to sharing a part of me with you on this blog.