Formerly Rolling Oaks Dental
Formerly Rolling Oaks Dental
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 something right now! I see it…
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 looking someone’s mouth without them. Quality dentistry…
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 going…
1. Catching up with Friends and Mentors -I ran into faculty and leadership from my dental school, Nova Southeastern University, and it was great to see some familiar faces that knew me way back when I was just getting into this profession that we respect and cherish. I love these opportunities when I get to…
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 dentists that take the time out…
Before dental school, you were probably very involved in the community, volunteering your time to help organizations and causes that needed your support. It made you feel good, it made you feel like a part of your community, and it didn’t hurt that it looked good on your dental school application either. Dental schools want…
Remember, dental school is dental school. The programs are extremely similar throughout the country. It’s not law school or an MBA program either, where it kind of really matters where you went if you want doors to open up for you. Where you went to dental school shouldn’t have an effect on your ability to…
When Should I take the DAT? What Pre-Dental Classes Should I Take? Right and wrong, what are you talking about? Undergraduate science degree electives fall into two categories: memory courses and problem solving courses. Obviously, every course features a little bit of both, but typically you can categorize any course as being one or the other. Statistics?…
I read a post by Reese Harper, CFP on the Aquire Advisors blog about the 7 Big Mistakes Dentists Make That Delay Retirement. It’s a great piece for dental students and new dentists. I recommend you check it out first and then read this post. You’re back? Ok, sweet. My purpose in writing this post…
Dental school is a huge investment of your two most valuable currencies: time and money. When your’re a young student with no money, the significance of the value of these two items is extremely difficult to comprehend. There’s just no way to understand how valuable a year of your life is when you’re in your…