By Marie and Larry Chatterley From the Spring 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Over the course of the past 28 years and 1,500 practice transitions, we have noticed that one thing determines a dentist’s success in practice more than any other: the dentist’s character. More specifically his/her attitudes, beliefs and value systems contribute or detract from success more …
Leveling the Playing Field in Your Next Office Lease Negotiation
By Dan Gleissner From the Spring 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association The commercial real estate market is dramatically affected by the economy. This has resulted in a very favorable environment for tenants, as landlords are extremely motivated to attract new tenants and retain existing ones—especially high quality tenants such as dental practices. Some of the current opportunities for …
Dare to Be Stupid
By Dr. Carrie Mauterer From the Spring 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Yesterday, I found myself locked in a basement room of a hospital with three strangers. Lying in a dental chair in the middle of this room was a high-tech training manikin blinking at us in a creepy manner (think life-sized Chucky doll here). As my pulse …
Dental History Trivia
From the Spring 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Just how much do you know about your profession? Put your knowledge to the test! 1. What year was the first official annual meeting of the Colorado State Dental Association? A. 1887 B. 1888 C. 1889 D. 1890 2. How much was the three-year tuition at the University of Colorado Dental …
Have Dental Practice, Will Travel
By Dr. Carol Morrow, CDA President-Elect From the Spring 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association When you’re a rural dentist, there is one thing you don’t have to worry about: being busy. While I know this is something that would be coveted in urban areas, it does pose an entirely new set of problems. The biggest one being, how …
7 Decades Practicing Dentistry
By Krysia Gabenski, CDA Strategic Communication Specialist From the Spring 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Upon retirement, people tend to look back at their lives and reflect on the careers they built in that time. For Dr. Lawrence M. Willis, that time spanned almost 70 years in the field of dentistry. He experienced a lot in his career, …
You Don’t Need 25 Hours in a Day: Take Advantage of This Instead
By Dr. Jason Ehtessabian, CDA Treasurer From the Spring 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Have you ever stayed with a vendor or company simply because it was less work than finding a new and better option? I’ll admit it, I have. That said, I don’t do that anymore, now that I’ve become more aware of the research literally …
Advocating For You: 2017 Legislative Update
By Jennifer Goodrum, CDA Director of Government Relations From the Spring 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Colorado’s 2017 legislative session is in full swing and it has been an extremely busy session for dentistry. The CDA represents its members every day at the state Capitol monitoring the nearly 500 bills being considered by the state legislature this year. …
130th Annual Meeting
By Dr. Michael Varley, CDA President From the Spring 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association What do dental emergencies and an extreme slackline competition have in common? More than you might think … Come to Vail June 9-11, 2017 and we’ll prove it to you! The CDA’s 130th Annual Meeting is taking place this summer in Vail, Colo. What …
A Look Back to the Future
By Greg Hill, J.D., CDA Executive Director From the Spring 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association On April 5, 1887, in a downtown Denver dental office, 10 pioneering dentists met and created the Colorado State Dental Society. Over the next 130 years, this organization would, of course, become the Colorado Dental Association, and has grown from those 10 Denver …
