From the 2026 Summer Journal of the Colorado Dental Association, By Casey Rhines, D.D.S., CDA Editor There’s no universal definition for how long an era or a chapter should last. Taylor Swift’s Folklore and Evermore eras, for example, were separated by only a few months— proof that some chapters arrive quickly, unannounced and still manage to change everything. William Faulkner …
You Deserve to Be Here: Imposter Syndrome in the Dental Profession
From the Spring 2026 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association By Casey Rhines, D.D.S., CDA Editor I recently gave a lecture on imposter syndrome at an American Student Dental Association conference and noted that this experience is not isolated to dental students. In fact, new dentists are especially and uniquely vulnerable to experiencing imposter syndrome. Many of us, even …
Big Shoes to Fill
From the Journal of the Colorado Dental Association By Casey Rhines, D.D.S., CDA Editor “Can you ask Carrie what size shoe she wears?” This was my first order of business as the new CDA editor-in-chief; I’m known to ask the uncomfortable questions and add a cheeky remark every once in a while. I am following in the footsteps of Dr. …
