By Molly Pereira, CDA Associate Executive Director From the Winter 2018 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association While he doesn’t own a cape (to our knowledge), he does own dark framed Clark Kent glasses and leads a life where his various colleagues, students and acquaintances rarely know his full identity. To some he’s a general dentist (sans white coat), to …
A Race That Means More Than a Bumper Sticker
By Molly Pereira, CDA Associate Executive Director From the Fall 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association When you’re sitting in your car in traffic, have you ever noticed a bumper sticker with “140.6?” That’s what Dr. Tom Bogan should have on his car but instead he proudly displays a sticker that says, “Triathlete.” It’s a simple sticker but its …
Faces of the CDA: Dr. Liliane Brantes and Dr. Peter Vanicek
Members: Dr. Liliane Brantes and Dr. Peter Vanicek Reason: Donating Dental Services to Children Worldwide Dr. Liliane Brantes and her husband, Dr. Peter Vanicek, sold their practice in 2012 and took their expertise on the road—or maybe more accurately, across the ocean—to countries worldwide to help children in need of dental treatment. “Working with children is most rewarding because through …
Faces of the CDA: Dr. An Nguyen
It’s no secret: Dentists have passion for what they do, both in their professions and in their personal lives. It’s passion that drives them to go above and beyond to help their patients and their communities. It’s passion that carries over into their personal lives, where they set—and achieve—goals others only dream about. The CDA thinks it’s time for these …