You’re Family at the Front Desk

Mary Beth Bajornas began her career in dentistry in 2002 and has been supporting dental practices ever since. Her superior customer care, organizational skills and banking management experience allowed her to excel quickly within the dental world. As Mary Beth says she just “clicked with all things dental”. After having her now 5 year old daughter 3 ½ months early,... read more »

A key member of the dental team!

Lisa Rager began her dental career as a Dental Assistant in 1983.  She is a Certified Ohio Dental Assistant and Expanded Functions Dental Auxiliary.  She & her husband Doug started their company Dependable Dental Staffing in 2003, when Lisa saw a need in her area for a service that would organize and help dentists with temporary and permanent staffing needs. Lisa is Vice... read more »

You can’t take it with you, or can you?

Back in the 80's, music was music!!  Ah, that awesome synthesized sound!  There was a group named Calloway that sang the song entitled, "I Wanna Be Rich."  For the so-called Decade of Greed, it was a typical song.  For those too young to remember the song, the singer laments the fact he has bill collector problems and feels that lots... read more »

WTF. What the…. four?

It was an absolutely beautiful morning this morning.  Low sixties.  Light wind.  A beautiful sunrise.  Were you up early enough to enjoy it too?  It was amazing!!  My alarm woke me at 5:10 (the usual time), I got dressed in my shorts and t-shirt.  I donned my reflective vest, and popped in my tunes.  I set off on a 14... read more »

Yes and No. How are both possible?

We are often asked if we do those mercury fillings.  The answer is Yes and No. When I attended dental school back in the 20th century,  I received the best dental education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry.  It was a grueling 4 years, but well worth the effort.  We learned about the materials and procedures... read more »

Those “dang good feelings”!

Dr. Brad Larsen is a dental practice management consultant in the Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR area.  Dr. Larsen had a private practice in Southwest Washington for thirty years.   In addition to consulting he works part time for a non-profit health care organization providing dental care for the disadvantaged.  He and his wife are parents of four grown sons and... read more »

So when does the future offically begin?

Columbus, Ohio. Have you ever been there? Until this weekend I could answer that question with a "That's one of the major cities in Ohio that start with a 'C', right? Never been there." (Cleveland and Cincinnati are the others.) I am writing this entry from my hotel room in Columbus. I am attending an excellent "2 Day No Fluff Social... read more »

What, another holiday?

Approximately 2 hours north of my house is the headquarters for Hallmark. There, in the heart of Kansas City Missouri, is an office, in a modern building where holidays are invented!  Can imagine the large table where "the powers that be" sit and think of the latest way to celebrate. I am trying to be grateful for Hallmark, because if it were not... read more »

The unassuming QR.

It was during a layover at DIA (Denver International Airport) that I first noticed these.  I had 3 hours to kill, PLUS a flight delay (go figure--delays at Denver.) I was walking through the terminal when I noticed a display that contained artwork.  Having time to kill, I stopped to see the display. As I read the information card,  I... read more »

Air conditioning and fluoride? Huh?

Recently there  was a lot of news about the recommendations to reduce the amount of fluoride in municipal drinking water.  Studies have proven, beyond a doubt, the improvement that has occurred in the dental health of children who live in areas where fluoride was added to the drinking water. The reason for this change is the increase in number of teens who... read more »