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Certified

Posted by: dateacher on: July 22, 2009

So on Monday of this week, I finally took my Certified Dental Assistants exam.  Preliminary reports are I passed.  Final reports are not due for 4 to 6 weeks.  My final report is:  I never want to take that test again.  I will go to the ends of the Earth to get the 12 hours [...]

Can you go home? Should you?

Posted by: dateacher on: May 20, 2009

For those of you who think this may be a post about moving back to where you grew up or going home to visit….sorry, it’s a post about work, returning to a previous place of employment.
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that I currently teach dental assisting courses at the [...]

Dynamic, Fantastic!

Posted by: dateacher on: April 3, 2009

Nothing excites me more than someone who is as excited about my career as me.
And while I started this post a week ago, I’m still excited about the topic.  Last week, Linda Miles, dental practice management guru, came to my school and spoke to the dental assiting students.  Listening to her story re-inspired me.
The private [...]

What do you do?, work edition

Posted by: dateacher on: March 24, 2009

In social settings we get asked this question from people we are just meeting.  So when they ask it we automatically assume they want to know what we do for the job that pays the bills.
So, what do you do?
I’ve had many jobs in my life – from my teenage years to now (age 40) [...]

Love what you do

Posted by: dateacher on: October 15, 2008

I have found that if you love what you do, if you have a true passion for what you do, then you are better at that particular job than if you didn’t have that passion.  I have done many jobs in my life of just under 40 years.  I started in dentistry at the age [...]