The Examination Is Sacred Time
Here I share abridged excerpts from my newest book The Porch: A Dental Fable to illustrate why the new patient
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Author: Barry F. Polansky, DMD
There Are Multiple Paths to Happiness
Seventeen is young to decide what you want to do with the rest of your life. Deciding you want to
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How to Move Toward Independence in Dentistry (Part 2)
Mastery sits atop L. D. Pankey’s Ladder of Competency. The question is how does one achieve mastery? Once again it
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How to Move Towards Independence in Dentistry (Part 1)
Happiness for me in dentistry was always doing my best for patients who appreciated and wanted the best dentistry. When
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The Jaws Syndrome: Can We Go into the Water Yet?
I bet many of us feel like we are living in a movie these days. I’m sure you have compared
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Dentistry Post Corona: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Great Pandemic of 2020 has created mass disruption in the lives and work for most people. In a current
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Slip Slidin’ Away
If you watch one episode of Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, you will see a repeating theme. Previously great restaurants have
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The Link Between Positive Psychology and Dentistry
Positive psychology and dentistry are closely linked, especially for professionals who own their own practices. Human beings are all too
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Stoicism with a Big “S”
Dentistry can be emotionally taxing, and Stoicism helped me to get through some tough times. I am not referring to being a small “s” stoic. In truth, being a stoic
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The Obstacle Is the Way
Many years ago, when I was first trying to create a successful dental practice, I fell in love with the word “production.”
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Keepers of the Meaning
In 2003, I was fortunate to dine with Pete Dawson and he spoke about his friendship with Dr. Morty Amsterdam and
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