Ethics & Awareness

Ethics & Awareness

Humanization in Healthcare and Dentistry: The Unpaid Debt

By Andrea Lorena Basualdo Allende, DDS Humanization in healthcare is a concept that goes beyond addressing patients’ needs from a purely technical standpoint. It also encompasses kindness within healthcare systems, collegial relationships, and the treatment healthcare workers receive from both patients and employers. Humanizing care means inclusion, solidarity, and the

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Buy Now, Pay Later: The Price We Pay to Become a Dental Hygienist

By Dana Paladino, BS, BSDH, MS Do you remember life before and during dental hygiene school? If you ask most dental hygienists, they will tell you those were some of the most difficult times of their lives. We all assume the golden ticket to happiness awaits us when we finally

Ethics & Awareness

Silent Behaviors, Loud Truths: The Role of the Dentist in Münchausen Syndrome by Proxy