Gloves Off: Dental professionals, stop living someone else's dream

March 21, 2023
Are you looking to others to define success for you? Drs. David Rice and Amisha Singh sift out ways you can make your career path a happy place that's suited to YOU.
David R. Rice, DDS, Chief editor

Maybe from the time you thought about being a dentist, someone has been telling you what success looks like. Maybe becoming a dentist or hygienist wasn't even YOUR idea. If you're in this place, it's not too late to stop living someone else's dream. 

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Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Through the Loupes newsletter, a publication of the Endeavor Business Media Dental Group. Read more articles and subscribe to Through the Loupes.

About the Author

David R. Rice, DDS | Chief editor

Founder of the nation’s largest student and new-dentist community, igniteDDS, David R. Rice, DDS, travels the world speaking, writing, and connecting today’s top young dentists with tomorrow’s most successful dental practices. He is the editorial director of DentistryIQ and leads a team-centered restorative and implant practice in East Amherst, New York. With 27 years of practice in the books, Dr. Rice is trained at the Pankey Institute, the Dawson Academy, Spear Education, and most prolifically at the school of hard knocks. Contact him at [email protected].