How do we make the relationship between dental assistants and their doctors better? It may boil down to a lack of respect and communication, but these are not insurmountable issues.

Join us in this episode of Gloves Off as Dr. David Rice and Julie Varney, CDA, RDA, of @dentalassistantsrock on Instagram work through to the heart of the problem and offer ways to make things better for the success of the patient and the procedure. Ponder these points, and we’ll see you in the video:

1. Know your dentist and what motivates them.
2. Don’t just bring more problems—bring solutions.
3. Have the guts to have a conversation.


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About David Rice, DDS

Founder of the nation’s largest student and newdentist 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 teamcentered 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].