{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Being a female dentist\u2014how are things different\/similar? Also, dental communities\u2014can we do better?","description":"(41min) Inscriptions' Editor Dr. Eric Curtis discusses women in dentistry (the similarities and differences between female and male dentists) as well as online versus in-person dental communities with AzDA Past President Dr. Allison House. This candid conversation covers a lot of ground, but it's honest, spirited, and amusing. You'll enjoy it! 0:00 \u2013 9:00\u2014Dr. House\u2019s background (and you thought you had it rough in dental school). How a dentist saving her dad\u2019s life, and challenges of being a female dental student. How the dean of her dental school devastated her with a handshake. 9:01 \u2013 12:00\u2014What Dr. House did after dental school\u2014she had $250k of debt and $75 in her pocket. What she \u201cthought\u201d dentistry would be like. Her challenging experience in a nondentist-owned practice\u2014what shocked her. &amp;nbsp; 12:01 \u2013 17:00\u2014Dr. House\u2019s transition into private practice. Mistakes she made and what she learned to appreciate. Her quick philosophy in dealing with insurance. &amp;nbsp; 17:01 \u2013 21:50\u2014Dental team female or male? Boundaries with female and male dentists. How female and male dentists relate to their teams and their patients. Why Dr. House hasn\u2019t wore scrubs in almost 20 years. 21:51 \u2013 24:00\u2014Obstacles Dr. House dealt with as a female dentist. Juggling motherhood with career aspirations. 24:01\u2013 27:00\u2014Dr. House publicly shares her early-career experience in nondentist owned practice. She received support and judgement. She helps to get a law passed regarding corporate dentistry. 27:01\u2013 32:00\u2014How Dr. House prepared to become AzDA\u2019s youngest president, and why she developed AzDA\u2019s Women in Dentistry program and other communities at AzDA. Other communities Dr. House envisions creating. Are online communities really the answer for dentists who want community? 32:01\u2013 35:20\u2014Dentists and their fear of admitting mistakes, and how the internet made it worse. An informal, casual dentist-only community that supports and encourages\u2014Dr. House\u2019s vision compared online trolls. 35:21\u2013 38:00\u2014Dental students see Dr. House as the \u201cperfect\u201d dentist. She sets them straight quickly about her and expectations. 38:01\u2013 41:00\u2014Dentistry as a commodity\u2014really? Patients have no idea how tough dentistry is, and dentists need to communicate it. ","author_name":"AzDA's Audio Amalgam podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.azda.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12421199\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000101\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/12421199"}