Telling people how we think they should improve actually hinders learning, the Harvard Business Review reports. The brain grows more in areas of strength, meaning that focusing on employees’ shortcomings can impair learning.
Dentists
A man's lawsuit alleging an Illinois dentist botched his dental implants, after multiple continuances, will go to trial in October, according to the Madison-St.Clair Record.
River Dental in Farmington, Ark., was burglarized, vandalized and set on fire the night of Sept. 9, according to local NBC affiliate KFSM.
The Dental Board of California is cautioning dentists about a recent drug trafficking scheme, according to a Sept. 9 blog post by the California Dental Association.
Festus, Mo.-based Comtrea is temporarily closing two of its dental practices, according to a blog post on the company's website.
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The global dental implants market is predicted to be worth $6.54 billion by the end of 2025, according to a Transparency Market Research report and cited by Rapid News Network.
Former Arkansas orthodontist Benjamin Burris, DDS, pleaded not guilty Sept. 9 to claims that he bribed state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson $157,500, according to NWA Democrat-Gazette.
Steven W. Kess, vice president of global professional relations at Henry Schein, has been named an honorary member of the American Dental Association, according to a Sept. 9 press release.
New Mexico dentists and dental organizations are urging state legislatures to investigate the legality of SmileDirectClub's do-it-yourself dentistry, according to KOB-4.
A Lima, Ohio-based dentist has been charged with three counts of tax evasion, according to limaohio.com.