With a long-standing love of dental hygiene dating back to the 8th grade, Karen Davis, RDH, BSDH, maintains a career that spans a variety of disciplines. She is the owner of a continuing education company, Cutting Edge Concepts, and continues to practice part-time in a Dallas-based progressive dental office at which she has worked for the past 27 years. She presents continuing education programs both nationally and globally, and has authored numerous papers on a variety of oral health topics.
As an industry insider, Davis has served as a key opinion leader for some of the most well-known dental manufacturers, including Procter & Gamble, OralDNA, Orascoptic, OraPharma, and Philips Oral Healthcare. She is also a long-standing member of Dimensions of Dental Hygiene's Corporate Council.
A patient asked me recently, “why should I have my treatment done here instead of a practice on my insurance plan? It costs me more.” That’s a loaded question, particularly when it comes at the end of the appointment. Fortunately, that’s…