Corina Hartley, RDH
Corina Hartley, RDH, is a Canadian Durham College graduate from the province of Ontario. Practicing dental hygiene since 2006, she has experienced the challenges of commuting to big cities, working in remote areas, and temping at various offices with differing ethnic backgrounds. While her family will always be her first love, the dental world is certainly the field she is passionate about, and writing about it brings her immense joy. Corina has a unique ability to relax the most phobic patient and calm an irate one with a smile, an understanding attitude, and a special sense of humor. She enjoys really getting to the heart of the matter with everything she does in life, and this is demonstrated by her witty writing abilities. Corina’s biggest desire is to share life with as many people as possible through close-up experiences, storytelling, and simply just being present.
Tips for Hosting a Dental Hygiene Temp to Keep them Returning
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Appreciation in the Dental Workplace Part 3: Discovering Your Appreciation Languages
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Appreciation in the Dental Workplace Part Two: The 5 Languages of Appreciation
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Appreciation in the Dental Workplace Part One: Retaining Staff
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Workplace Conflict: Impact of Friction within Dental Teams
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Workplace Conflict: 5 Steps Facilitate Difficult Conversations between Dental Professionals
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Workplace Conflict: Acknowledging Conflict Styles within the Dental Office Workplace
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Emotional Intelligence in the Dental Workplace Part Three: Building EQ
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Emotional Intelligence in the Dental Workplace Part Two: Validating Emotions in Others
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Emotional Intelligence In the Dental Workplace Part One: Self-Reflection
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Wanted: Unicorn Dental Office. Dental Hygienists’ Dream or Reality?
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“Wanted: Rock Star Dental Hygienist!” Red Flag or Unicorn Office?
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Dental Workplace Stress: How to Support Each Other During Tough Times
Stress brings out the best and worst in people, and it needs to be addressed in a careful but meaningful way. We need to...
Top 30 Things Dental Hygienists Can Do During Self-Isolation
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Dental Nerves of Steel: Passing My Anesthetic Certification Exam
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