Sara Nolen, RDH, MSDH/PH, Author at Pontic

About Sara Nolen, RDH, MSDH/PH

Sara has a BS in Dental Hygiene from the University of South Dakota and a MS in Dental Hygiene/Public Health from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science.

Colorado Dental Hygiene Wages

By Sara Nolen, RDH, MSDH/PH|2021-01-07T13:58:32-07:00February 11th, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|

Wages are up for debate with the current shortage of registered dental hygienists (RDH) in Colorado. Historically, wages are difficult to talk about for all parties and negotiating can cease to exist with completely different expectations. A few weeks ago, we created a survey to determine the average wages in Colorado (specifically Denver) as well [...]

Independent Contractors and LLC’s Emerging in the Dental World
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Independent Contractors and LLC’s Emerging in the Dental World

By Sara Nolen, RDH, MSDH/PH|2021-01-07T13:59:03-07:00October 16th, 2018|Categories: Employment Classification|

Recently while cleaning a patient’s teeth we began chatting about our careers. She was employment lawyer and I was a dental hygiene temp. I was in the process of starting my own temping marketplace (PONTIC), so the conversation flowed. Fortunately for me, she had impeccable oral hygiene! We talked about the process of being hired [...]