Refugees continue to flee Ukraine as the war enters its second year, and social entrepreneurship is playing a crucial role in helping them get established in their new homes. In Poland and Romania, for example, social enterprises supported by the impact investing firm NESsT are helping to provide dignified employment to Ukrainian refugees. […]
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Meet the beautician nailing it
‘I was in debt working 5 jobs 7 days a week’: Meet the beautician nailing it (Image: Rachel Shuttleworth) A nail technician who overcame a life of unemployment and debt is honing her artistic skills to enter competitions and launch her own academy. Rachel Shuttleworth has been creating jaw-dropping nail […]
Dozens Of Irish Patients Complaining Of Botched Lip Jobs
Dozens of Irish patients suffering from botched lip jobs are making complaints to a British national register as the number of illicit cosmetic practices thrive. A total of 87 Irish nationals reported their experiences to Save Face UK, a register of cosmetic treatment practitioners. The majority of the 2,824 complaints […]
HYPROV Gets People Out Of Their Heads | News, Sports, Jobs
Pictured are Asad Mecci, left, and Colin Mochrie with HYPROV — Improv under Hypnosis. Submitted photo You wouldn’t think that hypnosis and improvisation are a good fit. Colin Mochrie and Asad Mecci have meshed the two together, not only to form a portmanteau, but also to […]
Mike Fisher: Increase Medicaid dental reimbursements, and remove the cap
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a commentary, follow the instructions here. This commentary is by Mike Fisher, the […]
Class of 2023: Alexis Fakunmoju finds solving research puzzles highly rewarding while pursuing dentistry career – VCU News
By John WallaceVCU School of Dentistry “Education is something that nobody can take away from you.” “I’ve heard that so many times from my dad, but he’s right,” said Alexis Fakunmoju, who is graduating this spring from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry in the first cohort of students in […]
Dental industry frets over brain drain as govt proposes compulsory service for would-be dentists
Hong Kong dentists are worried about the worsening brain drain of dentistry newbies as the government is planning to require a compulsory service period for young dental graduates before they can register to be a dentist. It is learned that the government would revise the Dentists Registration […]
Shortage of dentists puts Florida kids’ oral health most at risk
Roy Miller & Dr. Frank Catalanotto Sadly, there was little to smile about in Florida in February, which was designated National Children’s Dental Health Month. The state of children’s oral health in Florida is abysmal, indeed some would say in crisis. The latest data clearly demonstrates that the oral health […]
Remote Jobs: These Canadians Don’t Leave Their Couch for Work
Helen Chen works for a tech company based out of Ireland, and reports to a boss in California Job title: Instructional designer Employer: Teamwork Industry: Technology Head office: Cork, Ireland Based in: Markham, Ont. Start date: May 2022 When I was in high school, I moved from my hometown of […]
Organized labor warns of lost jobs if flavored tobacco ban gets approved in NYS budget
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul has found a new way to antagonize New York’s union leaders — with labor groups blasting expected job losses from her proposed ban on flavored tobacco. “Our union brothers and sisters in the tobacco industry are at risk of losing their jobs, benefits, and pensions […]
Sharon Parkinson | News, Sports, Jobs
December 10, 1942 — February 23, 2023 On December 10, 1942 in the small town of Grand Junction, Colorado a precious baby girl was born in a house turned hospital to Thomas Joseph Berry and Billie Louise Graham Berry. She was a perfect first child to […]
Adirondack Health to close dental office | News, Sports, Jobs
The facade of Adirondack Health Dental Care is seen here on Friday. The dental care facility is slated for closure around May 1. (Enterprise photo — Lauren Yates) LAKE PLACID — After 30 years of providing dental services to residents in Lake Placid and surrounding areas, […]
Stained glass window in Mapleton needs a new home | News, Sports, Jobs
Courtesy Roxane Whyte Stained glass window by Mapleton’s David Young. Stained glass window by Mapleton’s David Young. David Young poses for a prior to his death with his stained glass window. Mapleton’s David Young couldn’t stop doing things. Whether it was “old man ADHD” […]
Teachers in Australia unhappy with jobs but invested in profession: survey
A growing number of teachers in Australia are not satisfied with their jobs, and many plan to leave the profession according to a survey on teachers’ perceptions of their work in 2022. The survey of 5,497 participants, conducted by Monash University, said these findings have come about amidst ongoing concerns […]
Occupations that saw lowest, highest salary increases past decade
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated salary figures of bartenders and pharmacists. It has since been corrected. Lawyers still earn about five times as much as bartenders and fast-food workers. But over the past decade or so, those low-wage occupations in hospitality have ever so slightly closed the […]
Exceptions to the One House, One Spouse, One Job Rule
By Dr. James M. Dahle, WCI Founder Anyone who has been around the physician financial blogosphere has probably heard someone cite the “one house, one spouse” rule of thumb. In 2015, I expanded the rule with a blog post called One House, One Spouse, One Job. We’ve run that post […]
Dentist graduates on $100,000 salary straight out of university as medicine, social work on list
Dentistry students straight out of university are walking into jobs paying a whopping $100,000 a year, making them the highest paid graduates in Australia on average. The salary figures emerged from the most recent Graduate Outcomes Survey, run by the government endorsed Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT). The […]
Local dentists give free dental care to shelter residents
HOWARD – Eric Talbot has avoided smiling in front of other people since he was 15. He’d duck and dodge photos or hide behind someone when his friends reached for cameras. If he couldn’t avoid the spectacle, he’d stand uncomfortably with his lips pursed. He didn’t want anybody to see […]
Woman Has Dentures at 37 After Many Jobs Without Dental Insurance
Years without dental insurance took a terrible toll on more than Katelyn Bowden’s teeth. Her worsening oral health affected all aspects of her life — her mental health, relationships, job prospects and overall well-being. Small problems like cavities became big problems that required visits to the emergency room. So when […]
Corvallis Business: City’s Workforce Housing Future, Long-Term Employment Projections, Benton is State’s Most Livable County
It’s been a familiar refrain among Corvallis human resource types for some time now – you cannot recruit new staff into town if there’s nowhere for them to live. Finally, there may be some relief coming. City officials are pushing along code changes that would offer developers tax-exemptions if they’re […]