Cheryl Polmatier
Cheryl Polmatier, assistant vp of strategic community options, has greater than 25 years of expertise within the well being care trade. Previous to working at DentaQuest, a part of Solar Life U.S., the place she has been for the previous 17 years, she labored in well being care IT and at a authorities well being plan. Cheryl at the moment oversees DentaQuest’s nationwide dental community recruitment efforts, dental house and value-based care packages, and credentialing operations. She additionally volunteers at TeamSmile and Missions of Mercy occasions with different DentaQuest staff.
Cheryl is keen about mentoring and supporting girls within the trade. When requested in regards to the profession recommendation she most frequently shares, she mentions the worth of constructing relationships. “Schedule time with executives to supply them with perception into the worth you carry to the desk. Put your self on the market and market your self.” She emphasizes that the dialog shouldn’t be only a discuss, however girls should enter these discussions ready and assured. “You must have an elevator speech to have the ability to market your self. You must consider you’ll be able to and you’ll.”
One other priceless piece of recommendation facilities round making errors within the office. “Don’t apologize while you make a mistake, however personal it,” she says. She goes on so as to add that the secret is to confess when one thing didn’t work, determine why and study from it. “It is possession. It is accountability. And while you change that dialogue, it will probably make an enormous distinction.”
By way of the very best recommendation she has ever acquired, she admits that it’s centered across the all-too-common theme of work-life steadiness. “You actually should have work-life steadiness. It’s an indication of excellent management.” She believes that that is very true for girls seeking to develop as govt, and that scheduling time to be strategic throughout enterprise hours and sticking to them are essential to having a private life. She explains, “In case you are a spouse, mom or have household or private commitments, you wish to have time for that. You must have that steadiness, and all people can obtain it.”
Cheryl not too long ago joined the Girls in DSO® advisory board. The appointment is yet one more instance of her private {and professional} dedication to advancing feminine management within the dental trade. Girls in DSO is dedicated to growing and selling girls throughout the dental service group (DSO) area – girls who’re at the moment main, managing, directing, supporting, and creating the trade’s most progressive and high-performing dental follow teams. Rooted in outcomes-based options designed to extend entry to take care of a wide range of populations, DentaQuest is a supporting sponsor of Girls in DSO.
Cheryl will be a part of different trade consultants to debate compliance and high quality this month on the Girls in DSO Empower and Develop 2023 convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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