Dr. Ryan Ritchie remembers what it’s like to be on the cusp of graduating dental school and faced with the question of consolidating loans. Back in 2007, before securing his first job as an associate, managing his finances, including his $217,000 student loan debt, was not top of mind for him and some of his peers, he said.… Read More »
New dentists seeking to gain more critical policy knowledge related to the U.S. dental care system can turn to the Health Policy Institute. HPI focuses on the impact of health reform, access to dental care for key populations, dental practice economics and dental education. Learn more about HPI at ADA.org/hpi.
Continuing education. What do you think of when you hear dentists talk about CE? Does it stress you out thinking about finding the ethics course that you need to fulfill your CE requirement? Do you have flashbacks of sitting in a dental school lecture? Your first few weeks as a young dentist can be a wake-up call —… Read More »
The ADA Practical Guide to Valuing a Practice: A Manual for Dentists is a 114-page book available in the ADA Catalog that presents a balanced view of practice valuation for both buyers and sellers. It also provides guidance on buying an entire practice, a portion of a practice or a future buy-in. The manual (J060) is $49.95 for… Read More »
After six full years of post-Great Recession data, it’s safe to say that dentist earnings are not bouncing back, according to the ADA Health Policy Institute. ADA News reports that a December 2016 HPI research brief shows that, like previous years’ research, dental earnings since the early 2000s have been affected by a stagnant demand for dental care,… Read More »
This is the 12th article in a fall financial series of New Dentist Now blog posts from Darien Rowayton Bank, which provides student loan refinancing and is endorsed by the American Dental Association. Qualifying ADA members receive a 0.25 percent rate reduction to DRB’s already low rates for the life of the loan as long as they remain… Read More »