Growing up in rural southern West Virginia, Dr. Hillary Homburg saw first-hand the health disparity among the residents. After graduating from the West Virginia University School of Dentistry in 2009 and completing a general practice residency at The Ohio State University in 2010, Dr. Homburg moved back to her hometown of Charleston, West Virginia. Because she felt she… Read More »
A group of 17 general practice residency students from various programs in Chicago visited the ADA Headquarters June 2 to learn more about dental benefits and practice management. The attendees are residents from the Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Loyola University Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The program included a building tour, a presentation on managing complex… Read More »
The ADA Foundation is seeking nominations for its Dr. David Whiston Leadership Awards, which recognize promising dentists who have shown the potential for leadership in efforts to improve the oral health of the public. The nomination deadline has been extended to June 17, 2016. The ADA Foundation provides two $5,000 awards each year — The Dr. David Whiston… Read More »
New dentists can access a range of online continuing education courses, including in-depth video course series, livepatient dental procedures and case study examples, as part of ADA CE Online, at ADACEonline.org. Topics range from clinical dentistry to implantology to practice management. New dentist members can receive a 50 percent discount when they use promo code 482153. Also, some… Read More »
In light of concerns about the effectiveness and safety of dental products sold on the gray market, it’s imperative dentists and their team members be cognizant of what they are purchasing and from whom. The term “gray market” is a generic term that primarily refers to products that are traded or sold outside of the manufacturer’s authorized distribution… Read More »
In a Dental Economics article, Dr. David Manzanares, a general dentist practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, shared his struggles with his student loan debt and how Darien Rowayton Bank’s student loan refinancing program helped him. In an effort to help ease the burden of student debt, the ADA announced last year an exclusive endorsement of Darien Rowayton Bank,… Read More »