New dentists from Dallas and its surrounding cities shared their experiences and perspectives with a room full of eager dental students at the 2016 ASDA Annual Session, on March 3. Tera Lavick, director, New Dentist Committee at the ADA, moderated the session. The session began with introductions and warm-up questions that asked the panelists to reflect on what… Read More »
Don’t forget to give kudos this week to the dental assistants in your offices for helping make your practice successful. Dental Assistants Recognition Week is March 6-12 and dentists in the United States and Canada will celebrate by honoring their dental assistants for the variety of duties they perform and helping them provide patients with quality dental care.… Read More »
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a New Dentist Now series focused on informing new dentists on the importance of advocacy and on policies and proposed legislation affecting them. Dr. Justin Norbo is a general dentist in Purcellville, Virginia. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry in 2010. He is a third-year member of… Read More »
The American Dental Association Institute for Diversity in Leadership is accepting applications through May 2 for its 2016-17 class. The Institute is designed to provide education and leadership skills to dentists who are members of racial, ethnic and/or gender groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in leadership roles within the profession and their communities. Sixteen applicants will… Read More »
Know any dental hygiene, dental assisting and dental dental laboratory technology students? The deadline for the ADA Foundation’s Allied Dental Student Scholarship Program is March 11. The Foundation offers the scholarships annually to help dental hygiene, dental assisting and dental laboratory technology students defray part of their professional educational expenses. The goal of this program is to facilitate… Read More »
Dr. Ryan Braden is a general dentist in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. In 2015, at age 37—and only 10 years after graduating from Marquette University School of Dentistry, Dr. Braden became president of the Wisconsin Dental Association, its youngest to take on the position. Dr. Braden spoke with New Dentist Now on how he first became involved in organized… Read More »