Dr. Ashley Seals is a periodontist in Alexandria, Virginia. Why dentistry? I love dentistry because it’s the perfect balance of art and science. As a periodontist, I love helping to shape smiles through implants, esthetic crown lengthening and soft tissue grafting. Why are you an ADA member? I joined the ADA to be a part of a network… Read More »
Are you volunteering in a Give Kids A Smile event this year? GKAS program coordinators should have their digital cameras ready to capture the highlights of their activities starting Feb. 5, the national Give Kids A Smile Day kickoff. The ADA News and the ADA Foundation welcome digital photo submissions from GKAS program participants — including candid pictures… Read More »
The ADA New Dentist Committee is calling for nominations for the Golden Apple Award for New Dentist Leadership and the Outstanding New Dentist Committee Award. Visit ADA.org/goldenapple for complete information and nomination forms, which list the award criteria. Dental societies may submit completed forms on ADA Connect (Awards Program Community). The deadline is February 26, 2016. Contact the… Read More »
As I glance out the window and take a sip of my morning coffee, I’m handed a medical history for the patient that has just arrived. A hefty list of medical conditions is scribbled on the first page. Page two has a medication list of many consonants and syllables that I still am unable to properly pronounce. The… Read More »
Los Angeles Schweitzer Fellow and University of Southern California dental student Jonathan Nguyen hopes to empower LGBTQ people to take control of their health care and help better educate dentists when caring for patients in the LGBTQ community. According to the Albert Scheweitzer Fellowship blog, Mr. Nguyen is concerned that within the health care profession, dental professionals are… Read More »
New dentists interested in learning more about dental care for older older adults in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and senior centers can register for an online continuing education course, according to ADA News. The continuing education course, which is self-paced with eight chapters, offers 10 hours of CE and covers how long-term care facilities are organized and… Read More »