If you’re like many dentists, you have strong discipline in how you treat your patients and manage your practice or personal career. Considering patient needs and the best course of treatment for their oral and general heath requires not only extensive training, but also communication skills, planning and good decision making. Practice and career management require these same… Read More »
Identity theft occurs when someone acquires key pieces of another person’s identity – such as name and credit card information or Social Security number – with the intent to commit fraud. In 2016, the Federal Trade Commission recorded 399,225 cases of identity theft in the United States. Identity theft can happen to anyone, regardless of whether or not… Read More »
Dental professionals looking for the right job can turn to the ADA CareerCenter, the Association’s official online job board, which unveiled July 17 its upgraded website in an effort to improve user experience and personalization of jobs searches. The online job board features a new personalization dashboard, which provides a more user-friendly experience for jobseekers and generates… Read More »
Editor’s note: The ADA is one of 35 organizations supporting the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act — legislation that would require all private group and individual health plans to cover medically necessary services that repair or restore congenital anomalies. In February, the organizations sent a letter to legislators that they believe the ELSA would positively impact the quality of life… Read More »
The Association announced July 11 it sent a complaint letter to the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, raising concerns over aspects of SmileDirect Club’s marketing and direct-to-consumer sales of plastic teeth aligners. The letter, sent on June 27, comes about two months after the Association filed a citizen petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,… Read More »
If dentists are looking for guidance on various dental practice transition options and strategies and taking the next step, the 2019 ADA BIG Idea Conference is designed for them. The one-day conference, dubbed Transitions and hosted by the ADA Practice Institute, will be held at ADA Headquarters in Chicago on Aug. 9 and will assist dentists in learning… Read More »