More than 200 over-the-counter dental products sold to consumers carry something highly coveted: the ADA Seal of Acceptance. Participating companies commit significant resources to test and market products in the Seal program, and these products can be used with assurance that they are safe and have demonstrated efficacy according to requirements developed by the ADA Council on Scientific… Read More »
Dentists who graduated from dental school less than 10 years ago are invited to the New Dentist Conference Oct. 18-20 in Honolulu, held in conjunction with ADA 2018 – America’s Dental Meeting. The conference features a customized continuing education track curated by new dentists, daily new dentist-specific keynotes featuring popular TED Talk speakers and unlimited access to ADA… Read More »
Why dentistry? I taught high school science for five years and realized it was not a lifelong fit with my personality. My younger brother was in a climbing accident where he lost seven front teeth. Seeing his rehabilitation really opened my eyes to dentistry as a profession. I love how it connects social skills with technical knowledge and… Read More »
New York — In an effort to help new dentists overcome the burden of dental school debt, the Second District Dental Society in Brooklyn decided to do something to help. The society started a loan forgiveness program in 2017, awarding a total of $37,500 among four winners: Drs. Jacqueline Pierre, Mitchell Zientz, Elliot Haber and Alena Sergaeva. “The… Read More »
Dr. Alice Boghosian jokes that her dental practice is a factory for dental students. The mentorship of Dr. Boghosian and her partner, Dr. John Hagopian, is what led Drs. Arda Paylan and Agata Skiba to apply to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry and ultimately move into practicing dentistry. It was the influence of the… Read More »
Have you ever had a patient present with an insurance identification card for a plan the dental office thought it was not in-network with only to find out, after the explanation of benefits was received, that the office was indeed in-network with the plan? Can a dentist opt out of participating with a leased plan? What fees can… Read More »