“Growing up, I always followed in the footsteps of my older brother,” Dr. Kamaxi Patel said. Dr. Patel, who graduated from the Texas A&M University College of Dentistry in May, was “hooded” by her brother, Dr. Kuntal Patel, who is, of course, a dentist. For those not familiar, a hooding takes place at a graduation ceremony when a… Read More »
When Dr. Donna Thompson entered dental school in the fall of 1974, she was one of five women in her class of 71 students at the Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha. She and her female classmates bonded over breaking the glass ceiling but said it could be intimidating at times. “We had a mixed reception from… Read More »
Olympia, Wash. — Many children want treehouses in their backyard. Most don’t think about treehouses in their dentists’ offices. The young patients at Small to Tall Pediatric Dentistry in Olympia, Washington, are treated to a treehouse in the waiting room. It is one of the unique design elements of the practice, and because of those characteristics owners Drs.… Read More »
The ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs is accepting entries for the 2017 Student Ethics Video Contest. The deadline to submit entries is July 31. Since 2010, the council has annually sponsored the contest to draw student attention to the ethical dilemmas that dental students and professional dentists may encounter and to provide an exercise focusing… Read More »
Atlanta — This October’s New Dentist Conference has a wealth of continuing education courses tailor-made for new dentists, with topics including everything from restorations to Zen. Yes, Zen. The Oct. 19 course promises to teach simple techniques for dentists so that they can “balance, reboot and enliven the busy professional” and learn how to participate in a “mind/body/spirit… Read More »
The ADA Health Policy Institute aims to be a trusted source for critical policy knowledge related to the U.S. dental care system. HPI generates, synthesizes and disseminates innovative research on a variety of topics to ADA member dentists — as well as new dentists. The ADA’s Health Policy Institute also provides information on a national level in a… Read More »