New dentists receive ADA Foundation’s Dr. David Whiston Leadership Award

The ADA Foundation this week named three new dentists as recipients of its inaugural Dr. David Whiston Leadership Awards. Drs. Evelyn Lucas-Perry, of Washington, D.C., and Dr. Heather A. Willis, of Fairbanks, Alaska, are the recipients of the 2015 Dr. David Whiston Leadership Award. Dr. Nipa Thakkar, of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, received the 2015 Henry Schein Cares Dr. David… Read More »

My New Dentist Life: Hurricane Joaquin

Editor’s note: This is the latest article in a New Dentist Now blog series, My New Dentist Life, following a new dentist’s first year experiences out of dental school. The views expressed in this article are the personal opinions of the author and are not intended to reflect the views, positions or policies of the ADA or the… Read More »

My New Dentist’s Beginner’s Guide: From dental student to practice owner

“What should I do after I graduate from dental school?” Recently, I was on a panel of dentists speaking to third- and fourth-year dental students. This was the question on the top of their minds. This is the question that I had to answer for myself just over two years ago. I considered every reasonable possibility that I… Read More »

In my journey to dentistry, it’s all about relationships

“It’s all about relationships” is a phrase I hear just about every day from my mentor. And throughout my path to my new dentist life—from dental school and my involvement in organized dentistry to my current associateship—that phrase has been proven right. First, some background: Four years and about forty wrinkles ago, I started my journey through dental… Read More »

Dentists searching for CERP-recognized CE courses have new resource

Dental professionals have a one-stop shop when looking for continuing dental education courses that ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program-recognized providers offer. The Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition’s website, ADA.org/CCEPR, hosts a searchable list of CE courses offered by ADA CERP recognized providers, which includes the ADA and many of the 435 ADA CERP-recognized providers that voluntarily list… Read More »

3 Months Before Opening Checklist – Part 2: Operational

This article is the second in a series of three covering some of the more practical steps you’ll need to take approximately three months before opening your practice. The first article covered finance related items that you’ll need to complete, whereas this article focuses on practice operations. 1. Dental Equipment Orders: You’ve probably already picked a location, but… Read More »