For Dr. Marcus Johnson, the challengeof endodontics, and what he calls its basic principle — saving the natural dentition — is a genuinely intriguing pursuit. “I love the fact that within one or two visits, most patients can get back to their normal lifestyle and routine — pain free,” said the New York City-based dentist. His passion for… Read More »
Dr. Bari Levine is a pediatric dentistry resident at Temple University/Pediatric Dental Associates in Philadelphia. Why Dentistry? My mother, father, and brother are all dental specialists, so dentistry was a natural fit for me. I love interacting with patients and parents each day, promoting positive oral health behaviors from a young age, and having children excited to come… Read More »
Buffalo, N.Y. — Every year, hundreds of patients enter the halls of dental schools throughout the country volunteering to receive treatment as part of a clinical licensing exam for graduating dental students. Some of these patients have waited weeks and months to have dental care provided during the clinical exam process. For the vast majority, the treatment is… Read More »
Denver — From student debt to the ever-changing job market, the start of a career can be an uphill climb for new dentists. “The pressures facing a new graduate in today’s economy can create an environment where work-life balance really is a struggle,” said Dr. Justin Pearson, a 2008 graduate of University of Michigan School of Dentistry. The… Read More »
In an effort to help dental students prepare for life as a dentist and boost student engagement with the ADA, the New Dentist Committee and Office of Student Affairs is launching an enhanced series of ADA Success programs for the 2016-17 academic year. The program continues to build on the reformatted and re-branded program, which launched in 2015,… Read More »
Dental students are graduating with unprecedented amounts of student loan debt. Based on American Dental Education Association data, the average dental school graduate in 2014 carried $247,227 in student loan debt, up from $221,000 in 2013. With this in mind, the ADA Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations in June organized a dental loan repayment panel to… Read More »