Editor’s note: This is the first article in a summer series of New Dentist Now blog posts on practice ownership. It can take significant introspection to determine whether you’re best suited for a solo practice where you run the show, or a group practice with two or more dentists taking direction from an individual or corporate owner. In… Read More »
It’s no secret to you, or your dental team, that the dental profession comes with the potential for daily stress that can affect your health, as well as your ability to do your job. Stress can occur in various ways throughout your normal workday. Handling an anxious patient, performing a not-so-familiar procedure or managing the intricacies of health… Read More »
According to the ECU School of Dental Medicine News, the first graduating class of East Carolina University dental school established an endowment to support patient care and student learning. The endowed gift — the Inaugural Class Patient Care Endowment — received 100 percent participation by the 50 graduates and matching funds from the ECU Medical and Health Sciences… Read More »
Contact your member of Congress and urge him or her to cosponsor the Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2015, H.R. 649. The American Dental Education Association estimates that the average graduating dental student’s debt was over $247,000 in 2014. H.R. 649 will allow borrowers, under the federal student loan program, to refinance their existing loans multiple times. If… Read More »
In my previous blog post, I explained why, as a new dentist you may wish to form a legal entity to run your practice instead of running it as a sole proprietorship. In this article, I’ll explain what type of entity you should consider forming, what tax elections you should consider making when forming that entity, how to… Read More »
Beginning March 25, ADA members can log in to obtain access to JADA Online as a benefit of membership by clicking the ADA Member Login link on the website and entering their ADA Member ID and password. ADA members receive a 50 percent discount on JADA 2015 Online CE, which will be applied automatically when they log in… Read More »