Recently I was at an engagement party for one of my good friends from dental school. Naturally there were a handful of us at the party who were all dentists. When new dentists sit in a room together, it’s hard to not talk about dentistry and compare experiences. A common theme among the group was the idea that… Read More »
Are you going to the 2015 New Dentist Conference or ADA 2015? One way to maximize the experience at ADA 2015 and the New Dentist Conference in Washington, D.C. is to get involved in the online conversations happening throughout the meeting. How can dentists get involved? For starters: Use the hashtags: #ADADC and #newdentistfever are the two official… Read More »
As soon as you walk across that stage and shake your dean’s hand, you’re not magically imparted with all the dental wisdom in the world. What happens is that you’re entrusted to understand your limitations as a new dentist while you’re granted the opportunity to experience the practice of dentistry and consistently strive to be a better practitioner.… Read More »
Prevention goes a long way when it comes to reducing or eliminating computer hacking of business and personal computers that are used at your practice. While not the most common form of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act breach, hacking and other IT in incidents, such as phishing or malware infections, can create a serious program for health… Read More »
Dr. Don Deems, a columnist, speaker and author, shared with ADA Center for Professional Success the 10 most common mistakes when presenting treatment. “As a certified professional coach to dentists, I also know too well the myriad of differing philosophies of practices, the plethora of ‘do it my way’ treatment presenting methods and the challenges we dentists have… Read More »
Seventeen member dentists, including several new dentists, attended an ADA Success Speaker Training program July 24 at ADA Headquarters to hone their facilitation and public speaking skills. The ADA launched ADA Success, an all-new program for dental students offering a series of programs on topics most relevant to students today. Each program is one-hour in length and is… Read More »