Denver — The ADA Foundation provided a $5,000 grant to kickstart a campaign to help rebuild a medical and dental clinic in Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai’s home province of Shangla, Pakistan. The donation was made immediately after Ms. Yousafzai spoke at ADA 2016 – America’s Dental Meeting. ADA 2016 attendees interested in supporting the Shangla Clinic… Read More »
Interested in joining the ADA Clinical Evaluators (ACE) Panel? If you’re attending ADA 2016 – America’s Dental Meeting, come to the ADA Clinical Evaluators reception Thursday, Oct. 20. Complimentary appetizers and cocktails will be served from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, room Centennial A. ADA Clinical Evaluators provide direct input about topics and dental materials to be… Read More »
The Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE) requests the assistance of new dentists in soliciting nominations of highly qualified individuals who are willing to serve on the National Board Dental Examination Part II (NBDE Part II) Test Specifications Review panel. This panel will ultimately make recommendations to the JCNDE’s Committee on Research and Development concerning the number… Read More »
The ADA Foundation is accepting applications for four programs that provide funding to dental students as well as dental schools for student-driven efforts whose goal is to improve the oral health of the public. The four programs are: The Predoctoral Dental Student Scholarship Program, including the Underrepresented Minority Dental Student Scholarships, the Dr. Robert B. Dewhirst Scholarships and… Read More »
Is your practice considering offering incentives for online reviews? If so, you’ll want to pay special attention to this article. Even giving a patient a simple Starbucks card in exchange for a review on Yelp can get your practice listed as a suspicious business and elicit the attention of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). To make matters worse,… Read More »
Some creative dental students and faculty at the University of Louisville are giving pediatric patients in their community a hand — in more ways than one. Using alginate impression material, members of the Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity student chapter make plaster casts of hands, feet, faces and other body parts for donors annually at a local art… Read More »