Category Archives: Continuing Education

Helping new dentists, dental students succeed

            From easing the burden on student loans and financial planning to helping recent graduates find a job and getting involved in advocacy, the ADA offers new dentists — who have different needs than more seasoned dentists — a plethora of services, resources and benefits to help them thrive in their professional and personal lives. “The ADA is… Read More »

Photo gallery: New Dentist Conference CE

From applying better oral surgical techniques to understanding the fine print before signing a contract, new dentists took continuing education courses Friday specifically designed to address their diverse and unique needs. The courses were exclusively offered to participants of the sold-out 2015 New Dentist Conference, which for the first time was held alongside ADA 2015 – America’s 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 »

After ADA 2015, use what you learn

Mountain City, Tenn. — Dr. Rachel Hymes took the continuing education course Sports Dentistry: Trauma Treatment and Prevention at ADA 2014 — America’s Dental Meeting in San Antonio last October. She was happy she did. “As soon as I went back to my practice a child came in with a traumatic injury after football,” said Dr. Hymes, a… Read More »

Access JADA articles, online CE with ADA username and password

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 »

Bang for Your Buck! Prioritizing CE opportunities as a new dentist

We knew all along. We knew there were things we were not learning while we were in school. Now, we’ve made it out. We are practicing dentists. We’ve climbed the mountain, celebrated, taken a deep breath, and turned around to find ourselves at the bottom of another mountain. We know there are things we don’t know. Now what?… Read More »