Do you have questions about dental products or clinical techniques? The ADA Professional Product Review is designed to help ADA members with purchasing decisions and patient care by providing them with information that’s userfriendly, unbiased, clinically relevant and scientifically sound. Each issue includes product evaluations conducted by the ADA Laboratory as well as collaborations from dental schools and… Read More »
It really is kind of cool how we all turn out so different. We’re all taught the same basic principles of dentistry after we take and master core health science curriculum and yet we quickly turn into very individualized and different doctors. How do you identify your core values and practice philosophy? Thinking back, a lot of what… Read More »
If your muscles are sore at the end of the day — even though you’re a young new dentist or dental student — you’re not alone. According to the ADA Center for Professional Success, 40 to 60 percent of dental professionals suffer from work-related musculoskeletal issues. Here are some of the painful predicaments inherent in hands-on dentistry and… Read More »
Everybody was looking at me. Too many things were falling through the cracks. There was too much stress, and worse of all, patients were starting to notice. Funny thing was I thought I had started out just fine, and then I started to feel as if I had to push everything and everybody to the next level to… Read More »
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 »
Don’t forget to give kudos this week to the dental assistants in your offices for helping make your practice successful. Dental Assistants Recognition Week is March 6-12 and dentists in the United States and Canada will celebrate by honoring their dental assistants for the variety of duties they perform and helping them provide patients with quality dental care.… Read More »