Category Archives: Guest Blogger

Community health dentistry: Saying yes in a world of noes

This morning I sat in a room full of 600 people. Most of them I didn’t know. We were all different shapes and sizes and colors, really only connected by a single logo printed on all of our name badges. In front of the room stood several important people, including the CEO. One by one, they told their… Read More »

5 things we wish we had known after dental school

When we first graduated, there were times we thought we knew everything, and there were times we thought we knew nothing. These raging fluctuations in our self-assessment were disruptive to our professional self-esteem. If we could impart some of the knowledge that we learned along the way, we think we could save some new graduates from a lot… Read More »

What new dentists need to know about mortgages

Editor’s note: This is the fifth article in a fall financial series of New Dentist Now blog posts from Darien Rowayton Bank, which provides student loan refinancing and is endorsed by the American Dental Association. Qualifying ADA members receive a 0.25 percent rate reduction to DRB’s already low rates for the life of the loan as long as… Read More »

What Is the difference between a fixed vs. variable interest rate when I refinance my dental student loan?

Editor’s note: This is the third article in a fall financial series of New Dentist Now blog posts from Darien Rowayton Bank, which provides student loan refinancing and is endorsed by the American Dental Association. Qualifying ADA members receive a 0.25% rate reduction to DRB’s already low rates for the life of the loan as long as they… Read More »

One year down, plenty more to go

This has been the quickest year and 2 months of my entire life. I’ve done more dentistry in one year than I ever really imagined I could do, I’ve tried to figure out this whole work-life balance a little better, and I’ve become a CE junkie. I’ve mentioned plenty of times how fortunate I am to practice in… Read More »

My New Dentist Life: First year lessons

Editor’s note: This is the final article in a New Dentist Now blog series, My New Dentist Life, following a new dentist’s first year experiences out of dental school. The views expressed in this article are the personal opinions of the author and are not intended to reflect the views, positions or policies of the ADA or the… Read More »