Looking for a job? Need continuing education credit? How about ergonomic advice? The ADA Center for Professional Success informs and helps dentists with resources and articles on everything from frequently asked questions about dental codes to tips to reduce hand or upper back pain. To learn more and search for articles relevant to your needs, visit Success.ADA.org.
Hello! My name is Emily and I am a CE Junkie. At least that’s what we used to call it in dental school – it’s a term my school’s local Academy of General Dentistry chapter coined and used all of the time. Since graduating dental school and starting to work as a “real” dentist, I have actually missed… Read More »
There’s always a certain level of risk when sending information electronically, but the stakes are higher for health care providers who send patient information. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which protects patients’ privacy at covered dental practices, imposes hefty fines — ranging from $100 to $1.5 million — for violations of HIPAA requirements. From emailing clinical… Read More »
The ADA Ethics hotline is designed to assist new dentists with managing ethical challenges that may arise in day-to-day dental practice. Callers will be matched with a member of the ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs who will arrange to call the member at a mutually agreeable time to discuss the issue. This is not a… Read More »
New dentists can access a range of online continuing education courses, including in-depth video course series, livepatient dental procedures and case study examples, as part of ADA CE Online, at ADACEonline.org. Topics range from clinical dentistry to implantology to practice management. New dentist members can receive a 50 percent discount when they use promo code 482153. Also, some… Read More »
You made it … you are practicing dentistry. As your prize, you get to juggle patient care and build trust with new patients. Accomplishing this without the safety net of dental school can be a challenge – it’s hard to keep those balls in the air during the best of times. But how do you turn one-time patients… Read More »