The American Academy of Pediatrics, in collaboration with the ADA Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention and other health care organizations, has developed a new toolkit that focuses on oral health for pregnant women and extends to oral health for babies. The toolkit, part of AAP’s Tiny Teeth campaign, is timed to coincide with National Children’s Dental… Read More »
Have you ever thought about what would happen to your practice in the event of your absence for a short period of time? Who would treat your patients? A locum tenens dentist is a dentist who works in the place of the regular dentist when that dentist is absent. A locum dentist may also work in the place… Read More »
San Francisco — Two are better than one. Two keynote speakers will grace the stage at the New Dentist Conference during the ADA FDI World Dental Congress in San Francisco this September, aiming to inspire new dentists to new heights. New dentists — dentists who graduated from dental school less than 10 years ago as well as dental students… Read More »
Dentists take risks each and every day, and identifying the risks that exist in a dental practice is the first step to effectively managing them. That is the reason why the ADA Council on Dental Practice has unveiled the new Guidelines for Practice Success module on Managing Professional Risks, housed at ADA.org/GPSrisk within the ADA Center for Professional… Read More »
The American Dental Association Institute for Diversity in Leadership is accepting applications through April 12 for its 2019-20 class. The Institute is designed to provide education and leadership skills to dentists who are members of racial, ethnic and/or gender groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in leadership roles within the profession and their communities. Selected applicants will attend… Read More »
New dentists may have many concerns when it comes to their patients’ dental plans, benefits and thirdparty payers, often because little of their dental school education relates to learning how to navigate these issues. Among the concerns are preauthorization requirements, delays in processing claims, claim denials, refund requests and the lack of assignment of benefits to nonparticipating dentists.… Read More »