Category Archives: Helping You Succeed as a Dentist

New Dentist Conference offers opportunity to network, share experiences

When North Carolina dentist Dr. Kristin Kaelke Miller says that one of the highlights of the New Dentist Conference is the networking, she means it. “Well, at the meeting last year in Denver, I met someone at my 16th District lunch table that led me to get my awesome new job out of it,” Dr. Miller said. “An… Read More »

Stay engaged with ADA Success

Designed for students, ADA Success offers a series of face-to-face programs presented by ADA member dentists or other subject matter experts on the following topics: • Managing Debt and Wealth. • State of the Dental Profession. • Practice Management for All Dentists. • Finding a Job. • Leadership and Ethics in Dentistry • Understanding Employment Agreements. Want to… Read More »

Is your Find-a-Dentist profile up to date?

In July, the ADA launched a new national ad campaign to help make it easier for patients to find ADA dentists. With the ad campaign, potential patients are seeing new digital ads that share amazing teeth facts and urge them to schedule a dental checkup with an ADA dentist. The ad campaign is the latest phase of a… Read More »

Pathways to Dentistry: VA Hospital

When Dr. Sam Willens was in dental school, he imagined himself one day working in his own private practice office. So these days, about seven years since graduation and six years since he got hired on full-time at a Veterans Affairs hospital dental clinic just outside Chicago, his main advice for other new dentists is “keep an open… Read More »

Finding a job in federal dentistry

Almost 5,000 dentists work for the U.S. Public Health Service, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs or the military. Among the benefits with this professional choice: a base salary access to an assortment of nontaxable income and benefits a competitive compensation package that grows with years of service and promotions potential use of time to complete a residency or… Read More »

Free webinar: Trends in the dental benefits market

Do you ever wonder how many people are covered by dental benefits or how many dentists participate in network plans? Participants in this webinar will hear from industry leaders on current trends in the dental benefits market and the underlying factors that drive these trends. Participants will also gain a better understanding of the market limitations on the… Read More »