Category Archives: Helping You Succeed as a Dentist

Part 2: Taking the leap to practice ownership? These ADA resources can help

Let me start off by saying that opening my own practice from scratch was one of the scariest moments in my life thus far. I knew I had a good portion of dental knowledge amassed over the last few years, but what did I know about running a business? I could sit down and talk to patients about… Read More »

Part 1: Taking the leap to practice ownership? These ADA resources can help

Let me start off by saying that opening my own practice from scratch was one of the scariest moments in my life thus far. I knew I had a good portion of dental knowledge amassed over the last few years, but what did I know about running a business? I could sit down and talk to patients about… Read More »

2015 ADA/Kellogg executive management program registration opens

New dentists and office management staff seeking to enhance their business experience and acumen with enhanced management skills and business principles can register by July 1 for the 2015 session of ADA/Kellogg Executive Management Program. In its 11th year, the executive-level program, organized in collaboration by the ADA and Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, consists of specially… Read More »

10 things to look for before signing an employment contract

Understanding an employment contract before you join a dental practice can be intimidating. Contracts can be long, the terms can be hard to understand and it may be the fi rst one you’ve ever seen. The ADA publication, “Dentist Employment Agreements: A Guide to Key Legal Provisions,” outlines a number of aspects to look out for in a… Read More »

Data aids new dentists in deciding where to practice

Wouldn’t it be nice if simply putting a wet fi nger in the wind were enough to fi gure out where to open a new dental practice — or where to fi nd work at an existing one? Knowing which direction to take when making such important career decisions takes more data than that, of course. Thankfully, brave… Read More »

Journalists to speak at ADA 2015

Washington — The ADA Distinguished Speaker Series will feature columnist Charles Krauthammer and journalist and author Eleanor Clift at ADA 2015 — America’s Dental Meeting here, Nov. 5 from 8-9:30 a.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The ADA Distinguished Speaker Series annually presents renowned personalities with notable careers and accomplishments in politics, media and industry. The… Read More »