Dr. Jordan Cooper is in general practice from Jacksonville, Ark. Why dentistry? It is in my blood. My mom is a dental hygienist and my dad is a dentist. Why are you a member? Because I believe in protecting the interest of my profession. What has been the best time of your career so far? Four years ago,… Read More »
The ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs is accepting entries for the 2015 Student Ethics Video Contest. The deadline to submit entries is July 31. Since 2010, CEBJA has annually sponsored the contest to draw student attention to the ethical dilemmas that dental students and professional dentists may encounter and to provide an exercise focusing on… Read More »
Whether it’s the owner of a private practice, an associate or a dentist serving in the U.S. military, dentistry offers a wide range of workplace settings. The ADA New Dentist News spoke with three dentists to learn what led them to dentistry and how they chose their career path. Federal dentist U.S. Air Force Maj. David Schindler’s passion… Read More »
Looking to improve your fitness and the health of your staff? Member dentists have a chance to win a Fitbit Flex office package (six devices) by logging into the Center for Professional Success website and entering the monthly contest. To enter, simply log in with your user ID and password at Success.ADA.org, click the Fitbit image and register… Read More »
The ADA is made up of dentists. Here’s one of them. Dr. Aruna Rao, pediatric dentist from Saint Cloud, Minn. Why dentistry? My pedo/orthodontist, Dr. Katherine Kula, had a profoundly positive impact on my outlook of the dental profession, so I researched more to gain a better understanding of what it entailed before determining that it was the right… Read More »
Dentists have until March 31 to purchase a reduced-rate license to legally show movies and other audiovisual programs in their waiting rooms and exam rooms. Until March 31, the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation will be offering an Umbrella License to ADA members for $250. Dentists who purchase the license have access to a wide array of movies, popular… Read More »