On a random Tuesday night this past May, I found myself sitting with 56,000 other people in CenturyLink stadium. This time, it wasn’t the 12th man I was sitting with. It was with 56,000 Swifties. Yes, we were at the Taylor Swift concert in Seattle. Surprisingly, it was one of the most unique experiences I’ve ever had. Thousands… Read More »
New York — In an effort to help new dentists overcome the burden of dental school debt, the Second District Dental Society in Brooklyn decided to do something to help. The society started a loan forgiveness program in 2017, awarding a total of $37,500 among four winners: Drs. Jacqueline Pierre, Mitchell Zientz, Elliot Haber and Alena Sergaeva. “The… Read More »
In an effort to help new and established dentists during their most important transitions — such as finding associates or buying/selling a practice, the ADA Board of Trustees in April approved a pilot initiative to foster relationships between new dentists and current practice owners and provide a bridge to practice ownership, according to ADA News. The initiative involves… Read More »
It’s 2018. Why are we still talking about a gender pay gap? The answer is complicated: Despite making up nearly a third of all dentists — up from 3 percent in 1982 — female dentists continue to be out-earned by their male colleagues. According to a 2017 study from the ADA Health Policy Institute, men dentists earned 54… Read More »
Dr. Dawn McClellan has always known that patients with oral health needs exist in all corners of the globe. Long before she graduated from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, one of her first volunteer experiences abroad was helping patients in a leper colony in Nigeria at the age of nineteen. “As an Ohio teen, I spent… Read More »
From captivating keynote speakers and continuing education to an opportunity to explore the beauty of Hawaii, for Dr. Raymond Jarvis, this year’s New Dentist Conference in Honolulu is a can’t-miss event. “We work largely by ourselves or in a small group practice but as new dentists, we all have many of the same struggles and successes,” he… Read More »