Category Archives: Leadership

Community health dentistry: Saying yes in a world of noes

This morning I sat in a room full of 600 people. Most of them I didn’t know. We were all different shapes and sizes and colors, really only connected by a single logo printed on all of our name badges. In front of the room stood several important people, including the CEO. One by one, they told their… Read More »

Photo gallery: 2016 New Dentist Conference

The New Dentist Conference — a customized experience created for dentists less than 10 years out of school — was held in conjunction with the ADA annual meeting, and hundreds of dentists convened in the Colorado Convention to meet up with former classmates, meet new colleagues and learn from one another. Here are some photos from the two-day… Read More »

‘I came to the New Dentist Conference to learn’

Drs. Taylor Bard and Laura Capron just graduated from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine less than six months ago but both were in the front row at the opening session of the New Dentist Conference, ready for more continuing education and inspiration. “I came to the New Dentist Conference to get exposed to new ideas,”… Read More »

For New York new dentist, organized dentistry provides needed career resources

Dr. Hemali Ajmera was never involved with the American Student Dental Association during her time in dental school. But after graduating in 2008 from New York University College of Dentistry, she decided to give organized dentistry a try. “To be honest, I really liked what I saw,” she said of her first foray into organized dentistry. “I was… Read More »

From the dental office to politics

Washington — What does it take to go from practicing dentistry to practicing politics? That was the focus of the 7th Annual Specialty Physician and Dentist Candidate Workshop supported by the American Dental Political Action Committee, according to ADA News.                                 Seven ADA… Read More »

Learn more about the ADA Clinical Evaluators Panel at ADA 2016

Interested in joining the ADA Clinical Evaluators (ACE) Panel? If you’re attending ADA 2016 – America’s Dental Meeting, come to the ADA Clinical Evaluators reception Thursday, Oct. 20. Complimentary appetizers and cocktails will be served from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, room Centennial A. ADA Clinical Evaluators provide direct input about topics and dental materials to be… Read More »