New dentists and their teams were recognized during the New Dentist Conference awards luncheon. Award recipients are: Golden Apple Award for New Dentist Leadership: Dr. Charles E. Clark, Arizona Dental Society. New Dentist Committee Outstanding Program Award of Excellence: The Washington State Dental Association’s program “Think Tank.” Outstanding New Dentist Committee Award: Capital Area Dental Society New Dentist… Read More »
More than 400 registrants attended this year’s New Dentist Conference, which for the first time is held alongside ADA 2015 – America’s Dental Meeting in Washington, D.C. “You can feel confident that the new dentist voice is being heard and represented very well,” said Dr. Michael LeBlanc, chair of the ADA New Dentist Committee, welcoming the attendees along… Read More »
When Dr. Samantha Arnold was looking for her first dental job four years ago, she visited three or four dental offices before she found the one with the right fit for her. “Something just felt right when I walked into this office,” Dr. Arnold said about the Pana, Illinois, family practice office at which she has been an… Read More »
Know any dental students who volunteer for community service projects? Three ADA Foundation dental student scholarship and award programs share a Nov. 13 application deadline. The Foundation’s Predoctoral Dental Student Scholarship Program — including the Underrepresented Minority Dental Student Scholarships, the Dr. Robert B. Dewhirst Scholarships and the Robert J. Sullivan Scholarships — helps predoctoral dental students defray… Read More »
Editor’s note: This is the latest article in a New Dentist Now blog series, My New Dentist Life, following a new dentist’s first year experiences out of dental school. The views expressed in this article are the personal opinions of the author and are not intended to reflect the views, positions or policies of the ADA or the… Read More »
According to an ADA News report, the Fifth District Dental Society of the Alabama Dental Association established a new scholarship program that awards dental students who call the Fifth District their hometown. The goal: to make a meaningful connection with University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry students, said Dr. Dugald R. McMillan III, Fifth District president.… Read More »