Austin, Texas — As Dr. Ensy Atarod makes the transition from being a “new dentist” to a dentist, she looks back at her time at the ADA Institute for Diversity in Leadership as transformative. “As a new dentist I knew graduation did not mean the end of learning, but what dental school failed to tell us was as… Read More »
I saw my first U.S. Navy Air Show two months ago. We had to drive, walk, hike and climb to get there, but we finally found a nice patch of grass on the shores of Lake Washington. It was a great show on a beautiful August day. The crowd “oohed” and “aahed” throughout, and I would imagine that… Read More »
The ADA Foundation this week named three new dentists as recipients of its inaugural Dr. David Whiston Leadership Awards. Drs. Evelyn Lucas-Perry, of Washington, D.C., and Dr. Heather A. Willis, of Fairbanks, Alaska, are the recipients of the 2015 Dr. David Whiston Leadership Award. Dr. Nipa Thakkar, of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, received the 2015 Henry Schein Cares Dr. David… Read More »
You pushed ADA-backed legislation with your congressional representatives during the annual Washington Leadership Conference in the nation’s capital. You registered for ADA 2015 – America’s Dental Meeting, Nov. 5-10 in Washington, D.C. You’ll attend the New Dentist Conference concurrent with the ADA annual meeting for the first time. You’re an oral health advocate. What is the ADA doing… Read More »
Chapel Hill, N.C. —After the deaths of two of their own, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill dental students sought to create something lasting and impactful to remember the late Deah Barakat and Yusor Abu-Salha. Aptly called DEAH DAY, or “Directing Efforts and Honoring Deah and Yusor,” classes were canceled on Sept. 17 as about 350 UNC… Read More »
Mountain City, Tenn. — Dr. Rachel Hymes took the continuing education course Sports Dentistry: Trauma Treatment and Prevention at ADA 2014 — America’s Dental Meeting in San Antonio last October. She was happy she did. “As soon as I went back to my practice a child came in with a traumatic injury after football,” said Dr. Hymes, a… Read More »