According to the ADA Center for Professional Success, new dentists can match their passion for dentistry with a mind for business with the ADA’s Executive Program in Dental Practice Management. Launched in September, this Web-based program takes on the tough practice management challenges today’s dentists must master, such as reducing costs, enhancing marketing strategies and practicing amid increased… Read More »
With a goal to reduce barriers to dental care for some 1.3 million nursing home residents in the U.S., the ADA has launched a Long-term Care Dental Campaign that includes an online continuing education course. Dentistry in Long-term Care: Pathways to Success, is an eight-module course designed to help oral health professionals become more comfortable providing care in… Read More »
Registration is open for the 2014 Give Kids A Smile Day. The national celebration is set for Feb. 6, 2015. Register online by Nov. 10 to be considered for free product donation. The ADA will post a list of product recipients on the website in December, and recipients will receive their products the week of Jan. 19, 2015.… Read More »
New dentists with a passion for working with the underserved and is interested in education are encouraged to apply for a one-year stipend dental fellowship with the University of California, San Diego. Those eligible are new dentists who are General Practice Residency (GPR) or Advance Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) graduates with a California license or is eligible… Read More »
The latest issue of the New Dentist News is now available online. The October 2014 issue includes articles to help new dentists with marketing, finances and handling ethical dilemmas. Inside this issue include: Marketing snapshot — How one practice does it. Marketing the dental practice: Know the rules. Working with a marketing firm. Advice from a lender: Be… Read More »
Over 200 federal dentists attended the ADA 2014 — America’s Dental Meeting in San Antonio, with many attending the Federal Dental Services reception held Oct. 11 at the Marriott Rivercenter. Dentists who are in full-time military or federal government service are eligible for direct ADA membership at the national level. In 2013, there were 2,816 FDS members in… Read More »