Editor’s note: This is the first article in a fall financial series of New Dentist Now blog posts from Darien Rowayton Bank, which provides student loan refinancing and is endorsed by the American Dental Association. Qualifying ADA members receive a 0.25 percent rate reduction to DRB’s already low rates for the life of the loan as long as… Read More »
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 »
Tough industry issues such as workforce and licensure aren’t just the concerns of seasoned professionals — they’re at the heart of dental students’ concerns as well. About 200 dental students from the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health at A.T. Still University and the Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine came together at the Sept. 9 “Pontics… Read More »
Whether it’s the working in public health, a small group practice or in academics, dentistry offers a wide range of workplace settings. The ADA New Dentist News spoke with three dentists to learn what led them to dentistry and how they chose their career path. Public Health Dr. Mital Spatz spent four years at Purdue University to earn… Read More »
The Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE) requests the assistance of new dentists in soliciting nominations of highly qualified individuals who are willing to serve on the National Board Dental Examination Part II (NBDE Part II) Test Specifications Review panel. This panel will ultimately make recommendations to the JCNDE’s Committee on Research and Development concerning the number… Read More »
The ADA Board of Trustees announced in August the 2016-17 class of the Institute for Diversity in Leadership, which includes several new dentists. The class members are Drs. Michelle Aguilos, Houston; Luz Marina Aguirre, New York; Mandeep Alamwala, Everson, Washington; Rhoda-LeAnn Ballentine Norris, Atlanta; Tina Brandon Abbatangelo, Las Vegas; Carolyn Brown, Columbia, South Carolina; Renee Fennell-Dempsey, Philadelphia; Brooke… Read More »