My New Dentist Life: Confessions of a CE junkie

Hello! My name is Emily and I am a CE Junkie. At least that’s what we used to call it in dental school – it’s a term my school’s local Academy of General Dentistry chapter coined and used all of the time. Since graduating dental school and starting to work as a “real” dentist, I have actually missed… Read More »

ADA calls for increased licensure portability

Decisions by some dental state boards on the licensure exam has revived calls by the ADA and partnering organizations for state boards across the country to increase, rather than restrict, the portability of dental professionals, according to ADA News. The ADA has analyzed the examinations administered by each of the testing agencies — CDCA and CITA administer the… Read More »

Center for Professional Success offers new features

The ADA Center for Professional Success is continuously adding new content, tools, and resources to help dentists succeed in their practices. Currently, dentists can find new webinars on preventing prescription opioid diversion and prescription drug monitoring programs. The webinars provide information on federal policies which include hydrocodone rescheduling, how to gain access to prescription drug monitoring programs and… Read More »

5 things to know about emailing patients

There’s always a certain level of risk when sending information electronically, but the stakes are higher for health care providers who send patient information. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which protects patients’ privacy at covered dental practices, imposes hefty fines — ranging from $100 to $1.5 million — for violations of HIPAA requirements. From emailing clinical… Read More »

Getting to know you: Dr. Brianna Hillier

Dr. Brianna Hillier is a general dentist in Elfrida, Arizona. Why dentistry? I knew I wanted to be a health care provider from a young age. Dentistry offers the opportunity to interact with multiple disciplines, flexible schedules and several types of people and patients. It doesn’t matter what you do in life as long as you do it… Read More »

Get advice with ADA Ethics hotline

The ADA Ethics hotline is designed to assist new dentists with managing ethical challenges that may arise in day-to-day dental practice. Callers will be matched with a member of the ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs who will arrange to call the member at a mutually agreeable time to discuss the issue. This is not a… Read More »