Women in dentistry see progress, continued challenges

Did you know that less than 50 years ago, only 1.1 percent of dental students were women? Today, it’s 47.7 percent. According to ADA News, while challenges remain for women dentists — addressing the lack of representation in leadership roles and education, improving ergonomics, closing a wage gap — women leaders in the profession say the rise in… Read More »

Staying fit in dentistry

Have you ever stepped foot in a gym in January? You might as well go back home and sit on your couch and you’ll burn just as many calories as you will waiting for a machine. Any regular gym goer hates “resolutioners”. Innocent people are starting the year off by attempting to get healthy while “gym elitists” condone… Read More »

New dentist already planning ADA 2016 trip

Las Vegas — ADA 2015 – America’s Dental Meeting wrapped just over two months ago, but Nevada dentist Dr. Emily Ishkanian already knows what she wants to do this year. “I’ll definitely be at America’s Dental Meeting in 2016 in Denver,” said the dentist, an alum of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine. “Who… Read More »

My New Dentist Life: New Year, new more financially stable me

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 »

Getting to know you: Dr. Ashley Seals

Dr. Ashley Seals is a periodontist in Alexandria, Virginia. Why dentistry? I love dentistry because it’s the perfect balance of art and science. As a periodontist, I love helping to shape smiles through implants, esthetic crown lengthening and soft tissue grafting. Why are you an ADA member? I joined the ADA to be a part of a network… Read More »

Share your Give Kids A Smile pics

Are you volunteering in a Give Kids A Smile event this year? GKAS program coordinators should have their digital cameras ready to capture the highlights of their activities starting Feb. 5, the national Give Kids A Smile Day kickoff. The ADA News and the ADA Foundation welcome digital photo submissions from GKAS program participants — including candid pictures… Read More »