Bethesda, Md. — Born to a military family, Dr. Carol Gomez Summerhays always knew she wanted to serve her country. On Nov. 4, according to ADA News, she shared that experience — four years of active duty, seven years of inactive duty; now retired — as a Navy dentist with a group of post-doctoral residents continuing their respective… Read More »
From applying better oral surgical techniques to understanding the fine print before signing a contract, new dentists took continuing education courses Friday specifically designed to address their diverse and unique needs. The courses were exclusively offered to participants of the sold-out 2015 New Dentist Conference, which for the first time was held alongside ADA 2015 – America’s Dental… Read More »
In recognition of today’s new dentist leaders and to encourage others to provide their unique voice in organized dentistry, the 2015 New Dentist Conference kicked off its two-day event with a day dedicated to leadership. More than 400 registered for the sold-out conference, which for the first time was held alongside ADA 2015 – America’s Dental Meeting in… Read More »
Daymond John, founder and CEO of FUBU and co-star of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” gave an entertaining and inspiration talk today on entrepreneurship to new dentists as keynote speaker of the 2015 New Dentist Conference. Mr. John is an award-winning entrepreneur. His marketing firm Shark Branding offers advice on how to effectively communicate to consumers through innovative means and… Read More »
The New Dentist Committee and the American Dental Political Action Committee welcomed three dentist colleagues who are currently serving in the U.S. Congress. Congressmen Mike Simpson, Paul Gosar and Brian Babin took part in a question and answer session as they address questions from the audience. Questions asked included, (choose examples of questions asked). View the photos from… Read More »
New dentists and their teams were recognized during the New Dentist Conference awards luncheon. Award recipients are: Golden Apple Award for New Dentist Leadership: Dr. Charles E. Clark, Arizona Dental Society. New Dentist Committee Outstanding Program Award of Excellence: The Washington State Dental Association’s program “Think Tank.” Outstanding New Dentist Committee Award: Capital Area Dental Society New Dentist… Read More »