ADA Foundation dental student scholarship, award programs deadline Nov. 13

Know any dental students who volunteer for community service projects? Three ADA Foundation dental student scholarship and award programs share a Nov. 13 application deadline. The Foundation’s Predoctoral Dental Student Scholarship Program — including the Underrepresented Minority Dental Student Scholarships, the Dr. Robert B. Dewhirst Scholarships and the Robert J. Sullivan Scholarships — helps predoctoral dental students defray… Read More »

My New Dentist Life: What I’m looking forward to at ADA 2015

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 »

November JADA looks at how student debt affects career decisions

High education debt levels affected some career decisions for dentists who graduated dental school between 1996 and 2011, according to research published in the November issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association. Dentists who graduated with higher initial debt were less likely to specialize and were more likely to enter private practice over other primary occupations,… Read More »

Ten ways to get involved in social media at ADA 2015, New Dentist Conference

Are you going to the 2015 New Dentist Conference or ADA 2015? One way to maximize the experience at ADA 2015 and the New Dentist Conference in Washington, D.C. is to get involved in the online conversations happening throughout the meeting. How can dentists get involved? For starters: Use the hashtags: #ADADC and #newdentistfever are the two official… Read More »

Got questions? 4 things you can do to find answers

As soon as you walk across that stage and shake your dean’s hand, you’re not magically imparted with all the dental wisdom in the world. What happens is that you’re entrusted to understand your limitations as a new dentist while you’re granted the opportunity to experience the practice of dentistry and consistently strive to be a better practitioner.… Read More »

ADA offers wellness resources for dentists

Whether it’s help with ergonomics in the dental practice, substance abuse prevention or mental health issues, the American Dental Association has a number of wellness resources for dentists. The Dentist Health and Well-Being Program provides support for ADA members who are in need of information on health and wellness issues. “As dentists, we’re trained to look out for… Read More »