Dentists searching for CERP-recognized CE courses have new resource

Dental professionals have a one-stop shop when looking for continuing dental education courses that ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program-recognized providers offer. The Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition’s website, ADA.org/CCEPR, hosts a searchable list of CE courses offered by ADA CERP recognized providers, which includes the ADA and many of the 435 ADA CERP-recognized providers that voluntarily list… Read More »

3 Months Before Opening Checklist – Part 2: Operational

This article is the second in a series of three covering some of the more practical steps you’ll need to take approximately three months before opening your practice. The first article covered finance related items that you’ll need to complete, whereas this article focuses on practice operations. 1. Dental Equipment Orders: You’ve probably already picked a location, but… Read More »

My New Dentist Life: Quick observations

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 »

Webinar: Dental Practice Settings and Job Satisfaction

Big or small, there are pros and cons to working in various dental practice settings, and dentists measure their career satisfaction in different ways. In a webinar recorded in August — now available here — researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and the ADA Health Policy Institute presented their findings on how dentists view different aspects… Read More »

You’re an advocate: Legislation affecting new dentists

You pushed ADA-backed legislation with your congressional representatives during the annual Washington Leadership Conference in the nation’s capital. You registered for ADA 2015 – America’s Dental Meeting, Nov. 5-10 in Washington, D.C. You’ll attend the New Dentist Conference concurrent with the ADA annual meeting for the first time. You’re an oral health advocate. What is the ADA doing… Read More »

My New Dentist Life: Getting to know Columbia

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 »