By way of introduction, my name is Daryn Lu and I am a 2015 graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. Born on the West Coast in San Francisco, and raised on the East Coast in Jacksonville, Florida, I have called Oklahoma my home for the past 16 years. By the time dental school graduation arrived,… Read More »
In an effort to help ease the burden of student debt, the ADA announced Sept. 10 an exclusive endorsement of Darien Rowayton Bank, known as DRB, that allows ADA members an opportunity to refinance existing federal and private student loans at a lower rate. The partnership with the bank could result in savings in the tens of thousands… Read More »
In an effort to help dental students prepare for life as a dentist and boost student engagement with the ADA, the Association in August launched a revamped ADA Success program, which offers a series of programs on topics most relevant to students today. “The new programs have a more modern look and more pertinent information, but will continue… Read More »
How many hours a week do you work? Do you think you’re working too much? Not enough? An NPR Planet Money episode, “Why We Work So Much,” looks at the average hours workers from around the world dedicate to their job. It also discusses economist John Maynard Keynes 1930 essay that thought we’d be working just 15 hours… Read More »
I didn’t always want to be a dentist. The decision was one I struggled over. When I was in college and starting to give serious attention to dentistry as a career, I talked to two dentists that practiced in my hometown. I asked them both the same question, “What’s dentistry like? Do you enjoy it?” It seemed simple… Read More »
The ADA is accepting applications until Sept. 30 for the John W. Stanford New Investigator Award for Standards-Related Research Paper. Dental students and dentists who earned their dental degree no earlier than 2010 and dentists pursuing an additional degree or specialty can apply. Submissions should include an original standards-related research report that has been completed within the award… Read More »