Chapel Hill, N.C. — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Dental Foundation of North Carolina have established a memorial award in honor of two dental students killed this year. On Feb. 10, Deah Barakat, 23, his wife Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21, and his 19-year-old sister-in-law Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were fatally shot in their Chapel… Read More »
According to the ECU School of Dental Medicine News, the first graduating class of East Carolina University dental school established an endowment to support patient care and student learning. The endowed gift — the Inaugural Class Patient Care Endowment — received 100 percent participation by the 50 graduates and matching funds from the ECU Medical and Health Sciences… Read More »
Contact your member of Congress and urge him or her to cosponsor the Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2015, H.R. 649. The American Dental Education Association estimates that the average graduating dental student’s debt was over $247,000 in 2014. H.R. 649 will allow borrowers, under the federal student loan program, to refinance their existing loans multiple times. If… Read More »
In my previous blog post, I explained why, as a new dentist you may wish to form a legal entity to run your practice instead of running it as a sole proprietorship. In this article, I’ll explain what type of entity you should consider forming, what tax elections you should consider making when forming that entity, how to… Read More »
Beginning March 25, ADA members can log in to obtain access to JADA Online as a benefit of membership by clicking the ADA Member Login link on the website and entering their ADA Member ID and password. ADA members receive a 50 percent discount on JADA 2015 Online CE, which will be applied automatically when they log in… Read More »
Contracting with third-party payers can prove complicated but with some diligence and attention, new dentists can feel confident they were thorough in their decision. Patients are two and a half times more likely to visit the dentist if they have dental benefits. Nearly 187 million Americans were covered by some form of dental benefit in 2012, according to… Read More »