Check out the May issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association to read how falling busyness levels and financial barriers to dental care may challenge predictions of a dentist shortage by 2025. Marko Vujicic, Ph.D., ADA’s chief economist and vice president of the Health Policy Institute, examines the issue in his Health Policy Perspectives column, Rethinking… Read More »
Time is money. It’s true. Realize that though you may be shouldering debt, most new dentists are young and can take advantage of money saving techniques and the power of compounding interest. Small savings early can really help with BIG decisions later! As soon as possible: Learn to manage your limited money to have fun when you need… Read More »
The National Health Service Corps invites scholarship applications through May 7 for the 2015-16 school year for students pursuing primary care health professions training leading to a degree in dentistry or other specified disciplines. The scholarship pays tuition, fees and other educational costs and provides a living stipend in return for a commitment to work at least two… Read More »
The ADA Foundation is accepting donations to aid dentists and others providing dental care in the aftermath of the April 25 earthquake in Nepal. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake occurred approximately 50 miles northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, according to the U.S. Department of State. Some 3,350 people died as of April 27 due to the disaster, and officials anticipated… Read More »
The deadline for opting in or out of Medicare is looming for dentists, and the ADA Center for Professional Success has a number of online resources that can help them make sense of the regulation and what to do, according to ADA News. Any dentist who prescribes Part D covered drugs to Medicare beneficiaries has three choices. They… Read More »
Know any promising dentists with leadership potential for improving public health? Nominations are due May 31 for the ADA Foundation’s Dr. David Whiston Leadership Program Awards. The Whiston Awards are designed to support dentists who show leadership potential for improving the oral health of the public. As part of the program, the ADA Foundation provides two $5,000 awards… Read More »