by Dr. Jonathan Ford I recently attended the ADA New Dentist Conference in Denver. The conference had a great mix of continuing education for the young dentist. including a special emphasis on leadership development. Here is part one of the leadership skills that I learned at the ADA New Dentist Conference—I’ll post part two next week. 1. … Read More »
Today is another full day of CE at the 27th New Dentist Conference and one of the speakers is Dr. Paul Homoly who is presenting a course on guiding patients towards good dental health decisions. Earlier this year ADA New Dentist News spoke with Dr. Homoly about his approach for using conversation to gain case acceptance. Here are… Read More »
Does this scenario sound familiar? At the end of a day full of making decisions and answering questions, someone asks what you want for dinner and you realize I have no idea what I would like to eat for dinner. The term for this is decision fatigue and it refers to the idea that decision making is like… Read More »
by Dr. Chris Salierno This is the official blog of the American Dental Association’s New Dentist Committee. It’s the first blog ever for the ADA! It makes sense that this committee is taking the lead into blogging because our generation relies on social media for almost everything, both personal and professional. We want the blog to be a… Read More »
It’s the start of the weekend and it’s time for the Friday Night Event at Coors Field where the Colorado Rockies take on the Chicago Cubs. The Friday Night Event at the 27th New Dentist Conference is sponsored by the American Dental Political Action Committee, better known by its acronym ADPAC. Through the financial contributions of member dentists,… Read More »
A full day of continuing education is underway at the 27th New Dentist Conference. The Conference offers fresh perspectives from emerging speakers. This morning Dr. Tanner McKenna will present a course on coaching the dental team, and this afternoon Dr. Joshua Austin presents a course on social media and the dental practice. Earlier this year ADA New Dentist… Read More »