Dr. Alice Boghosian jokes that her dental practice is a factory for dental students. The mentorship of Dr. Boghosian and her partner, Dr. John Hagopian, is what led Drs. Arda Paylan and Agata Skiba to apply to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry and ultimately move into practicing dentistry. It was the influence of the… Read More »
Are you familiar with the ADA Institute for Diversity in Leadership (IDL)? Because it changed my life! I was a member of its 2012-13 class, and it inspired me to think of new, creative ways to improve the oral health of my community in Oakland, California. So what’s the IDL? The program is designed to enhance the leadership… Read More »
The American Dental Association Institute for Diversity in Leadership is accepting applications through March 16 for its 2018-19 class. The Institute is designed to provide education and leadership skills to dentists who are members of racial, ethnic and/or gender groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in leadership roles within the profession and their communities. Selected applicants will attend… Read More »
Oakland, Calif. — Dr. Daniel Nam was looking for a different way to increase access to dental care, especially for those who are uninsured or underserved, in the Bay Area when he received an email from an Alameda Dental Society colleague, Dr. Sharine Thenard. “She said, ‘I already wrote you a letter of recommendation,’” said Dr. Nam, who… Read More »
Atlanta — Three motivational speakers will pilot a new leadership series designed for female dental professionals at ADA 2017 – America’s Dental Meeting. The “Women in Dentistry Leadership Series” consists of three talks on successive days of the ADA annual meeting. CNN commentator and author Mel Robbins, former president of client representation for sports and entertainment agency CSE… Read More »
The ADA Board of Trustees announced in August the 2016-17 class of the Institute for Diversity in Leadership, which includes several new dentists. The class members are Drs. Michelle Aguilos, Houston; Luz Marina Aguirre, New York; Mandeep Alamwala, Everson, Washington; Rhoda-LeAnn Ballentine Norris, Atlanta; Tina Brandon Abbatangelo, Las Vegas; Carolyn Brown, Columbia, South Carolina; Renee Fennell-Dempsey, Philadelphia; Brooke… Read More »