The ADA Institute for Diversity in Leadership (IDL) is seeking applicants for its 2019-2020 class. The Institute is designed to enhance the leadership skills of dentists who belong to racial, ethnic, and/or gender backgrounds that have been traditionally underrepresented in leadership roles. Three great reasons to apply: Enhance your leadership skills and gain leadership experience Strengthen your professional… Read More »
The beauty of the Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature is that it’s a living document; annually evaluated and updated to best meet dentists’ needs. CDT 2019 contains the latest version of the ADA’s dental procedure code set, and there are several additions this year that new dentists can be on the lookout for to use in their… Read More »
After graduating from University of Missouri Kansas City School of Dentistry in 2010, Dr. Danielle Riordan of St. Peters, Missouri, had what many would describe as the perfect set up: a partner in an established practice. The catch? The seasoned practitioner who’d be her partner was her dad, Dr. Mark Zust. Many of the staff and patients had… Read More »
Chances are you’ve run into concerns with patients’ dental benefit plans. Dental professionals can learn and get answers to some of the most common questions on dental benefits during a Facebook Live event scheduled for 1 p.m. Central time on March 22 at facebook.com/AmericanDentalAssociation. The event will tackle issues such as the reasons for delayed or denied payments;… Read More »
What kind of dentistry/specialty do you practice? I am a general dentist in a group family practice. I see mainly pediatric and adolescent patients in an area where we have a high volume of Medicaid patients. Where do you practice? I practice in rural north central Missouri in my hometown of Chillicothe, the “Home of Sliced Bread.” Why… Read More »
The Dental Quality Alliance invites you to their 2019 Conference: Pathway to Improvement, May 17-18 at the ADA Headquarters in Chicago. This conference, which offers attendees 10 CE credits, is designed to strengthen in-depth understanding of the quality measurement infrastructure within dentistry by canvassing on concrete opportunities for system-wide improvement. For registration, conference highlights and more information, visit… Read More »