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Photo gallery: 2016 New Dentist Conference

The New Dentist Conference — a customized experience created for dentists less than 10 years out of school — was held in conjunction with the ADA annual meeting, and hundreds of dentists convened in the Colorado Convention to meet up with former classmates, meet new colleagues and learn from one another. Here are some photos from the two-day… Read More »

What new dentists need to know about mortgages

Editor’s note: This is the fifth article in a fall financial series of New Dentist Now blog posts from Darien Rowayton Bank, which provides student loan refinancing and is endorsed by the American Dental Association. Qualifying ADA members receive a 0.25 percent rate reduction to DRB’s already low rates for the life of the loan as long as… Read More »

Two dentists, two approaches on owning practices

Dr. Steven Holcombe used an analogy to describe buying his dental practice. “I like to use the comparison of telling a child the stove is hot,” said Dr. Holcombe. “Now remember, a hot stove is not a bad thing — you need it to cook food. Now, you can explain and warn the child all you want, but… Read More »

‘I came to the New Dentist Conference to learn’

Drs. Taylor Bard and Laura Capron just graduated from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine less than six months ago but both were in the front row at the opening session of the New Dentist Conference, ready for more continuing education and inspiration. “I came to the New Dentist Conference to get exposed to new ideas,”… Read More »

How to avoid financial stress for dentists

Editor’s note: This is the fourth article in a fall financial series of New Dentist Now blog posts from Darien Rowayton Bank, which provides student loan refinancing and is endorsed by the American Dental Association. Qualifying ADA members receive a 0.25 percent rate reduction to DRB’s already low rates for the life of the loan as long as… Read More »

For New York new dentist, organized dentistry provides needed career resources

Dr. Hemali Ajmera was never involved with the American Student Dental Association during her time in dental school. But after graduating in 2008 from New York University College of Dentistry, she decided to give organized dentistry a try. “To be honest, I really liked what I saw,” she said of her first foray into organized dentistry. “I was… Read More »