This year’s New Dentist Conference will be Oct. 20-22 and offers an incredible value package for all ADA new dentist members. Registrants are invited to attend both the New Dentist Conference and ADA 2016 – America’s Dental Meeting for a registration fee of $350. This year’s conference includes quality continuing education, dedicated lounge for attendees to relax and… Read More »
If your muscles are sore at the end of the day — even though you’re a young new dentist or dental student — you’re not alone. According to the ADA Center for Professional Success, 40 to 60 percent of dental professionals suffer from work-related musculoskeletal issues. Here are some of the painful predicaments inherent in hands-on dentistry and… Read More »
The balance between work and home can sometimes be challenging. And perhaps no time is more challenging than when you need to take medical leave. Five years ago, Dr. Jean Bainbridge, a general dentist from Dallas, needed to put her practice on hold briefly after undergoing a total knee replacement. To get the office ready, she made sure… Read More »
Inspired by the interaction with a patient who had served in the Vietnam War, Nisha Garg, a dental student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, began working to help address the oral health care barriers facing veterans today, according to ADA News. As part of her Schweitzer Fellows project, Ms. Garg organized a Veterans’ Screening Day, held… Read More »
People can’t stop talking about dental licensure. What has been dentistry’s elephant in the room for so long has finally grown tired of being ignored and overlooked and made excuses for. I took my exam almost one year ago to the day. And if I’m being honest, I haven’t given it too much thought since. But strangely enough,… Read More »
The Association on April 12 revealed the three winners of its contest tied to ADA 2016 – America’s Dental Meeting. Two of them, including the grand prize winner, are new dentists. The contest, named “#whyiattend,” drew hundreds of submissions from dentists, dental teams, family members, and local and state societies from across the United States and nine countries.… Read More »