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CDC offers opportunities for early-career dentists interested in public health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accepting applications for its Dental Public Health Residency Program , which aims to...
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The Art of Asks: The Unspoken Rules of Asking for Favors
As a new dentist building a career, requests for recommendations may come up for residency applications or job applications. It is important to...
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If I could go back in time, what would I tell my dental school self about what to expect after graduation?
Let me start by giving a little background on my dental school experience. My father was diagnosed with stage IV renal cell carcinoma two...
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New Dentist Now debuts new look
The U.S. Coast Guard is celebrating its 232 nd birthday on Aug. 4, and in honor of the milestone, the ADA’s New Dentist Now blog has undergone a...
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‘Get out there and live’: Lessons from dental school and early career
Time, our most valuable commodity — along with our good health, of course. It’s hard to believe how many years have passed since my last...
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New dentists share their experiences practicing in a rural community
Kristen Sciolino, D.M.D., is an owner-dentist in Lincoln, Maine — population 4,853. As a dentist in a small, rural community, Dr. Sciolino said...
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Pursuits of happiness: Do you need a rewrite?
“Dr. Vaughn, I wanted to ask you . . . do you enjoy dentistry?” “Interesting,” I thought. “What a simple, straightforward yet completely...
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8 ways to better engage patients
As dental practitioners, we want to ensure the patient’s oral health as well as overall wellbeing. However, the fact is that a large part of the...
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Why we started the YouTube channel ‘Between Two Teeth’
“Hi all. I’m Stephy Steph and this is Bobby and together we are…BETWEEN TWO TEETH!” This is a common intro to our not-so-common YouTube...
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The ethical dilemma of infectious disease disclosure for dentists
In July 1990, the Florida Department of Health reported a possible transmission of HIV from a dentist to five of his patients. 1 Though it was...