The ADA has launched a website to help dentists succeed as practitioners and small-business owners.
The ADA Center for Professional Success is free for ADA members and includes a range of tips, such as for choosing a career path, balancing personal and professional lives, and planning for retirement, according to the organization.
"Dentists spend their days making clinical decisions to provide the best treatment for their patients," said ADA President Robert Faiella, DMD. "While caring for patients is dentists' primary goal, they are also juggling business and personal tasks every day. The ADA Center for Professional Success allows members to focus on being a dentist while we help to streamline the rest."
The site's features include the following:
- Financial calculators to factor loan payments and overhead expenditures
- In-person and online practice management education
- Ergonomic tips to reduce hand, neck, and back pain
- Patient communication strategies
- Dental benefit resources
- Information on buying and selling a practice
- Marketing materials to recruit and retain patients
- Staffing tips
New content is added regularly, and members can also take a virtual tour of the website and use the Ask the ADA feature to post practice management and wellness questions to ADA staff.
