Arizona Dental Association

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Updates from the Executive Director of the Arizona Dental Association (AzDA) as well as AzDA members, programs, and community leaders. This exclusive member dentist benefit takes a deeper dive into the current issues, obstacles, and opportunities dentists in Arizona face on a day-to-day basis, including: hot button issues, advocacy and new legislation, BODEX and the Dental Practice Act, licensure, business advice, AzDA member benefits, member dentist guest features, Q&As, and even roundtable discussions. This is practical, applicable, and insider advice that member dentists practicing in Arizo...

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A hidden but invaluable member dentist benefit you hope to never need 18.07.2018 5:23

If you've been in practice long enough, you've had a patient look to file a complaint about you, which potentially means you'll need to appear in front of BODEX. However, if you're an AzDA member dentist, mediation services might be available to you. If you have no idea what this benefit is about, or how it works for you, have a listen. —Jeremy Tuber, AzDA Manager of Communications

Using email to communicate to patients, but stumped on what to say? 18.07.2018 11:18

If you've been told email is dead and that all the action is on social media, you've been lied to. Email is far from dead, and a lot of your colleagues are leveraging it (along with social media) to stay in contact, educate, and even personally connect with their patient base. If you're not getting the traction you'd like from emails you send to patients, this podcast is for you. —Jeremy Tuber, Az...

PB & J and exactly how much of their treatment plans do patients actually "get" 11.07.2018 6:11

My daughter's teacher had a simple class assignment: provide step-by-step instructions on how to make a PB&J sandwich. This got me thinking about communication—patient communication—and exactly how much of what I share with patients is actually retained.

Local Boy Scout troop takes over dental office—what they learned 11.07.2018 4:55

AzDA Editor Dr. Eric Curtis' Safford, AZ office was twice overrun by local Boy Scout troops looking to earn a merit badge. What the kids learned and what Dr. Curtis took away from the unexpected visit.

GPs referring to specialists—how it can work and how it can be a train wreck 11.07.2018 22:59

After providing a quick history on specialties, Dr. Roda tackles specialist referrals from the new dentist perspective (who is looking to keep cases in house) as well as the specialist (who wants to be respected and not dumped on). From years of experience as a GP and then an endodonotic specialist, Dr. Roda has a distinct perspective on how this multifaceted relationship should work.

What annoys the h*ll out of me about gum chewing—a dentist's perspective 11.07.2018 6:12

Dr. Curtis shares his uninhibited thoughts about the "mindless bovine open-mouth smacking" that has made gum chewing an indelible pet peeve for him. As a fair-minded clinician though, he's can't pull himself to claim it's completely worthless...

The dental speaking circuit. How to get into it, and how to own it 11.07.2018 23:06

If you're on the dental speaking circuit or maybe just considering it, international speaker and 2018 AzDA President Rob Roda offers you some invaluable first-hand insights, humor, personal stories from the road, and advice on how to break into the speaking while juggling a busy practice.

Dental therapists and how they'll affect your practice in Arizona 21.06.2018 8:48

AzDA Executive Director Kevin Earle explains the recent bill signed by the Governor, introducing dental therapists into Arizona, and exactly how they will (or won't) affect our member dentists' practices.