Sharpen Your Skills: Five Keys to Better Business
Just as clinical skills are essential for becoming an endodontist, business skills are critical to succeed as a practice owner. That has always been true, but business knowledge has taken on even greater importance over the last 10 years as the competition for new patients has intensified. Endodontists need to be more business-savvy than in the past. Here are five practical things steps you can take to bolster your business knowledge-and results in 2017.
Read MoreAAE Digital Outreach by the Numbers – January 2017
The new year is off to a strong start for the AAE’s digital activity. January saw a 22 percent increase in visits to the patient pages of www.aae.org and a 25 percent increase in the number of searches through Find an Endodontist.
Read MoreWatch Surgeries Live and in 3-D at AAE17
To kick-off AAE17 on Wednesday, April 26, two live endodontic microsurgeries will be viewable in 3-D. This unique educational session features: Surgical presentations utilizing the latest in CBCT-guided techniques. One mandibular molar and one maxillary molar or premolar microsurgeries.
Read MoreCoding Advocacy: A Look Behind the Scenes
An important but overlooked component of AAE advocacy on behalf of members relates to the ADA Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT). AAE members frequently call for assistance with coding a claim or understanding why a claim wasn’t paid by a dental plan. We sat down with PAC member and AAE’s representative to the ADA Code Maintenance Committee, Dr. Kenneth B. Wiltbank, to find out more about what goes on behind the scenes.
Read MoreChanges to AAE Constitution and Bylaws
The AAE Constitution and Bylaws Committee presents proposed revisions to the Constitution and Bylaws of the American Association of Endodontists. These proposed revisions were reviewed and approved by the committee and the AAE Board of Directors.
Read MoreAAE Member and ADA Trustee Honored by Indian Dental Association
On November 4th, ADA Trustee Chad P. Gehani, D.D.S. was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Indian Dental Association at ceremony in Mumbai, India.
Read MorePresident’s Message: Informed Consent: Does it Begin With Public Awareness?
Every health care provider is familiar with the term “informed consent.” It is an integral part of the provision of any medical or dental procedure. During the process of informed consent, the health care provider discloses the relevant information to a competent patient so the patient can make the voluntary decision to accept or refuse treatment.
Read MoreAAE Digital Efforts Reach Millions: December 2016 By the Numbers
In 2016, the AAE’s digital communications reached millions of members, other dental professionals and patients. Through its strategic approach to engage online, more people than ever used the AAE website to find an endodontist and learn about endodontic procedures.
Read MoreSuccessful Local Anesthesia: What Endodontists Need to Know
Patients in pain will be hard to anesthetize for a number of reasons. Currently, there is no simple solution to anesthetizing mandibular molars in patients presenting with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis
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