Communiqué
The Communiqué is distributed monthly via email to AAE members and supporters.
Its mission is to promote communication among AAE members, leaders of the AAE, ABE and AAE Foundation, and AAE affiliate organizations; encourage coordinated activities; inform the membership of developments in the endodontic specialty and dental profession; and raise awareness of AAE events, products and services. The AAE Membership Services Committee serves as the Communiqué Editorial Board.
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Latest Communiqué News
If you are a resident or an early career endodontist, you are probably wondering how you will be able to get ahead financially. This article will help answer questions like, “Should I pay off my loans?”, “How soon should I make payments after graduation?” and “When should I start investing?”
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As an educator for over 20 years I was involved in clinical and didactic proficiency assessments on many levels. None were as informative as what I experienced in 2005 when I went into full-time clinical practice. It was there that I could observe the real-life competency of my students.
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The wireless (Wi-Fi) network is a modern convenience that has become an expectation for public buildings and businesses. All of the endodontic practices I work with use Wi-Fi networks to enable their laptops and other wireless devices to access the internet. They also offer Wi-Fi access to patients in the waiting room via guest networking. With that convenience comes liability as your wireless network could make you a target for criminals trying to steal information. All networks have vulnerabilities, but there are things you can do to maximize the security of your network.
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Drs. Melissa M. Drum and Sara M. Fowler are leading the endodontic program at The Ohio State University with passion for endodontics and teaching, sincere concern for students and a little humor. They took some time to reflect on their paths to education and the mentors along the way who helped shape their careers.
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This fall, the AAE will address one of the specialty’s most complex, yet common, problems at the Insight Track: Retreatment. The meeting will be held November 10-12, 2016, at the luxurious Ritz-Carlton located in Cancun.
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At the initiative of the AAE, seven dental specialties recently sent a letter to ADA President Dr. Carol Gomez Summerhays outlining serious concerns with the ADA’s Guidelines for Practice Success: Specialty Referrals. The guidelines were developed by the ADA’s Council on Dental Practice without dental specialty input. The letter details the shortcomings of the guidelines, starting with their lack of any mention of the nine ADA-recognized dental specialties, the significance of advanced specialty training, or the resources our organizations have available to patients and general dentists.
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