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Join us for a lively conversation on communication and creating rapport. ADA New Dentist blogger Dr.Anubhuti Misra shares her insight into storytelling and how it positively affects the day-to-day interactions with her patients, staff, and the community.

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The Wounded Veterans Relief Fund and the dentists who provide services to this worthy cause aim to create a dental home for American veterans. This is a must-listen-to with Jade Sembric, dental program manager for the Wounded Veterans Relief Fund, and Drs. Queahn Phan, Zack Kalarickle, Frederic Norkin, and Randall Rodriguez-Torres.

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Closing our celebration of Women’s History Month, we are happy to have Nova dental student Lauren Saqui as she shares her story of why she chose a career in dentistry and how she gained insight and experience that has helped her shape her journey in dental school and beyond.

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Continuing our celebration of Women in Dentistry, we are excited to present ADA President Dr Linda Edgar. Dr. Edgar’s unique journey to becoming a dentist and her path to leadership in organized dentistry is an exciting study on facing challenges head-on, not to mention the many blessings in between. Dr. Edgar talks to us about women in dentistry and the initiatives she’s working on at the American Dental Association, from communication and collaboration, effective advocacy, and public awareness of the ADA to creating a welcoming environment for all.

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We are excited to have three insightful podcast episodes about women in dentistry in March.  We will air one weekly throughout the month.

For our first in this series, we welcome back Dr. ArNelle Wright. You know her as a host of the American Dental Association’s podcast, Dental Sound Bites. Dr. Wright and I had a frank conversation about women in dentistry, including challenges and successes. You don't want to miss it.

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Today, we look at the Group Practice model through a different lens. Joining us is Dr. Joel L. Strom. His November article in the ADA News piqued our interest in taking a deeper look into corporate dentistry. Dr. Strom is a former California State Dental Board president, chair of ethics at the University of Southern California, and a member of the National Advisory Dental Cranial Research Council at the National Institutes of Health. He now practices as a partner with MB2 Dental. 

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Today, we have Mike Durkee, Executive Director of the Wounded Veterans Relief Fund.  This program, unique to Florida, provides much-needed dental care for our veterans.  The program has an exciting appeal to dentists wanting to deliver services in that they work with their dentist volunteers to receive payment. Would you be interested in volunteering? Contact Jade Sembric at [email protected]. Or the website www.wvrf.org

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Join us today for a lively conversation with Dr. Dannica Brennan. Her dental career was forged with the help of the Air Force, where she served her country after graduating. Now settled in the Tampa area of Florida, she has built her own practice with a few interesting twists. Dr. Brennan is enjoying life with her family and loving every moment of it.

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Dr. Linda Niessen, Professor and Founding Dean of the College of Dental Medicine and Vice Provost of Oral Health Affairs discusses how a dental school can be more than just "the science." Students at the Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine come from diverse communities and learn leadership skills while developing a charitable mentality in addition to their formal dental training.

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Mike Graham, Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs at the American Dental Association, helps us understand better how membership in the tripartite supports advocacy efforts. From the national to the state and local component levels, leveraging the “power of three” proves successful.