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ATSU MOSDOH CLASS OF 2025 ADA NEWS SUPPLEMENT • JUNE 2025 • VOLUME XXX, NUMBER 2 New Dentist Resources


As a new dentist, you’re starting the next step in your career journey and the ADA has resources specifi cally for new dentists.


NEW DENTIST NEWS ADA.ORG/NEWDENTISTNEWS


Get the news you need to help you thrive in your career and life — focused on the challenges you face early in your career.


FINANCIAL AID // Page 3


Scholarship program offers options


SCHOOL LESSONS // Page 6 What do you still use today?


ASK THE EXPERT // Page 7


How can I improve my financial literacy?


CONTINUING EDUCATION // Page 9 Sharpening skills through CE


Making connections


STUDY CLUBS OFFER SAFE SPACES TO LEARN, GROW BY MARY BETH VERSACI


For Akemi Arzouman, D.M.D., study clubs provide safe spaces to have candid conversations.


The California periodontist leads or participates in four study clubs, including one she founded for younger dentists in the Orange County area with her friend who is an oral surgeon.


“We first met online in 2020 and transitioned to in-person meetings where we discuss actual cases, review and discuss pre- recorded modules, and talk about different practice management issues that have come up in our practices,” Dr. Arzouman said. “It’s


a nice, safe space to discuss both cases and potential issues or wins that have occurred in our practices.”


The members are 30 to 40 years old and a mix of general dentists and specialists. Some are owners while others are associates, offering a variety of perspectives.


“In the smaller group setting, we can chat about some practice management issues and solutions together and get input on how different people and offices do things,” Dr. Arzouman said. “It’s great to have candid conversations in person that may not translate as well on the phone.”


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