How to Choose Dental CE & Fall Back in Love With Dentistry | Dr. Lee Ann Brady, Pankey Institute

Why did Dr. Lee Ann Brady quit dentistry and tear up her license, and what brought her back to love it? The executive director of the Pankey Institute explains how to choose continuing education, why a curriculum beats one-off courses, and why you get to decide how you practice.

In this episode:

- She sold her practice in 1999 and quit, then fell in love with dentistry again

- Why every dentist needs a community of other dentists

- Telling patients that no dentistry lasts forever

- "You choose how you practice": the lesson that changed her career

- Curriculum-based CE vs one-off courses, and how to choose between Pankey, Spear, Dawson and Kois

- What makes Pankey different: small classes and the business side of dentistry

- The phases of a dental career, from getting your reps in to practicing for fun

- Pankey Foundation scholarships for younger dentists

Plus dental news: Virginia lets internationally trained dentists become hygienists and dental assistants scale, the HHS disability rule deadline moves to 2027, LA Mayor Karen Bass's dental care proposal, and a possible 59,000-year-old dental filling.

Dr. Lee Ann Brady is executive director and director of education at the Pankey Institute. She practices in Glendale, Arizona, lectures nationally, and teaches online at leeannbrady.com and restorativenation.com.

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