Publications

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | May 16th, 2018

Many dental professionals are drawn to a career in education. Some of the benefits are obvious: You get to give back to the profession by passing on your knowledge; you gain prestige from your participation in an academic program; and you can depend on a stable (though low!) income. In addition to those, there are other, more unexpected benefits that come with a career in dental education. see more

Maximizing your position as an associate

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | April 25, 2018

For many of us, part of the decision to become a dentist was based on our desire to work independently without a “boss.” While that may be the goal, even those who intend to become business owners and independent practitioners may have to report to someone along the way. see more

Defining your vision for the future

ASDA Blog/Mouthing Off

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | March 23, 2018

If you’re like us, you’ve always wanted to be a health care provider because of the desire to care for others. While that may be the answer to why you chose to practice dentistry, you also have to decide how and where you will practice. Once you’ve made these decisions, you will have the roadmap to your future — or your vision see more

Get That Job: Nailing the Dental Job Interview

Pennsylvania Academy of General Dentistry

By Drs. Peltz and Studley | March 14, 2018

You got a job interview?
Congratulations!
This webinar will help you prepare for your interview. listen to webinar

Seeking Employment Made Easy with Dr. Ivy D. Peltz & Dr. Eric S. Studley : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

Dentistry Uncensored

By Howard Stern, Dr. Peltz and Dr. Studley | February 8, 2018

Dr. Ivy Peltz and Dr. Eric Studley are both general practice directors and clinical associate professors at New York University College of Dentistry in the Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care, where Dr. Studley is also the director of practice management and ergonomics. see more

Top tips for dental job interviews from the candidate’s perspective

Dentistry IQ

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | January 22, 2018

In the past, dentists posted available jobs in journals or newspapers, and dental job seekers replied to the ads and hoped to be granted an interview. Things are a bit different today. Finding employment in today’s dental marketplace has evolved into a multistep process comprised of development, research, communication, and closure. see more

How and why we’ve built our teams from the ground up

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | January 2018

Sometimes it seems as if the dental job market is filled with a finite number of job candidates, and that those candidates rotate from one practice to another, like a game of musical chairs, until they find practices that meet their criteria or they start their own businesses. So how do you build a team of committed, accountable, gratified and grateful employees? see more

Determining When to Make a Change in your Career

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | September 2017

Does this dental school scenario sound familiar? Your bench lab prep is nearly perfect, and in an effort to improve it you make it worse. see more

How to negotiate the best job package

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | August 18, 2017

If things are going as planned, it’s likely that in the near future, you will (finally!) be searching for a job. While finding a job may be your next most difficult hurdle, once you find a job, you will get one chance, and one chance only, to negotiate the best job package you can for yourself. see more

What will you gain from your leadership experience?

Contour

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | June/July 2017

YOU BECAME A LEADER to make change. You had a vision. see more

Contour extended: Which residency program is right for you?

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | June 5, 2017

The June/July issue of Contour is all about the road to residency. In this Management Monday post, Drs. Ivy Peltz and Eric Studley shed light on finding the right residency for you. see more

Successfully Managing Tough Times

The Dental Marketer Podcast

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | June 2017

We all have bad days. That's just the way it is. see more

The One Thing Every Dentist Should Do As Soon As They Graduate with Dr. Eric Studley

By Dr. Studley | May 16, 2017

Here is episode 62! Here I interview the wonderful Dr. Eric Studley. In this episode we really dissect the marketing practices and tactics that have worked in the past and continue to work, and what is popular now that we should NOT be doing at all. see more

Maintaining your Personal and Professional Relationships

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | May 2017

It can be difficult to make personal and professional connections. Once made, it's tempting to assume that the hard part is over. see more

How do we find the time?

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | April 7, 2017

Everyone is busy, we know. We’re no different. see more

How to get your patients to just say “yes”

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | March 13, 2017

Your job during the course of your dental education is to learn what you need to become an excellent practitioner. Much of that knowledge needs to be applied in order for you to learn effectively. see more

Advice for Building Confidence as a New Dentist

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | February 2017

All you've been able to think about since starting dental school is graduating, and now you've done it. Congratulations! see more

Career paths: Expecting the unexpected

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | January 30, 2017

As new dentists, we both thought we would wind up in private practices, delivering ethical care of very high quality to our patients. Eric planned to create a high production, multi-specialty practice. see more

Is a residency program right for me?

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | January 20, 2017

At this time of year, we have become accustomed to answering two questions asked by third-year dental students. The first is: “Should I apply to residency programs?” The second is: “How do I know which residency program is right for me?” see more

How to build a long lasting relationship with faculty members

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | January 16, 2017

You know how every chef movie has an aspiring sous chef who admires the head chef, but the head chef either doesn’t have the desire or can’t seem to find time to mentor the sous chef? In this regard, the dental profession is no different from the food preparation profession. see more

From Theory to Application: A Study of Knowledge Transfer in Dental Education

ADEE

By Dr. Peltz | 2017

Podcast click here to listen see more

ADA: Top 10 most popular New Dentist Now blog posts of 2016

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | December 30, 2016

From tips for dentists struggling with work-life balance to the rules of social media, the New Dentist Now blog continued to grow in readership and content quality in 2016, thanks to the hard work of our guest bloggers. see more

Managing the work-life balance

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | December 21, 2016

One of the reasons that many of you have chosen dentistry as a profession is to establish autonomy. You’d like to set your own schedule, take vacations when you please and not answer to a boss. see more

Managing debt without deprivation

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | December 12, 2016

Dental school is expensive, and someone has to pay for it. By the end of dental school, both of us had accumulated significant debt. see more

Express Gratitude, Improve Your Well-Being

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | November 2016

Most of us were taught by our parents that social graces dictate a simple statement or gesture of appreciation after someone does something nice. In other words, most of us were taught to say thank you. see more

5 things we wish we had known after dental school

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | January 11, 2016

When we first graduated, there were times we thought we knew everything, and there were times we thought we knew nothing. These raging fluctuations in our self-assessment were disruptive to our professional self-esteem. see more

Dental cavity liners for Class I and Class II resin-based composite restorations

By Dr. Peltz | October 25, 2016

Resin-based composite (RBC) is currently accepted as a viable material for the restoration of caries for posterior permanent teeth requiring surgical treatment. Despite the fact that the thermal conductivity of the RBC restorative material closely approximates that of natural tooth structure, postoperative hypersensitivity is sometimes still an issue. see more

Finding Your Center with Yoga and Ergonomics

By Drs. Peltz & Studley | October 2016

When we think about ergonomics, posture comes to mind. Feet flat on the ground. Knees lower than hips. see more

As a Master of fellow, what advice do you have for general dentists?

By Dr. Peltz | September 2016

Here are some yoga lessons (as I interpret them) that I try to apply to my dental practice and to my life: see more

Personal accounts on why you need insurance