CHICAGO--Responding to increasing demand for information via cutting-edge technology, the American Dental Association has produced a series of practice-related podcasts available for free download at www.ada.org/goto/podcasts.
New dentists are the primary target audience, but all practitioners will find the podcasts relevant and helpful. Each podcast is approximately 20 minutes long, featuring a moderator and one or more subject matter experts.
The ADA Podcasts can be found in all major podcast directories, including iTunes, Odeo, Podfeed.net and others. The ADA's podcast feed is managed by Feedburner, the world's largest feed management provider.
Listeners can subscribe to the podcast, stream it directly from ADA.org, or save it to their hard drives and listen to it later, either on their PC or from a digital mp3 player or iPod.
Current podcast topics include:
* Internet Marketing with Dr. Keith Rossein, president of International Dental Consultants, a partner in WebDentalMarketing.com, editor of Implant News & Views and a former speaker for the ADA Seminar Series.
*Finding and Keeping the Patient with Cathy Jameson, founder, president and chief executive officer of Jameson Management, Inc., an international dental lecture and consulting firm.
* Strategic Planning and Systems Development and Taxes and Business Planning with Dr. Gary DeWood, resident faculty, The Pankey Institute, Associate Professor and Director of The Faculty Practice at The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, and Dr. Dennis Munholand, DDS, MBA, visiting faculty at the Pankey Institute and developer of the Revenue Goal Planner software.
There are plans to produce additional podcasts for 2006.
Those who are new to podcasts are encouraged to view the ADA's Podcast FAQ at www.ada.org/goto/podcast. The ADA is interested in feedback regarding the podcasts.
Listeners can go to www.ada.org/goto/podcast and click on "What do you think?" to share their thoughts about each podcast.
