AADOM ANNOUNCES SPECIALTY NETWORK PROGRAM

Red Bank, N.J., October 15, 2017 – The American Association of Dental Office Management (AADOM) is proud to launch a new initiative for office managers and practice administrators of specialty dental practices. This initiative was recently announced at the AADOM Annual Conference in Scottsdale, much to the enthusiasm of AADOM members. 
This program was created as a result of AADOM specialty members requesting to discuss challenges found in non-general dental practices. These unique situations include scheduling, marketing, billing & coding, specific to each specialty. AADOM responded to this challenge with the creation of the AADOM Specialty Network (ASN). Via the ASN, AADOM members will now have additional resources to help them navigate specialty specific management issues and to lead successful practices.  
Andrea Bowlin, FAADOM, Chairperson of the AADOM Oral Surgery Network states, “Specialty office managers face unique challenges in our practices. In oral surgery practices our relationships with our patients, education, billing/coding, and referral sources are specific to our specialty. The opportunity AADOM is extending to oral surgery specialty practices will help expand our knowledge through communication and education with office managers in similar practice settings.”  
Michael Cruz, FAADOM, Chairperson of the AADOM CEREC Network elaborates, “Specialty offices have their own set of challenges that may not always be addressed by GP offices. AADOM’s mission is to make sure that front office professionals know that they are not alone and the AADOM Specialty Network is just a continuation of that mission to bridge the gap for specialty offices.” 
There are several networks that are available to AADOM members. These include the AADOM Pediatric Network, the AADOM Orthodontic Network, the AADOM Multi-Specialty Network, The AADOM Periodontic Network, The AADOM Oral Surgery Network, the AADOM Endodontic Network, and the AADOM CEREC Network. 
Each Specialty Network will be chaired by an AADOM member. Benefits of the Specialty Networks include private online Facebook communities, specialty-specific educational webinars hosted by AADOM members and specialty-focused education at the AADOM Conference. 
Dentists are also enthusiastic about what the AADOM Specialty Networks will do for their practices. Oral Surgeon Charles E. Witkowski, Sr. DDS, MD, PhD states “We are the specialty that - while our background is in dentistry - we ride the fence between dentistry and medicine and face our unique challenges to address this. We stress education (dental and medical), relationships and communications with our colleagues, both specialists and general dentists. An excellent skill set is required for this. Equally important is a superb ability to communicate and mesh with our patients. The office manager must be the hub on a wheel with spokes radiating outward. The office manager should be able to teach, communicate and coordinate all aspects of the practice, a true leader. When this happens, the spokes attach to the rims of the wheel and the practice rolls along smoothly.” 
“The AADOM Specialty Network has been a long time coming,” says AADOM Founder and President Heather Colicchio. “Our specialty members clearly need additional resources to help them with what we have not covered for them - until now. The additional community, support and education we are rolling out for our specialty members will be an advantage to them in managing their practices and excelling in every way. We are excited to continue to expand our benefits to fill the needs of ALL of our members.” 
Also enthusiastic is Courtney Roberts, FAADOM, and Chairperson of the AADOM Endodontic Network: “I am thrilled to help this platform develop as the go-to resource for specialty managers; a place where we can stay connected to each other on familiar grounds while making sure our training game is focused and stronger than ever! And for those endo managers, you can expect our Facebook page to be full of videos, surveys, informative post, marketing ideas, FAQs and more!” 
About AADOM: The American Association of Dental Office Management (AADOM) is the nation's largest educational and networking association dedicated to serving dental practice management professionals. Our mission is to provide our members with networking, resources and education to help them achieve the highest level of professional development. Please visit to learn more about the AADOM Specialty Network or visit www.dentalmanagers.com or email at info@dentalmanagers.com

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