SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla., Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bankers Healthcare Group, a national leader in financing to healthcare professionals, has partnered with the National Dental Association (NDA) to provide financing solutions to help grow NDA members' practices. Additionally, the NDA has tapped BHG to assist in the development of a plan to enhance vendor relationships, appointing Chief Relations Officer Al Canal as Chair of the Committee on Vendor and Partner Enhancement Issues in the Exhibit Hall.

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As part of the partnership, NDA members will have access to dedicated account representatives offering concierge-level service and financing solutions customized around their needs as dental professionals.

"BHG is excited to be one of the preferred financing partners of the NDA," Canal stated. "In addition to providing the financing that NDA members are looking for to grow their practices, we are excited about the opportunity to contribute at the association level, helping grow and strengthen the NDA for the long term."

The newly formed Committee on Vendor and Partner Enhancement is one of four new NDA Corporate Roundtable committees established to help prepare the organization for the future. Under Canal's leadership, the committee is tasked with developing a strategic plan for vendor recruitment and retention including standards and benchmarks necessary to achieving successful partnerships that benefit the NDA, its members and vendors.

Robert Johns, Executive Director of the NDA stated, "Al Canal is a valuable asset to the NDA Corporate Roundtable. Bankers Healthcare Group has become a strong and viable partner under his leadership. I look forward to the continued progress and mutual benefits that will be derived through the newly formed committee."

About the National Dental Association
The National Dental Association is a professional association of minority dentists based in Washington, DC and operating in the United States, Canada and Latin America. Formed in 1913, it is the largest such association in the world. Among the aims of the NDA is extending dental treatment and education to impoverished, disabled or minority populations, as well as those who may be unable to seek proper care due to age. It also works to maintain professional standards in dentistry and to encourage dental careers among minority populations.

About Bankers Healthcare Group, Inc.
Since 1992, Bankers Healthcare Group has been providing financing solutions to healthcare professionals throughout the United States. In 2012, Dun & Bradstreet ranked BHG's financial stability in the top 2% of companies in the financial sector. BHG has also been named to Inc. magazine's list of America's fastest growing companies in seven of the last eight years.

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SOURCE Bankers Healthcare Group