Thank you to everyone who read and commented on my post last month! I hope you are all safe and well. A lot has happened since I wrote my first article. The last few months have been nothing like any of us could have imagined, but in many ways, it has been better than I expected. I’ve been… Read More »
I’ve always heard that the dental profession is a tight-knit community of like-minded individuals, here to service patients with the best care possible. Since entering the world of private practice general dentistry in 2018, this has largely proven to be true. I’ve had excellent mentors, and I’ve been fortunate to find some success as a young associate in… Read More »
Within a few months of graduation, I made a budgeting plan for continuing education. I did this early on because apart from being able to serve patients better with specialized learning, I was inspired to attain a Fellowship at the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), like some of my faculty at the University of Washington. Attaining a Fellowship… Read More »
So you recently completed four (or three, I’m looking at you UoP Alumni) rigorous years of training. Countless exams. Late nights. Too much coffee. Not enough sleep. Now you have been asked to join a “study club?” Give me a break. After graduation, that’s the furthest thing from many of our minds. Fear not. I’m here to break… Read More »
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” – Plato As I watch the New Year’s Eve ball dropped, I embraced the memories of 2019 and waited for the year to end in hopes that 2020 will be even better. But no one could have predicted what the past six months have been like from… Read More »
When COVID-19 emerged as a global threat, we learned very quickly that now is not the time to sit back and wait for direction but to use our own resources and internal compasses to guide us in making difficult decisions. We realized we were all learning as we go, so to speak. There was no time to gather… Read More »