President John F. Kennedy has famously gone on record stating that “when written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.” Although his literal interpretation of this Chinese word for criss may be questionable, his ideal and underlying message reverberates with us today. COVID-19 has transformed from a… Read More »
What I have been thinking a lot about in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is that I don’t think any of us ever dreamed about being called on to help out during a global health crisis or having to close our offices as part of trying to stop the rampant spread of this virus. As updates and… Read More »
What am I doing to help my practice during this pandemic? I’m drinking great beer and spending some quality time with my loves at home. Really. It’s not about the dentistry right now. Hear me out. I’m heartbroken. My greatest love has been taken away from me. Dentistry is the only thing I’m good at and the only… Read More »
The past week has been one strange week. Many didn’t see this coming the way it did, and I doubt anyone expected state heads to take such measures to ensure public safety. I’m talking about COVID-19, and the toll it has taken on dentistry, but you probably guessed that already. It was late afternoon on March 19, when… Read More »
Hard to believe just a few short weeks ago when I had asked another medical provider about this virus in China that was causing the Chinese government to build hospitals overnight to treat the sick, they scoffed at this virus with a childish answer that it was just like the flu and the biggest concern and threat were… Read More »
I never imagined that the news I was hearing about a virus months ago would affect us so personally on so many levels. As dentists and members of the health care community, we have all had to make some really difficult decisions in the past week and surely the overload of information, opinions and responsibilities is stressful. It… Read More »