Editor’s note: This is article, republished with permission, originally appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner on May 22, 2017. Sam Friedman, Daily News Miner Fairbanks, Ala. — New Fairbanks dentist Dr. Ecsile Chang knew what she wanted to be when she grew up at a younger age than most children. Chang remembers always being interested in teeth as… Read More »
The ADA and Colgate are teaming up for the second year this June to celebrate Oral Health Month: Share More Time, Share More Smiles, an annual campaign to educate families, especially in Hispanic communities, about the importance of proper oral care, according to ADA News. The campaign is also encouraging the public, including ADA members, to share photos… Read More »
Why dentistry? My journey to dentistry was not a straight path. I started a family right out of college, moved around with my husband’s career and I worked as a high school science teacher. When the opportunity presented itself to attend dental school, I took it! Its the perfect mix; getting the opportunity to help others and getting… Read More »
“That’s why I love dentistry.” Her mother’s words still ring in her ears. Growing up in California, Dr. Ruchi Sahota didn’t plan to be a dentist like her mother, Dr. Maninder K. Nijjar – and Dr. Nijjar never pushed the profession on Dr. Sahota. Dr. Nijjar encouraged her daughter, who was in high school, to start thinking about… Read More »
Dr. Harvey Wank, an orthodontist and oral surgeon in suburban Philadelphia, didn’t expect to reach celebrity status one recent evening, but that’s exactly what happened. When Dr. Wank received a text from a fellow dentist noting he was mentioned by “Fallon” and is now famous, Dr. Wank simply wondered which of his patients goes by the nickname Fallon.… Read More »
Indianapolis — In April, Dr. Niekia Franklin became the resident advisor at Indiana University’s Give Kids A Smile event. It isn’t the first rodeo for the 2015 graduate of the Baylor College of Dentistry, scheduled to complete Indiana University’s pediatric dentistry residency later this year. Dr. Franklin was the co-chair of Baylor College of Dentistry’s first Give Kids… Read More »