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𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎: I immigrated from Nigeria to the US, not knowing a lick of English.
𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟏: I graduated HS with 3.2 GPA
𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟓: I graduated college with a 3.5 GPA
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎: I graduated from HU with my Doctorate of Dental Surgery. While earning a 3.7 GPA & multiple honors/awards.✅
Low-risk adult, no cavities? Dental guidance says bitewing X-rays every 2 to 3 years. Not every visit.
For adults who see a dentist regularly, a big trial found 6-month checkups did no better than checkups based on your risk.
2,400 adults, 4 years, little to no difference in cavities or gum bleeding. Not permission to disappear. Ask your dentist what your interval should be.
Building a startup with a newborn teaches patience faster than any book.
Here's what that actually looks like for me right now, sleep numbers included.
In one study, 72% of entrepreneurs were affected by mental health struggles, their own or their family's. Nobody posts that part.
On the hard days, I get in the cold plunge.
If it's more than a hard day, talk to someone. In the US, call or text 988.
In Zocdoc's 2023 data, about half of appointments were booked when offices are usually closed.
Patients book on their schedule, not yours. So who's answering your phone at 8 PM?
My practice's cash reserve sat in a business savings account, not checking. Here's what that's worth on $100,000.
Same money, three different rates. Here's the math.
Whatever you think about fluoride in the water, you get to choose what's in your toothpaste.
Ours is hydroxyapatite, the mineral most of your enamel is made of. In head-to-head trials it held up against fluoride. The trials were small and maker-funded, so we keep reading.
In a few years, patients will approve their new smile before their dentist ever picks up a handpiece.
The pieces exist: selfie smile previews, AI-drafted crowns, 3D-printed permanent crowns. What's missing is one flow that connects them, with the dentist signing off.
Dentists were using red light before it was a wellness trend. Cancer-care guidelines recommend it to prevent painful mouth sores.
That's low-level laser at set doses inside the mouth, during radiation or a transplant. A panel at the gym isn't the same thing.
In 1965, the sugar industry paid Harvard scientists to write a review that played down sugar and blamed fat. The funding wasn't disclosed.
The price: $6,500, about $50,000 in 2016 dollars. The review ran in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1967.