When I received the ADA’s invitation to share my COVID experience, I was immediately reminded of the fall of 1964. It...

Participating in test run for COVID-19 testingCOVID-19 was life-changing for all. This is the first event that I can...

I recall back in February and early March of 2020 having discussions with patients about this new virus originating in...

If you would have told me a year ago that I would be placing a swab 3-4 inches into someone’s nasal passage to reach...

If you are reading this, thank you. Thank you for taking a moment for normalcy in what feels like a really, really...

In March 2020, the global pandemic arrived in Texas. Rumors had been circulating for a few weeks and we heard that...

This is my personal thought entropy of the whole COVID-19 cluster that has rolled into our world like a fog, maybe like...

My wife and I both contracted the virus from her aide.

I wasn’t originally planning to spend my entire career in public health dentistry. It was a starting off point, a place...

I wrote this April 20, 2020 and posted it on my social media accounts. It was an emotional time as a member of the...

In mid-march during my walk in Central Park (New York City), I thought my allergies were acting up with the trees and...

What is Science? The real question nowadays, if we dare, when the politicians or media and corporate types evangelize...

I truly believe that our patients really do care about us. Below are excerpts of two letters that I sent, one dated...

At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a newly reported disease with a rare lung disease captured the...

The pandemic has changed everything including dentistry. Though I am retired and miss the profession that I love, I...

Oral health care isn’t delivered magically or telepathically. It is based on outcomes and science, delivered by people...

Huh? This never happened in my dental practice of over forty years. At least not this often. I guess this pandemic...

I’ll be honest. Writing editorials in the time of a global pandemic seems a bit like an exercise in futility. We are...

Dentistry is a science-based profession. Many of us took courses in microbiology and immunology in our undergrad...

We have now added COVID-19 to the list of acronyms that denote benchmarks in our history. These are times that will be...

It was barely 10 days into the viral shutdown at my dental office. I had all kinds of plans for reorganizing the...

It has been quite a learning experience on adaptation for myself, colleagues, staff and patients in our care. In the...

It was Friday March 13, 2020. Rumors had been circulating the school all week. Seven days earlier, Mayor London Breed...

After many attempts to organize our annual holiday office party, and finally accepting the fact that it must be...

We all know what a difficult time it is to be a business owner during COVID-19. Many businesses, including some...

After working 32 years in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, I decided to come back last February 2019 to my own country,...

Practicing with Covid is challenging- almost more difficult than dental school and residency. We treated AIDS patients...

My COVID Experience started over 11 months ago. I was at a Boy Scout event in Tulsa, OK from March 6-7, 2020. The...

I’ve always loved learning and 2020 has taught me a lot. I love the fact that my wife and I could transition from a...

Here's something I wrote during the early days of the lockdown, when only emergency dental treatment was allowed. When...

As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in private practice I’ve also had the opportunity to participate in volunteer...

Twenty twenty started with a remarkable level of enthusiasm and prosperity. I had completed my residency the previous...

During this unprecedented time and like many other dental professionals, I found time to reflect, ponder and express...

I saw what was coming when COVID-19 starting affecting dental offices and closed my office one day before the ADA...