Yes, I am your dentist and Yes, I am a girl

I have been blogging for a while personally, but never as a dentist. I thought I'd start this particular blog because I want to share a different dental perspective- daily issues I as a dentist (and we as dental ladies in the dental field) have to deal with -  life balance, leadership, public health and oral health care issues, and of course patient care...and MORE! I am a little frustrated that all that is advertised out there is that we all hate the dentist and we had a terrible experience when we had our wisdom teeth pulled.  I wanted to share the dental field in a different light - humorous while at the same time talking about serious and real issues (a formidable task - but I'm going to try)

I work very hard (five sometimes 6 days a week) I'm a girl, I'm married, and I'm a dentist and I want to have a family and yet I have to stay up to date on dental issues that help me help you, while still having a life- and I'm trying to balance it all. And who isn't? I see so many female dentists, dental professionals, out there who are successful and accomplished and balance it all. I aspire to be them - I graduated in 2007 (so I'm considered a relatively NEW dentist - but 5 years goes fast!) and did residency and yet everyday while I'm practicing there is constant learning to be done - we will never know it all, as much as want to say we will. When I have something I need to research, or a task I need to learn, then I retain it better, I become a strong advocate of it - So while I'm learning, I'm going to share. With you.

For many many years women have been fighting for their rights to hold their own in the workforce, and I have been so fortunate as to benefit from this. My class at NYU was over half women (GO LADIES!!!!). So I want to hep you know that YES, there are a LOT of women in the dental field that help it be successful and help with your dental care. Dentists CAN be girls, dentists can be pretty, funny, empathetic while at the same time intelligent and competent. The face of dentistry is changing - the person behind the mask can be a girl, a woman. And so "a Dental Perspective " begins...