The Dental & The Incidental
Most firms have set up a war room to triage their immediate response to the crisis. But the lack of visibility around future demand complicates efforts to restart stalled portfolio companies…
Can your dentist really fix a broken tooth in one visit? It’s true: Have you ever experienced the terrible sense of panic that comes over you when one of your teeth falls out or breaks off? You sit there, tooth in hand, waiting for excruciating pain. But, after…
A funny thing happened to me on the way to my daughter’s wedding…I needed to go to the dentist. It’s a twist of irony that I should find myself in such an unexpected situation on the morning of Ashley’s nuptials, but there I was in a colleague’s office…
After a busy week in the office, I was enjoying my morning coffee on Fire Island when I received an “emergency” phone call from my patient, Tina. Tina had been the recipient of extensive restorative dentistry (crowns and permanent bridgework) over the course of her adult life. She is…
A WOW moment is an experience that infuses you with a feeling of exuberant exultation. Be it a first-hand accomplishment (passing the Bar, making a game-winning half-court shot, becoming a parent) or witnessing a truly remarkable achievement (Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon, Martin Luther King’s “I…
Last week, June 10th, marked the 35th anniversary of my graduation from dental school. 35 years ago, 271 of my fellow classmates and I received our dental degree, D.D.S., from N.Y.U College of Dentistry in a ceremony held at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center. I had the…
