“I was born to be a dentist. Not because I had perfect teeth. Because I hid my teeth and never smiled. You see, I was born with eight missing teeth and suffered through dozens of dental procedures through my teens and early adulthood. I’ve had braces, fillings, veneers, implants, gingival grafts, extractions, a bridge and a root canal.

An erroneous tooth extraction and a misdiagnosis led to my prolonged, excruciating pain that was not remedied until I met one incredible endodontist who discovered the infection. He became my hero and taught me one of the most important lessons in medicine, long before I ever studied dentistry:

The best treatments and techniques mean nothing if you don’t start with an accurate diagnosis of the problem you are trying to treat.

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