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"To help reduce discomfort, dentists recommend a desensitizing gel like ZenCP+. It remineralizes and occludes the dentin from within the tubules. The active ingredient in ZenCP+ is calcium phosphate which penetrates the dentin tubules and rapidly released calcium and phosphate ions for rapid mineralization.

Minerals are formed deep into the dentin tubules and are unaffected by wear and acid. ZEN CP+ is recaldent-free, so it does not contain any milk-derived proteins and is safe for all patients including those with milk-based allergies. Designed for daily use, ZEN CP+ is available in 45 gram tubes and is simply brushed on to the teeth as part of one’s daily oral care regimen. Next time you visit your dentist, ask them for ZenCP+ to treat your tooth sensitivity!"

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Was the perfect photo opp 💁🏻‍♀️

The BEST KEPT SECRET 🔑 to build discipline and become more present: do a digital detox 📵 once a week for 24 hours.

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 📣👂🏼

I attribute my ability to balance work, marriage and family time to this one life-changing practice. ✨

You can't honestly tell me you didn't feel the slightest relief when facebook shut down this past Monday. I have been actualizing this practice in my life every single week.

Why are you here, scrolling through instagram reading this post when you’ve got so many other things you could be doing? No matter how much we swear we aren’t addicted, we are chained to our phones. Every few minutes, even if the phone didn’t alert, we feel obligated to check for updates. Although technology has so many benefits, smartphones are inherently ruining our ability to be present, they are the fruits of comparison and even breed jealousy.. Our phones also distract us from real life interactions. Before cell phones, when conversations paused, people used to wait in the silence. We would sit awkwardly instead of escaping into an app. Now, we fill all of those little voids with our phones.

24 hours, weekly, without a phone is an exercise in patience and discipline. Especially if you are constantly active on social media, a digital detox allows you to truly enjoy time to yourself and with your loved ones without the interference that your phone and other devices create. Being completely disconnected can feel rewarding, liberating and refreshing. For some people, completely forgoing digital communication might be impossible.. but this doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy the benefits of a digital detox; the key is to make disconnecting something that works for your schedule and your life. If a full detox isn’t possible but you still want to gain control of your presence and mindfulness, setting limits on when digital connections are allowed to intrude on your time can be good for your mental well-being as well.

I don’t really think we need to cut smartphone use entirely. But I think it would benefit us to use our phones more deliberately, with more purpose. That way, we don’t get sucked into —
Wait, hold on — just got a text.

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Have you ever experienced pain while having hot or cold food?
Or while brushing your teeth?
Or after a whitening treatment?

You may be struggling with sensitive teeth.. You’ve heard it all. Switch your toothpaste to potassium nitrate, don’t brush too hard, stop grinding your teeth at night. In the office, deep periodontal cleanings, and Whitening treatments are the biggest culprits for post-op tooth sensitivity.

How can we bring the sensivity-free “Zen” back into your oral hygiene care? ZenCP+!

Your tooth consists of three layers, the enamel which is the outermost layer, the dentin which is the inner layer, and the pulp which houses the nerves. Dentin itself has pores or tubules, and when these pores get exposed (by abrasion) to cold and hot temperatures, air flow or touching the result is pain. Deep cleanings and whitening procedures physically abrade the outer layers of the tooth, which exposes those tubules to outside stimulation and causes sensitivity.

To help reduce discomfort, dentists reccommend a desensitizing gel like ZenCP+. It remineralizes and occludes the dentin from within the tubules. The active ingredient in ZenCP+ is calcium phosphate which penetrates the dentin tubules and rapidly released calcium and phosphate ions for rapid mineralization. Minerals are formed deep into the dentin tubules and are unaffected by wear and acid. ZEN CP+ is recaldent-free, so it does not contain any milk-derived proteins and is safe for all patients including those with milk-based allergies. Designed for daily use, ZEN CP+ is available in 45 gram tubes and is simply brushed on to the teeth as part of one’s daily oral care regimen. Next time you visit your dentist, ask them for ZenCP+ to treat your tooth sensitivity!

Available from the following distributors:
* Henry Schein
* Patterson
* Benco
* Burkhart
* Safeco

Helloo my beautiful friends!

Too often, people mistake progress for perfection. They spend more time staring at the weeds than they do assessing the forest. They get lost in the details instead of asking whether their work is moving them in the right direction. I have spoken before about how consuming and nerve-wracking dental school can be if you let it become that way by pressuring yourself to perform to perfect standards. Perfection does not exist in dentistry, so chasing perfection is like chasing a shadow — impossible.

Voltaire, the French writer, said, “The best is the enemy of the good.” Confucius said, “Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.”

So how do you get more done, faster, while still remaining effective and responsible, and ensuring the quality of your work? Focus on the process, not the final product. When you put too much emphasis on the end result, you fall into the trap of idolizing the final product. You begin to imagine it as this perfect end, which can often lead to disappointment and self-doubt.

Instead, train yourself to place more focus on the day-to-day habits and processes that allow your work to unfold. In addition, when you focus on the process instead of the final product, you allow yourself plenty of room to adjust and learn as you go. Expecting to have the final result perfectly in mind from the get-go is a mistake.

Great things take time to unfold. Trust. Your. PROCESS! And SMILE! 🦷💙

With love, from Santorini 💙🇬🇷

From Amsterdam, with love. ❤️

Hello my beautiful friends! Tonight, I’m not sharing anything dental related.. and that will be the case for the next couple of weeks as my hubby and I embark on our European adventure. This has truly been a dream of mine for many years.. My husband and I imagined visiting Europe together since the early days of our love. I made my hubby promise that one day we would see and walk the streets of these beautiful countries together. Now, we are.

Amsterdam is truly the most romantic, colorful, and unique city, meant for long walks along the calm waters of the canals, bustling local culture and the embodiment of freedom. Tilted buildings rising out of the water, tasty hole in the wall cafes in narrow alleys, and canals that find you at every turn. Its a fairytale. As many of you have been following, I have been posting lots of stories from our trip. We love and appreciate the abundance of warm comments, advice and compliments we have gotten in response to our stories! (𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺)

My husband and I didn’t think we’d even get the chance to visit Surope during these times. We planned, and every step of the way there was a hurdle.. and everyone doubted whether it would even be possible. Everything was up in the air. Work. School. Families. Safety. So many factors were involved that we would never have had to consider had it been normal times. But we took a leap of faith, stepped out of our comfort zones, and went for the plunge. Its been nothing short of the perfect and we feel SO lucky to have had such a special experience here in Amsterdam.

Can you take a guess where in the world we are off to next? 🌍

Hi my beautiful friends!

I’m going to keep this post real. Just this once, I’m going to let my guard down, glamour aside. Romance aside. Dental school is not for the faint of heart, and its honestly freaking hard. My goal is to keep my page as positive, encouraging and optomistic as I can for the excited and hopeful future predents who will supercede me.. but social media can be a misleading world, and that adds all-the-more pressure on the average student to achieve perfection.

So many students only post pictures of their “happy” points, their best work, and accomplishments, so nobody really knows how much effort and practice it took to get to that point. That perfect prep you saw your classmate do? You didn’t see them working late at night in their makeshift at-home set-up to perfect that prep. You also didn’t see thousands of pages of notes, handwritten flashcards, sleep deprivation and sacrificed time that went into studying for each exam. Weekly. The breakdowns, the 12 hour clinic shifts, and the occasionally difficult patients and cases that make you question everything.

You really don’t see even a fraction of the truth.

There are rough days.. sometimes weeks.. and then you get a good day which is the push you need to keep your passion afloat.

Yes, I’ve laid awake at night thinking about whether I should continue with this path.
Yes, I’ve lost sleep over the cost of tuition.
Yes, I get super anxious when one little thing doesn’t go my way.
With the utterly toxic mentality that If I fail even once, I’ll lose it all.

And then I sit down with a pen and paper, and start to write all the reasons why this pursuit is worth it, and thats what I publish on my page, for the public eye. Its equally inspiring for you as it is for myself. It distracts me from the challenges, and keeps me going. But you don’t see whats happening behind the scenes, because its faaaar from flattering.

I hope that someone out there reads this post today and feels like they’re not alone in these sentiments…

My dental school journey isn’t perfect, I’m long past the point of pretending that it is.. I’ve just been taking it day by day..

How to Study EFFICIENTLY In Grad School

Hello my beautiful friends! Enterring the world of studies in dental school (or any graduate program) is a challenging feat. The sheer amount of different classes, and load of coursework is overwhelming.. and there really aren’t enough hours in the day to sit down and memorize every single fact you need to know to be proficient in every subject. So.. here are the study and note taking tips I have learned to manage my studies efficiently. I can’t gaurantee that this method will earn you the highest mark, but it has definitely gotten me through even the toughest classes in dental school so far.. so I think its safe to say that my study techniques work for my lifestyle.. but I think results are a function of the amount of time and effort you put in yourself.. (which I admit sometimes I could improve on….a lot🤦🏻‍♀️).

I’m definitely not saying you have to use all of the above study strategies at once (oh my), but I hope that integrating even just one of them into your study routine (or even using just one, it’s all about studying less but studying well) helps you out!

Hello my beautiful friends! Since nobody formally whitecoated me, I decided to white coat myself. 🤷🏻‍♀️🦷🥼

Under normal circumstances, at the end of D2, dental students would be awarded a white coat at Lincoln Center, with a large crowd of family and friends cheering us on as we made the transition from studying the anatomy and physiology of the human body and oral cavity to becoming clinicians who treat real patients. It’s a simple garment—a white coat, with wide lapels and a pocket on the chest. To students studying dentistry or medicine, however, it signifies much more. It signifies a milestone, a change in roles, and a promise to uphold their profession. Everyone finds their own meaning in the white coat.

My white coat means putting compassion into action.
It signifies the privilege to advocate for others.
My white coats represents my ability to make a difference, and my lifelong commitment to improving people’s well being.
This coat symbolizes my hopes, dreams, and the struggle it took to get there.

The dental students of my class were robbed of the opportunity to experience this highly symbolic ceremony because of the worldwide pandemic, but it doesn’t mean that we aren’t, in fact, “white coated.” After all, the white coat is a simple article of clothing—its the meaning behind it that makes all the difference.

How to Study EFFICIENTLY In Grad School

Hello my beautiful friends! Enterring the world of studies in dental school (or any graduate program) is a challenging feat. The sheer amount of different classes, and load of coursework is overwhelming.. and there really aren’t enough hours in the day to sit down and memorize every single fact you need to know to be proficient in every subject. So.. here are the study and note taking tips I have learned to manage my studies efficiently. I can’t gaurantee that this method will earn you the highest mark, but it has definitely gotten me through even the toughest classes in dental school so far.. so I think its safe to say that my study techniques work for my lifestyle.. but I think results are a function of the amount of time and effort you put in yourself.. (which I admit sometimes I could improve on….a lot🤦🏻‍♀️).

I think that’s a general method for studying in dental school begins with attending lectures. It is true that people who attend lectures tend to do better on exams, however if you’re the type of person who gets very bored and lacks concentration during long lectures (like me lol) watching podcasts or recorded lectures at a higher speed is your best friend. If you have a cool group of classmates who share their notes with you, thats a shortcut as well but you still have to read through all rhe notes, annotate and highlight. Professors also usually post their PowerPoint presentations online, so you can actually download them and take notes on those PowerPoint slides as well! My suggestion with PowerPoint slides is to write down all of the pertinent information for you to understand the slide, you don’t necessarily have to write down every single little fact, but you have to understand how every detail plays into that slide!

I’m definitely not saying you have to use all of the above study strategies at once (oh my), but I hope that integrating even just one of them into your study routine (or even using just one, it’s all about studying less but studying well) helps you out!

Hello my beautiful friends!
A question so many of you consistently ask is how I stayed motivated through all the challenges of dental school thus far. When in any high-pressure graduate program, your experience is the sum of a collection of moments. There are moments of neutrality, moments of greatness, and then there are moments where you feel burnout, failure and discouragement. So how do we push ourselves to keep going?

Motivation is a function of passion. Whenever you are truly passionate about a goal, it consumes you to the point where you concentrate all of your focus, dedication and effort into succeeding, and while this is definitely the recipe for success, the consequence is sensitivity. One good thing happens, and you are over the moon and euphoric. One little thing goes wrong, and you feel like its the end of the world. You take those problems home with you, and sulk in your own misery and nothing gets you over the hump until you realize that life does go on. You turn a blind eye to the disappointment, because your passion far outweighs your current state. You have exams coming up, practicals to practice for. So after letting yourself feel every negative emotion in the world for a few hours, you pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and remind yourself why you got here in the first place. Throw on your favorite pair of scrubs (mine is Care+Wear at the moment!) and walk into clinic confident and ready to take on the next challenge. You got this, you are MEANT for this, and you deserve this.

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Hello my beautiful friends!
A question so many of you consistently ask is how I stayed motivated through all the challenges of dental school thus far. I briefly answered this question previously, but thought that it would be meaningful to discuss this topic in detail. When in dental school, or any high-pressure graduate program, there are great days and then there are days where nothing goes your way. There are also days where nothing progresses, and you’re just getting by. Whenever you are truly passionate about a goal, it consumes you. It swallows you up in a way where you become blind to anything else. It borderlines obsession… and as a result, you become sensitive. One good thing happens, and you are over the moon and euphoric. One little thing goes wrong, and you become extremely anxious and doubtful of your capabilities - and this demeanor can cause more problems. And in those moments, it feels like your whole day is ruined. You take those problems home with you, and sulk in your own misery and nothing gets you over the hump until you realize that life does go on. You have papers due, exams coming up, practicals to practice for. So after letting yourself feel all of those feelings, you pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and throw on a pair of scrubs to remind yourself why you got here in the first place. You want this, you are meant for this, and you deserve this.

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Thank you so much, for sending me these gorgeous scrubs. Care+Wear bridges fashion and function to create a more human healthcare experience for both patients and clinicians. They create products for patients going through treatment for cancer or chronic illness and recently launched a comfortable and functional scrubs line for the clinician community. 10% of all profits go back to helping patients and the healthcare community.
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𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲

1. Respect - Dentists are generally trusted and respected in their communities, not only by patients whom they treat, but also society, friends and family members.
2. Variety - A day in the life of a dentist is always challenging and interesting. No two days are ever the same for a dentist. When you think you’ve learned and seen it all, you encounter new case scenarios. Its a challenge and adventure.
3. Its Never a dull moment! If you have the right attitude, then dentistry can never be boring for you. In fact you will enjoy dealing with different types of clinical cases, and different types of patients. You will also get immense satisfaction from using your clinical knowledge to the benefit of people to meaningfully improve their lives!
4. Autonomy — you get to be your own boss! Make your own decisions, set your own hours. You are completely independent to decide and plan, however autonomy comes with a price. It makes you responsible for everything about your financial decisions and managing your professional dental set up, so in essence with autonomy, comes risk and immense responcibility.
5. You get to form meaningful relationships with PEOPLE! It’s a very caring profession, and relationships are such an important part of it. You get to mingle and interact with people from all walks of life, from different communities and social statuses.
6. Demand. People ALWAYS need dental services, so having a degree in dentistry gives you a sense of stability for life! Of course it seems there is a lot of competition out there now, but if you find your niche, the patient will come for treatment to your clinic!
7. Creativity. People may not realize that there is a lot of creativity to being a dentist. On some levels it’s very pragmatic and scientific, but the actual work is like carving or sculpting. It is an art. You also have many opportunities to use your creativity for problem-solving.
8. Dentistry involves healing people. That has something magical about it, it brings a lot of peace to mind.

Hello my beautiful friends! Meet my manikin patient: Angelique. Angelique is a healthy 24 year old, 5’1, 120 pound young woman from the Bronx. She has no history of medical conditions, good vitals, has had a few fillings in the past, and good periodontal health. She is generally tenacious, outspoken, and stylish. She presents to the clinic with a chief complaint that her biggest insecurity is her smile because she has a gap between her two front teeth. She essentially wants to close the gap (diastema), and I am on a mission to make her dream come true today.

There are a few ways that you can have those spaces closed. Composite bonding and porcelain veneers are the most common ways to have the gap in your teeth closed. There are pros and cons to each method, so Angelique and I discussed her options to come up with the optimal solution for her.

For a quick and easy option, composite bonding is the best bet. This simple method of closing small gaps uses a composite resin that matches the color of your teeth. This is bonded to your teeth to change their shape. There are a wide range of tooth colors available so you don’t have to worry about the composite bonding standing out. After treatment, you won’t be able to tell that you are missing a tooth. This is a quicker treatment than most, but the material used stains easily and wears more quickly than porcelain or natural teeth. While this method is secure, the bonding lasts an average of 3-7 years.

For something to last a little longer, she could consider porcelain veneers. These typically last between 4-12 years. They are just as secure as composite bonding but are much stronger and more durable. Of course, they can crack and chip, but they can be easily replaced. Porcelain veneers are thin shells that are placed on the front of your teeth. These can easily transform your smile by covering chips, stains, and misaligned teeth. These can also be matched to the color of your existing teeth.

Angelique decides that ultimately, for her budget and her wanting an instant fix, composite bonding will be best for her, so we proceed with her treatment!

Do you guys like Angelique’s new smile?

EVERYTHING You Need to Know to Get Into DENTAL SCHOOL 🦷👩🏻‍⚕️

𝓼𝔀𝓲𝓹𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓲𝓽 𝓪𝓵𝓵!

Hello my beautiful friends! Finally—I have created the ultimate guide to getting into dental school. This will take you through all the requirements, including which courses you will need to take during college, which major to choose, how many credits you need... and then the process itself of applying via the aadsas application.

From reading this guide, you will have an idea of exactly what the process is like to getting into dental school, and you will realize that everything you do in college sets the stage for what will take place in the future. Be mindful of this! According to the ADEA 2017-18 Survey of Dental Education Report, 5.1% of students who submit applications ultimately enroll in a program. With the right roadmap, tools, and habits, though, anyone can be a part of that 5.1%.
This post serves as a guide to getting into dental school. More importantly, though, I want to encourage you that despite maybe not having a 4.0 GPA and 30 on each section of the DAT, you have all the potential to become a dentist!

I sincerely hope you enjoy this and walk away learning something new about the predental journey!

With the hard work and dedication you’re already putting in, you don’t need to ask can I get into dental school? Keep up the good work, and your answer is: yes.

For any specific questions, comments or suggestions, please leave a comment down below!

Hello my beautiful friends! So you think you want to be a dentist, right?

Theres only one way to truly find out.. Shadowing. Students often decide they want to become dentists at different points in their lives—some know as early as middle school, while others don’t decide until their third year of college. Whenever you made your choice, you have to be sure to prepare yourself to pursue this profession and shadowing a dentist is a crucial part of that process. It’s also a required part of the process because dental school admissions want their students to be 100% committed to the profession.

Shadowing in the dental office means coming into an office and watching the doctor work.. you can also be an intern, assistant or a receptionist at an office. Essentially, the purpose is to learn how a dental practice operates, and what a dentist’s routine looks like.

This post is your ultimate one stop shop for everything related to dental Shadowing.

𝓢𝔀𝓲𝓹𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭 !! ➡️➡️➡️

For any specific questions, pieces of advice and suggestions, comment down below! 👇🏽

Hello my beautiful friends! The biggest lesson I’ve learned thus far in dental school was to find satisfaction in & celebrate the little victories. I mean those times, where you supercede your own expectations and perform well on one prep, master a new skill, etc. For a million wrongs, there might be one right. And that one right thing motivates you to keep pushing through.

During my (first) Preclinical Radiology session, we were allotted one four hour period to learn and master taking xrays. I was the lucky ducky 🦆 who ended up with all the random technical issues outside of my control. I’d waited half my session for those issues to resolve, and by the time I started in my cubicle, I was feeling so behind, anxious and overwhelmed before even starting the xrays. I jumped right into the FMX and while I knew what I was doing in the beginning, slowly I started to get lost and confused with all the pieces.. Retake after retake, I COULD NOT THINK STRAIGHT. In the end, class was almost over and I still had an entire second series to do, and a competency. I just couldn’t keep going. I was seeing stars, all the other TA’s saw me struggling and burning out. I felt incapable. I came to my professor and told her there was no way I was going to finish.. She strongly encouraged me to stay, and warned me that if I don’t do it today-the next available session will only be in six months. I didn’t care at the moment. I was adamant. My husband wanted to suprise me by driving into the city to pick me up from school, and when I should’ve been so happy and appreciative of that, I just broke down crying the second I stepped into the car. Just balling out.

My professor told me that in her many years of teaching, a student NEVER walked out of the lab the way I did, for the reason that I did.

Fast forward, I emailed my professor and arranged to come today bright and early to make up my unfinished work and competency. I took my practice set successfully with few retakes. And then I took my competency, I passed with flying colors.

On that day, I felt like I won. Like I ceased the day and accomplished a feat. Like I conquered what felt impossible before.

𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟏𝟎 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲

1. Respect - Dentists are generally trusted and respected in their communities, not only by patients whom they treat, but also society, friends and family members.
2. Variety - A day in the life of a dentist is always challenging and interesting. No two days are ever the same for a dentist. When you think you’ve learned and seen it all, you encounter new case scenarios. Its a challenge and adventure.
3. Its Never a dull moment! If you have the right attitude, then dentistry can never be boring for you. In fact you will enjoy dealing with different types of clinical cases, and different types of patients. You will also get immense satisfaction from using your clinical knowledge to the benefit of people to meaningfully improve their lives!
4. Autonomy — you get to be your own boss! Make your own decisions, set your own hours. You are completely independent to decide and plan, however autonomy comes with a price. It makes you responsible for everything about your financial decisions and managing your professional dental set up, so in essence with autonomy, comes risk and immense responcibility.
5. You get to form meaningful relationships with PEOPLE! It’s a very caring profession, and relationships are such an important part of it. You get to mingle and interact with people from all walks of life, from different communities and social statuses.
6. Demand. People ALWAYS need dental services, so having a degree in dentistry gives you a sense of stability for life! Of course it seems there is a lot of competition out there now, but if you find your niche, the patient will come for treatment to your clinic!
7. Creativity. People may not realize that there is a lot of creativity to being a dentist. On some levels it’s very pragmatic and scientific, but the actual work is like carving or sculpting. It is an art. You also have many opportunities to use your creativity for problem-solving.
8. Dentistry involves healing people. That has something magical about it, it brings a lot of peace to mind.