The following is a piece I wrote for a medical news website that never ended up getting published. I find it so odd how people …
Clues and missed opportunities
Social construction of a pandemic
If I were to characterize the COVID pandemic, I imagine I would use the word reductionist. I would almost be using that word catachrestically, since …
An incessant “what happened here?”
Dentistry is full of variability. Confounders are ubiquitous. Patients are heterogenous; so are their mouths, their diets, oral hygiene habits, and dispositions. Dental materials are …
A case of the Mondays
“Dentists have high suicide rates. Did you know?” I heard this sentiment so many times along my dental journey. Back when I would express interest …
The Daunting Wall – Lessons from a pandemic
I think we woke up with almost two hours grace. I could sense my friend was restless. Our sleep was repeatedly interrupted with micro-anticipatory-awakenings. I …
Lessons from a research practicum
Whenever we find ourselves on the horns of a dilemma (with) two opposites that both seem desirable, the right question to ask ourselves is not …
under-standing-pain
Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh. What emotions does it evoke? At the hospital I often treat patients standing up. Even when they don’t have …
Baking a course
I wrote this draft Aug 19 this 2019 summer. Just to put things in perspective. Reflection is just a collection of perspectives. Your own perspectives. …
Pretiola: Little Rewards
I couldn’t get over the crunchiness. It was those gluten-free pretzels my mom got recently. I was visiting my parents. I have been visiting them …