Putting it all together: my journey in dentistry

I have grown and evolved as a clinical dentist primarily because I have been exposed to other dentists who have superior skills. It has been my choice to do this, and it has been very satisfying and professionally stimulating. Unfortunately, marketing hype and not understanding the total picture is influencing many of our younger, inexperienced dentists. The purpose of this lecture/paper was to help our younger colleagues realize some of the pitfalls in our profession and guide them in a direction where they may also see the benefits and rewards of our great profession.