Saturday, April 7, 2012

The Return of a Young Colleague

About three years ago I received a series of questions by a Bangalore dentist via email asking about polishing composite resins, the material to fix front teeth so that they restore the teeth as if they had never been touched by a dentist. The dentist told me that he was from Bangalore, India and that he had many questions for me because he had been to my website many times and was impressed by my work. His questions were endless and sometimes we communicated by email 7 days a week. After about 6 months, Dr. Ashok informed me that he wanted to visit my office and study with me. We invited Dr. Ashok to stay in our house for a week and come to the office with me.

Dr. Ashok is what every young dentist should be like: smart, caring, passionate and wanting to pursue excellence.

For the last two plus years, I have emailed Dr. Ashok about his work and my work and I knew that someday he would again travel around the world to return to study. Tomorrow evening Dr. Ashok will return to the Capital District for another round of learning. And I am honored to help him become a world class clinician.

Dr. Ashok also has the privilege of studying with Dr. Francisco Banchs, one of the the world's best root canal specialists who is also located at 18 Division Street in Saratoga Springs.

Is is worth traveling more than half way around the world to study with two dentists at the peak of their careers...I will let you know in a week.