11/23/2025
It was an emotional trip this weekend visiting the University of Pittsburgh giving a presentation to the graduate prosthodontic residents. It gave me a chance to walk down this memory lane again and to see my mentors and my coresidents. Truthfully I really wanted to personally thank my mentors who taught me so much during my time as a resident. Twenty years later I realized what I had was pure gold....the opportunity to learn from every faculty there...to learn both the surgical and prosthetic aspect of implant dentistry....to learn every step of the analog work flow for traditional prosthetic procedures and just simply time to discuss and think about some challenging cases.
I regret not coming back sooner to say my thank you to some of my mentors....as many have already passed away....
The city of Pittsburgh has changed for the better and I am so happy to show my kids this part of my life which has been so transformational. I am grateful for this opportunity to give back to the department in sharing my post residency journey with the residents.