ICD USA District XIII California Newsletter
Spring 2023
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While being honored as part of the 2022 class of Inductees to the College, I was fortunate to make the acquaintanceship of the esteemed Dr. Nader Nadershahi, Dean of University of the Pacific, Dugoni School of Dentistry. Most memorably, he imparted one of his personal favorite quotes from Isaac Newton in that, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” From this sentiment, it is clear that I am standing taller than the CN Tower (as an aside, I was born in Toronto, Canada).
__ Reminder of Events Noteworthy Events for the Calendar __ Call To Action Renewed efforts to help honor our commitment to have the opportunity to help serve others __ “Better-Know-AMember” Each newsletter, we are going to feature a member and shine a spotlight on their achievements
New Inductee and Editor Dr. Amir Kazim discussing the future of ICD with veterans Dr. Steve Chan and Dr. Donna Klauser
Having just under a decade of experience in my dental journey, I was fortunate to be nominated by Dr. Donna Klauser for this auspicious honor of being a member of the ICD. While at the Convocation, I was fortunate to have met and continued to chat with the esteemed Dr. Steven Chan who told me that even as I progress through my career, I should continually seek mentors. “As you move through your career, you’ll find people whom you intuitively feel you can confide in - and share tough questions and some where you’re not even sure how to frame the questions ahead. Reach out. There often is no one singular person with the experiences you seek.”
Of course, this is no substitute for hard work as when I had the chance to talk to Dr. Bruce Valentine on what is the best advice for a “newer” dentist, he replied that I should, “…become the CEO of your practice. Invest in CE and read as many business articles, so that when you hire experts to help you run, develop and grow a dental career, you are nearly as knowledgeable as they are. Your experts may know the details--but no one knows the big picture better than you!” Clearly – I still have a lot more learning to do, but with Fellows as exemplarily as these two – how can I go wrong?
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