10/09/2026
Stumbled upon this 2017 ADA News article, and it brought back so many memories! 💙
I was fresh out of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residency...eager, ready to help, and grateful to put my training to work at Meharry’s first Oral Health Day. More than 280 patients received much-needed dental care, with some waiting overnight. “Tears of Joy” was such a fitting headline.
I stayed the ENTIRE day helping the students, and by the end, my whole body was on fire! 😂 Worth every ache.
Looking at this photo now, it’s just so good to see everyone doing well and flourishing in dentistry. 🥹
I see my Soror and now referring colleague, Dr. Unique Williams; Dr. Preston Harris, who helped with the full-arch reconstruction at DarkCon last year; and Dr. Malcolm Shealer, who I remember being such a passionate dental student!
We were all at different points in our journeys, coming together to serve. Seeing where those journeys have taken everyone makes this memory even sweeter. 🫶🏾
Forever grateful for Meharry and the people it brought into my life.