Joseph C. Griffin, DDS, FAGD, FIDIA, is in private practice in Ripley, Mississippi. A lecturer on clinical topics and practice management, he also serves as president of Effective Dentistry, a continuing education provider. A fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, Griffin received the 2010 Humanitarian of the Year award from the Mississippi Dental Society. He can be reached at drchrisgriffin@gmail.com.
Thanks to advances in technology and materials, oral health professionals now have more esthetically driven treatment options for patients who present with tetracycline-induced tooth discoloration.
In these first-person accounts, three dentists—at varying points in their professional careers—share their successes, failures, and hopes for the future as they navigate the “new normal” of practicing dentistry in the age of COVID-19.