Jaewoong Choi, D.D.S.
ADA member for 5 years
How many years have you been
an ADA member?
5
Briefly describe your practice.
Military Dental Officer
What generation dentist are
you?
First
What's the most-often asked
question from your patients?
Do I need to come back?
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What is the most interesting thing that has happened or you’ve done as a dental professional?
Emergency call where the guy had fractures at the neck of right condyle and left body of the mandible, through and through laceration on lower lip and partial laceration on upper lip, #9,10 avulsion with fractured facial plate, #8 subluxation. Tx: skin closure with vicryl + proline sutures, lost #9,10, non-rigid splint at #7–11, wired #19–27 to reduce the fracture at the body of mandible.
Why did you choose dentistry as a profession?
I need to use hands to keep myself awake.
What's the most difficult challenge you've faced in your practice?
TMJ problem—unable to identify the cause of and solution to the symptom.
Name one unique thing on a wall in your clinic or displayed in your waiting room.
Leadership
What is/was the most challenging aspect of dental school?
Keeping track of patients and credits earned.
What would you be doing if you weren’t a dentist?
Engineer
Name/describe your favorite CE course taken in the past two years.
29 years of mistakes
What do you do to relax?
Read, play computer game.
What is the most daring thing you’ve done in your lifetime?
Quit my job to study for DAT.
What are you most proud of?
Being honest.
What is the last book you've read or are currently reading?
A history based chinese martial arts novel.
How do you deal with stress?
Play computer games, meet friends.
Where is your favorite vacation spot or activity?
Ski resort
What are your hobbies?
Mountain hiking
What do you do for exercise?
Push-ups, sit-ups, running, and other various exercises
Name one thing you have in your home from your childhood.
Blanket
Name the last movie you saw.
Invasion
Name your favorite movie.
Amadeus
Who has most influenced your life?
Mother
What musical instrument do you play?
Acoustic guitar
What's your favorite Web search engine?
Google
What concerns you about the future?
Business aspect of the private practice.
Any words of advice?
Treat your patients as you would want to be treated.
Anything else you’d like to mention?
Earn our profession respect by practicing respectably.
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