Dr. Parul Dua Makkar - Life Interrupted: Dr. Dua's Survival Guide. This is episode 663 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

For the past dozen years, Dr. Parul Dua Makkar has owned and run her own successful dental practice in New York. She also helped publish, and contributed to, her brother’s book, Life Interrupted: Dr. Dua’s Survival Guide. It was released after Dr. Dua, a dentist, died from oral cancer. She is now an outspoken advocate to educate doctors and patients on risk factors, early detection, and the treatment of oral cancer.

This fall, she became a Wellness Ambassador, as well as a Fellow, of the American Dental Association. In just the last two years, Dr. Makkar has received numerous awards and recognition, including: Danobi Awards, Long Island Excellence in Health Care, Power Woman of Long Island, Hometown Hero Channel 12, Health Care Hero Schneps Media, and Outstanding Achievement Award by Indian American Forum.

Dr. Makkar earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, in 2023. She passed the National Dental Examination Board of Canada a year later. She completed her residency at Staten Island University Hospital in 2007. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Central Oklahoma.

She has been featured in numerous professional media outlets, including Dental Today, Dental Town, Canadian Dental Association, Nassau County Dental Society, Oral Health, Journal of Oklahoma Dental Association, Women in Dentistry Magazine, British Dental Journal, Top Doctor Magazine, Marquis Top Doctor, and Entrepreneurs Herald. She’s also been published by – or featured in – numerous media outlets, including Fox News, Prevention Magazine, SiriusXM, and www.KatieCouric.com. She can be seen in an interview with ABC-TV Tucson as well. 

She’s a member of many professional associations, including American Dental Association, Nassau County Dental Society, New York Dental Society, and Indian Dental Association (NY). 

Born in India and raised in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Dr. Makkar has also lived in Calgary and Edmonton, in Canada, as well as Oklahoma City, and Queens and Staten Island, in NYC. She resides in Jericho, New York. Please consult www.pdmfamilydental.com to learn about her dental practice, and www.parulduamakkar.com about her book.

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Length - 42:55