Dr. Parul Dua Makkar completed her Bachelor of Science from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1999, Magna Cum Laude, and then DDS from the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, in 2003. She practiced in Alberta, CA before moving to NY. Here she completed a GPR training at Staten Island University Hospital, in 2007 and has been in private practice since. Currently, she is the owner of PDM Family Dental in Long Island, NY, a place she resides in with her husband and 2 boys. Dr. Makkar's life took a different trajectory when she lost her only younger sibling, Dr. Manu Dua, to Oral Cancer last year. He was a Dentist as well. Since his death, she has devoted her time to educating doctors and patients alike about risk factors, and prevention and advocating for early diagnosis of Oral cancer. She has co-authored several Dental journals, has been presenting lectures to Dentists, and has been a guest at several podcasts, besides her own podcast. She believes oral care is the gateway to overall well being and aims to have open conversations with her patients. She is the recipient of the Denobi Awards 2022 as well as LI Excellence in Healthcare 2022 and was awarded Power Woman of Long Island. She has also co-authored of the book ‘Life Interrupted, Dr. Dua’s Survival Guide’ which is a winner of CIPA EVVY Award for Motivational/Inspirational books. She can be reached at [email protected]

In this episode we chat about: Processing grief, Finding hope after loss, How life changes trajectory, My why to what I do, cremation, mediums, and more.

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Link to the talk : Beyond the Lights: "Beyond the Lights"

Buy the book: Life Interrupted: Dr. Dua's Survival Guide

 

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