Ep-21: Taking care of your Smile ft. Dr. Sonali Kulkarni on UNSETTLING by Amrita Sukumar
Episode description
Be true to your teeth or they will be false to you.
There have been times when we have been too lazy to brush our teeth and have allowed an infection to fester till the pain gets to you. Episode 21 is a conversation with Dr.Sonali Kulkarni
Dr. Sonali Kulkarni is a dentist who has been practicing for the past 20 years. She completed BDS from Government Dental College and Hospital Mumbai in 1996. She is a member of Indian Dental Association. She is someone who loves interacting with people and makes sure that her doctor patient relations transcend the boundaries of the clinic and makes them a part of her family.
Some of the topics that were covered in the conversation:
1. The journey so far
2. Experience required before starting your own practice
3. How to maintain oral hygiene 4. Some of the dental procedures and at what level of decay are they performed
5. About her team
6. Busting a few myths like:
a) You need to go to the dentist only when your teeth hurt
b) Flossing can cause gap between the teeth
c) If I brush my teeth 5 times a day instead of 2, I will never have to visit a dentist
d) Only eating sweets causes cavities
e) Children don’t have to brush their milk teeth because they will fall off anyway
7. Post-Covid preventive measures that she has been taking for the safety of the patients and her staff
8. Message for someone who is planning to pursue BDS