What days are you seeing patients in the office?

For the last 5 years I have been teaching at NYU College of Dentistry on Fridays.  Recently I started teaching on Thursdays as an attending at the Mount Sinai supervising the residents in their general practice residency program. I changed my office schedule so that for the time being we are open to see our patients Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. My son David is planning on joining the practice sometime this September and he may end up seeing his patients on Thursday or Friday. 

Fortunately, even though we have condensed our schedule to three days, it still is fairly easy to book an appointment in our practice since we usually have openings each week and most patients do not have to wait more than a week to see us. Emergencies can still be accommodated sooner if needed. 

Recently, I went see one of my doctors and his physician assistant teased me that I am a workaholic. She may have a valid point,  since I haven't been slowing down even though I am old enough to be collecting social security. In addition to the work I have already mentioned, I participate in three Spear Study Clubs which awards me with about one hundred hours a year of continuing education credits. The truth is I still love working and making a difference for my patients as well as helping train our next generation of dentists. I find my work is invigorating and still enjoy learning new things and being an active member of my profession.