Joseph C. Griffin, DDS, FAGD, has maintained a solo, private practice in Ripley, Mississippi, for 22 years. For the past 12 years, he has served as president of Effective Dentistry, a PACE-approved continuing education provider and has lectured locally and nationally on both clinical topics and practice management. A Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, Griffin received the 2010 Humanitarian of the Year award from the Mississippi Dental Society for his mission work and charitable contributions.
In these first-person accounts, three dentists—at varying points in their professional careers—share their successes, failures, and hopes for the future as they navigate the “new normal” of practicing dentistry in the age of COVID-19.