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Practice Management Associates
Make Time for Wellness:
A Dentist’s Story of Lessons Learned
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This column, written by Dr. Ardi Pribadi, was originally printed in the Snohomish County Dental Society newsletter. Dr. Pribadi is the former Board President of the Snohomish County Dental Society. He owns a practice in Arlington, Washington. Reprinted with permission.
Hello again everyone, Spring is here! Isn’t it wonderful? The rain has slowed, the days are longer and the air is wonderfully dusted with an infinite variety of allergens.
In this letter, I want to share a personal experience I had this past month - I went to the emergency room. For a few weeks, I had been experiencing headaches, blurred vision, malaise and one night I had diaphoresis, which I thought was really odd considering I had never experienced that before. When I went back to work the next day, I decided to take my blood pressure. I couldn’t believe what I was reading. I took it 3-4x before I accepted the readings— 180/110~. “I’m a young guy,” I thought.” I’ve ran 6 marathons! I run every day! This can’t be me.”
I called up Providence’s urgent care center and was connected to a virtual provider within minutes (much more convenient than sitting in the urgent care waiting room for hours). I had a virtual session with an ARNP in California and explained my needs. She instructed me to take it again in front of the camera and this time the reading exceeded 200/120. She told me to go to the emergency room right away. I said, “I can’t do that. I have a full schedule. In fact, there’s a patient in the chair right now waiting for me to seat his crown.” She said something that I’ll never forget, “If you don’t make time for your wellness, you will be forced to make time for your illness.” (continued on page 19)
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