DeW Dish - Truvella Reese, DMD

Truvella Reese, DMD
Dentist
IG:@2thdocTrudy

What is the best part of your job?

The best part of my job is the variety dentistry presents. Dentistry is ever-evolving. I can literally learn a new skill/ technique year after year and never get bored.

Who has been the most influential woman in your life?

Dr. Arlene Joyner-Tucker, DDS, has been my mentor for 20 years. She is a woman who taught me how to find balance as a wife and mother while still building a successful dental career. Dr. Joyner-Tucker guided me on how to manage stress so that it doesn’t affect my health like it did hers.

What do you do to turn around a bad day?

There’s this song by CeCe Winans called “Goodness of God,” and when my day gets rough, I will sit and listen to it over and over until my spirits are lifted. That song never fails to pump me up and remind me that I am not alone on this journey.

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What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?

My favorite indoor activity is playing “Monopoly Deal” at the dinner table with my family. Although it always becomes “gang up on Mom” night, we all look forward to quality family time. My favorite outdoor activity is Saturday morning farmers markets or yard sales with my kids. We love to see how far we can stretch $20.

What is your dream vacation?

One day soon, the Reese’s Pieces will board a plane and take a first-class flight to St. Lucia. We will spend a week eating fresh-caught seafood, local fruits, and veggies while being unplugged, soaking up the sun on Sugar Beach.

I’m interested in learning how to create beautiful, lifelike composite veneers. Once I’ve mastered several techniques, I would like to teach those techniques to dental students at the UNLV School of Dental Medicine.

What movie always makes you laugh?

“What About Bob” starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss never gets old. Bob Wiley terrorizes his therapist Dr. Leo Marvin while Dr. Marvin is on vacation. I don’t want to give away the plot, but this may be where the term “drive me crazy” originates.

What is the best gift you ever received?

My 90-year-old grandmother made me a quilt for my dorm room in college. She was so proud of her granddaughter, who was the first in her family to go to college. Each stitch was done by hand and it took her months to do because of her arthritis. She was determined to send me off with a piece of “homemade love.”

What is the best gift you ever gave?

For our 20th wedding anniversary, I reached out to the people from our wedding party, family, and friends. I asked them to make a short video recording of well wishes to us. I merged the clips, added music, and posted it on my husband’s Facebook page. He was so surprised because I usually buy material gifts for him.