David Zipkowitz D.M.D.

In honor of Black History Month, a profile of an accomplished dentist who became a civil rights activist in California. They did not have Jim Crow laws there but they did have segregation, which Vada Watson Somerville and her husband ( also a dentist ) tried to fight.

Vada Watson Somerville (1885-1972) • Vada Somerville “Image Ownership: Public Domain” Vada Somerville was the first African American female dentist educated at the University of Southern California School of dentistry, and the second African American graduate in the university’s history. Graduating in 1918, Somerville was the onl...

Dental advice from Yoda. May the Floss be with you!

Got my first dose of Covid-19 vaccination today. Things were well organized and almost painless. I urge everyone to get one as soon as they can.

Although we can't practice dentistry, we can all use a little dental humor. May the floss be with you!