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It is a Wednesday morning and I’ve made my usual trek to UCSF for our weekly Renal Grand Rounds. A drive to the BART train station. From BART to MUNI where I pick up the N-Judah bus, which drops me off in front of the medical center about 45 minutes after I’ve left my home.

dentist or dialysis?

About 6 weeks ago, after at least 2 years of planning, I started recruiting patients for my first clinical trial. I named it the Kidney and Periodontal Disease study primarily for the cutesy acronym, KAPD—to be pronounced “capped.” You know, like teeth? Tee hee.