Meet Dr. Paris & Dr. Ashly

How Two Peds in A Pod Became Two Peds And a Blog

In 2017, Dr. Paris and Dr. Ashly sat next to each other at Student Council meetings as Paris served as Class President and Ashly was her right-hand man as Class Representative. Their relationship blossomed quickly outside of school through weekday church services and weekend sleepovers watching rom coms and eating Oreos. 

They were two peas in a pod. They grew inseparable outside of school, but their friendship hit a hard place in their 3^rdyear of dental school when they realized they were applying for the exact same specialty, pediatric dentistry, at a lot of the same programs. They quickly realized that collaboration >>> competition, and they began working together through the application process. 

They cried, laughed and prayed each other through the entire process, and in January of 2021, they were blessed to find out they got accepted to pediatric dentistry residency, and although they were going to be at different programs, they were determined to maintain their bond. 

On graduation day, Dr. Ashly sat in the audience in awe of Dr. Paris giving the keynote speech. It dawned on her that this may be the end of their close friendship, but little did she know, this was merely the beginning. 

When Dr. Paris and Dr. Ashly moved to their different residency programs, they noted the same problem—parents did not have access to the oral health education they deserved. They combined their creativity, passion for children and dentistry, and the Two Peas in A Pod created Two Peds in a Blog

Oral health is where it starts. Total health is where it continues. 

All our best,