Dr. Parul Dua Makkar

Dr. Parul Dua Makkar is a practicing general dentist, national speaker, author, and advocate for oral cancer awareness and compassionate care. Based in Long Island, NY, she is the owner of PDM Family Dental and brings nearly two decades of clinical experience to her work.

Her mission is deeply personal, shaped by the loss of her younger brother, Dr. Manu Dua, to oral cancer, and later the loss of her father, experiences that transformed both her life and her approach to dentistry.

Through her platform Dua Good Job, Dr. Makkar educates dental professionals on early detection, comprehensive oral cancer exams, and patient-centered communication. As a certified grief coach, she also supports and educates healthcare providers, the healers themselves — in navigating grief, loss, burnout, and emotional resilience.

She is the author of Life Interrupted: Dr. Dua’s Survival Guide, Stories of Friends and Family Lost, and the Legacy Journal, and speaks nationally on integrating clinical excellence with empathy, healing, and purpose in dental practice.