Andre Chen

“We don’t notice the moment we make the wrong decision — only the moment it comes back to teach us.” Good morning everyone, I’m here at the Olivais field in Moscavide, ready to watch the big Palmense vs Olivais derby — with Henrique playing. First day of spring, March 21st. It’s still raining a bit… but you can feel the sun is coming. It’s going to be a great day. And maybe that’s exactly it: spring doesn’t start when the weather changes — it starts when we learn. 🧠 A difficult week… and an...

why do people die in the forest ? They die of shame …. The Edge, leadership and the difference between problems and solutions Some years ago I watched a film that stayed in my mind for a long time: The Edge . The story is simple but powerful. A plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness and the survivors — played by Anthony Hopkins  and Alec Baldwin  — are suddenly trapped in an immense forest with almost nothing. Cold. Hunger. Isolation. And a massive bear hunting them. Their only goal is to...

“In implant surgery, biology is constant — but humans are variable.” andré chen This week brought an interesting clinical reflection. I was waiting for the local supermarket Aucham to open this morning here in Benfica neighborhood,,, when I started thinking about a case we performed this week: a sinus elevation in the region of tooth #16. The CBCT clearly showed a severely pneumatized maxillary sinus and almost no residual bone. The patient, interestingly, had no idea this was the situation....