• Dr. David Tabaroki of Queens, New York, shares a simple personal standard designed to improve trust, safety, and long-term outcomes.

New York, US, 25th February 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, Dr. David Tabaroki, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and practice owner based in Queens, New York, is encouraging individuals to adopt a simple personal decision standard he calls the Three Checks Standard: Pause, Verify, Commit.

The approach is built for everyday moments that quietly shape outcomes, including financial choices, privacy habits, career moves, and health routines. The goal is not perfection. It is consistency.

Tabaroki’s professional life has been shaped by long training, repeatable systems, and sustained execution. After immigrating to New York at age 12, he earned full scholarships to Yeshiva University and NYU, graduated in the top 5 percent of his dental class with honors, completed four years of oral and maxillofacial surgery training at Montefiore University Hospital, and went on to build and lead three practices: Queens Blvd Oral Surgery, Jamaica Estates Oral Surgery, and Gramercy Dental Group.

He says the same mindset that supports clinical precision and long-term practice growth can also improve how people handle everyday decisions.

“Success means building something that lasts,” said Dr. Tabaroki.
“I treat each day like it matters. Small decisions add up over 20 years,” he said.
“In surgery, precision is everything. In business, systems matter,” he said.
“I expanded carefully. Each new location had to meet the same standard as the first,” he said.

The Three Checks Standard

The Three Checks Standard is meant to be used in any decision that carries consequences, even small ones.

1. Pause
   Stop for 10 seconds before you click, pay, sign, post, or commit. The pause creates space for judgment.

2. Verify
   Confirm the basics. Identify what is true, what is assumed, and what is missing. Verify the source, the cost, and the next step.

3. Commit
   Choose a clear action and write it down. If it is a purchase, set a limit. If it is a habit, set a time. If it is a conversation, set a goal.

Four “Basics Ignored” Stats (Scenario-Based)

The numbers below are simple scenarios that show how small misses can snowball over a year.

1. High-interest drift
   A $5,000 balance at 24% APR costs about $1,200 in interest over 12 months if it stays unpaid (5,000 × 0.24).

2. Subscription creep
   Five subscriptions at $14.99 per month add up to $899.40 per year (5 × 14.99 × 12).

3. Privacy shortcut cost
   If a password reset and account recovery takes 2 hours, and you do it 6 times a year, that is 12 hours lost to avoidable clean-up (2 × 6).

4. Health habit mismatch
   Skipping a 20-minute walk three times per week equals 52 hours of missed movement per year (20 minutes × 3 × 52 = 3,120 minutes).

30-Day Implementation Plan

Week 1: Set the baseline
Milestone: Use the Three Checks Standard once per day.
Actions:

• Write the three steps on a note and keep it visible.

• Choose one “high-risk zone” to focus on (money, privacy, health, learning, or career).

• Track each use with a simple tick mark.

Week 2: Add one system
Milestone: Build one repeatable system around your high-risk zone.
Actions:

• Money: set one spending rule (example: no purchases over $100 without a 24-hour pause).

• Privacy: change passwords for your top three accounts and turn on two-factor authentication.

• Health: schedule three short sessions for movement or meal prep.

• Learning: block 30 minutes twice a week for skill-building.

• Career: review one opportunity using a written checklist before saying yes.

Week 3: Raise the difficulty
Milestone: Apply the standard to one decision you normally rush.
Actions:

• Pick one situation you tend to do on autopilot.

• Use Pause, Verify, Commit with a written “why” in one sentence.

• If it involves another person, confirm details in writing.

Week 4: Make it automatic
Milestone: Use the standard five days in a row with no reminders.
Actions:

• Keep the checklist in your phone notes.

• Review your week in 10 minutes on Sunday.

• Keep what works, cut what does not, and lock in one rule for the next month.

One-Page Personal Checklist

Use this checklist before you click, buy, sign, share, schedule, or commit.

Pause

• I will wait 10 seconds before I act.

• I can explain what I am about to do in one sentence.

• I am not doing this because I feel rushed, pressured, or distracted.

Verify

• Source: I know who this is from and how to confirm it.

• Cost: I know the full cost (money, time, and attention).

• Risk: I know the worst reasonable outcome if this goes wrong.

• Alternatives: I can name one other option.

• Timeline: I know the deadline, and it is real.

Commit

• I am choosing one clear next step.

• I will write down the decision and the reason.

• I set a limit (budget cap, time cap, or scope cap).

• I set a follow-up date to review results.

Dr. Tabaroki is encouraging individuals to adopt the Three Checks Standard for 30 days and to share the checklist with a friend, colleague, or family member. The goal is simple: fewer rushed decisions, fewer preventable clean-ups, and steadier outcomes over time.

About Dr. David Tabaroki

Dr. David Tabaroki is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon based in Queens, New York. Born in Tehran, Iran, he immigrated to New York at age 12, earned full scholarships to Yeshiva University and NYU, graduated in the top 5 percent of his dental class, and completed four years of oral and maxillofacial surgery training at Montefiore University Hospital. He is the owner of Queens Blvd Oral Surgery, Jamaica Estates Oral Surgery, and Gramercy Dental Group.