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After the Navy, you went on to work
as an associate. Years later, you
opened your own practice. Tell us
about that first year's challenges
and successes.
My first year felt like trying to go
deep-sea diving with just snorkeling gear:
The water was freezing and I should've
brought a wet suit and probably scuba
gear. It was rough! It was a challenge to
understand the power of insurance and its
impact. I thought it was a good idea to keep
all the insurances the previous provider
had, and the one I had experience with
from my days working as an associate. I
also have to give credit to Kristin Nickell
(Executive Dental Coach), whom I found
through Dentaltown, and was a big help
when I realized I needed help.
Did experiences in the Navy help
prepare you for private practice?
Yes, especially the opportunity to get
the repetition of simply doing dentistry.
My last duty station was the U.S. Marines
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recruit depot at San Diego, where there was
extra emphasis on getting the mission done.
The commander of the clinic would set the
workload, and you stayed until it was done.
If it didn't get done during the week, then
the weekend was fair game.
We called Wednesdays " Exam-oramas. "
The new recruits would come through for
their initial dental examinations, and we
would determine the work that needed to
get done. The Exam-orama crew started
about 5:30 a.m. and was tasked to do usually
between 500 and 600 exams between all
the doctors. You went home when everyone
was done. This helped me with the mindset
that the job has to get done no matter what
the clock says.
Why are you such an advocate
for the AEGD program?
It was a great opportunity to get the
repetition of dentistry done with a safety
net. It also offered the opportunity to
practice and run into difficult cases and
have multiple mentors there to guide you
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