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on the walls. Currently hanging are pieces
from folk artist "Missionary Mary" Proctor.
When I met her at an art fair and told her
what I did, she insisted that her work be in
my office. She created an incredible bench,
which happens to be from her church: When
she passed it one day and saw pews stacked
at the curb for trash collection, she asked
her pastor if she could have them and paint
on them. My bench has images of children
and encouraging phrases, such as "Stay in
School" and "Don't Do Drugs."
Of course, having a stand-alone facility
presents many challenges. Along with having
the luxury of being surrounded by the things
that make your space unique and yours
comes the responsibility of maintenance and
upkeep of the facility. A significant amount of
time and cost is invested in maintaining the
facility and equipment. Fortunately, because
of the timeless design of my space, I haven't
had to make many aesthetic changes, but
I have had to replace office furniture and
treatment chairs over the years.
The biggest challenge has been room for
expansion-or lack thereof. At times when
more space was needed, unfortunately space
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next door wasn't available, so expansion had
to be put on hold.
Obviously, your initial investment is
an important consideration, especially now
with increased construction costs. I believe
it's important to make your office as nice as
possible and make it a place you are proud
of. My patients often compliment us on how
much they like our office, tell us how relaxed
it is and ask how long we've been there.
Because of that, when you were
looking to open a second location,
you opted not to build another
stand-alone practice; instead, you
entered into an association with a
general dentist who had an office
in Marietta. What were the biggest
advantages of this setup-and what were
the biggest hurdles or trip-ups to be
worked through?
When I decided to open a second location
in 2008, I didn't want the same responsibility
of time and commitment it took to run
my main location, so I decided to seek a
partnership with a GP who had an existing
office in another part of town. The office
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