>> On an individual basis, it's my gratification when a patient comes in and, unfortunately,
in pain and you can put them in a state of comfort.
There is no greater feeling.
Aesthetically, when you can change someone smile and you know you're changing their life
and their self-esteem, there is nothing better.
And in the field of insurance, providing a true health home with dentistry being incorporated
into it so that a patient will have a place and a relationship
with a dentist as they do with a physician.
That is the ultimate in satisfaction.
Delivering healthcare to the underserved and especially to the special needs population
who really have a difficult time.
And I include in the special needs population, just not only mental and physical disabilities
but the aging population who, unfortunately, are not part of the Medicare system.
And there is no dental in there.
And that is the next goal in life is to see an embedding of true health care
and teach our legislators that you cannot have a healthy individual
if you neglect the oral cavity.