My office manager (woman on the left) has worked with me for the last 8.5 years. We’ve worked together in different offices and have had our differences — some of them quite major. Like AssistantGirl (the one in black), she was a dental “refugee” and had escaped a crappy work environment run by an ego-maniacal dentist where the bottom line was the single most important priority.

Through the last few years we’ve taught each other much about the practice of dentistry, the art of patient interaction, and tolerance. She has helped me to build 2 practices over those 8 years.

If you believe that there’s no such thing as a “coincidence” and that all events occur for a reason, you would have proof if you were to delve into the history between us.

It’s been a rough road but it has been a straight road.

I wish OfficeMom and her husband all the best with her growing family, her move away from the area, and her future endeavors. I know that our paths will intersect often in life and the black magic of facebook will facilitate that.