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One of the biggest lessons I've learned
after more than 15 years of cosmetic

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dentistry is that beautiful dentistry isn't
about what I think looks

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beautiful. When I first started practicing,
I thought the goal was to

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recreate nature as perfectly as possible.

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And while I still love that philosophy, I've
learned that every patient has

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their own vision of what beautiful looks
like.

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My role isn't to impose my preferences on a
patient.

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My role is to listen.

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I often tell patients that I'm really the
intermediary between them and my

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lab. The quality of my communication has to
be impeccable because

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I'm responsible for translating a patient's
goals into a final result.

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Sometimes patients know exactly what they
want, sometimes they don't.

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Part of my responsibility is helping them
discover that vision while making

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sure they're creating something that fits
their face, their personality, and

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their goals. There's also a tremendous
amount of trust involved.

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Patients allow me to alter something they
see every day when they look in the

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mirror. I never take that trust for granted.

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The most rewarding cases aren't necessarily
the most complex cases.

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They're the cases where the patient feels
seen, heard, and understood.

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And the final result reflects exactly what
they hope for.