With your help, we reached Hall of Fame status in the category of Best Dentist in Mountain Xpress' Best of WNC Competition last year! Help us win again this year! Please take a minute and go to http://mountainx.com/bestofwnc/ to cast your ballot! Mtn. Xpress asks that you vote for at least 30 categories for the ballot to count, so be thinking about your... read more »
A New Year, A Fresh Perspective! This January, our staff visited the Biltmore Estate to attend a “Cultivating Change” workshop at the Biltmore Center for Professional Development. During this eye-opening session, Biltmore shared with us many changes within the history of their organization. They explained that while these changes were challenging, embracing them allowed Biltmore to stay ahead of the... read more »
We are pleased to announce the birth of our newest family member, Lily Kate Peterson. Lily was born to Dr. Jaime Peterson and her husband, Joe, this past Thursday, November 12th. While everyone said their son, EJ, was born looking just like Joe, Lily Kate is a spitting image of her mama! We are so excited for you guys and... read more »
With your help, our practice was honored last year as Best Dentist in Mountain Xpress' Best of WNC Competition! Help us do it again this year! Take a minute and go to http://mountainx.com/bestofwnc/ to cast your ballot! Mtn. Xpress asks that you vote for at least 30 categories for the ballot to count, so be thinking about your favorite restaurant, physician, real... read more »
As I have gotten older, I’ve realized that you never quite get everything dialed in just the way you want it and keep it there. For long, anyway. There’s just too many moving pieces to life. So, in response, I have become more and more comfortable accustomed to change, such that I now view my working relationships not only as... read more »
I’m often asked how I am able to keep my staff turnover so low. While most of it is just dumb luck, some of it is that I am fortunate—blessed—to have found the right people to work in my office, and some of it is just simple math: I take care of my employees, and they take care of me... read more »
In past blog posts, I have written about the fact that I am pursuing an MBA. This endeavor is partly a self-enrichment project (you can only watch so much American Idol!), but mostly because I am a continuous student, always interested in learning how to better the clinical and business aspects of my practice. The first case study in my... read more »
During this time of Thanksgiving, it is only appropriate for me to give thanks to someone who has meant so much to my dental practice, Michelle Baber. For, you see, she is retiring. Yes, as seen in the photo (thanks for taking a little off the top, Valerie!), she looks too young to retire, but retire she must in order... read more »