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eke) am Ol-)savmel-lal(elmer>alica 238 Queen St. - Port Perry - 905-985-8451 AWA ALLO aa Nel ialiimere)an Meet Jerry Fox For 34 years, Dental Receptionist Terry Fox has warmly welcomed patients to the Port Perry Dental Centre. She is a living example of the company motto: “Patients First!” Dr. J. Cottrell “I enjoy helping people and making things easier for them,” Terry says. She's an expert at explaining dental procedures, answering questions about insurance claims, and just plain making people feel comfortable. Caring Terry has a cell phone with her 24/7 and she personally answers all of the after k i J hours calls. She deals with hospitals in emergency situations. One patient, who was out of the country, even sent her photos of their dental issues. “| like being on call because | am concerned about the patients,” Terry commented. “Every one is important to us.” Some of the children who came to Port Perry Dental Centre are grown up now, and they bring their own kids in for dental treatments. Terry says she really likes to get to know the generations of clientele. “I love the people | work with,” Terry added, calling the Port Perry Dental Centre team “a family.” She enjoys teasing some of her colleagues, by saying that she has worked there longer than they have been alive! Dental procedures have really improved over the years, Terry has observed. There's more emphasis today on the cosmetic aspect of dentistry, “which boosts people's self-esteem.” Port Perry Dental Centre offers state of the art techniques and the availability of nitrous oxide which w help to make it “not so upsetting.” Dr. J. Isenberg Terry jumped at the opportunity to take the First Aid and CPR courses Dr. E. King offered by her employer. “It's just - Orthodontist another way to help people,” she said. Dr. J. Hardy Dr. M. Dhillon - Periodontist FOCUS - MAY 2015 27