Changing lives through changing people’s smiles makes me so excited. I started in my pursuit of dentistry because I hoped I would find a career that would satisfy both my curiosity to learn demanding science and the joy l had experienced with my art endeavors. Not coming from a family of dentists, it was a big leap of faith to start along that path. As it turned out, there was also an unanticipated reward I found when helping patients to health—they so often became friends! In addition I get to find and bond with my amazing “second family” of teammates. Dentistry has been an even more perfect match for me than I imagined. I’m so thankful I’m a dentist, I can’t wait to come to work every day, and I can’t imagine having done anything else for a career.