20/20 Vision

This week marked the 20th anniversary of Vickie's partnership with the Jacobs Smile Center. We celebrated the occasion with an outdoor party complete with tent, cake, and Schwann's ice cream for our guests.

Vickie came to our practice with the retiring Ed Kuivinen, DDS in 1989. Ed said, "You'll want to keep Vickie. She knows everyone, and everyone likes Vickie." Vickie has been a true partner in the growth and development of our dental practice. She has understood the importance of serving each and every one of our patients in a sincere, caring way. The importance of each individual's welfare is most important to her.

20 years has seen the advent of new things in dental care. Vickie has transformed successfully through the change from 2-handed dentistry to 4-handed dentistry. She has seen the change from "cleanings" to comprehensive periodontal therapy. She has ushered in the technologies of computers in every treatment room, digital patient charting, digital xrays, laser cavity detection, and laser gum therapy.

Vickie has developed a keen eye for matching tooth color, and has become an educated critic about the perfection of cosmetic dental results, holding us all to a higher standard!

Vickie has cared for patients in need, anxious patients, patients suffering personal loss or trauma. She has given of herself to patients who have lost a loved one. She's shared the hurt of a patient having to commit their loved one into nursing home care after many years of trying to take care of them at home. She's counceled the parents of children sent to jail. She's shared her testimony and the Word with children returning from long term addiction treatment.

Thank God for Vickie, and for all the Vickies in the world. You make each day easier. You elucidate and validate the value and purpose of those you touch daily.

20 years comes and goes quickly. Thank you Vickie for having the trust in our vision to serve our patients in many ways. Thank you for helping shape our vision for the 20 years that are yet to come.