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office visit feature Small Town Practice, Big Time by Benjamin Lund, Dentaltown Magazine Not every dentist gives his patients his personal cell phone number - but Dr. Darin O'Bryan definitely isn't every dentist. His dual practice commitments of advanced technology and customer service mean every one of his Coos Bay, Oregon, patients receives cutting-edge, personalized treatment. We visited with Dr. O'Bryan and he gave us a glimpse of the bigtime things he's doing in his small-town office. Dr. O'Bryan, why did you choose dentistry as your profession? O'Bryan: People ask that a lot, especially since there is no one in my family who was a dentist before me. I knew at an early age I wanted to go into a branch of medicine and shadowed a dentist my freshman year of high school and knew shortly after that it was what I wanted to do. You went to dental school in Minnesota - what made you move all the way to Oregon? O'Bryan: I lived all over the country as a kid and my family loved the Pacific Northwest. My parents ended up retiring there so we followed them. The natural beauty and mild climate make it a nice to escape from the freezing-cold winters of Minnesota. Tell us a little about your practice philosophy. O'Bryan: The core part of my philosophy is to change peoples' perspective on dentistry within my practice, community and profession. I want to treat every patient and staff member with respect. This means if a patient has treatment that needs to be done, it is explained so the person knows exactly what he or she needs to keep healthy. Describe a typical day in your office. O'Bryan: My day is a nice mix of operative dentistry and surgical procedures. I see patients Monday through Wednesday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. I get to the office around 7:30 a.m. All of the staff gather in the conference room for a morning meeting, which lasts about 15 minutes. I have two hygienists seeing patients all day. I have two chairs of operative patients going. I do not refer out very many specialty procedures. The only procedure I don't do is removable prosthodontics. The bulk of my practice is restorative dentistry that I utilize my CEREC machine to complete. I also do a fair amount of surgery between third molar extractions, interview continued on page 80 78 MARCH 2014 » dentaltown.com Photography by Cardas Photography Name: Darin O'Bryan, DDS Graduate From: University of Minnesota Dental School, 1997 Practice Name: O'Bryan Advanced Dentistry Practice Location: Coos Bay, Oregon http://www.dentaltown.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Dentaltown March 2014

Dentaltown.com Highlights
Howard Speaks: “Ethical Dilemma” — a Series Kickoff
Professional Courtesy: Happy Birthday to Us!
Continuing Education Update
Start-up Equipment List – Now I’m Lost
Hygienist Doesn’t Want to Use Cavitron on Patients with Infection Disease History
Floorplan Feedback Requested
Honey, I Shrunk the Retirement
How to Manage Your Online Reputation
Corporate Profile: Glidewell Laboratories
Chair Trends 2014
I Hate Love Dentures
Special Lab Section: Communicating with Your Lab
Product Profile: Authentic Dental Lab
Office Visit: Small Town Practice, Big Time Technology
Eight Essential Elements of an Ideal Dental Office Design
Ad Index
Dentaltown Research: Marketing
Small Diameter Implants
In This Section: Implications of Ankyloglossia
Perio Reports
Profile in Oral Health: Breastfeeding and Dentistry: an Important Combination
Dentally Incorrect

Dentaltown March 2014