Dentaltown April 2016 - (Page 46)

office visit feature Family Ties Putting patients and family first by Arselia Gales, assistant editor, Dentaltown magazine As a dentist, you spend most of your time at your practice. It's understandable that you might not get many opportunities to see what it's like in another doctor's office. That's why we bring you an "office visit" six times a year. It's a chance for you to meet your peers, see their practices and hear their stories. This issue we caught up with Dr. Jason Solomon, a South Carolina dentist with a great passion for both his family and his career. OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS What was the path you took to becoming a dentist? Dr. Solomon: My path to becoming a dentist is fairly simple. Dentistry has been a major part of my whole life. My dad started his practice in 1979, and since 1981 when I was born, there hasn't been a time when the office wasn't a focal point of our family. My dad was in private practice by himself for almost 20 years, and worked six days a week. He is a consummate professional, and that still inspires and drives our practice today. Taking time away from the practice for vacations was unheard of in my dad's practice. He wanted his patients to always have access to him. That philosophy is what has helped grow our practice to what it is today. When I look at my life growing up, and the time I chose to spend at the office or watching continuing education videos rather than doing other things, dentistry stands alone as the one area in which I never lost interest. I also realized in high school, when I maxed out at 5 feet, 6 inches and not the 6-foot-5 I was hoping for, that my dreams of playing in the NBA were not going to come true. Name and Credentials: Jason E. Solomon, DMD Practice Name: Solomon Family Dentistry Graduated from: Medical University of South Carolina, 2007 Practice Location: Summerville, South Carolina Practice Size: 15 operatories, 6,000 square feet Staff: 50 (six dentists) Website: solomondentistry.com Dr. Jason Solomon (left) and Dr. A. Frederick Solomon. 46 APRIL 2016 // dentaltown.com http://www.solomondentistry.com http://www.dentaltown.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Dentaltown April 2016

On Dentaltown.com
HOWARD SPEAKS: Lessons from Asia
PROFESSIONAL COURTESY: Today’s Active Topics
Continuing Education Update
Industry News
Love It!
Poll
What Do You Use to Calculate Offi ce Metrics?
When’s the Last Time You Googled Your Practice?
How is My Curing Different From Pulse Curing?
OFFICE VISIT: Family Ties
Breaking the Cookie Cutter: Finding Our Way Back to Individuality with Shape, Form and Texture
Choose Your Weapon: Finding the Best Fluoride Option for Your Patient
(Your Own) Practice, Made Perfect
Braces vs. Aligners: The Science of Picking the Best Appliance
You Be the Judge: The Case of the Lazy X-Rays
Product Profile: Premier
Principles of Flap Design and Closure
Any More Tips on This Extraction?
Dentistry’s Great Marketing Untruths
Product Profile: CreoDent Prosthetics
Product Profile: Ivoclar Vivadent
You Should Know: Dental Planet
New Products
Ad Index
Bio-Minimalism: Trends and Transitions in Endodontics
Material Classifi cation and Shade Selection Protocol for All-Ceramic Restorations
Dentally Incorrect

Dentaltown April 2016