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Beaches Orthodontics
Orthodontics
DMD, University of Florida College of Dentistry
Dr. Patel runs a high-energy, high-tech ortho practice near Jacksonville. It has a coffee bar, as well as a gaming room with an Xbox and PlayStation, plus iPads to distract and entertain kids during treatment.
Her mother, a general dentist for more than 40 years. “I remember so many times our mom would go in on weekends to care for a patient in pain, and I would assist her when I was old enough. Her bedside manner, her ethics and the quality of her work were inspirational.” Both Dr. Patel and her sister followed their mother into dentistry.
“My tweed. I use it to put detailing bends in the wire near the end of treatment; I enjoy fine-tuning and perfecting the smile.”
“Teledentistry and virtual consults and check-ins,” says Dr. Patel, who, like many dental professionals, could see patients only remotely during the first few months of the pandemic. “We did new-patient exams, and checked current braces patients and clear-aligner patients [so they] could continue their treatment without delays.”
Despite the beach-and-surf theme of her practice, Dr. Patel can’t swim. “But I can doggy-paddle with the best of them!”
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