Dr. Jean Link

1 00:00:06.975 --> 00:00:11.775 I decided to be a dentist because I love healthcare, 2 00:00:11.776 --> 00:00:13.150 I love people. 3 00:00:13.151 --> 00:00:15.625 My patients know that I'm an obligate extrovert. 4 00:00:15.626 --> 00:00:17.367 Sometimes I talk too much. 5 00:00:17.933 --> 00:00:19.033 But really, 6 00:00:19.175 --> 00:00:22.792 I have a very deep appreciation for beauty, 7 00:00:23.192 --> 00:00:26.008 and the conscientiousness required to create it. 8 00:00:26.009 --> 00:00:27.758 That is something that was just… 9 00:00:28.867 --> 00:00:30.508 I was just born that way, 10 00:00:30.575 --> 00:00:35.067 and I feel like dentistry really is a way to use my natural 11 00:00:35.108 --> 00:00:37.783 inclinations in a way that serves people. 12 00:00:38.075 --> 00:00:40.050 I love being a dentist. 13 00:00:40.192 --> 00:00:42.942 I absolutely love people. 14 00:00:42.983 --> 00:00:48.225 My favorite part about being with patients is really getting to know them, 15 00:00:49.033 --> 00:00:53.767 and taking care of them where they are. 16 00:00:53.950 --> 00:00:57.649 Whether it's a patient who is quadriplegic in a wheelchair, 17 00:00:57.650 --> 00:01:01.650 which is a large part of our charitable work, 18 00:01:01.983 --> 00:01:06.208 or a patient who just wants to look like a million bucks for a reunion, 19 00:01:06.209 --> 00:01:08.033 there is such a wide variety. 20 00:01:08.308 --> 00:01:10.767 I am just never, ever bored at work 21 00:01:10.768 --> 00:01:13.525 because the people all have a different wish list. 22 00:01:13.718 --> 00:01:16.392 Smiling is the universal language of kindness. 23 00:01:16.440 --> 00:01:19.825 When you have somebody that you've restored to confidence, 24 00:01:19.826 --> 00:01:23.908 they're smiling a lot more and I think that's good for the world.