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Dr. Brian Gallagher Joins West Park Dental
At West Park Dental we are a father-son practice, and I enjoy working with my father in part because he is such a good teacher. I find it refreshing and beneficial that we each care about one another as father and son in addition to working as colleagues.
I have been in practice with my father, Dr. Michael Gallagher for about one year. Growing up, I spent time here at the office—and I actually did the landscaping that the patients enjoy so much. My mother also works here, so there is much history and sentimentality in this location and the practice itself. Eventually I worked my way into the family business when I got my dental degree.
Private dental practice is very different than dental school. In the University setting students do not have the opportunity to see patients as frequently as I do here in the practice where I see patients all day every work day. Dental school provided a great foundation for me, however, and now I greatly enjoy being in practice where I can take individual skills and techniques learned in school and expand upon them to become expert, learning how to bring everything together in a business. The business side of practice is not an essential part of dental school and often does not get the attention it deserves. I am fortunate to have a father who has been in a successful practice for 30 years. He is showing me the ropes and helping me grow as a practitioner as well as a business person.
Learning the business side and expanding the clinical aspects of dentistry that I learned about in my training have been the biggest challenges in this first year as well as being the best part of this year. I have my dad and the others here in the practice to thank for giving me this opportunity. West Park Dental has a very supportive, family atmosphere that benefits all of us who work here and the patients we serve.
Dr. Brian Gallagher
West Park Dental
Cleveland, OH
New Patients Welcome
www.westparksmiles.com
Posted 09/12/16
