Cindi Palicki belongs to the voice you hear whenever you call the office or she calls you to confirm your appointment. Since 1985, her smiling face is the first you see when you come into the office. She was born and raised in the Chicago area, married Ray in 1975 and moved to Dearborn. In 1979, they built a Geodesic dome home in Salem. Since 1985, Ray (the pilot) and Cindi (the copilot) have traveled in their Cessna 210 from Maine to California, from Montreal to the Bahamas. If you have any questions concerning recommended treatment or financial matters, she will always find the answers.
	Beth Fohey graduated from the University of Detroit dental hygiene program. She has been involved with dentistry since she was a little girl helping her uncle check out dental instruments. Beth has worked as a dental assistant, a receptionist and a hygienist. She had left the dental office to become a a sales rep for dental equipment but missed the daily contact patients. She's now back to doing what she loves. Besides dental hygiene, Beth helped to write a textbook that is being used in many dental hygiene programs and she created and managed several programs for Proctor and Gamble.
	Betty Gateman has been the backbone of our dental assistant team since 1978. She was born in Detroit, the second of four children and grew up in Garden City. In 1993 she and her husband Jack bought a cottage on Patterson Lake near Pinkney where they spend most weekends from spring through fall, enjoying the company of family and friends. She is a definite caregiver, whether it is among her family, her co-workers or her patients.
	Carolyn Mirto has worked as a certified dental assistant since 1982. She married her husband Bruce in 1969 and has two daughters. Heather is married to Dan and has two boys. Heather started her own business selling natural horse treats. Erin is a 4th grade teacher in the Walled Lake school system. Carolyn's child that lives at home is their 3 year old Lab mix dog who is very spoiled. Carolyn loves to travel, scuba dive and cook. Bruce loves his motorcycles. They also are caregiving in their home for Bruce's 91 year old mother.
	Terri Swartz works behind the scenes handling accounts payable and receivable, insurance claims, word processing and an assortment of other tasks. After graduating from Wayne State University in 1970 she married Leslie and together raised two sons, Eric and Michael. The two boys are partners in a Hot Tub and Pool Table business in Lake Tahoe, Nevada and Summit County, Colorado. Like other married couples who work together, Leslie and Terri have many shared interests and consider each other their best friends.

 

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