What I Learned After Obtaining My First Dental Crown

by Mike Cohen

Source: http://www.thesuburban.com/blogs/cohen_confidential_with_mike_cohen/what-i-learned-after-obtaining-my-first-dental-crown/article_5b45ee6e-b29a-11e5-80d7-6f6bfe94d5cf.html

For the first time in my 53 years on this earth I recently needed a crown, after cracking part of my tooth. In a lot of cases, one goes to their own dentist, who then sends you to a specialist. Fortunately I go to Retter Dental Care,  where the father and son team of Warren and Jason Retter are on the cutting edge of technology.

The Retters use something called CEREC® technology, which enables patients to be in and out of the office with beautifully made, custom all-ceramic crowns completed in one visit. In comparison to traditional crowns, this require patients to undergo fewer injections and take less time schedules. Jason was actually able to view my teeth on a screen while the restorations were being created. A digital camera captured optical images of my mouth and deliver3e them to a computer, where 3D images enable him to see all aspects of the teeth. Quite impressive indeed.

I had gone to the same dentist, Dr. Gerald Rudy, all of my life until he decided to retire and move to Vancouver. He sold his practice to Jason and I happily moved over. As the procedure continued, Jason was telling me about his wife Lindsay Hollinger – a tax lawyer by profession whom a few years ago decided to leave her position at the prestigious firm of McCarthy Tetrault and continue to use her expertise in another area. I was intrigued so I contacted Lindsay.

“After quite a bit of reflection, I decided I wanted to continue using my legal and tax expertise, advising clients and working with a team of professionals, but more importantly have a greater impact on individuals, as opposed to corporations,” Lindsay says. “I really wanted be more engaged with market trends and global developments as opposed to the minutiae of tax code amendments. I wanted to expand my knowledge, rather than specialize in one area.”

The answer for Lindsay turned out to be a move to Jarislowsky Fraser, one of Canada’s leading investment firms. She may have been 32 weeks pregnant at the time, but she believed that advising individuals on how to grow their wealth through thoughtful, strategic and tax-efficient investments, represented her calling.

Lindsay grew up in Côte Saint-Luc . She attended Solomon Schechter Academy, followed by the Trafalgar School for Girls and Dawson College. At Queen`s University she completed an honors philosophy degree before obtaining her law degrees at McGill University. She spent her final semester in the Law Faculty studying in Montpellier, France, and then returned to Montreal to write the Quebec bar . “At that point, I already knew that I was interested in tax law through the exposure I had while working during the summers at McCarthy Tetrault,” she said.

Quite a dynamic couple indeed!

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