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Dr. Mark Link comes from a family of dental professionals. He chose to become a dentist himself because it's an ideal way to combine his love of art, science, and connecting with others. For Dr. Mark, the most rewarding part of the job is seeing patients leave our Denver, CO, office feeling more confident in their oral health and appearance than ever before.
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Dentistry is a bit like DNA in my family.
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I have two brothers who are dentists,
a sister who's a dental hygienist.
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My father was a practicing dentist
for 54 years.
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I became a dentist because early on
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I enjoyed math and I enjoyed science
and I enjoyed biology,
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and dentistry is a good meld
of all of those things.
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But in addition to that,
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I could never see myself
just being behind a computer.
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I love people.
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I love dealing with people,
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and I love helping people solve
their very personal problems.
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Dentistry is an art, and it's a science.
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I love both aspects.
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I enjoy patient care.
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I enjoy the outcomes.
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I enjoy having patients, in many cases,
their smile can be transformed,
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and in so doing,
it transforms their lives.
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I mean, it sounds corny to say that,
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but we've had people
give us hugs and cry and so on.
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It's a very rewarding
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and a very spiritually rewarding
profession to work in.
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I want my patients to feel
that we're not in a rush,
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and I want them to feel
that they are in good hands
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and that the outcomes that they will
receive here will be really high quality.
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We just have so many awesome people
and so many talented people.
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I feel privileged to get to know them.
