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10FOCUS-AUGUST2012ADVERTORIALDr.SANDrODELrOSSOcannotreallyrememberatimewhenhedidnx19twanttobeadentist.GrowingupinScarboroughOnt.hehadaneighbourwhowasadentistanditjustseemedfromanearlyagesomethinghewantedtodoasaprofession.HefollowedthepathnecessarytoachievehisgoalandgraduatedinDentistryfromtheUniversityofTorontoin1995andtheresthesaysx1cishistory.x1dDr.DelRossowantedtopracticeinasmallercommunityandanopportunitypresenteditselfin1996atPortPerryDentalAssociatessohetooktheplungemovedtotheareaand16yearslaterishappilyensconcedingeneraldentistrybusydailywiththewidevarietiesofpracticesandproceduresthatarepartofhisprofession.Whenaskedifafter16yearsinthesamepracticeandcommunityhesuffersfromanyboredominhisjobDr.DelRossoemphaticallyrepliesx1cAbsolutelynot.Thewonderfulthingaboutgeneraldentistryisthevarietyweareconstantlypresentedwith.Nodayiseverthesamethereisalwayssomethingdifferentandchallengingahead.Idonx19tgetboredandithasbeenwonderfultoseesomanyofmypatientsgrowupbeforemyeyes.x1dThebulkofDr.DelRossox19sworkdaysarespentllingcavitiesdoingextractionsrootcanalsdentalimplantsbridgescrownsandhandlinganyemergenciesthatarise.Inhis16yearsindentistrytherehavebeenmanychangesandwhenaskedtodenethebiggestoneDr.DelRossoexclaimsx1cTechnologyisbyfarthebiggestchangeourindustryhasexperienced.Ithasbasicallycreatedbetterstrongerandmoredurablematerialsforustouse.Overtimetherearefewerstepsinvolvedinproceduresandthathasledtoamuchmoreuserfriendlytreatmentforourpatients.Ithinkwehavealsobecomemoreeducatedasaprofession.x1dHewentontoexplainthatsomanymaterialsandinstrumentsaresmallerandlessinvasiveandhaveresultedinminimaldiscomfort.Dr.DelRossobelievesthatthebiggestmisconceptionthatmostpeoplehaveaboutdentistryisthatdentaldiseaseisinevitable.x1cOnthecontrary.x1dhestates.x1cInfactthemajorityofdentaldiseaseispreventableinthemajorityofcasesx1d.Dr.DelRossothinksthatdentistryasaprofessionneedstofocusmoreonthemessagethatdentaldiseaseisnotinevitableifpatientspracticeproperhomedentalcare.Bottomlinehesaysproperlybrushingandossingaftereverymealisthebestpreventativemeasureknown.Dr.DelRossosayseverythingstartswithchildrenandwouldlovetoseedentalcarediscussedwithparentsatthepre-natalstageinthefuture.Hesaysparentsareresponsibleintheearlyyearsforlookingaftertheirchildrenx19sDR.SANDRODELROSSOmeet