health & wellness REPORT Best Friends FOR LIFE

COSMETIC AND FAMILY DENTISTRY

DENA T. ROBINSON, DDS, FAGD www.drdenarobinson.com

Four Steps to a Terrific Dental Experience

1. Call and ask us about sedation dentistry options

2. Come to your appointment in our comfortable office setting

3. Take a nap

4. Awake to a beautiful, healthy smile

Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry 8940 Garland Rd., Ste. 200, Dallas, TX 75218 214.321.6441

AUDIOLOGIST

RYAN DUNKIN, M.S. F/AAA www.owensearcenter.com

Our physicians and audiologists are highly skilled at diagnosing and treating patients with well known conditions such as chronic ear diseases, hearing loss, deafness, tinnitus, Meniere’s Disease, vertigo, dizziness, pediatric hearing loss and many other ear-related conditions. We also offer the latest in hearing aid technology and accessories.

4104 Junius Dallas TX 75246 214-742-2194

OPTOMETRIST

DR. CLINT MEYER www.dallaseyeworks.com

Make eye exams a part of your Back to School check list. Healthy vision is an important part of the learning prices and success in school. Did you know that 80% of what we learn is acquired visually? Regular vision exams will help your child gain the most from their school experience. Call Dallas Eyeworks and schedule a convenient exam with Dr. Meyer.

Dallas Eyeworks

9225 Garland Rd., Ste. 2120, Dallas, TX 75218 214.660.9830

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Radha and Rumi

Best bedside manners

NOTHING SAYS “GET WELL SOON” like puppy kisses. At least, that’s Radha and Rumi’s theory.

Since their human mom, Andrea Marie Davis, was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, the Yorkshire terriers have been right by her side for every step of the recovery process, always ready to snuggle, even on the days when Davis could barely get out of bed.

At first Davis was nervous about how they would handle being cooped up, but her worries were in vain.

“They were so good, even though they didn’t get their walks,” she says.

She also was amazed at how they never jumped on her after the surgery, as though they knew she was hurting. Radha, the little girl, seemed particularly intuitive.

“I just wondered for a while if she could sense it, even before the surgery.”

During those early days, when Davis first learned about her diagnosis and was gathering information about breast cancer, Radha seemed to pick up on her feelings of vulnerability and fear.

“I just felt like she got real needy, and I just remember her wanting to be held more than ever before,” Davis says.

After the surgery, Rumi, the boy dog, helped Davis stretch and exercise her arm by playing catch in the backyard. Rumi loves his tennis ball, Davis says — actually, he’s a little obsessive about it. After several weeks of Rumi’s puppified physical therapy, Davis now has almost full range of motion in her arm.

Seems the two pooches make quite a doctoring team. Heck, maybe they should open their own practice.