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I n a d d i t i o nt oe x c e l l e ntme d i c a l c o v e r a g e , wep r o v i d eb e ne f i t ss u c ha st u i t i o nr e i mb u r s e me nt , a d o p t i o na s s i s t a nc e , h e a l t h yl i f e s t y l er e wa r d s , f r e el u nc h e s , l e a r ns e mi na r sa ndmo r e .

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Co ns i s t e nc y b r e e d sc r e d i b i l i t y .

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It r yt od e v e l o pc l e a re x p e c t a t i o ns , ap a t h wa y t oc o a c h i nga ndf e e d b a c ka ndas y s t e mo fa c c o u nt a b i l i t y .

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“I fs omeonei smot i v at edbyc hal l enge,Ipr ovi deexpec t at i onsandgetoutoft heway.I fs omeonei sdet ai l or i ent ed, Ihel pt hem wor kt hr oughdet ai l s ,pr ov i dei nt er i m goal sands c hedul ec hec k i ns .Asnewmanager s ,wear et aughtt o i dent i f yandc or r ec templ oy eeweak nes s es .Y etnoneofusar eper f ec t .I ’ v el ear nedi t ’ smuc hmor eef f ec t i v et of oc uson s t r engt hsandt ous et hos et obui l das t r ongmul t i t al ent edt eam.Weak nes s esc ant henbemi t i gat edt hr oughc oac hi ng —DONNA BODI N,VPofempl oyee/ wel l nes ss er vi c es ,Woman’ sHos pi t al andl ear ni ngex per i enc es . ”

“ I bel i e v ei nhi r i ng wonder f ul , happyand i ndependentpeopl e.

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I c ons i dermy s el fa bene v ol entdi c t at or , al l owi ngpeopl et o makedec i s i onsas muc haspos s i bl e.

My j obi st hequal i t yof pat i entc ar e. ” —DR. STEPHENSHERMAN, or t hodont i cs pec i al i s t atSher manBal hof f Or t hodont i c s