Final Thoughts: Words of Wisdom

FINAL THOUGHTS WORDS OF WISDOM FROM DR. SARAH CAMPBELL, TONKAWA, OK

1. What motto do you live by?

Always have a positive attitude and sincere gratitude. Love completely, forgive easily, give generously, and laugh often.

2. What is the best advice you’ve ever been given?

Dentistry is about relationships-with your patients, your employees, and your community.

People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

3. What words of wisdom would you share with a dentist one year out of school?

Focus on the type of dentistry that you enjoy and are passionate about and build your practice around that. You will have failures, learn from them and then move forward. This career can be stressful on you physically and mentally. It is essential to balance work with your personal/family/fun time.

4. Do you think you are wiser now than you were when you were younger?

I certainly hope so. Being a business owner, dentist, and parent for many years has taught me a lot. But I don’t think I’m old enough yet to be called wise!

5. How do you define wisdom?

I think wisdom is understanding the big picture and not getting caught up in the insignificant details. Always try to remember what truly matters and try not to worry about things you can’t control.

Dr. Sarah Campbell and husband, Kurt, with children Noah, Reagan and Carsten (left-right)