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MAY 2017

THE FUTURE OF DENTISTRY

7to7 Dental & Orthodontics

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7to7 Dental & Orthontics Team (L-R, back to front) Gregory Hernandez, R.D.H. , Kimberly Diaz, Priscilla Oana, R.D.A., Meghan Scribner, R.D.A., Nichole Llamas, R.D.H., Monica Chavez, R.D.A., Alyssa Bustamante, R.D.A., Evoli Dillman, Paola Camacho, R.D.A., Samantha Shadrock, R.D.H./O.M., Sylvia Rodriguez, Dayanira Torres, R.D.A., Courtney Romero Virendrasinh Chauhan, D.D.S., Wayne Casson, D.D.S., Tiffany Winburn, D.M.D., Justin Coke, Managing Partner

Photo by: Greg Harrison

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Alamo City Comic Con – Friday, May 26 – Sunday, May 28, times vary. Fans of comics, gaming and cosplay meet their favorite celebs, artists and writers. Henry B. González Convention Center, 900 E. Market St. 78205; www.alamocitycomiccon.com.

20th Annual Festival of Flowers - Saturday, May 27, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. The Festival of Flowers, co-hosted by San Antonio Water System, is San Antonio’s premiere gardening event. Free xeriscape plant for each adult attendee, while supplies last.

Alzafar Shrine Auditorium, 901 N. Loop 1604 West; safestivalofflowers.com.

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America’s Armed Forces River Parade – Saturday, May 20, 6 p.m. On Armed Forces Day, professionally decorated floats will travel down the River Walk, representing all branches of service, veterans of recent conflicts, and military support groups. Arneson River Theatre, 418 Villita St. 78205; thesanantonioriverwalk.com.

Witte Museum 5K and Dino Dash - Saturday, May 27, 8 a.m., 1K Witte Wee Walk; 8:30 a.m., 5K; 9:30 a.m., Family Dino Dash.

After rumbling with the dinos, enjoy a sneak peek at the latest exhibit, Whales: Giants of the Deep. This family-friendly run/walk, presented by University Health System, begins and ends at the Witte Museum campus, 3801 Broadway 78209; wittemuseum.org/witte-museum-dino-dash.

San Antonio Summer Art and Jazz Festival – Friday, June 2, 5 p.m., Saturday, June 3, Sunday, June 4, noon. Themed the British Jazz Invasion, this free, three-day event features local and nationally known jazz artists, arts and crafts fair, and delicious local foods. Crockett Park, 1300 N. Main Ave. 78212; sanantoniosummerartjazzfestival.com.

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Mother’s Day Brunch at Silo Elevated Cuisine – Sunday, May 14, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Elevated bistro with inspired New American fare, wine and prix fixe Mother’s Day brunch menu. Silo, 434 N. Loop 1604 West 78232; 210-483-8989.

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Reagan Choir Pop Show - Thursday, May 11, Friday, May 12, 7 p.m. Choir Pop Show. Ronald Reagan High School Auditorium, 19000 Ronald Reagan Drive 78258; 210-356-1800.

Culinaria - A Wine and Culinary Arts Festival - Thursday, May 18- Sunday, May 21, times vary. Celebrate all things food, wine, spirits and beer.

Culinaria Festival Weekend delights with dinners, grand tastings, burgers, BBQ and beer. Don’t miss this Texas-made food extravaganza. 6338 N. New Braunfels Ave. 78209; culinariasa.org.

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Farmers Market at Independence Hill - Tuesday, May 9, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Handmade and locally grown items from a variety of vendors, music and refreshments. Independence Hill Retirement Community, 20450 Huebner Road 78258; 210-764-5260.

Fiesta Noche Del Rio – Fridays/Saturdays, May 12- August 12, 8:30 p.m. A San Antonio tradition, this performance features songs and dances of Mexico, Spain, Argentina and Texas at the River Walk’s historic Arneson River Theatre in La Villita. 418 Villita St. 78205; fiestanochesa.com.

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Tejas Rodeo - Saturdays, March 4 – Nov. 25, 5 p.m. – 1 a.m. Enjoy live rodeo action: bronco riding, team roping, barrel racing, mutton bustin’ and calf scramble. Live music at 9 p.m. Tejas Rodeo Company, 401 Obst Road 78163; tejasrodeo.com.

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Legacy Farmers’ Market - Saturdays/Sundays, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Local market features produce and handcrafted wares from area farmers, artisans and cottage industries. Legacy Shopping Center, 18402 U.S. Highway 281 North 78259; legacyfarmersmarket.com.

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Upcoming Events

Claudia Taylor “Ladybird” Johnson High School 2018 graduation, June 9, 2:30 p.m. Ronald Reagan High School 2018 graduation, June 11, 7:30 p.m. Both held at Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston St. 78219; www.neisd.net.

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The Future of Dentistry 7to7 Dental & Orthodontics Breaks Ground on New State-of-the-Art Dental Office in Stone Oak.

By Amy Morgan

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to7 Dental & Orthodontics has broken ground at its new location on the corner of Stone Oak Parkway and Evans Road to provide broader access to dental care for those in the Stone Oak area. The office, located right next to the busiest Starbucks in the region, is scheduled to officially open in August.

The new office will occupy 4000 square feet of the 6200-foot site managed by a San Antonio investment company, sharing the footprint with Vita Sana Clinic Med Spa. The office has expanded to 12 patient rooms, each with TV screens on the wall and ceiling, and on-site 3D imaging. Currently three dental professionals practice at the Evans Road location: Tiffany Winburn, D.M.D., Virendrasinh Chauhan, D.D.S., and Wayne Casson, D.D.S., 7to7 Dental’s full-time orthodontist. Dr. Casson joined the practice two years ago, moving to San Antonio from Del Rio to be closer to his grandchildren. A fourth dentist will be added when the Stone Oak location opens.

“We are here at the times patients are off work and able to visit the dentist,” Coke added.

7to7 Dental offers multiple dental chairs at each location so the whole family can make appointments simultaneously, minimizing additional visits and wasted time. Coke stressed the practice removes barriers that keep families from taking advantage of the dental benefits provided to many by their employers.

“We are here at the times patients are off work and able to visit the dentist.”

“Our goal is to prevent disease through regular preventive care,” Coke said. “Six months between visits comes very quickly. If families can’t conveniently get in to see the dentist, they don’t.”

“We have outgrown our original space,” said Justin Coke, 7to7 Dental’s managing partner. “The new location will allow greater availability for our patients.”

Patient convenience and access to dental care are the hallmark of 7to7 Dental’s philosophy. Their five offices located across the north side of San Antonio are open 7 days a week, 7 a.m. – 8 p.m., Monday – Friday, and 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays. Because they employ 140 staff members, including 15 dentists and orthodontists, highly trained professionals are always available for same day appointments – even during peak hours.

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Virendrasinh Chauhan D.D.S., Wayne Casson, D.D.S., Tiffany Winburn, D.M.D., and Justin Coke, Managing Partner of 7to7 Dental & Orthodontics, recently broke ground on their new Stone Oak location at the corner of Stone Oak Parkway and Evans Rd.

Artist rendering of the new 7to7 Dental & Orthodontics location.

As managing partner of 7to7 Dental, Coke is responsible for running everything in the practice other than dental procedures. He developed its business plan in response to a need expressed by his friend and co-founding partner, Bryan Stewart, DDS, who enjoyed the practice of dentistry but not its business aspects. Coke gleaned from his customer service experience and completely revamped dental office procedures to respond to consumer needs. 7to7 Dental opened their first office on April 1, 2008, and recruited a like-minded dentist, Dr. Winburn, in 2009. She and Coke now share the ownership responsibilities for 7to7 Dental.

“We offer ultimate convenience with a high-end patient experience,” Coke said. “You might go to an office with convenient hours once, but if they don’t treat you right, you won’t return. It’s the experience at 7to7 Dental that keeps patients coming back.”

The practice isn’t limited to child and adult teeth cleaning, 7to7 Dental offers orthodontia, wisdom teeth removal, implant placement, dentures, bridges, fillings, and root canals. They utilize advanced dental technology, including a Cone Beam CT scan, which allows three-dimensional viewing of a patient’s jaw and teeth to accurately diagnose complicated problems.

“A patient can walk in with a tooth ache and not have to go anywhere else – we can take care of them right here, right now,” Dr. Winburn said. “We like to make the very best use of our patients’ time.”

And they understand affordability is imperative. 7to7 Dental is in-network with most major dental insurance plans to keep patients’ out of pocket costs as low as possible. The insurance specialist file the paperwork and handle everything from start to finish. They offer financing options and even created an inhouse dental plan for uninsured patients. Just $199/year covers all cleanings, exams and X-rays, along with a 30% discount on virtually all other services, plus additional discounts on family plans.

As an added incentive, 7to7 Dental provides teeth whitening for life. As patients return for regular cleaning visits, the office will make custom bleaching trays and continue to supply professional whitening solution for free.

Coke stressed that 7to 7 Dental is a local business. He, Dr. Winburn, and their spouses work, live and raise their families in San Antonio.

“We are not some corporate behemoth,” he added. “We care about our community.” As part of 7to7 Dental’s mission to give back, the entire 7to7 team volunteers their time on the third Saturday every February to provide free dental care to adults in need. Dubbed “Dental Hope,” this year they treated 300 patients and completed 800 procedures in one day. Coke recruits support from their dental supply company, local radio station Mix 96.1, and restaurants to make the event possible.

“It is one of the best times of our year,” Coke added. “My whole team just loves it.”

7to 7 Dental & Orthodontics – meeting the needs of the community with a convenient, quality experience patients can count on every time.

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PET TIP

Heartburn over Heartworm

By Tamara Wetegrove

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hen the weather warms in San Antonio, insects also begin to hatch and can cause problems for your furry family members. One particularly nasty parasite is heartworm, which is transmitted by infected mosquitos.

After the insect bites your pet, the larvae enters the bloodstream and works its way into the blood vessels of the lungs and then the heart, ultimately causing lung and nerve damage and heart disease.

Dogs and cats are susceptible to contracting heartworm, and with 46.3 million dog-owning households and the 40 million cat-owning households, it is important to be aware of the disease’s risks, symptoms, methods of prevention, and possible treatment for the parasite.

It’s easy to miss heartworm disease, as most heartworm positive dogs show no signs of infection for several years. Your veterinarian will usually recommend testing during your routine veterinary exams to rule out a possible infection, starting at 7 months of age and recurring at least once a year.

If undetected, the disease’s most obvious signs are a dry cough, shortness of breath, weakness, nervousness, listlessness and loss of stamina most noticeable following exercise. Most concerning, exercise or excitement could prove deadly for a severely infected animal.

In addition to testing, it is important to treat your animals with preventive medicine you can give by mouth, apply to the skin or have injected at your veterinarian’s office. The medication protects your pet for about a month, so make sure to schedule your doses regularly to prevent a gap in efficacy.

Veterinarians recommend doses be administered year round, a wise plan

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in San Antonio, where mild winters allow parasites to continue to propagate throughout the year.

Safe and affordable heartworm preventives can be given to pets as young as 8 weeks, so you can be sure to keep your furry family member healthy and happy for years to come.

SENIOR MOMENT

Perennial Pilot World War II Veteran Still Flying

By Amy Morgan

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ichard Rakes, born Aug. 29, 1925, is one of a very small group of Americans living who defended our country in World War II. He served as a bombardier with the Army Air Corps (a precursor to the U.S. Air Force) while he was still a teenager. He flew with the 15th Air Force in Southern Italy in 1945.

Rakes dreamed of flying planes from a very young age, when he was inspired by the sight of an Army plane that flew over his family’s farm in Southwest Arkansas.

Although he passed the pilot’s test upon joining the military, he wasn’t needed as a pilot. Instead, Rakes studied aero gunnery and attended bombardier training until he was sent overseas.

He credits the hand of God’s protection, not only bringing him through the war unscathed, but also in dangerous circumstances as a boy: covering himself with lye as a baby, being bitten by a poisonous snake at 6, and a diagnosis of tuberculosis. None of which affected him for the worse.

Once he returned home from the war, Rakes was ready to settle down and find a mate, he said, and committed his search to the Lord. Several friends urged him to meet the office manager at the local cheese plant (Kraft Foods). One look was all it took.

“The Lord picked her out for me,” he said. “Our hearts talked to each other.” He and Mary Lou married in 1950. They moved to Tulsa, Okla., where Rakes studied mechanics, flight engineering and finally trained to be a pilot at Spartan College.

His dream of learning to fly was fulfilled, paid for by the G.I. Bill.

Rakes joined American Airlines immediately following college, and the next phase of his life began. He was hired as the third man in the cockpit, the Flight Engineer. The Engineer is a member of the flight crew who monitors and operates its complex aircraft systems.

Retired American Airlines Pilot Richard Rakes enjoys flying model airplanes, some of which he has built himself.

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He spent 35 ½ years flying with American, Rakes said, until he retired in 1986. He flew DC-10s, 747s, models of which he still proudly displays on the mantle of his home at Independence Village, where he has lived since 2008.

He remembers his last flight, Oct. 1, 1986, on which included his wife and treated her to long layover in England. Rakes lost Mary Lou in 2011 after her lengthy illness. His daughter, Andrea Broker, lives just a few miles away in San Antonio. His son, James, is in Austin. Between them, they blessed Rakes with five grandchildren.

When James was just 6, Rakes took him to fly a model airplane.

That first flight led to a passion for flying models that still continues. Rakes’ garage is filled with a dozen model airplanes – some more than nine feet long – that he controls electronically with a remote. He built some of them himself from scratch, he added, and flies them at a field in Northeast San Antonio.

Piloting models isn’t the only flying Rakes does – he still takes a plane up when the mood strikes. His most recent flight was just this March, when he flew a Cessna 172-S 4-seater from Boerne.

In his spare time, Rakes conducts computer flight simulations. He attends University United Methodist Church with his family and enjoys music and photography. He loves living at Independence Village, a resort style neighborhood of homes for adults 55+ because it is quiet, conveniently located and his neighbors and the staff are very friendly.

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Life on the Links

By Amy Morgan

Golf at the Club at Sonterra

obby Haby, PGA, director of golf at the Club at Sonterra, can’t remember a time when the sport was not part of his life. His father, B Jack, has been involved in the professional golf community in Central

Texas since taking his first position at the San Antonio Country Club in 1968. The elder Haby continues as a course advisor in Boerne at age 74.

“I am carrying on my dad’s legacy,” Bobby said. “He influenced the golf business in Central Texas. I hope I can make as much of an impact as he did.”

Although as director of golf, Bobby is in charge of everything from managing staff, running tournaments, and selecting merchandise, he also is one of five certified golf instructors at the Club at Sonterra. He began coaching younger children while in high school, which ignited his passion for teaching.

“I love helping people enjoy the game,” he said. “If I can show you a couple of things that make you excited about playing, that’s a bonus.”

Bobby uses his extensive knowledge of the sport to relate professional play to others’ games. He recently gleaned inspiration from an incredible, televised 18th-hole shot that he shared with a member as an example of an improved technique.

He models his teaching after the philosophy of the First Tee of Greater San Antonio, an organization that teaches golf to young people, building on core values of integrity and courtesy, while making golf fun.

“I love working with juniors – they are the future of our game,” he emphasized.

He stressed the Club’s junior camps upcoming in June are not restricted to members – that any junior can receive first-class instruction and exposure to the country club lifestyle, which will hopefully cast a vision for membership in the future.

Bobby also highlighted the Club at Sonterra’s 36-hole, dual course facility, which provides junior and adult golfers alike with exposure to two very different golfing experiences.

“The South Course was built in the ‘50s and is very traditional. It almost feels like you are out in the country,” he explained. “The North Course

Bobby Haby, PGA, is the director of golf at the Club at Sonterra. is more challenging, with elevated greens and forced carry situations. Having both courses available really enhances the golf experience. Here golfers have the ability to learn any kind of shot or situation they’d need to know.”

Bobby became director of golf at the Club at Sonterra just a year ago, coming from San Antonio’s TPC course. For the past 20 years, he has developed his professional golf career at several prestigious golf facilities, including La Cantera (where he helped host a PGA Tour Texas Open), Tapatio Springs, and Falconhead Golf Club in Austin, from which he was elected to PGA membership in 2009.

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Soccer Sensation

Senior Overcomes Back Injury to Land Athletic Scholrship Student Spotlight

By Amy Morgan

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aylor Olson is no stranger to adversity. Although the bright-eyed, enthusiastic senior at Ronald Reagan High School is the picture of athleticism and positivity, her demeanor belies the obstacles she’s overcome to earn a position on next year’s Oklahoma State women’s soccer team.

The Reagan soccer and track standout was diagnosed with four stress fractures in her back her sophomore year – the most important year for recruitment. Confined to a back brace, Olson wasn’t able to contribute to her team, she said, and watched her dream of a sports scholarship slipping through her fingers.

“I missed a year. It makes you stop and think any minute could be your last minute,” she said.

Olson joins just one other female athlete from San Antonio on Oklahoma State’s women’s soccer team.

“It is really hard to get recruited out of San Antonio,” she said. Which is why Olson has played forward with not one but two club soccer teams almost every weekend since she was in 4th grade – starting with Classics Elite in San Antonio and adding Houston’s Texas Rush in 7th grade.

“I started playing soccer at age 6, and I’ve been at a club tournament almost every weekend,” she said. And Olson sprints for Reagan’s track team. So being forced to take a year off was quite a change.

“It was a time for me to reflect on my life,” she said. “I think it’s really important to be positive around everyone. There are a lot of people struggling, so if I am happy and it rubs off on them, that’s what I hope to do.

“It is so easy to fall into other influences,” she said. “It’s important to make decisions based on the values with which you’ve been raised – to stay true to yourself and do what is right.”

Olson takes her position as a role model seriously, earning a President’s Award for Volunteer Service, participating in National Honor Society and Winner’s Circle to promote an alcohol- and drug-free lifestyle.

Taylor Olson, Reagan senior soccer and track varsity athlete, will soon play women’s soccer at Oklahoma State University.

“I remember being at Canyon Ridge and Bush looking up to the high schoolers.

Now that’s me! And I have a little sister who wants to do everything I do,” she added.

In addition to volunteering with her church, Holy Trinity; she also has painted at Habitat for Humanity; helped at Morgan’s Wonderland; and served in at the Methodist Stone Oak ER. Olson can also be found playing Uno or Bingo with the residents at Brookdale Nursing Home almost every month.

“They are so fun!” she enthused. “I love helping people. I want to be hands on, directly brightening people’s day.”

Soon, the Rattlers will forward this soccer sensation to the OSU Cowboys.

Taylor Olson is a star forward on the Reagan varsity soccer team.

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Around Town

The Club at Sonterra hosted a giant Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 15th.

On Tuesday, April 18th, University Children’s Health held the grand opening of it’s Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Unit, part of the brand new University Children’s Health Heart Center at University Hospital.

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Catalyst for Change

Healthcare is About People Caring for People

By Amy Morgan

passion for helping people led Kimberlea King to change gears, leaving 10 years of success as a loan officer to pursue A nursing at University Health System. It is a career she finds incredibly rewarding.

After finishing nursing school in 2004, King joined University Health System, feeling a deep connection with the facility at which she completed her clinical training.

“The mission, vision and values of the hospital really resonated with me,” she said. She worked as a nurse manager in the emergency room for several years, where she saw firsthand the need to reduce patient wait times. She volunteered to chair a committee to create a solution. The model her team recommended reduced wait times by an average of four hours, she said.

Her work drew the attention of senior hospital management, and she was invited to join an elite team of staff members receiving specialized customer service training at the Disney Institute for Health Care Leaders. After completing this training, she was invited to join the Operational Excellence department. The transition from patient care to administration was not without trepidation.

“I loved being by the bedside, she said. “I knew I could provide really great care. But Lisa Sanchez, my mentor, told me to think about how many more lives I could affect if I moved into leadership.”

In 2012, University Health System embarked on a journey to go from “Good to Great,” as outlined in the popular book by that name by Jim Collins. Lisa Sanchez, King and other members of the patient experience team conducted a series of half-day, patient experience training courses for all 5,600 University Health System staff members.

Kimberlea King, B.S.N., R.N., nurse educator, Office of Patient Experience joins the New U team in delivering thousands of ice cream bars and customized fortune cookies to every department and clinic, along with special events and other tokens of appreciation.

“We were named Team of the Year in 2013,” she said. “It was an extremely meaningful award.”

“Our true north is that we touch lives. No matter what you do in the health system, we want everyone to know they are important to their co-workers, to our leadership and most importantly, to our patients,” she said. “It takes the whole organization to care for what is at our center – our patient.”

In 2014, King earned a LEAN process improvement certification from Belmont University in Nashville, which gave her even more tools to use. Now, although her official title is Nurse Educator, she said she’s really a coach.

And it’s working: morale has skyrocketed, and patients have noticed.

Patient satisfaction survey results, reported on hospitalcompare.gov, show University Health System with the highest overall rating among all health systems in San Antonio.

“We want to support our staff and give them the tools they need to provide a great experience while they are caring for their patients.

Everybody counts, from the nurse, to the radiology tech, to the housekeeping staff,” she added.

“We are the best of the best. It is quite an honor to be part of that transformation. It really is about quality at University Health System,” she emphasized.

It is the spirit of inclusivity that values the contribution of every staff member that led to the creation of one of the team’s biggest projects - Celebrate U Month.

King will graduate with a master’s degree in Clinical Nurse Leadership from Incarnate Word University next year. She and her husband Scott, who’ve been married for 24 years, are both native San Antonians. They have two sons currently attending Texas State University.

May features a medley of morale-building events recognizing the integral importance of each of the now 8,500 staff members. King

“The only regret I have in my life is that I didn’t become a nurse sooner. It is the best thing in the world,” she said.

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