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YOUR NEIGHBOR | Dr. Marguerite Barnett
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VA Benefits Seminar
Wednesday, February 5 • 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 19 • 2:00 p.m.
Presented by AJ Cipperly, Director of Programming
Presented by Lee Washington
Light refreshments will be served.
of Manatee County Veterans Services
Dr. Marguerite Barnett stands in front of a photo of herself dancing. Dr. Marguerite Barnett is a cosmetic surgeon by trade, but her treasured hobby is various forms of dancing. “Surgery is very intense and concentrated while dance is almost the opposite,” says Barnett. “You need that balance.” Neighborhood: Dancing has not alPhillippi Creek ways been a part of Your neighbor Barnett’s life. since: 2003 Born in 1954, in Fukuoka, Japan, Barnett was the child of an American G.I. and young Japanese model. After her mother put Barnett up for adoption, a Southern Baptist missionary family adopted her. Her Baptist minister father forbade dancing in their home. And, when Barnett decided to attend liberal-arts schools Harvard and MIT for a joint health sciences program, her father disowned her.
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One night, while at Harvard, Barnett’s roommate, who was a belly dancer, fell ill and could not perform. Barnett stepped in. She went on to pay her way through college with belly dancing at a Middle Eastern restaurant in Cambridge, Mass. After she graduated from Harvard and MIT in 1979, she spent 11 years in active duty as a military doctor. Then, in 1996, she settled on Siesta Key. Barnett continued to dance with a small group on the beach every full moon. In 2003, Barnett opened Mandala Med-Spa on Stickney Point Road and moved to her home on Phillippi Creek. Currently, Barnett dances at charity benefits and special events with the sacred element of fire. She is always trying new forms of dance. She plans to continue to dance until she physically cannot any longer. “If you stop moving, you stop living,” she says. — Harriet Sokmensuer
IN HER OWN WORDS: “I love my neighborhood. It’s quiet and gorgeous with the canopy trees. It feels like you’re in another world.” — Dr. Marguerite Barnett
THE DOCTOR IS IN It’s About tIme. Surely you’ve heard the stereotype of the “mean” dentist with his big, noisy drills, intimidating instruments and sharp needles. Unfortunately these understandable fears keep 50% of the population away from the dentist office. Fortunately sedation dentistry can help. From simply taking the edge off, to a “twilight” state, to full sleep, this specialized form of dentistry uses sedation during dental procedures to relax a patient by eliminating pain, anxiety and discomforting sights, smells or sounds. It also allows for multiple procedures to be addressed at one time in “mega sessions.” Sedation dentistry requires specific training and equipment, however.
Only dentists who have been trained in a hospital setting should perform dental procedures with sedation, as this training ensures they’re fully prepared to handle any emergencies that may arise. In addition, the dentist’s office should be equipped with a dedicated recovery room and hospital-caliber equipment with full emergency capabilities. Impressively, when performed by a properly trained dental professional in a well-equipped facility, sedation dentistry has also shown the same safety record as simple dental freezing injections. So it’s about your comfort. It’s about your smile. It’s about time, isn’t it? LV3909
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