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Born and raised here in North Dakota, Dr. Everett Heringer's love of working with his hands and passion for helping others made dentistry the perfect profession for him. He says what he enjoys most about being a dentist is that he gets to put his knowledge and skill to use, making a real difference in his patients' lives.
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My history, brief history
is a North Dakota boy, small town,
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Grand Forks,
University of North Dakota undergrad,
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went to Chicago,
Northwestern University Dental School.
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Then I spent a couple of years
with the Navy, with the Marine Corps,
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US Marines on Camp Pendleton, California.
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After that stint,
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after the Navy in California, I came back
to North Dakota and set up my practice.
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I have 4 children, 13 grandkids,
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and my wife and I
have been married over 50 years.
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We met at Crystal Springs Bible Camp.
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At Junior High School, I really
didn't know what I wanted to do.
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One of our instructors
had us do an aptitude test.
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I loved science.
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I loved working with my people,
my dad's lumberyard.
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In the aptitude test,
one of the answers was it leaned toward
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becoming some person
who enjoys other people
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and enjoys working with their hands,
and dentistry was one of them.
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That's how I decided
to go into dentistry.
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It turned out that I really enjoyed
the profession,
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but there are things that I thought
I could make it different
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because I had some tough experiences
growing up like most kids do,
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and it's just been a perfect fit for me.
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Even today, I come in,
in love in what I do,
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and I'm still very passionate about it.
It just fits me perfectly.
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I just have a passion
and compassion for people.
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Everything that's here is all about me
and my passion and compassion for mankind.
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What I really enjoy about being a dentist,
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I realize that I have the knowledge
and the skill level,
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and I enjoy changing people's lives
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by helping them feel good
about their smiles.
