How It Started

“My introduction to Thomas was through a letter he wrote to me when he was in grade ten. This young man was interested in what it was like to be a Denturist and could he come into the office to observe for a couple of hours after school each day. l was intrigued by his curiosity and the fact that he offered to do work like shovelling and cleaning the office for the opportunity. His interest had been peaked by a visit he made to our office with his grandfather. Shortly after this Thomas began to come two or three days a week after school. (We didn't make him shovel the snow).

However we did notice that his interest never wained so we began to teach him some of the more rudimentary lab procedures. This went on for the remainder of high school and he took advantage of the TH&VS job shadow day and co-op program to continue to further his connection with us. During this period his lab skills developed and he became an asset to the practice and it obviously cemented his chosen career path. At this point we hired Thomas and he started working summers.

I have a very clear memory of the day he told us that he was applying to the Denturist program at George Brown College and the day he proudly announced his acceptance. It was somewhere in around this time that l realized that when he graduated and became a Denturist that it world alien well with my retirement. I mentioned the same to Thomas.

It has been six years since he has become a Denturist, (l think l stuck around a little longer than he thought l would), and in that time l have watched Him mature into an exceptional practitioner with the same levels of respect for quality care and patient service that l have valued throughout my career.
I am proud that he will be taking over my practice.

I have always loved living in the north. The life style and freedom we have suited me and it would seem that the next generation of Denturist in our office is cut from the same cloth.

Good luck Thomas”
- Keith Collins DD