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Tender Care How one group practice owner’s desire to provide opportunity has empowered young women in her community By Graham Garrison
Ever since she was a young child, Dr. Beatriz De La Roche wanted to become a dentist. The reason? Fear. “I’m the biggest chicken at the dentist,” she said. “I’m not a good patient.” Dr. De La Roche was so terrified that she actually hit her childhood dentist during one visit. Rather than stay afraid, however, the experience motivated Dr. De La Roche. “My mother made me apologize. So my apology was this: When I grow up, I’m going to be a dentist for kids, so they don’t have to go through this.”
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Dr. De La Roche has more than fulfilled that promise. Not only has she built a successful business, Tender Care Pediatric Dentistry, but she was recently honored by her community with the “Athena Leadership Award” for the empowering and mentoring of women in business.
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