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March 8, 2012 Vol. 7 Number 10
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By Lisa Yako For the past 25 years, Dr. Carlyn Sebastian, DDS, has practiced dentistry with colleagues around Ohio. However, Dr. Sebastian, a graduate of the dental program at Creighton University, Nebraska, has now opened her own practice in Huron. Sebastian Dental, located at 204 Cleveland Road W, officially opened its doors for business on March 1. For the past 7 years, Dr. Sebastian has been treating patients at the Ohio Veteran’s Home (OVH) in Sandusky. The OVH proved to be a valuable and unique professional experience for Dr. Sebastian, teaching her that many people just want you to hold their hand and be there to listen. Because of these very personal experiences in patient care, Dr. Sebastian is committed to scheduling one-hour appointments so her patients never feel rushed, and offer her adequate time to provide that one-on-one relationship that is mostly absent from the medical field today. According to office manager, Jennifer Sanders, the family of the veterans and employees at the OVH saw that Dr. Sebastian “has compassion and puts time and effort into the pa-
tient to make sure they not only received good dental care, but that they were emotionally satisfied with the experience.” The family members of the veterans and the OVH employees began asking Dr. Sebastian if she could treat them also. Though she could not treat anyone other than the residents at the OVH, Dr. Sebastian decided that there was enough need that this was the right time for her to open her own practice. Dr. James Kilbury, who recently retired from his practice in Huron, had approached Dr. Sebastian in the past about taking over his small office. But, the timing had not been quite right, until now. Over the past few months, Dr. Sebastian and her crew have worked diligently to transform and update Dr. Kilbury’s former office. The office is small, but that is fine with Dr. Sebastian because she wants things to remain low-key. Also, she does not want to grow the practice too quickly or too much, such that she loses the personal connection with her patients. Dr. Sebastian stressed that “Dentistry is about understanding the need, opposed to selling them (the patient) what you want.” Dr. Sebastian is excited also to have an office in Hu-
ron where she and her family, husband, John Wise, and sons, Jacob and Aaron Wise, live. Opening her own office affords Dr. Sebastian the opportunity to once again treat patients of all ages. She especially looks forward to treating children again. Dr. Sebastian has worked with a wide range of people, including those with mental, physical, and emotional disabilities. Through her many years of dentistry, Dr. Sebastian has learned that “(Patients) like to see that you care. A Caption for photo: Sebastian Dental dentist needs to have staff (L to R): Cindy Ring, dental assiscompassion- you need tant, Dr. Carlyn Sebastian, and Jennifer to know where they Sanders, office manager. are coming from, and you need to listen to Cross, Humana, Delta, and Medtheir concerns.” icaid. Further, they hope to soon Currently, Sebastian Dental is be certified by the US government open on Mondays and Fridays as a veteran-approved facility, so from 9 AM to 6 PM and on se- they can provide veterans another lect Saturdays from 9 AM to 12 choice for dental care. Sebastian PM. The office’s goal is to eventu- Dental can be reached at 419-616ally accept all insurance plans, but 6000. currently they only accept Blue
A Few Changes at H & R Block in Huron By Lisa Yako Without the general public even knowing it, some changes have been taking place at the H & R Block office in Huron. Dee Hartley, who opened the Huron office in 1971, has officially sold the business. But Dee is far from retired; she simply did not want to be concerned with running a business any longer. Currently, Dee can be found at her desk at the H & R Block office preparing tax returns anywhere from 40 to 60 hours per week. Dee plans to stay in this current position, in which she has the title of Master Tax Advisor, as long as possible. This past October, Dee officially sold the H & R Block franchise in Huron to long-time colleague, Betti Harmon. Betti has worked with H & R Block for the past 35 years, and she was very familiar with the Huron office. Betti’s former position with H & R Block was in management as a district director. When Betti, a resident of Vermilion, learned the Huron office was for sale, she jumped at the opportunity to transition into a new role. Both Dee and Betti are very experienced tax
professionals. They are both fun-loving ladies who really love preparing tax returns and truly enjoy discussing the topic. In addition to Dee and Betti, there are 11 other employees at the Huron office. Amazingly, the Huron H & R Block office prepares roughly 1,500 tax returns each year. In addition, they offer audit assistance and business services including payroll and bookkeeping. Though Betti recognizes that the Huron H & R Block offices runs smoothly, she does hope to extent their business services offerings and do a little remodeling. If you are in need of some help in preparing your taxes or want to take advantage of H & R Block’s Second Look Program, give the Huron office a call at 419-433-2083 or just stop by the office which is located at 519 South Main Street. The office’s current hours are 9 AM-9 PM Monday through Thursday, 9 AM-6 PM on Friday, and 9 AM-5 PM on Saturday. The tax professionals at H & R Block will be sure to guide you in the preparation of your tax return so you will not miss any credits or deductions to which you are entitled.
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