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ER E I N TH E 405, MOST OF US tend to reach for shades year-round, but when warm weather arrives, we often start eyeing a new pair or two in a different color or a trendy shape. Who can blame us, especially this year when current styles are so fun, chic and tempting? Tiny is a big trend, with undersize cat-eyes and small retro round and oval frames that smack of the ’90s. Anyone not into small can slip on thick, oversized and often colorful frames or flat-top shields that cover and protect more of the eyes. Transparent frames are following the popularity of clear handbags and shoes. If clear is too subtle, white frames are red-hot. They feel like summer. Pale pink, vibrant purple, cobalt blue and red are more colorful options. Certainly, classic aviators, cat-eye shapes and round sunglasses are always available, but this season they have even more appeal. Look for aviators with gold, silver, turquoise and green mirrored finishes and cat-eyes both teeny and big in leopard prints or multi-color stripes. Tom Selleck’s character on TV’s long-running “Blue Bloods” has always worn small, round eyeglasses and sunglasses. So did John Lennon. Now this style is of the moment, as are futuristic shapes with exaggerated and sharp details. Big, small, colorful, clear, cat-eye, round or futuristic … take your pick! If ever there’s a season to let your sunglasses make a statement, this is it.
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I have this drive to help people figure out how to feel confident. Clothing helps because feeling confident in your presentation creates avenues to step into and be successful. “My sister is very good,” she says. “She makes children’s clothing and they’re incredible. But I took a trip to China when I was in college, and all the guys were buying custom suits there. They were very inexpensive, and it got me to wondering how we could make custom affordable clothing for women. That has stuck with me.” More than cost, though, Warkentine’s philosophy is based on being a woman in an industry dominated by men. Clothing, according to anyone who’s ever been dressed uncomfortably or inappropriately, is about more than style; it’s about feeling like you 18
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belong in the room. And then it’s about feeling confident in your presence at the table. Suits go a long way to help both those factors. “The problem with women’s suits is that they don’t usually fit,” Warkentine says simply. “Custom men’s suits are easy – the template is basically a rectangle – but women’s bodies are much more varied. As a young professional woman, I had to wear suits to meetings, and I never found one that fit me right. It’s a distraction.
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A DE SCA R A M UCCI’S LI FE A S A N A RCH IT ECT started with a pile of Legos. After receiving his degree in architecture from the University of Oklahoma, Scaramucci focused on a career path that’s taken him across the globe. While Scaramucci spends part of the year working in Oklahoma City, most of his time he is living and working in London as associate director of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. In London, funky-shaped skyscrapers mingle with centuries-old buildings in an architectural melting pot, making it an ideal landing spot for a young designer looking to make his mark. “I left OKC to follow my passion, and London seemed like a great place to start because there were so many young British architects contributing to transformational change in the city,” Scaramucci says. “I wanted to see that and study it, but I also wanted to be a part of it.” Scaramucci’s firm opened its Oklahoma City offices more than a decade ago. When he comes back stateside, he usually spends several weeks – and while he loves working with clients in London, the feel is different here. “In London, we work with a lot of very large professional development companies, where in Oklahoma City, it’s much more personal,” he says. “You might be working with a father and a daughter on a project, or a small group of people. It’s much more personal, and I think that comes out in our projects.”
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And his Oklahoma connections run deep: His mother, Avis Scaramucci, owned and operated longtime Bricktown dining fixture Nonna’s. Her boutique, Painted Door, has been open for 20 years. Today, AHMM is working on designs for a new wellness center in Cleveland County, and is also designing a new school in the Wheeler District. The firm also has designed several homes and office spaces in and around Oklahoma City. When Scaramucci oversaw the opening of AHMM’s Oklahoma City location, the decision was fueled by the city’s growth and opportunity to develop projects in a place to which he felt connected. “I think the scale and sophistication of architecture as it continues to develop is ambitious,” he says. “That was one of the reasons I opened the office here; because it was such a target-rich environment. It was obvious people were starting to live and enjoy working in the urban areas. It was a real transformation from where things were when I left. To be able to contribute to some of that has been rewarding.” As for his favorite design ever? It’s the next one. “Every building is my favorite building,” he says. “I think that it’s really important to approach new projects that way.” For more information, visit www.ahmm.co.uk
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The Pivot campus includes five closets that provide for the residents’ basic needs such as clothing, hygiene and food items, household needs, prom and formalwear and educational materials.
The success of the current tiny homes residents is a credit not only to the support they receive at Pivot, but also to their own desire to build a life for themselves.
You can help her Pivot staffers from left: Natalie Fix, Shantel Farrow, Norman Markland, Kim Pempin, Hillary Burkholder, Paige Dew and Kenneshia Hughes.
“We looked at multiple options and this one fit what we wanted to do, especially for those who are 18 and aging out of the system,” Goodrich says. “We wanted to create a community, a neighborhood.” Each tiny home has a kitchenette including a refrigerator and a dinette set. There’s ample storage space and an en suite bathroom. The homes don’t have lofts, which gives them a more open feeling. They’ve been a hit with their occupants. “They’re succeeding and doing very well,” Goodrich says of those residents. “All three are employed and graduating in May. They have post-secondary plans.” Goodrich said the success of the current tiny homes residents is a credit not only to the support they receive at Pivot, but also to their own desire to build a life for themselves. “What’s made them successful is their own work, but also the support they’ve had,” she says. “We’ve helped them build a house and home for themselves, and now we’re building humanity. Teaching them the skills that when they run into difficulty transitioning into adulthood, they will be able to cope. Not being homeless makes all of that easier.”
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COV E R BAN D
PO RT RAI T PHOTO GRAP H E R
My So Called Band
CULTU RAL E V E N T
Haley Weathers
Arts Festival
TAT TO O ART I ST
DA NC E S T U D IO OKC Ballet
Ashley Dawn/ Viking Ashley
FA M I LY AT T RAC T IO N
VI D EO G RAP H E R
Oklahoma City Zoo
Hyped Visuals
W EDDIN G P H OTOG R APHER 405 Brides Photography
FEMALE SINGER/SONGWRITER
Oklahoma City Thunder
M A LE S IN GER/S ON GWR I TER
MUSI C I AN
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Noah Engh
MUSI C VENUE
The Jones Assembly
BEST INSTAGRAM
Using his ThisIsOklahoma hashtag, Mike Hearn aggregates images of Oklahoma from Instagram users and then shares them on @thisisoklahoma. The collection of photos tells a richer, funnier, more vibrant and beautiful story of Oklahoma than we are used to seeing in stock images and iconography. Hearn’s project is like public relations for what’s unique and wonderful about Oklahoma from someone who loves the state at least as much as we do.
H E A LTH & B EAUTY BARB E R S H O P
Midtown Barbers
CO S ME T IC S U RG EON Tim R. Love, M.D.
DAY S PA Udander
DEN TIS T
Dr. Gary B. Dempsey
DOCTOR
Christopher Shadid, M.D.
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Edwards Aesthetics
HAI R SALO N Hair + Co
MED SPA RefineU
HAI R ST YLI ST Preslee Perez
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HO SPI TAL
INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center
MAK EUP ARTI ST Aimee Sanchez
MASSAG E THER API ST Deep Roots
NAI L SALO N
Polished Nail Salon
O PTO METR I ST
Dean McGee Eye Institute
P ERS O N AL T RAIN ER
U N IQU E FITNESS
Jermelle Cudjo, Align Performance
Travis Garza, Fat Loss Camp
P H ARMAC Y
Mercy Convenient Care – Memorial Circle
Ralph’s Family Pharmacy
PHYSICAL THERAPY/REHAB Physical Therapy Central
SP O RT /O RT H O P E DIC RE H AB
McBride Orthopedic Hospital
TAT TO O S H O P
U RGEN T CAR E
V EIN TREATMENT
Dr. Blake Parsons, D.O.
V ETERIN A R I AN
PET BOARDING/ GROOMING
9th Street Barking Lot: An Urban DogDaycare
Britton Road Veterinary Clinic
WELLN ESS
Atomic Lotus Tattoo
Lacy Cossey
TAT TO O RE MOVA L
YOGA /BA RR E
Medical Aesthetics by Jade Theriot
BEST DOG PARK
Truly, we love the whole park, but the dog park at Scissortail Park serves as a central pup playground for residents from all over the city, meaning you’re more likely to get to hang out and chat with people you wouldn’t meet in your neighborhood dog park. The varied topography and size also gives your pet plenty of room to romp and discover off-leash.
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SHOPPING & SERVICES ANTI QUE SH O P
Bad Granny’s Bazaar
AUTO SH O P
Hard luck Automotive
B O DY SH O P
Collision Works of Central Edmond
B O U T I Q UE Blue Seven
C AT E RE R
Swadley’s Bar-B-Q
C O LLI SI O N C E N T E R Collision Works of Oklahoma City
DESIGNER CLOTHING Balliet’s
EYE WE AR
Dean McGee Eye Institute – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
FUR NI TU RE STO RE Wood Garden
HO ME B UI L DE R Homes by Taber
HOT E L
The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City
HVAC
Air Comfort Solutions
JEWELRY STO RE BC Clark Jewelers
L ANDSC AP I N G
TLC Garden Centers
IN T E RIO R DES IGN ER
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BEST TRANSFORMATION
Open, pioneering, collaborative and energetic: That’s how the Modern Frontier branding describes our city, and we love the messaging and the imagery. Both an homage to our Old West past and a nod to our self-determined future as a city that matters on the national scene, OKC: The Modern Frontier nails every aspect of the ways we think about ourselves, picture ourselves and dream of our future.
G IF T S H O P
Plenty Mercantile
LO C AL T- S H IRT SH OP
Oklahoma Shirt Company
MEDICAL MARIJUANA/CBD Fire Leaf - Marijuana & Cannabis Dispensary
P OP -U P V ENDO R
Curbside Chronicle
ROOFING
Salazar Roofing & Construction
BEST CITY ADVOCATE
Ward 2 City Councilman James Cooper still has the energy, wit and charisma that serve middle school teachers well, and by all accounts, he was excellent at that gig. The Midwest City native is a dynamic force on the city council, bringing both a drive for changes based on justice that help the lost and the left, as well as a strong aesthetic sense that drives him to advocate for the metro’s creatives.
M E N ’S C LOT H IN G Blue Seven
ME N ’S S H O ES Blue Seven
P LU MB IN G
Hi-Tech Plumbing & Leak Detect
POOLS
Aquascape Pools, LLC
TH RIFT STO R E
Bad Granny’s Bazaar
WOM EN ’S CLOTHI NG Lush Fashion Lounge
WOM EN ’S SHO ES Betsy King
BEST NEW LANDMARK
It’s impossible not to notice the way the sunset interacts with Oklahoma Contemporary’s new home on Broadway. The beautiful modern architecture with its emphasis on rectangles and strong lines turns into a blaze of warm, rich color as the sun sets. More than a home for art and an interactive, creative playground for the community, it’s the focal point and anchor of Automobile Alley. 405MAGAZINE.COM
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FOOD & DRINK BA K E RY
La Baguette Bistro
BARB E C U E
FOOD TRU CK
Big Truck Tacos
H A P P Y H OUR
Swadley’s Bar-B-Q
The Jones Assembly
A L F RES C O (OUTDOOR SEATING)
ICE CREA M/ FROZ EN TREATS
Bleu Garten
Braum’s
MED I TER R ANEAN
Zorbas Restaurant Bar
MEXI C AN
Tarahumara’s Mexican Café
MI XO LO G I ST Tony Parker
B U RGE R
The Garage Burgers & Beer
C H IN ES E
VEG AN
Grand House Asian Bistro
The Loaded Bowl
C O C K TAIL S
VI ETNAM ESE
The Jones Assembly
Pho Lien Hoa
CO F F E E S H O P
WI NE LIST
Stella Nova
Flip’s Wine Bar & Trattoria
CR AF T B RE W E R
COOP Ale Works
ITA LIA N
PI ZZA
Gabriella’s Italian Grill & Pizzeria
Empire Slice House
J A PA N ES E (NON-SUSHI)
The Mule
SANDWI C HES SEAFO O D
Musashi’s Japanese Steakhouse
The Drake
M A RGA RITA
SO UL FO O D
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop
Bobo’s Chicken
SO UTHER N/C AJUN Pearls Oyster Bar
D IN E R
Sunnyside Diner
E U RO P E A N
Ingrid’s Kitchen
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STEAK HO USE
Cattlemen’s Steakhouse
SUSHI
Sushi Neko
THAI
Panang Thai Restaurant
BEST FRENCH FRIES
Imagine trying to get everyone in the office to agree on this one! We didn’t, until we insisted that sweet potato fries are their own category. For the traditional style, we loved the fries at R&J Lounge and Supper Club, both the regular fries, which are tossed in a house seasoning blend, and the truffle fries, which are finished with truffle oil. They’re cooked all the way, and that’s not as common as you’d think. If you’re an old school R&J diner, you can still ask for the lemon aioli that used to accompany the house fries.
B RU N C H & L AT IN A ME RIC A N Café Kacao
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DR. PARSONS
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Blake Parsons, DO
BEST VEIN
DOCTOR 3200 Quail Springs Pkwy, Ste. 200, Oklahoma City, OK 73134 (405) 701-9880 | CVHEALTHCLINIC.COM
Dear OKC, As I reach my 5 year mark of being in business, this year has been the year to always remember, for many reasons. Another year added to mark my business growing at an extraordinary rate. Another year I’m reminded that living your dream is possible. A year that has taken small businesses, to the most grand of businesses, to their knees wondering what the outcome may be. And not surprisingly, another year to witness Oklahomans come together to vote for Oklahoma’s finest and most deserving - such as they have for my business, Edwards Aesthetics. OKC, You have given me something that I thought was impossible. How could a sole operator simply compare to the other amazing nominees? The answer is simple - the people. Thank you to the people of OKC for the amazing pleasure of being your Best Esthetician. I’d also like to extend a very special thank you to the other 4 nominees. Having my name displayed next to amazing Oklahoman Estheticians was an absolute honor. I will do my best to represent the Esthetics Community. Most importantly, thank you to my clients, family and Starpil Wax that have made my business what it is today. Without your unconditional love and support I wouldn’t be able to dedicate my continued achievements to you. This belongs to you! I love you!
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OVID-19 has changed everything, bringing abrupt changes to communities across the planet – and to central Oklahoma.
Most of us have suffered loss as a result — be it a job, income, health or even a loved one. While the times have been dire, there is hope that as the contagion abates, much will be learned from the experience. But some things will never be the same. Here is a sampling of stories from Oklahomans who are coming to grips with the scale of the pandemic and how it has affected them personally and professionally. 405MAGAZINE.COM
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The Toll of Hands-on Care As is always the case during health crises, our medical professionals bear the brunt of the emotional fallout along with the victims and families. In the case of COVID-19, they are also taking great personal risks to care for our friends and family. UNPAR ALLELED CRISIS
Employees at Stella Modern Italian shift gears to provide curbside take-out. Photo provided
Holding onto Optimism
Lacee, an intensive-care-unit nurse at a large hospital in the metro and mother of two children, says she’s seen gunshot victims, devastated families, children with terminal diseases – nearly every possible scenario of human suffering on the medical side. But this crisis is testing her like never before. “Last night, I had time to put a phone up to a (dying) patient’s ear and let her listen to her family say they love her,” she says. “I broke down, because I know that in a couple of weeks, I won’t have time to do patient care. I won’t have time to put the phone there, because I’ll be watching people die ...” — GREG HORTON
Despite the passage of federal stimulus packages, businesses have struggled — some closing their doors in hopes of reopening, others closing altogether. But a sense of optimism continues to carry the community forward. 10-YEAR CELEBR ATION DELAYED
Lori Burson’s love of Italy started when she studied abroad there for a semester in college. That passion eventually led her to open Stella – a popular Italian eatery in Oklahoma City – a decade ago. To celebrate her 10th year in business, Burson had planned an array of events for the April 22 anniversary. “We’ve been planning the 10-year celebrations for a while,” Burson says. “We were going to have different wine dinners that a lot of planning went into. We will still celebrate, but it will just be a little bit later.” Burson was forced to trim staff and move to a take-out-only model as restaurants were closed to in-person dining. That’s been a challenge. “At this point, we’re working through each day, and there is usually a new set of challenges,” she says. — MAT T PAT TERSON
FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVE
J. Mays grew up in Waurika working in his family’s restaurant business, and that experience and love of food helped him later on when he opened Cafe 7 in Oklahoma City in 2008. Today, Mays is co-owner of The Hamilton in Northpark Mall and two Cafe 7 locations – the one in downtown is temporarily closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but the other, on May Avenue in northwest OKC, remains open for takeout orders. The Hamilton is open for takeout as well as delivery within five miles. It’s been a rough ride. Mays said business is down 80 percent, and he’s had to lay off more than a dozen employees at both locations. “It’s hard to tell people they aren’t going to have a job for a while. That’s rough,” Mays says. “The big silver lining is the outreach from the community and all these restaurants working together with a common purpose to tackle this head-on. “I think it’s shown all of us where our weaknesses lie, and we will learn from that.” — MAT T PAT TERSON
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Noel Williams, M.D., of Optimal Health in Oklahoma City remembers noticing the initial reports of a virus in Wuhan, China, back in January – with some alarm. “I started following it pretty closely, and I think I decided around Feb. 1 that we weren’t paying enough attention to it as far as public health is concerned. We weren’t doing the right stuff,” says Williams, who later became exposed and was forced to self-quarantine for two weeks. In terms of what the medical profession and governments can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, Williams hopes it leads to structural change. “I think first and foremost from a medical point of view, we have to have an integrated public health system that is actually run by scientists, and not politicians,” he says. — MAT T PAT TERSON
Wyatt Lang greets drive-by guests. Photo provided
Friends and family line up in their cars to wish Wyatt Lang a happy 12th birthday. Photo provided
A Family Affair … From a Distance TRYING TO STAY SAFE
Krysten is a registered nurse with years of experience in critical care and emergency room treatment. When we talked, she had already treated three COVID-19 patients, one of whom died. The hospital where she works is on complete lockdown. That creates some sense of personal safety at work, but she has also built a decontamination station in her garage at home. “I get home from work, take off my scrubs in the garage, bag them and then head straight to the shower before I have any contact with my husband or children,” she says. – GREG HORTON
Noel Williams, M.D. sounded the alarm about COVID-19 early in the year. He later was exposed to the virus and spent two weeks in quarantine. Photo provided
Enterprising 405 families have come up with novel ways to observe special celebrations and traditions while practicing social distancing. HIT PAR ADE
Emily Lang, co-founder of Price Lang Consulting, celebrated her son Wyatt’s 12th birthday with a surprise parade instead of a party. “When I first saw it, teachers were doing it for their students. We thought be an easy and safe way to honor our kid for his birthday,” she said. About 50 friends and family came to drive past the house while Wyatt, a student at Deer Creek Intermediate School, waved from the front yard. “We blindfolded him and walked him out into the front yard. When the cars went by the first time, he was a little shocked. On the way out of the neighborhood. People were honking their horns. Some threw candy, some made signs,” Lang said. “His grandparents drove from an hour and a half from Duncan. Wyatt was really touched by everyone doing that.” A SUNDAY PICNIC, COVID-19-ST YLE
When Oklahoma City and its environs went into full-scale social distancing, Byron DeBruler and wife Wanda Boeck DeBruler of Edmond, decided to not let the isolation get to them. Fed up with depressing news and streaming movies, they decided to host a COVID-19-style Sunday picnic with family at Lake Hefner. “We normally would be getting together as a family and grabbing a bite,” said Byron DeBruler, “So we thought wouldn’t it be hilarious to sit at the lake in our three cars and do it through our Bluetooth speakers.” The family agreed and they caravanned to the lake. “Everybody brought their own food,” he said. “My sister likes to talk, so in order to keep from talking over each other we adopted the native custom of allowing the person with the stick to talk.” Lunch was followed by a scenic drive around the lake and a caravan back home. They’re thinking of making it a family tradition. –MELISSA MERCER HO WELL
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EDMOND INTERNIST SUSAN DIMICK, M.D., believes in the power of humor, especially in the midst of a pandemic when gloves and facemasks are standard protocol. That’s why she greets her patients these days wearing a cowboy hat, a bandana over her face and a faux-sinister, “Reach for the sky, partner!”
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MARCH 4 Oklahoma has no reported cases of the virus and test kits have not arrived in the state. Dimick had just returned from a medical conference in Denver. A patient arrives at her office with complaints of weakness, chills and no appetite. She is older than 60. “We took her temperature, and it was 99.9, which, in the medical world is not considered a fever. A fever starts at 100.4. But it means something,” Dimick says. But the patient also had just returned from Florida. “There had been a number of cases in (Florida) and actually had been some deaths in a nursing home. So, I asked her about exposures there, and she said she had spent a lot of time in the airport and was on a plane with a lot of people … who were coughing and sneezing.”
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Oklahoma has one reported case of COVID-19 in Tulsa. New York and Washington are beginning to see cases spiral as health departments across the country begin scrambling to prepare. Dimick’s patient returns with worsening symptoms. Her temperature is 100.8. Her symptoms now include a cough and shortness of breath. “We examined her and sent her to get a chest x-ray and did a flu screen. My diagnosis was that she was having bronchitis,” Dimick says. “Because she is asthmatic and is older than 60, we started her on treatment for asthma.” Dimick’s suspicions are beginning to grow. She calls the state health department to report her patient’s symptoms and is told tests are not available but would be delivered on Monday. Dimick talks to the patient several times over the weekend as she becomes sicker. “At that time, there was an index of suspicion. We were starting to hear about (COVID-19) every day,” Dimick says. “She was getting really terrified. I kept saying, ‘This is a possibility. We have no way to test. I’ll talk to the health department on Monday.’”
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TUESDAY
There are two confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Department of Health laboratory receives test kits from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and begins validating that the test kits work. It also adopts CDC guidelines on who can be tested based on symptoms and travel history. Dimick calls the Department of Health and requests a COVID-19 test, but is told she must do more respiratory testing to rule out other illnesses.
Dimick’s patient returns for more respiratory testing. “She was so sick that she was not going anywhere, but her husband, who was taking care of her, was going to (work) every day,” Dimick says. “We took her swabs, we sent everything off, called back (the testing lab), and everything was negative.”
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Susan Dimick, M.D.
“We might as well laugh,” she says. “It’s good for the immune system.”
wears a cowboy hat and a bandana over her face to protect her patients
But humor isn’t the only reason she’s wearing a face covering. One of Dimick’s patients was the first person
and make them laugh at the same time. Photo by Charlie Neuenschwander
in Oklahoma County to be diagnosed with COVID-19. Although she has completed a two-week quarantine following the diagnosis, she’s still being careful.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Before the tipoff of the Oklahoma City Thunder-Utah Jazz game in OKC, a player on the Jazz tested positive for COVID-19. The game is called off and frustrated fans are sent home. The health department uses 58 of its 250 available test kits to test the two basketball teams. An epidemiologist calls Dimick’s office and requests more tests in compliance with CDC guidelines. The patient, now extremely ill, has blood drawn at a local lab.
Dimick receives the second round of test results, which indicate the patient is positive for mononucleosis, rubella, herpes, toxoplasma and more. Her patient’s temperature is now 104 degrees. “They came back looking very bizarre. We learned a lot. When you do blood tests on people with this disease, everything comes back high, which made it difficult to interpret,” she says. OSDH agrees to run the test. The final task required was an oral swab. Dimick asks her patient to return once more. “I went out to the parking lot, because she was too weak to get out of the car. I wore my hazmat gear and did an (oral) swab on her,” she says.
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A courier arrives at 7:30 a.m. to collect the swabs, with a promise to call by the end of the day if the results are positive. The family calls Dimick’s office all day, but results are not available. At 4:30 p.m., Dimick calls the health department. The results are presumptive positive. At 9:30 p.m. that evening, the health department announces Oklahoma County has confirmed its first positive case of COVID-19.
By Sunday, March 15, five more cases are confirmed. The following Tuesday, St. Patrick’s Day, Mayor David Holt declares a state of emergency for Oklahoma City, limiting public gatherings and closing restaurants, bars, gyms and other businesses. In the days that followed, the patient’s family was tested for the virus. Her husband, son, daughter-in-law and their baby daughter all tested positive for the disease. None developed symptoms. As for the patient, she has recovered and is feeling well again. She and her family are donating antibodies to help create a vaccine.
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TOP DENTISTS This list is excerpted from the 2020 topDentists™ list, a database that includes listings of more than 100 dentists and specialists in the Oklahoma City metro area. The list is based on hundreds of detailed evaluations of dental professionals by their peers. The complete database is available at www.usatopdentists. com. For more information call 706-364-0853; write P.O. Box 970, Augusta, GA 30903; email info@usatopdentists.com or visit www.usatopdentists.com
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SELECTION PROCESS (METHODOLOGY) “If you had a patient in need of a dentist, which dentist would you refer them to?” This is the question we’ve asked thousands of dentists to help us determine who the topDentists should be. Dentists and specialists are asked to take into consideration years of experience, continuing education, manner with patients, use of new techniques and technologies and of course physical results. The nomination pool of dentists consists of dentists listed online with the American Dental Association, as well as dentists listed online with other dental societies, thus allowing virtually every dentist the opportunity to participate. Dentists are also given the opportunity to nominate other dentists that they feel should be included in our list. Respondents are asked to put aside any personal bias or political motivations and to use only their knowledge of their peer’s work when evaluating the other nominees. Voters are asked to individually evaluate the practitioners on their ballot whose work they are familiar with. Once the balloting is completed, the scores are compiled and then averaged. The numerical average required for inclusion varies depending on the average for all the nominees within the specialty and the geographic area. Borderline cases are given a careful consideration by the editors. Voting characteristics and comments are taken into consideration while making decisions. Past awards a dentist has received, status in various dental academies can play a factor in our decision. Once the decisions have been finalized, the included dentists are checked against state dental boards for disciplinary actions to make sure they have an active license and are in good standing with the board. Then letters of congratulations are sent to all the listed dentists. Of course there are many fine dentists who are not included in this representative list. It is intended as a sampling of the great body of talent in the field of dentistry in Oklahoma. A dentist’s inclusion on our list is based on the subjective judgments of his or her fellow dentists. While it is true that the lists may at times disproportionately reward visibility or popularity, we remain confident that our polling methodology largely corrects for any biases and that these lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate, and useful list of dentists available anywhere.
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David C. Bird
Jeff D. Baggett
Endodontic Associates 4500 West Memorial Circle Oklahoma City, OK 73142 405-748-6000 www.eaokc.com
200 North Sooner Road, Suite B Edmond, OK 73034 405-341-8884 www.jeffbaggettdds.com
Percy G. Bolen III
Jon A. Barnes
Endodontic Practice Associates 707 24th Avenue South West, Suite 100 Norman, OK 73069 405-329-7936 www.endodonticpracticeassociates.com
Buffalo Creek Dental 201 South Sara Road, Suite 140 Mustang, OK 73064 405-293-4735 www.buffalocreekdental.com
Dayna S. Duke
Masterpiece Smiles 6532 North May Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73116 405-840-4544 www.masterpiecesmilesokc.com
Endodontic Associates 4500 West Memorial Circle Oklahoma City, OK 73142 405-748-6000 www.eaokc.com
Leslie B. Hardy, Jr. Endodontic Associates 4500 West Memorial Circle Oklahoma City, OK 73142 405-748-6000 www.eaokc.com
Myron S. Hilton Endodontic Associates 4500 West Memorial Circle Oklahoma City, OK 73142 405-748-6000 www.eaokc.com
Dennis A. Leseberg Oklahoma Endodontics 3727 North West 63rd Street, Suite 200 Oklah ity, OK 73116 405-843-9330 www.oklaendo.com
Steven E. Powell Norman Endodontics 410 24th Avenue South West Norman, OK 73069 405-307-8200
Jared Schellenberg North Pointe Endodontics 13851 Quail Pointe Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73134 405-242-2083 www.npendo.com
Brandon Schultz Endodontic Associates 4500 West Memorial Circle Oklahoma City, OK 73142 405-748-6000 www.eaokc.com
David B. Shadid III This list is excerpted from 2020 the topDentists™ list, which includes listings for over 100 dentists and specialists in the OKC Metro Area. For more information call 706-364-0853; write P.O. Box 970, Augusta, GA 30903; email info@usatopdentists.com or visit www.usatopdentists.com. topDentists has used its best efforts in assembling material for this list but does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. Copyright 2012-2020 by topDentists, LLC of Augusta, GA. All rights reserved. This list, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without permission of topDentists. No fees may be charged, directly or indirectly, for the use of the information in this list without permission.
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Oklahoma Endodontics 3727 North West 63rd Street, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73116 405-843-9330 www.oklaendo.com
Jackson L. Sullivan Edmond Endodontics 609 South Kelly Avenue, Suite E-1 Edmond, OK 73003 405-844-8444 www.edmondendodontics.com
Kim L. Wilkinson North Pointe Endodontics 13851 Quail Pointe Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73134 405-242-2083 www.npendo.com
Robert E. Baumann
Justin L. Beasley 4600 West Memorial Road Oklahoma City, OK 73142 405-755-5400 www.drjbeasley.com
Tamara S. Berg Berg Family Dentistry 910 South Yukon Parkway Yukon, OK 73099 405-354-3763 www.bergfamilydentistry.com
Bobby J. Carmen 1141 Sonoma Park Drive Norman, OK 73071 405-364-2200 www.drbobbycarmen.com
Stephen R. Cash Stonebridge Dental 197 Stonebridge Boulevard Edmond, OK 73013 405-285-8600 www.drcashdental.com
Stephen A. Chastain 11900 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite A-1 Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-755-9050
Matthew E. Cohlmia Cohlmia Family Dentistry 3727 North West 63rd Street, Suite 310 Oklahoma City, OK 73116 405-848-3783
Raymond A. Cohlmia The University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry 1201 North Stonewall Avenue, Room 505 Oklahoma City, OK 73117 405-271-5444 www.dentistry.ouhsc.edu
Dunn H. Cumby 717 North East 36th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-524-7214
J. Russell Danner 4514 West Memorial Circle, Suite A Oklahoma City, OK 73142 405-749-1676 www.dannerdentistry.com
Thanh Dao-Vandenberg Deer Creek Dental 12321 Hidden Forest Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73142 405-722-7767 www.deercreekdentists.com
James E. Farley 216 East 10th Street Plaza Edmond, OK 73034 405-348-5100
Michael C. Fling OKC Dental Arts 3621 North West 63rd Street, Suite D Oklahoma City, OK 73116 405-848-6743 www.okcdentalarts.com
Tracy A. Gasbarra 2401 North Henney Road Choctaw, OK 73020 405-390-2000 www.choctawdentist.com
Shannon L. Griffin Griffin Smiles Comprehensive Dentistry 420 West 15th Street Edmond, OK 73013 405-348-2266 www.griffinsmiles.com
Mark T. Hanstein 201 Robert South Kerr Avenue, Suite 521 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 405-235-7288 www.okcdrhansteindds.com
W. Ed Holcomb 6303 North Portland Avenue, Suite 209 Oklahoma City, OK 73112 405-942-7771
Joe B. Isaacson 8200 North May Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-458-8848 www.joeisaacsondental.com
Krista M. Jones 2000 South East 15th Street, Suite 200 Edmond, OK 73013 405-341-0203 www.kristajonesdds.com
Michael K. Kirk Grand Dental Studio 1057 North West Grand Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73118 405-563-7370 www.dentistokc.com
Grady L. Lembke 200 North Sooner Road, Building B Edmond, OK 73034 405-330-6020 www.jeffbaggettdds.com
Eric M. Loper 3613 North West 56th Street, Suite 135 Oklahoma City, OK 73112 405-947-0564 www.drloper.com
J. Andy McKamie
Jack E. Willoughby
Jacob W.B. Mendenhall
Terry L. Cotterell
B. Don Cheatham
Center for Exceptional Dentistry 3645 North Council Road Bethany, OK 73008 405-789-7893 www.smileokc.com
Willoughby Family Dentistry 1222 South Kelly Avenue Edmond, OK 73003 405-341-8518 www.willoughbydentistry.com
OKC-OMS 8301 South Walker Avenue, Suite 101 Oklahoma City, OK 73139 405-636-4230 www.okcoms.com
Monica M. Neely
Advances in Dentistry 12320 Saint Andrews Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-751-6996 www.advancesindentistry.com
Orthodontic Specialists of Oklahoma 1382 South Douglas Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73130 405-716-5183 www.osobraces.com
Children’s Dentistry of Coffee Creek 2800 North Kelly Avenue, Suite 200 Edmond, OK 73003 405-562-2222 www.4kidsdentistry.com
Oral and Maxillofacial Associates 3601 North West 138th Street, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73134 405-848-7994 www.omaok.com
Robi L. Craig
Thai-An Doan
Craig & Streight 706 24th Avenue North West Norman, OK 73069 405-321-1926 www.craigandstreight.com
14228 Barbour Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73134 405-752-5437 www.doanskids.com
Kevin S. Smith
G. Fräns Currier
Profiles Oral Facial Surgery Experts 1000 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 2000 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 405-271-4955 www.profilesofs.com
The University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry 1201 North Stonewall Avenue, Room 400-B Oklahoma City, OK 73117 405-271-6087 www.dentistry.ouhsc.edu
Paul S. Tiwana
Melissa L. Farrow
Profiles Oral Facial Surgery Experts 1000 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 2000 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 405-271-4955 www.profilesofs.com
Farrow & Dewbre Orthodontics 8301 South Walker, Suite 103 Oklahoma City, OK 73139 405-400-8069 www.farrowdewbre.com
J. Drew Wendelken
Heim Orthodontics 4320 McAuley Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-755-8151 www.okcbraces.com
2408 North West 178th Street Edmond, OK 73012 405-302-0100 www.monicaneelydds.com
Abbey Onan The University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry 1201 North Stonewall Avenue, Suite 494 Oklahoma City, OK 73117 405-271-5714 www.dentistry.ouhsc.edu
Alan Owen 7300 North Macarthur Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73132 405-721-1616
John G. Polkinghorne 601 North Kelly Avenue, Suite 104 Edmond, OK 73003 405-341-4400 www.drjohndental.com
Michelle Sanor Elite Smiles 313 North West 61st Oklahoma City, OK 73118 405-418-4999 www.elitesmilesokc.com
Jeff Shadid 10717 North Rockwell Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73162 405-722-7777 www.jeffshadiddds.com
Paul A. Shadid Shadid Dental Studio 1001 South West 89th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73139 405-631-1531 www.shadiddental.com
David A. Simon Modern Dentistry 8001 North Macarthur Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73132 405-728-7171 www.rahillandsimondds.com
Robert L. Talley Craniofacial Pain Associates 448 36th Avenue North West, Suite 103 Norman, OK 73072 405-321-8030 www.tmj-pain.com
Stephen L. Virtue 5100 North Brookline Avenue, Suite 870 Oklahoma City, OK 73112 405-943-8058
V. Ralph Willcox Edmond Dental Associates 950 Medical Park Boulevard Edmond, OK 73013 405-341-8804 www.edmonddental.com
Angela Windsor
Patrick A. Woods 2812 West Hefner Road Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-751-0358 www.patwoodsdental.com
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY James A. Baker OKC-OMS 8301 South Walker Avenue, Suite 101 Oklahoma City, OK 73139 405-636-4230 www.okcoms.com
Robert B. Bryan II Oral Surgery Specialists of Oklahoma 4320 McAuley Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-755-4826 www.oklahomacityoralsurgery.com
Lester L. Cowden III Lakeside Oral Surgery 3100 West Britton Road, Suite A Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-751-3312 www.lakesideoralsurgeryokc.com
Emily Frye Lakeside Oral Surgery 3100 West Britton Road, Suite A Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-751-3312 www.lakesideoralsurgeryokc.com
Jeremy C. Goodson Oral Surgery Specialists of Oklahoma 4320 McAuley Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-755-4826 www.oklahomacityoralsurgery.com
Jay A. Harlan 8101 South Walker Avenue, Suite E Oklahoma City, OK 73139 405-632-9726
S. Ross Martin
Scott W. Searcey
Oral and Maxillofacial Associates 3601 North West 138th Street, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73134 405-848-7994 www.omaok.com
Craig A. Wooten Oral & Facial Surgery of Oklahoma 13301 North Meridian, Suite 702 Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-751-7600 www.drwooten.com
ORTHODONTICS Brian D. Amy Orthodontic Associates 10914 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 300 Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-947-1526 www.oasmiles.com
John Archer Orthodontic Associates 10914 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 300 Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-947-1526 www.oasmiles.com
Oral and Maxillofacial Associates 3601 North West 138th Street, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73134 405-848-7994 www.omaok.com
David J. Birdwell
Tracy E. McIntire
Jeffrey T. Cohlmia
Oral and Maxillofacial Associates 3601 North West 138th Street, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73134 405-848-7994 www.omaok.com
Orthodontic Arts 421 North West 10th Street, Suite 201-E Oklahoma City, OK 73103 405-604-3745 www.orthodonticarts.com Cohlmia Orthodontics 5025 Gaillardia Corporate Place, Suite A Oklahoma City, OK 73142 405-751-0300 www.wireyoursmile.com
V. Matthew Heim
J. Peter Kierl Kierl Orthodontics 165 East 33rd Street Edmond, OK 73013 405-341-5020 www.kierlorthodontics.com
Michael J. Kierl 6621 West Hefner Road Oklahoma City, OK 73162 405-787-2001 www.smilesbykierl.com
Shannon M. Lewis Lewis Orthodontics 2900 North Kelly Avenue Edmond, OK 73003 405-330-5095 www.lewisbraces.com
P. Justin Power Orthodontic Associates 10914 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 300 Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-947-1526 www.oasmiles.com
Timothy M. Shannon Orthodontics Exclusively 2214 West Boyd Street Norman, OK 73069 405-321-2735 www.orthoexc.com
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY William G. Bozalis Pediatric Dentistry of Oklahoma 3613 North West 56th Street, Suite 105 Oklahoma City, OK 73112 405-946-2455 www.pediatricdentistryofoklahoma.com
PERIODONTICS Blaire A. Bowers Periodontal Implant Center 8203 South Walker Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73139 405-636-1411 www.okperio.com
Lauren Bowers-Klaus Periodontal Implant Center 8203 South Walker Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73139 405-636-1411 www.okperio.com
Dirk Eckroat
John J. Dmytryk
Edmond Pediatric & Teen Dentistry 101 South Saints Boulevard, Suite 212 Edmond, OK 73034 405-513-8811 www.edmondkidsdentist.com
The University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry 1201 North Stonewall Avenue, Room 507 Oklahoma City, OK 73117 405-271-5988 www.dentistry.ouhsc.edu
Martha L. Garzon
Jacob D. Hager
870 South Kelly Avenue Edmond, OK 73003 405-348-5757 www.marthagarzondmd.com
Periodontal Implant Center 8203 South Walker Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73139 405-636-1411 www.okperio.com
Andrew C. Guthrie Small World Pediatric Dentistry 3616 North West 50th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73112 405-946-0686 www.smallworlddentistry.com
William G. Reeves Oklahoma City Periodontics & Dental Implants 2800 Featherstone Road Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-751-5333 www.okcperio.com
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Pediatric Dental Specialists 4320 McAuley Boulevard, Suite D Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-755-8020 www.kidssmileshop.com
Lars O. Bouma Implant & Prosthodontic Associates 4517 Memorial Circle Oklahoma City, OK 73142 405-755-7777 www.implantassociates.net
R. Brian Molloy Smile Galaxy Pediatric Dentistry 9801 South Pennsylvania Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73159 405-692-1222 www.smilegalaxykids.com
Susan Brackett Implant & Prosthodontic Associates 4517 Memorial Circle Oklahoma City, OK 73142 405-755-7777 www.implantassociates.net
Brent W. Moody Pediatric Dental Specialists 4320 McAuley Boulevard, Suite D Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405-755-8020 www.kidssmileshop.com
Bryce Dorrough 8301 South Walker Avenue, Suite 102 Oklahoma City, OK 73139 405-632-3525
Thomas J. McGarry, Jr.
Robert C. Steele
Implant & Prosthodontic Associates 4517 Memorial Circle Oklahoma City, OK 73142 405-755-7777 www.implantassociates.net
169 East 33rd Street Edmond, OK 73013 405-341-3030 www.steeledds4kids.com
Theresa M. White 809 South West 89th Street, Suite A Oklahoma City, OK 73139 405-616-7336 www.pediatricdentistoklahomacity.com
Paul M. Mullasseril The University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry 1201 North Stonewall Avenue, Room 544 Oklahoma City, OK 73117 405-271-6400 www.dentistry.ouhsc.edu
Heath Whitfield Edmond Pediatric & Teen Dentistry 101 South Saints Boulevard, Suite 212 Edmond, OK 73034 405-513-8811 www.edmondkidsdentist.com
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niversity of Oklahoma College of Dentistry patients often spend less time in the chair these days, thanks to an investment in digital technology. 3D Solutions at OU Dentistry opened in August 2018, after a dental school task force made a recommendation to the dean. “Our first goal was to improve the education of our dental students,” says Dr. Yacoub Al Sakka, an assistant professor and director of digital technologies. “The second thing was to reduce the time that patients sit in the chair.” With 3-D scanning and printing, dental devices such as mouth guards and crowns can be made without taking the traditional impressions. Instead, an intraoral scanner is passed across the patient’s teeth, Al Sakka said. The scanning device projects a 3-D structure of the teeth onto a computer screen, and software shares the dimensions with 3-D printers and milling machines.
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A tooth created from 3D technology. Photo provided
“No one likes the goop,” says Lance Russell, owner of International Dental Arts of Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Russell said that about six years ago, his lab started making the transition to digital technology – which now includes 3-D machines that print patterns and plastic models. “Only about 25 percent of dentists use the new technology,” Russell says. “In five years, it will be up to 90 percent.” For dentists who are still taking impressions, International Dental Arts can also use its technology to scan those impressions, Russell said. “It makes it quicker and a little more accurate,” he says. “The doctors tell me the crowns fit better now than they ever have.” OU offers dental care provided by students, residents and faculty members, Al Sakka said, which means that a number of Oklahomans now are wearing crowns created in its digital lab. The lab also has been used by OU’s medical and pharmacy schools. Research indicates that “3-D technology absolutely works,” Al Sakka said. He said that by the end of this year, OU might be ready to offer lab services to dentists in private practice. International Dental Arts offers training on the intraoral scanner, Russell said, and as many as 50 dentists show up when they hold classes. “They should be embracing it, because it’s here,” he says. The scanners cost between $25,000 and $60,000, and Russell has about 10 clients in Oklahoma City who have made the investment. They save money on the materials used to make impressions, he said, “and once they get efficient at it, they will spend less time with the scanner than doing the impressions.”
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n the popular musical comedy “Little Shop of Horrors,” Steve Martin plays a dentist who has chosen his profession because of his love for inflicting pain on others. We’ve all heard the phrase, “This is more painful than a root canal!” True, the dental procedure has become synonymous with pain and dread. But modern methods have made patient anguish over root canals a thing of the past. “A lot of patients who need a root canal are in pain and fear seeking treatment,” says Dr. Victoria Ball, an Endodontist specializing in root canal procedures and periapical surgery. “The fact is, thanks to modern technology, a root canal procedure takes less time and has a higher success rate than ever before. The majority of patients leave feeling better than when they came in.” A root canal is a fairly common procedure, but Dr. Ball said her role as an Endodontist — a dentist who specializes in saving 44
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teeth — is much less common. In fact, she is one of only 18 Endodontists in the entire 405. Finally, while she said the anatomy of each tooth presents a unique challenge, Dr. Ball said her goal is singular: to provide the highest level of endodontic care and achieve the best results for each patient. “Unfortunately, some teeth are past the point of saving, and in those situations, we use 3-D imaging, microscope examination and experience to make the proper diagnosis,” she says. “That said, I believe that no tooth should ever be pulled if it can be saved! There’s nothing more satisfying to me than taking a patient’s pain away and helping them to save their natural teeth.”
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Martha Garzon, DMD, MS Dr. Martha Garzon is a Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist and a Clinical Associate Professor at The University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry (OUHSC). She opened her practice in Edmond in 2001, shortly after she and her husband, a Professor of Cell Biology at OUHSC, moved to Oklahoma. “Children have a special place in my heart,” Dr. Garzon says. “I enjoy helping them have a pleasant experience at our practice.” Dr. Garzon and her team cater to children on the autism spectrum and children with psychological, learning, behavioral and other challenges. She said that relating to kids at their level, in their language is important to her success. “When they sense that you really care, they respond positively and open up,” Dr. Garzon says. The practice specializes in preventive care with an emphasis on promoting hygiene education. She and her team also work within a referral network of trusted physicians, oral surgeons, orthodontists and other specialists. Dr. Garzon says that every patient is unique and therefore, it’s important to consider oral health in the context of the overall health of the patient. She is proud to have a hygienist on her team. “We are very honored that most of our patients come via referral from satisfied families,” she says.
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A New Synergy This mushrooms with truffle on toast is a favorite of En Croûte’s regulars, and it’s as delicious as it is beautiful. Read about the recent expansion of En Croûte, including a bottle shop. Page 48
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E STAU R A N TS OFT E N M A K E T H E mistake of trying to be all things to all people. Even so, it is possible to be more things to more people. That’s the idea behind En Croûte – both the original iteration and the newest version, which has repurposed the old St. Mark’s Chop Room space into an extended dining area, bar and bottle shop. “When we started, I wanted to combine a local cheese shop with a neighborhood restaurant that was open for breakfast, lunch and dinner,” says Crosby Dyke. She is a founding partner and has been the operating partner throughout En Croute’s life. “The big stores had cornered the retail market, but I believed there was room for a small shop that sold a selection of excellent goods.” Opened in 2016, En Croûte has been an anchor in Nichols Hills Plaza, as a dining spot, charcuterie counter and bar. The patio out front is perfect for a glass of wine or cocktail on a pretty day, and the beautiful interior beckons guests to stay a little longer. Drew Tekell, operating partner, and Eric Berumen, now a partner in the upcoming Commonplace market, have consistently put together one of the city’s best wine lists, and with the addition of Chef Kevin Ward – a graduate of the Coach House apprenticeship program – En Croute has an exceptional veteran team of operators. Ward’s food manages to be delicious and elegant, but he can also throw down comfort food and rustic dishes with ease. The sockeye salmon on the current menu is a solid example of his versatility and adaptability. Salmon is in danger of becoming the new tilapia: an often-unremarkable fish option offered as an afterthought to the “healthy” diners. Ward’s, on the other hand, combines beautiful cooking, a quality product and the addition of bagna cauda. “The bagna cauda is a holdover from the original menu,” Ward says. “It’s not well known around here, but it’s a staple in Mediterranean cuisine.” A combination of anchovies, garlic, artichoke hearts, celery root and a few other ingredients, the tangy, pungent dish is used as both a dip and an accompaniment in Mediterranean kitchens. Combined with the salmon, it brightens and deepens the meal, adding both contrasting and complementary flavors. It’s a brilliant twist on what could be a pedestrian dish. That is the signature of Ward’s cooking, along with consistency and excellent technique. Ward’s best creation may be the duck prepared two ways – as a seared breast and a confit quarter, with the latter being explosively flavorful. Regulars would insist on the mushroom toast version, though, and they have a point. The red wine demi and polenta cakes add texture and layers of flavor, so much so that the polenta cakes ought to be considered a small plate option; they are that good. The challenge of late has been to combine the former chophouse’s fare with En Croute’s broader menu. Dyke and Ward said they listened to guest input about what they loved at St. Mark’s to form the new selections. Steaks were mentioned more often than anything else, especially the rib eye and the tenderloin, but the healthy dishes En Croute has been known for are not going away, either. One of the pasta dishes can easily be seafood-based or vegetarian, and the salad with avocado puree is beautiful and delicious. Tekell’s wine selection is going to be one of the central selling points going forward. A veteran sommelier and operator, he has a stellar palate and great relationships with distributors. Rather than the sometimes overwhelming combination of great product
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Ward’s food manages to be delicious and elegant, but he can also throw down comfort food and rustic dishes with ease. Operating partner and cheese monger Crosby Dyke and executive chef Kevin Ward.
and bulk wine in too many stores, he’s picking favorites and keeping the list to a manageable size, with good representation in multiple categories: red, white, rose and bubbles. “We want people to be able to take a bottle of the wine they loved at dinner home with them,” Tekell says. “We’ll also have selections beyond the wine list if they want to experiment a little.” The expansion means more space and a more diverse menu, but the cheese counter will still be an important part of the operation. And they will still be breakfast, lunch and dinner, so the neighborhood gem vibe isn’t going anywhere.
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H E COM I NG OF S PR I NG (A N D T H E relaxation of social distancing protocols) signals the time to start thinking about outdoor dining – always a joyous occasion – and which patios are your favorites. We’re starting with Pizzeria Gusto at 2415 N Walker. Remarkable as it may seem to regulars, we still hear people say some variation of “I didn’t know Gusto had a patio!” It does. It’s in the back, surrounded by a privacy fence, dotted with trees, built on beautiful flagstones and lit with string lights. It’s an amazing combination of secret garden, fairyland and Italian country bistro. Limiting the view with a privacy fence was a brilliant choice. Surrounded as it is by a shopping center, parking lot and the back of another business, Gusto had to opt for an uninteresting view or the creation of a comfortable vibe and aesthetic. They chose the latter, and that makes the Neapolitan-style pizzas and solid wine list that much easier to enjoy. McClintock Saloon and Chop House (2227 Exchange in Stockyards City) chose a similar route with its “backyard” patio. It’s off an alley, but the gate, flower boxes and abundant greenery, as well as a smart paint job, make for a lovely distraction from what could be a too-pedestrian view. The brunch is underrated
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delicious with some of the best fried chicken in the metro, and the whiskey selection makes al fresco sipping a smart choice. Flint, inside the Colcord Hotel at 15 N Robinson, also boasts one of the largest and best patios in the city, with a view that’s hard to beat. Situated at the base of the Devon Tower, the view upward is stunning and inspiring, and just across the street are the Myriad Gardens, if you’re more the nature type. Bar service for all meals is made easier with an outdoor bar, and the lounge furniture just invites day drinking and conversation. Edmond’s new Railyard at 23 W 1st is likely to be a hotspot this summer. Adjacent to several popular restaurant concepts including El Camino tacos and Gogi Go, as well as the new 1884 bar and cigar lounge, the large, outdoor space has games, a bar and a ton of seating. Grab something from one of the food hall concepts and head outside. Located just off Broadway in downtown Edmond, it’s peaceful, and the neighborhood view is somewhere between lovely and quaint. You will find The Hutch’s patio down a short, winding path on the east side of the restaurant at 6437 Avondale. Umbrellas provide shelter, and Chef David Henry delivers consistently outstanding food. Operating partner Kyle Fleischfresser was a fantastic bartender before his proprietor days, so the quality of the cocktails (including the whiskey selection) matches the food quality. On Wednesday evenings, the restaurant features an entrée and wine special, and the patio is the perfect place for barbecue and a bottle of red wine. The Library at 607 W Boyd in Norman is well known among residents and University of Oklahoma students past and present. It’s a popular bar, with a menu that makes great sense for what and where it is: pizza, burgers, tacos, nachos, salads and sandwiches. The patio is surrounded by a ton of greenery, and it’s tucked in away from passing traffic, so the effect is a “lively pub in a small town” vibe, and it’s very much a cool oasis in the hot summer hours.
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You will need berry simple syrup first, and it’s super easy to make. Take one cup of berries you have on hand (fresh or frozen) and combine with one cup of sugar and one cup of water in a pan. Bring to a boil, then let cool, strain and refrigerate. It’s good for about three weeks.
1 oz Pimm’s 1/2 oz honey 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice 3-4 fresh basil leaves 1 medium strawberry 1 dash cucumber bitters (pro tip: orange is fine, too, or it works without bitters) 1 1/2 oz dry sparkling wine
You will need homemade cherry syrup for this one, and once again, it’s very easy to make. Rather than toss the leftover syrup from the jar of Amarena or Luxardo cherries, combine with vodka in a 2:1 ratio. Zest orange peel into the mix. Add sugar to taste.
In a blender, mix one cup blanco tequila, half a cup of orange liqueur and one avocado until smooth. Add one to two cups of ice and half a can of limeade concentrate (Minute Maid is excellent), and blend until combined. Hensley kicks hers up with chili-lime salt (Tajin) on the rim of the glass.
In a shaker, combine 1.5 ounces of gin (dry is better) or vodka, 3/4 ounce berry simple syrup and 3/4 ounce of fresh lemon juice. Shake. Pour over ice in a Collins glass. Top with ginger ale or soda.
In a shaker, muddle basil leaves and strawberry with the honey and bitters. Add Pimm’s and lemon juice, and then shake with ice. Fine strain into a rocks glass or coupe. Top with sparkling wine and garnish with a basil leaf.
2 oz dry gin 3/4 oz cherry syrup 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice Combine ingredients in a shaker tin with ice. Shake. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a Luxardo cherry.
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OM ETI M ES W E think of entertaining as pulling out all the stops. An elaborate menu, pressed napkins, an abundance of flowers and fancy wares … however, entertaining or hosting or just serving a meal doesn’t have to encompass all of that to be enjoyable. Even with the simplest of efforts, a small, weeknight dinner for two can be transformed into something special. Here are a few steps I like to take to make dinner for two not only more enjoyable, but also relaxed. SIMPLE is the key here. 1. Choose an easily prepared menu. I went with a creamy lemon pasta dish and a green salad. You can top the pasta with fresh parmesan reggiano, and if you need a little more food, add fresh bread and butter to the mix. 2. Keep the table uncluttered. Simple, everyday bowls and flatware can make for a charming setting when you throw in some checked cloth napkins or even small dish towels. A bowl of lemons can serve as a centerpiece. 3. Serve a cold white wine. No need to go fancy or big. 4. Set places close together. Sit side-by-side and not across from each other. 5. Linger. With a small menu and not very many dishes, you have time to finish your wine, talk and enjoy each other’s company.
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1 package of your favorite noodles
Boil pasta according to directions. When pasta is almost done,
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1 cup whipping cream (or cashew milk)
pasta and transfer to a large bowl. Pour hot cream/milk over the
Rind of one lemon cut into small strips
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Above left: Reynolds punctuates her personal collection with “outsider art.” Right: Boston native Emily Ladow Reynolds in her
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Emily Ladow Reynolds is the owner and curator behind Anonyma Fine Art. A native of the Boston area, she and her husband moved to Oklahoma City in 2009. Anonyma was born out of a passion for “outsider art,” and Reynolds’ eye is evident not only through her curation for her clients, but in the beautiful home she shares with her family. Tell our readers a little bit about yourself and the genesis of Anonyma Fine Art.
My husband and I moved back here from Boston, my hometown, 10 years ago, after meeting there, attending graduate school, getting married and having our first son. When my children were older and I was ready to work again, it became clear that it would be difficult to find a job in my field (sustainable agriculture and environmental policy). I had been casually collecting artwork for several years – I’d discovered a particular passion for outsider art – and began exploring the art scene here in OKC. I realized that most of the galleries in the area specialized in artwork that was fairly traditional and often Southwestern in feel. Friends
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would come to visit and ask about where I’d found particular pieces, noting that there was nothing comparable available. I decided to make my business official a little more than three years ago, and I’ve never enjoyed work so much. My passion is discovering lesser-known artists and sharing their work with collectors here in Oklahoma. There were so many painters, sculptors, and printmakers working during the 20th century who were clearly very talented but didn’t enjoy much recognition during their lifetimes. I seek out artwork from other parts of the world – I’ve had pieces from China, Bulgaria, India, Cuba, Kuwait, France, Brazil and Japan, among other places. What do you think is the most important thing when looking at collecting art for your home?
By far the most important thing is to buy pieces that move you. There’s a saying that great art won’t match your sofa, and I couldn’t agree more. Great art isn’t just decoration – it should mean something to you, spark great conversation, maybe leave you with some questions. Don’t worry about whether
a painting you love will “go with” other artwork in your home. If you’re crazy about it, you’ll find the right place to display it. I think it’s also important to include work in different media – not just paintings on stretched canvas, but works on paper, and sculpture too. Black and white pieces, whether they’re charcoal drawings, photographic prints or etchings, are especially easy to display in groupings or to mix with more colorful art. Do you have a favorite artist or genre of art that you gravitate towards or personally have in your home?
Lately, I’ve been obsessed with printmaking, especially what was going on in France in the 1970s and 1980s. Artists like Gilou Brillant, Christian Fossier and Jaqueline De Butler were creating absolutely stunning abstract etchings that are becoming more difficult to find. There are some amazing 20th-century Japanese printmakers as well. Norio Azuma and Noboru Tsurutani’s work explored overlaid geometric forms using serigraphy, and I can’t get enough. 405MAGAZINE.COM
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“Even though it’s not a warm color, there’s a richness about that classic blue. And it’s a little bit sassy,” says J. Mark Taylor, RID, Associate ASID, who designed the formal living room and dining room. “And the fact that the general palette of the home is gray and black – to me, that was just the perfect color to bring life and energy to that space. “In the middle of all of the glass, concrete and metal, the other element I wanted was natural material,” said Taylor, who owns
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Traditions Fine Furniture and Design in Edmond. “Even the console I chose has an architectural look, but the warmth of the heavily grained wood with huge hardware that is inlaid with tigereye brings an earthy feel to the design.” Cheerful, whimsical creations are carried throughout the home, too, with unusual wall hangings and imaginative vignettes that fuse bright colors with expressive accent pieces. The Norman-based design team from
Mister Robert Fine Furniture and Design brightened the study/sitting room with colorful florals and a fuchsia rug. “After all of this (quarantine), people are really going to want color. I think people will want even more color,” says designer Keven Calonkey Carl, ASID, NCIDQ. “We selected a handwoven rug as the centerpiece of the room to really give it a pop of color, and built from there with colorful pillows on the sofa, a floral cornice (window treatment)
Guest suite bedroom by Crystal Carte, Carte’s Interiors.
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To me, the tenacity and the will to make this happen is a picture of how Oklahomans are. In the middle of a crisis, we are going to stick together and make something beautiful happen.” – J. Mark Taylor, RID, Associate ASID
console table by J. Mark Taylor, Traditions Fine Furniture and Design.
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Study/sitting room by Keven Calonkey Carl, ASID, NCIDQ, Cassidy Brunsteter, Allied ASID, and Lance Whitlow, Mister Robert Fine Furniture and Design.
and original oil paintings that we selected for this room.” Designers also made skillful use of texture from finishes to fabrics, most notably showcased in the master suite by Jeff Muse and Beth Ketchum of K&N Interior Fabrics and in the pool bath by Deb Johnson of Paint Inspirations. This 2020 Symphony Show House has presented the designers an added challenge with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This was a very fulfilling experience doing this with the designers in the season that we are in,” says Taylor, who serves as designer liaison for this year’s event. “To me, the tenacity and the will to make this happen is a picture of how Oklahomans are. In the middle of a crisis, we are going to stick together and make something beautiful happen. Although we practiced safe distancing, there was a lot of camaraderie.”
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Upholstered wall in the master suite by Jeff Muse and Beth Ketchum, K&N Interior Fabrics.
Breakfast pit by Steve Winters and Lisa Smallwood, Winter House Interiors.
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Lisa Reed, executive director of the Oklahoma City Orchestra League, which hosts the annual Show House, agreed. “The designers have really stepped up this year in the middle of social distancing and supply chain interruptions. It’s important that we carry on this community tradition,” Reed says. “We have so many people who come for it every single year. I have women who come through who say, ‘I did this with my mother or grandmother, now I’m doing this with my daughter.’” The Symphony Show House was launched in 1973 as a fundraiser for the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, then the Oklahoma City Symphony. Proceeds go to fund the Philharmonic and its community outreach programs, which reach 35,000 adults and youth throughout central Oklahoma. This year’s show house at 2737 Guilford Lane is owned by A-List Construction. It is listed with Wyatt Poindexter Group of KW Luxury Homes International for $2,250,000. The home is scheduled to be open for tours 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 31-June 14. Due to the uncertain timing of shelter-in-place directives associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, alternate dates are scheduled for June 13-28. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 during the event. They are to be available online at okcphil.org and at participating metro locations.
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Adams Hotel, 405 S. Cheyenne: Said to be Tulsa’s most photographed building, it was built to capitalize on the 1928 International Petroleum Exposition. 2. Riverside Studio, 1381 S. Riverside Drive: The earliest phase of Art Deco, labeled “zigzag,” is evident in this Bruce Goff-designed building, once a residence/piano studio. 1.
rant was built as the First National Auto Bank, at the time, the world’s largest drive-through bank.
the few Art Deco buildings designed by a woman. Adah Robinson, a quiet Quaker and art teacher,
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Prayer Tower, Oral Roberts University, 7777 S. Lewis Ave.: Googie or Space Age architecture, named after the design of an eponymous Los Angeles coffee shop, embraced futuristic elements and Atomic Age imagery.
created the design of the building and oversaw every aspect of the artistic elements embodied in the structure. The church has been described as a “sermon in stone.” The building has not been without controversy. Because she was not an architect,
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Fire Alarm Building, 1010 E. 8 St.: The terra cotta work on this building melds a glorification of labor with Mayan cultural references.
1940s 3. Philcade Building, 511 S. Boston
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Ungerman House, 1718 E. 37 St.: Art Deco’s third phase, “Streamline,” is represented in this residence. Sleek with horizontal banding and glass blocks, it is typical of Streamline characteristics.
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of Robinson and, at that time, a draftsman at a large architectural firm, was commissioned to make sure the building had structural integrity. The firm later claimed credit for the building. A bronze bust of Adah Robin-
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Art with a Heart Tri Delta alumnae chapter of Oklahoma City, Edmond and Norman hosted its 18th annual Art with a Heart event Feb. 22 at The Children’s Hospital atrium, 1200 Children’s Ave. The event benefitted three organizations that help children undergoing cancer treatment and their families including Oklahoma Children’s Cancer Association, Cavett Kids Foundation and Keaton’s Kindness Foundation.
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No one on the planet wants to hear: - someone smacking food - someone chewing gum - nondescript whistling or humming - the clicking of a pen - the sound of air in a straw - the sound of someone’s paw rattling around in a Cheetos bag - a pointless story 2. A grownup who needs your help to find a lost puppy is a kidnapper. (Closely related: Vans without windows are kidnapper vans. Stay away from any vehicle with dents that originate from the inside.) 3. Always question authority. 4. Don’t purchase pants unless they’ve passed the “sit down” test in the dressing room. 5. Two gerbils + one month = 17 gerbils. No one wants free gerbils. 6. Avoid “toe cleavage” by avoiding cheap shoes. 7. Leave enough milk for people to have cereal the next day. 8. In the car, never back up farther than you need to. 9. The day you leave the house looking like you’ve just left an all-night bender is the day you’ll run into your ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend who, in a cruel twist of fate, will look like she or he just came from a photo shoot. 10. If you don’t love the sport/activity you’ve signed up for, don’t waste another minute on it. 11. Don’t put your hands on any glass that you’re not willing to clean daily. 12. The shortest distance between you and a case of ringworm is a wrestling mat. 13. Don’t bring your phone to the table. 14. Don’t text and drive. 15. Don’t deliver bad news via text. 16. Don’t set down your (phone, money, ski goggles, North Face jacket, allowance, entire collection of Pokémon cards, etc.) and step away. 17. Have at least one friend with: a pickup, jumper cables, a swimming pool, a hot tub, a guest bed, a timeshare, an expense account, a meter key, a prescription pad and a law degree. 18. Whatever you do, do a little extra. 19. Be the first to say, “Thank you,” “Pardon me,” “I was wrong,” “How can I help?” and “I love you.” 20. Call your mom. 1.
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billion and one stars, but they had a shooting star last night over Tokyo, so now there are exactly 317 billion stars.” Kids: “Why are there shooting stars?” Me: “Well, when one of the stars won’t clean his room, or when he bites one of the other stars, all the other stars decide that the naughty star has to leave the sky. But they pack a snack for him and give him a parachute for a soft landing.” I knew I couldn’t ride the Mensa wave forever. Inevitably, my kids got older and quicker to call BS on my BS. No longer on the hook to list the first, middle and last names of every animal on Noah’s Ark, I turned to more practical teachings that my kids can still recite. With any luck, they’ll have their own children who will benefit from the wisdom that only comes from Mom School.
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