With a combination of perseverance and good instincts, Erin K. Roberts, DDS, of Enid, Okla., parlayed the quick turn-around of a dying practice into the construction of a brand new 10-operatory clinic of her own design.
"I suppose anyone can have a vision," Erin says while sitting comfortably in one of her fully equipped treatment rooms. "The challenge is figuring out how to make it happen, something I can only attribute to having the right people around me who're committed to quality work, one patient at a time."
Within six years of taking possession of a dental office that would initially bring her only three viable patients, Erin hit full stride on sheer determination—never mind raising two toddlers while her husband was away, serving in Iraq.
"You can call it sacrificing or investing, but it comes down to having a goal, seeing things through," the 37-year-old general practitioner says. "Now that I've got everything in place at the new facility, I have every reason to believe that I'll be debt-free in time to take my entire staff to Hawaii in five years."
In 2007—with her inaugural practice running at peak capacity—Erin hatched a plan to buy a nearby parcel of property and put her vision on paper, which would one day set a new hallmark for dental patients coming to Enid from communities as far as 60 miles away.
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“I'm a healthier person. My whole life is better and my team assures me their lives have improved as well. That means a lot.”
–Dr. Erin Roberts
Enid, OK