Dr Cooper Bio V1

00:00:05.417 --> 00:00:08.333 I knew from pretty early on that I wanted to be a dentist. 00:00:08.417 --> 00:00:10.833 We had some family friends that were dentists 00:00:10.917 --> 00:00:13.083 and were great role models for me. 00:00:13.208 --> 00:00:14.500 My dad was a veterinarian, 00:00:14.583 --> 00:00:20.208 so I was exposed to a profession where I was able to watch him interact 00:00:20.292 --> 00:00:24.167 with people and help them out with their needs and their pet's needs. 00:00:24.458 --> 00:00:26.167 Dentistry appealed to me. 00:00:26.292 --> 00:00:29.875 I like to work with my hands, and the idea of just fixing things, 00:00:30.042 --> 00:00:35.167 combined with really being able to have an impact on people, 00:00:35.417 --> 00:00:37.500 in a lot of ways the immediate gratification. 00:00:37.583 --> 00:00:39.542 I mean, somebody comes in with a toothache. 00:00:39.625 --> 00:00:44.792 I mean, a lot of times you can pull the tooth or whatever it is 00:00:44.875 --> 00:00:46.277 and take care of their problem. 00:00:46.360 --> 00:00:49.458 There's just a lot about dentistry that was very appealing to me.