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Dale Myers, D.M.D. |
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Dr. Myers' Office of Dentistry: By Scott, Class of 2004 For over 23 years, the office of Dr. Myers has been serving the community of Knox with first-class dentistry with fairly inexpensive rates. Maybe that’s the reason that his office has thrived since 1978 while so many other new businesses have come into the area and failed. Maybe we’ve uncovered a secret. Dale Leroy Myers, was born in the Knox area and lived in this area during his youth. He attended Keystone High School and after graduating went to Clarion State College. After graduating in four years and getting his college diploma Dale went to attend Pitt School of Dentistry to get his Doctrine of Dentistry. As soon as he got out of school, Dr. Myers opened up his office because of the need of dentistry in the area. My interview with Dr. Myers was fairly interesting in the sense that I learned how to own and run a small business in a small town and also how to make it thrive without being a ruthless competitor. Dr. Myers proved to be a good subject in the business field, but also a kind man who cared about his patients. The significance of my subject is that he is one of the few people who have been able to keep a small business running in the small town of Knox for an extended period of time (almost 25 years). His dental office has been a permanent business in this town for a quarter of a century, and if he can make his business work, then the information that we get from him should be able to help others get their small business running. Within the 23 years that Dr. Myers has been in business, his office has been filled to its maximum capacity, showing that businesses can become very healthy and make people a lot of money in the Knox area. Also Dr. Myers' office brings money into other businesses in Knox like Vinny's or Pizza Shop since many people will just eat in town after going to the dentist instead of going home and cooking. This shows how businesses in Knox can help each other by providing customers for one another. As well as being a dentist though, Dr. Myers is also a crucial member of the community since he gives to the Relay for Life, helps sponsor the school musical, helps support the Varsity Football Team by buying a page in the program for advertising, and is a former member of the Keystone School Board. This helps to show that the Knox Community also is very diverse in the activities and charities that a person can be involved with and still be able to keep an important business running. My interview will enhance our project because the information I have given by Dr. Myers will show other people that might want to open a small business here that a business can survive and flourish even in the small containments of the community of Knox. With his information and the information given by some other people I think that this project will definitely have a positive result on bringing new businesses back to Knox and the surrounding area. |
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