Photo courtesy of North Texas Endodontics
The office culture and personal
development are top priorities in
this busy practice, and the high
happiness quotient factors into
remarkable team longevity. Carol,
Dr. Small’s first chairside assistant just retired after thirty-three
years of service, and Debbie
recently celebrated her twentyfifth anniversary with NTEA.
Most members of the team have
been with NTEA for ten years
or more.
Photo courtesy of North Texas Endodontics
The doctors believe that a common purpose as well as a diversity
of interests strengthens their
practice. They devote time to a
wide variety of professional interests outside the office as active
Dr. Witherspoon is an accomplished painter, sculptor and video artist.
educators, researchers and mentors. All are involved, locally,
graduate who wants to learn more about the clinical aspects of
nationally, and internationally, as lecturers and providers of
their chosen field. Teaching our future dental colleagues is an
continuing education for endodontist, restorative and general
honor that we take seriously.”
dentists and for specialists in other dental fields. The three volDr. Small is a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur. His book, Face
unteer their time to teach undergraduate students at the dental
to Face: A Leadership Guide for Healthcare Professionals and
school each week. They are also active fellows of the
Entrepreneurs, was released in 2011. Dr. Small speaks nationInternational College of Dentists and help dental students
ally on the topics of leadership, practice management, and practhrough Great Expectations, Baylor’s highly successful mentortice transitions. Dr. Small earned his MBA with an emphasis in
ing program designed to connect first-year students, their senhealthcare management from Texas Tech University in 2008.
ior classmates and seasoned dental professionals. Each doctor
He co-founded Phase II Associates, LLC, a nationwide practice
mentors 10 students and periodically hosts residents at their
consulting/brokerage firm that works exclusively with dental
Plano office. It is not uncommon to find endodontic residents
specialists and Hamilton, Small and Associates, which serves
or dental students spending time at NTEA observing and learnthe local and regio