Lennon and McCartney
While working in the drab denture lab at the Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, I overheard a conversation regarding the best current new wave bands. The Cure, Depeche Mode, U2 and such names were being bandied about. The year was 1986. Having definite opinions on the subject, I felt obligated to chime in with my own suggestion; the Smiths. Another first year dental student sporting a Kajagoogoo inspired mullet was the apparent master of ceremony. Since me and the mullet were once in cover bands we were obviously the only ones qualified to make such rankings.
I asked the mullet touting dude two questions, the first; what instrument did he play? - “Keyboards”. The second; what’s your name- “John Caesar”. Our band Lipstick Vogue was born shortly after, and from that day on we balanced the rigors of dental school with the never ending goal of becoming the Island‘s top New Wave cover band.
Playing gigs on the weekends, studying for exams, and treating patients were a challenge but a partnership began from those experiences that would become the foundation for our practice. In 1992, one year after the completion of our residencies we opened the doors to Nesconset Dental Associates. Our first tagline was “we treat you like family”. Followed by “dentistry the way it ought to be!”, and more recently “we’re gonna make you smile”.
I’m happy to say twenty years later we still treat our patients like family, and provide quality dentistry at affordable fees. Over the years we’ve learned a lot, stayed up to date with the latest techniques and technologies but our commitment to those values has remained. The biggest change for us has been in the hair department. John retired the mullet shortly after Nirvana and grunge relegated new wave to a novelty seen on VH1 Classics. As for me, let’s just say I save a lot of money on haircuts these days.
-Salvatore Lotardo DDS
New Look Dental Kelowna Dentists
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