There’s a new face you’ll be seeing if you’re a patient of the Outlook Dental Clinic.
Dr. Olufemi Disu, originally from Nigeria, has joined the team headed up by Dr. Abe Chaukla.
Speaking by phone with The Outlook, Dr. Disu explained that he had another career aspiration, but life in his native country ended up taking him down the path that would eventually lead to dentistry.
“It wasn’t exactly by choice, I originally had plans to become a medical doctor,” he said. “But in Nigeria, my home country, some things don’t really work out the way they should, so I followed the path to become a dentist.”
Dr. Disu hasn’t spent a lot of time in Outlook just yet, but his one visit to the community at the time of this interview led him to believe that it’s a place he’ll be proud to call home in the near future.
“My first impression is that everyone seems to be very welcoming,” he said. “Outlook looks like a place that will eventually feel like home to me. That’s kind of the first impression that I got from Outlook.”
In dentistry, it can be a little daunting in the role of a patient to put one’s trust into a brand-new doctor, what with the sometimes extremely sensitive work being done in such a vital part of the human body. Dr. Disu believes gaining that initial trust can be a big challenge in his line of work.
“Challenges in my line of work? Well, one is getting the confidence of the patient,” he said. “When you’re dealing with people, sometimes it can be difficult for them to say, ‘Okay, you have full control. Do whatever you want’. Getting that initial confidence and assurance is something that I’d say is the most difficult part.”
Conversely, starting on the road from start to finish with a patient is gratifying for Olufemi, and he gets satisfaction from gaining the confidence of patients who trust that he’ll give them the best treatment possible. Dr. Disu anticipates seeing what the Outlook Dental Clinic, and the community itself, have to offer.
“The best thing about being a dentist for me is the satisfaction you get out when you see someone from the beginning to the finish,” he said. “I’m looking forward to meeting everybody and seeing what the community has to offer. I’m also looking forward to seeing how we can make the dental clinic even better.”
