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Dwight the Dental Dog
For many people going to the dentist can be a scary experience, but an employee of one local dentist’s office goes the extra step to make sure patients are comfortable.
Dwight is a one-and-a-half-year-old Labradoodle who works as an emotional support animal at Sulens Dental Studio in Zanesville.
Dental hygienist Lisa Tice came up with the concept one day while working with a patient and approached Dr. Mike Sulens with the idea.
“Dental anxiety is such a real thing and we try to do everything to lower the stress level of patients and when she approached me with the therapy dog idea, I was like that sounds great, so I was all in right away,” said Sulens.