Mom and I met with an attorney on Monday of this week to get his impression of our plan to transition out of Willamette Dental Group over the next two years. I have been approached by the owner of Salmon Creek Oral Surgery about coming to work for him. This practice is 5 blocks from our home; makes a lot of sense, close to home, no Oregon Income Tax, no 30-60 minute commutes (longer in the winter). I submitted a letter about 4 August telling them that I was going to work for them on my day off (Monday) and they have not responded. I am going to submit a new letter on next Friday, just prior to our leaving for a week for an oral surgery convention in San Diego, telling them that I assume that a "no response" is a "yes, go ahead". Of note is that in my contract to them, I have to ask their permission to do this.

If they come back and say, "yes", then I will start to work for the new practice on Mondays only. This will build to two days a week and so on until I am up to 5. (9-6). If they come back and say, "no", then I will submit my resignation giving them my 90-days notice. They may drop me like a hot rock or come back and try to make a deal work that will allow me to go part-time. I don't know how they'll respond but I know they have been trying for 3 years to get another oral surgeon in the Portland-Vancouver region without any luck.

Oh well, tighten down the hatches, we're off to a new venture. More to follow as things progress.

Dad