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Who's Who in Foster City: Tina Long

Tina Long is a dental assistant at Kokas and Jacobs Family Dental Practice in Foster City.

Describe a typical day for you at the dentist office.

A typical day is coming in the morning and getting organized and getting the rooms set up for what the job description is.  Basically, I just get myself prepared and when patients get here, I take them and make them feel comfortable.  I work with a lot of great people so it makes it a lot easier to perform my job.

Why did you decide to be a dental assistant?

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Well, I like it.  It's really enjoyable and I'm a people-person, so I love working with people.  You get a chance to work with all kinds of interesting people too.  Some people are scared to go to the dentist, but you can see that turned around and people not become scared because you made them feel comfortable.  It makes me feel good.

Do you have any hobbies?

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When I can, I like to water ski , snowboard, and basically, taking a long walk at lunch.

Where do you like to walk during your lunch?

I like to walk over near Starbucks. 

Are you a sports fan?

I'm a little bit of a sports fan.  I like the Giants and going to the Giants' games.  My favorite sport to go watch live is baseball.

Do you have a favorite TV show?

Gossip Girl, Fraiser, and Golden Girls.

What do you enjoy most about working in Foster City?

It's more relaxing.  It's not so rushed.  You can go outside in San Francisco and sometimes feel like you have to get out of people's way.  Here, when you're taking a break, you can feel more calmly about it.  You feel like, if you are working, that you can take a break and have a minute to yourself and not be surrounded by people that are rushing around like in San Francisco.

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