Mommy Dentists In Business

218: Interview with Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry & OMDIB, Dr. LeeAnn McQuade

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Born in Fort Dix, NJ to an Army dentist father & stay at home mother, Dr. LeeAnn McQuade, the eldest of 3 daughters.  Her parents settled in Texas after her father retired from the Army in 1989, and she’s been there ever since. She received her undergraduate BS from Texas A&M and attended dental school at Baylor College of Dentistry, followed by pediatric residency at University of Texas at Houston in 2002. She practiced as an associate near Houston for nearly 7 years before starting her own practice…while pregnant…as the sole income earner for her family. Dr. McQuade has been an owner/private practitioner since 2008 & recently added an associate.  She has a busy FFS practice that’s grown nearly 100% based on general dentist referral & word of mouth. Like all MDIBs, there’s so much more to her story than being a dentist.  The twists & turns of her personal life threaded through her career moves & ultimately resulted in her being a single mother of 2 daughters, 1 adopted & 1 b