Atencio Family Dentistry

About Atencio Family Dentistry

Thanks to a childhood bicycle accident back in the summer of 1974, I started on my journey to become a dentist. I was having a bike race with my younger brother, Pat, around the basketball courts at Longs Peak Jr. High School. I was so intent on beating him that I was digging the pedals as hard as my legs could go with the handlebars going back and forth, as they do when you are trying to pedal fast. All of a sudden, the handlebars came loose. In a flash, the front wheel turned 90 degrees, and I went flying face-first onto the pavement. There was blood, broken teeth, crying, and lots of pain. When my brother and I made it home, my dad called our dentist to no avail. It was after hours and no one answered. My dad was finally able to get a hold of a dentist, Dr. Fred Coats, who agreed to meet us after hours. Even though I was in extreme pain, I was scared to go see the dentist. I just knew that more pain was to come. My memory is kind of blurry, but I do remember that Dr. Coats made quit

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