Sandra Farrington
At the helm of the big front desk in the dental office, Sandra Farrington operates Command Central. She has been the mainstay since 1975, just a year and a half after Dr. Coppe opened the practice. Sandy does point out that there was a brief time, shortly after the birth of one of her children, when she worked in the office of a general surgeon.
   “The patients were all elderly and they had all received sad diagnoses; and then I had to ask them to pay the bill.”
   She uses this depressing example as a contrast to the bright atmosphere of the pediatric dentist.
   “The kids come through the door and instantly make the office brighter. I love their innocence. I love to joke with them.”
   The anchor of the office is the anchor of her family as well. Several years ago, in quest for a higher quality of life, Sandra sold her house in Massachusetts and bought a big old house in New Hampshire that she shares with children, grandchildren and her mother. Four generations in one house that is decorated in historical red, Sandy’s favorite color. It is busy—it can be noisy—but the dream of a better quality of life has been more than realized.
   Sandy claims that the good company of her co-workers and the enjoyment of what she does keeps her eager to come to work.
And what would make her work easier?
   “If I had a couple more hands,” she says with a characteristic laugh.