17 Aug
by Derrick Vander Waal
SIOUX CENTER, IOWA – What does Nikki Fischer hope to bring to Promise Community Health Center in Sioux Center?
SIOUX CENTER, IOWA – What does Nikki Fischer hope to bring to Promise Community Health Center in Sioux Center?
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| Nikki Fischer hopes to bring “great care and smiles” as the new dental assistant at Promise Community Health Center in Sioux Center. |
“Great care and smiles!”
Fischer has started serving a dental assistant at Promise. She was interested in working for Promise because she enjoys helping diverse cultures and populations.
“It is a great and caring organization,” she said. “Everyone goes out of their way to help and make people feel welcome and great about themselves. They are so willing to help everyone.”
Fischer, who grew up in Sioux Center and graduated of Sioux Center High School in 2009, said she always had a desire to go into the health field, but she’s “too squeamish” to be a nurse. So, she figured the dental field would be the way to go.
She earned her associates of applied science degree in dental assisting from Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids in 2010. She then served as a dental assistant at Pediatric Dentistry of Coralville, June 2011-July 2012, and Orange City Dentistry, Sept. 2012-July 2015, before starting at Promise.
Her primary tasks as a dental assistant at Promise will be to assist the dentist, Dr. Kenneth Tjeerdsma, and help to educate patients in all aspects of dentistry, ranging from a procedure being done to proper hygiene techniques.
“The most rewarding is seeing people smile and being able to make a difference in people’s lives,” Fischer said.
Promise Community Health Center, headquartered in Sioux Center, is the only Federally Qualified Health Center in the far northwest corner of Iowa. To learn more, visit www.promisechc.org.
MORE ABOUT NIKKI:
Nikki Fischer and her husband, Dan, have a daughter, Paisley, 3, and another baby on the way. They live in Sioux Center. She enjoys spending time with her family, going to the pool with her daughter and baking.