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Who are we?
The Drs. Mesh weren't always the Drs. Mesh. They used to be Dr. Joseph Mesh and
Dr. Aline Geoffroy. In 1981 they were married and formed the Drs. Mesh. Actually
they met at Boston University where
they both were students at The Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry.
After graduation and while both were enrolled in post-doctoral specialty
training programs, Aline asked Joe to be married. Please note the order
of who actually asked whom as she tells the story differently on most occasions.
Both Drs. graduated from their specialty training programs in 1983. Dr. Joe studied
Prosthodontics and Dr. Aline studied
Endodontics.
They soon became full time professors at the University of Detroit Dental School
where they remained while making arrangements to open a new private practice
together. The concept of opening a practice "from scratch" in Michigan in 1985 was
considered unique. Far more unique was the concept of both doctors possessing
specialty training yet opening as general practitioners!
Dr. Joseph Mesh
Joe Mesh was first found driving an old Olds 442 in the late '60s around
Albion Michigan where he was a college student at
Albion College . Having been born in the very early 1950's in Detroit Michigan
he made Dearborn Michigan his home for many years. After graduating from
Albion College, Dr. Joe became involved in electron microscopy with an old
RCA-80 EM scope at Wayne State University.
Graduate work at Wayne State continued for two years in chemistry and he
then enrolled in the school of pharmacy at Wayne State ( you have to become
employable sometime!). Dr. Joe left the school of pharmacy near the end to
attain the D.M.D. degree at Boston University.
Dr. Aline Mesh
During her college years at Merrimack
College she could be seen riding a horse named George on the hillsides
of Dracut Massachusetts. Fortunately she has no horses today but she does
have an extensive collection of pets frequently referred to as
"Aline's Zoo". It is said that she
walked into the endodontics operatory one day at Boston University while
Dr. Joe was having difficulty with a complex procedure. She assessed the
situation and said "...Move over boy and let a pro take over."
He did and they have been together ever since. (She said that if I didn't make
up something good about her like that she wouldn't be in the Web Page!)
(Please remember that this is the story as SHE tells it!)
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