Gentlemen:
This is just an update on where we are regarding IMagDent of Acadiana. Because of the fact that Dr. Jim Pearce notified us of space available adjacent to his office on Coolidge we've looked into this space as possibly a more convenient location away from the traffic of South College and Johnston Street of Bldg. 315. Because of the fact that Dr. Pearce is "on location", should the issue or law be passed mandating a dentist to be on site for a setup such as we are considering, we now will have that covered. In addition, a couple of Dr. Pearce's assistants will attend the training session in Dallas along with Shauna a few other assistants from various offices so that they can serve as backup for us and therefore we should be able to exist with a single employee, early on in our setup.
I guess the best thing about this office on Coolidge is that it is setup perfectly as it once was a dental office occupied by the likes of Jerry Wentworth, Jack Cormier, Lige Dunaway and Caroline Guilbeau. We have plenty of room for our setup and the best part of this is the RENT IS MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE than anything we've come across as of yet. I also think that being on the ground floor as opposed to being upstairs in Bldg. 315 or The Surgicenter will be a plus as well.
A "technical guy" from IMagDent of Dallas (Bret Royal) will be flying in to Lafayette this coming Monday to survey the site and help us get things setup before the iCat arrives. We will have some minor carpeting and painting to take care of before we'll have them ship the machine to Lafayette.
In the meantime, Hunter as met with an attorney (Jody Zaunbracher) to setup our legal entity and just as soon as they've completed the legal aspects of all of this AND as soon as our financing for the machine is setup with the bank you will receive a "packet" with all of the information you will need to make your decision in being a part of this effort.
In summary, I think that Hunter Perret has been a huge help in getting this whole thing together and I'm not so sure that we could've gotten this far in such a short period of time without his expertise. His contacts and alignment with IMagdent of Texas I'm guessing will also prove to be a very wise move as I'm sure we won't be able to appreciate until this business is well underway.
I've been asked about "when will we be able to send patients over for CT scans"....and, the answer to that is simply we expect to be up and running between the middle of July to early August. This, of course, will depend upon contract labor for painting, carpeting, and other incidentals that need to be in place before we open our doors.
So, be on the lookout for your "packet" which will be either hand delivered or mailed to you soon and thank you for your cooperation and patience in all of this.
Jerry
