Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates of Western Michigan

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a delivery driver approached the clinic's entrance, he heard an unusual announcement over the intercom: ‘Attention everyone—please be mindful of your dental hygiene today, for it may affect your appointment schedule!’ Curious, the delivery driver peeked inside and saw only smiling faces in the waiting room. Turns out, someone had accidentally played a prank recording from the staff’s April Fools’ joke last year. As the day progressed, patients arrived with toothpaste smiles and jokes about their newfound oral health awareness.

2. A little girl visiting her grandfather pointed and whispered, ‘Grandpa, why does that sign outside say “oral surgery” when I only see dentists inside?’ Grandpa smiled and explained gently, ‘Honey, those are oral surgeons—special dentists who fix tricky problems with your mouth.’ The little girl nodded thoughtfully, then giggled, ‘So they’re like super-dentists!’ Grandpa laughed along, happy to share his wisdom with her.

3. A neighborhood kid was skipping stones near the clinic when one skipped just right, ricocheting off the building and landing in his hand—a perfect heart-shaped stone. Soon after, a delivery driver pulled up with a package for Dr. Smith. As he walked into the office, he overheard two nurses whispering excitedly about the heart-shaped stone. Curious, he asked what it meant. One nurse replied, ‘It’s our new good-luck charm—every time someone finds one, we get a patient who smiles extra-wide!’

4. In the early hours of a Sunday morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the clinic’s loading dock. As he unloaded boxes, he noticed something peculiar: a small plastic dinosaur sitting on top of the building’s sign. Curious, he picked it up and placed it in his truck bed. Later that day, while making another delivery, he saw a familiar smile from a neighbor waving at him from her porch. ‘Hey, did you see that little dinosaur outside our clinic?’ she asked with a laugh. The delivery driver smiled sheepishly, realizing he’d accidentally taken home someone else’s toy.