Dr. Kendrick's Diabetic Microvascular Complications Today

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Ed Kendrick's accomplishments include being published in the professional journal "Diabetic Microvascular Complications Today." The article detailed similarities between gum disease and other blood vessel problems. He has served five years on the Missouri Department of Health advisory board and also created the program BOCA, or Bringing Health Care to Allies, which was created to educate other health care professionals in dental health matters. Kendrick is also the former president of the Greater Kansas City Dental Society. His lobby is adorned with five nature photographs, close-up views of colorful flowers and butterflies. The photographs add ambiance to the typically stark white walls of a lobby in a doctor's office. A young, quiet Asian customer waits for her appointment time, flipping through People magazine as the minutes tick on. Kendrick's dental office at 4605 Independence Avenue in Kansas City doesn't look like the customary dental office, but behind the colorful photography and diverse clientele is a dentist who says he was born into the profession. "My dad started the dental practice in 1952, before I was born," says Kendrick, leaning back in the office chair during his lunch hour. "I graduated from UMKC a year early, after my junior year. I was second in a class of 160. This was a great privilege. You could say I was destined to be a dentist." The influx of immigrants into the Kansas City area has certainly added diversity to Kendrick's client list over the years, like many other area businesses in the Northeast neighborhood of Kansas City. However, unlike some citizens who attribute crime in the Northeast area to the increasing immigrant population, this local business leader has welcomed the diversity with open arms. "I speak a lot of Spanish," he says. "I have Spanish-speaking staff members. I love the diversity in Kansas City; I love the food. Cultural diversity is part of what makes the richness of