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LUKE WHITTAKER
Daliah and Daniel Lundquist transformed a former bank building at 202 Spruce St. in Ilwaco into Design Dental and Implant Center last winter.
LUKE WHITTAKER
Can you tell me a little bit
about your education and work
history?
Daniel: “I went to dental
school at Indiana University and
graduated in 1995. I’ve been
practicing in the northwest ever
since. I’ve been here on the coast
since 2008.”
Where are you from
originally?
Daniel: “I’m originally from
British
Columbia,
Canada.
We’ve been in the U.S. close to
30 years now.”
What motivated you to go
into dentistry?
Daniel: “I like working with
my hands, having one-on-one
interactions with people and
doing lab work. Dentistry allows
me to do all that.”
How did you come to Ilwaco?
Daniel: “Originally I had a
practice in Vancouver, which I
sold in 2007.”
Daliah: “Ilwaco offered more
of a relaxed lifestyle.”
Daniel: “An opportunity to
open a practice on the coast came
Glance Box
Dr. Daniel Lundquist, Daliah
Lundquist
Design Dental and Implant
Center
202 Spruce St. W, Ilwaco
360-642-2960
up, so I ended up taking over the
business here in 2008.”
You’ve done some renova-
tions at your new location, can
you tell me about that?
Daniel: “It started last winter,
when we became aware the build-
ing came on the market. We’ve
always liked this building and
thought it was an excellent oppor-
tunity. We had a vision of what
this building (formerly a bank)
would look like as a dental prac-
tice. We had a dental-specific con-
tractor put the details together. It
was a few months in the making.”
Daliah: “We were trying to
create something aesthetically
pleasing and comfortable for peo-
ple who may be anxious coming
in. That was our biggest goal, to
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