Webster Pediatric Dentistry (WPD) officially opened their new offices on Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting at their new location in the Crosspointe Professional Park.
The event celebrated WPD’s move from its original location on West Main St. in Webster, where it had been since the 1970s.
The practice is now owned by Dr. Lisa DeLucia, who has been with Webster Pediatric since 2010. When she took over the business in 2021, she almost immediately saw the need to make a fresh start and “put my own stamp on things.”
“We needed an updated space that fits families today,” she said. “We needed a little more privacy, but also have the ability to treat multiple kids at once.” The previous office had two floors, she explained, so “this space works better. We’re all on one floor, which is more accessible, and team-dynamic-wise, being on one level will be a really nice thing.”
Dr. Lelucia’s husband and three children (who got to skip school for the occasion) were on hand for the ribbon-cutting, as well as local dignitaries including Senator Samra Brouk, Assemblyman Brian Manktelow, Legislator Mark Johns, Councilwoman Ginny Nguyen and Webster Chamber of Commerce President Barry Howard.
The new Webster Pediatric Dentistry office is located at 1110 Crosspointe Lane, Suite D, right next to the Webster Chamber of Commerce offices. Community members are encouraged to attend an open house the evening of Oct. 12 for a tour of the new facility. Follow the Webster Pediatric Dentistry Facebook page for details.
Here are few more photos from the event:
I’ve actually blogged about Webster Pediatric Dentistry before. You’re probably familiar with the huge moose painted on the side of the original WPD office on West Main St. in the Village of Webster, then owned by William Salminen (or at least he was a practitioner there). In 2008, just after I started writing this blog, I got curious and tracked down the mural’s history.
I found out that it was Dr. Salminen’s wife Carol who had (what she called) the “crazy idea” to paint the animals on the building as a welcoming menagerie for their young patients. She even added animal tracks on the sidewalk leading to the door. Four years later, a juvenile moose was added to the mural.
Sadly, the new practice will probably never have a moose on the wall. But I don’t think he’ll be leaving the village anytime soon.
Another ribbon-cutting of sorts was held Thursday afternoon by the Town of Webster at the Webster Highway Department on Picture Parkway. It was a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the new, much larger facility.
This from the press release:
The current Webster highway facility was constructed over 50 years ago and no longer fits the needs of the Highway Department. This new facility is the culmination of several years of research, planning, and collaborative work across multiple departments and agencies. On February 24th of this year, the Webster Town Board voted 5-0 to approve the potential $28+ million bonding for this new highway facility.
The new facility will provide ample space for all of the highway equipment, with 30 truck spaces, a 6-bay mechanic shop, and a streamlined traffic flow design. New spaces for staff include locker rooms, break areas, offices and training rooms that will accommodate up to 60 employees. Safety and technology upgrades are also included in this project, to improve workflow and efficiency. Employees will continue to work in the existing facility while construction takes place and provide the same level of service to our residents.
You can watch a video of the entire ceremony here.
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(posted 9/15/2023)
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