Portrait of Dr. Flora Phipps

The Interview: Flora Phipps

She never had an instructor in dental school who was young, female, or a minority, so she decided to become that role model for someone else.

Dentistry wasn't Dr. Flora Phipps' initial career choice. As a child, this military brat thought being a cashier at the base exchange would be an ideal job. (Josh Hawkins/UNLV Photo Services)

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