Dental hygienist Vickie Basile of Biddeford Saco Dental in Saco jokes with patient Kristen Barth during an exam at their Main Stree office on Monday.

Dental hygienist Vickie Basile of Biddeford Saco Dental in Saco shows a note she received from along time patient recently. In her 20th year as a dental hygienist, Vicki says the favorite part of her job is “interacting with patients, and getting to know them over the years”. This patient wrote this when she was in grade school, put it into a time capsule, and presented it to Vicki more than a decade later.

Dental hygienist Vickie Basile of Biddeford Saco Dental in Saco works with patient Kristen Barth while Patriots highlights play in the background.

Dental hygienist Vickie Basile of Biddeford Saco Dental cleans Kristen Barth's teeth on Monday.

Dental hygienist Vickie Basile of Biddeford Saco Dental in Saco says her favorite parts of her job are getting to know her patients and interacting with them over the course of many years.