Oregon Pacific Bank helps keep dentists and customers smiling

Doctors Alison Cadaret and Sonja Sproul have both enjoyed success through a great partnership at their separate dental practices that share the Coburg Road Dental Building in Eugene. But when the pandemic struck in 2020, they were suddenly faced with some daunting challenges.

Fortunately, Sonja had recently switched to Oregon Pacific Bank. Sonja put Alison in touch with Vicki Gray and Megan Horvath, who helped both dentists quickly secure loans under the federal Paycheck Protection Program.

“Within a day, I had a PPP loan, and that was a huge relief,” Alison says.

Sonja says she’s glad she switched to OPB when she did. “I was looking to go back to that smaller, personal, community-sized banking experience, and I’m really glad I did that before COVID hit,” she says. “I encouraged Alison to change banks because I had such a positive experience.”

Vicki, a Senior Vice President and Relationship Banking Team Leader at OPB’s Eugene branch, says the experience is just one example of how OPB is ready to respond when business owners need help. “Oregon Pacific has a real commitment to relationship banking,” she says. “A team of experts in banking can really save a business owner a lot of time.”

Megan, Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager in Eugene, agrees that relationship banking offers a lot of benefits for their customers. “To me, relationship banking is knowing you can call and talk to your banker or bankers and get answers, get help for your business, get a creative solution.”

Following the pandemic crisis, Sonja and Alison have since turned to OPB to refinance their shared dental building. Now, they can focus on their patients’ dental health, which includes improving smiles.

“To give the patient that experience and the end result, looking in the mirror, you know it’s going to impact their life and their self-confidence,” Sonja says.

Alison says she finds helping patients very rewarding. “I love the artistry of dentistry and I get to work with a great team, and we have a lot of fun.”

Vicki says she’s glad OPB was ready and able to help the two dentists. “Having exposure to so many types of small business owners allow us to sort of listen differently,” Vicki says. “What we have with Dr. Cadaret and Dr. Sproul is a really good example of what the bank can provide.”