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“My wife and I moved into a home three minutes from my parents,” Dr. Greg said. “Aside from college, I’ve always lived in Orland Park. Orland has always been home. I think the community really stays here.” In addition to having someone to share the workload and take care of emergencies, Dr. Tom said having his son by his side means it’s much easier to offer a personal touch. And while he’s not thinking about retiring, Germino senior says having his son in the practice allows him the freedom to take time off without worrying about his patients. Both doctors agree they love getting to work together – which includes joking around and ‘busting each other’s chops.’ While they may have complementary personalities, there is one thing that divides the two. “I’m a Sox fan and he’s a Cubs fan,” Senior Germino said, noting that both have framed posters of their World Series teams that they take turns displaying in the office. Baseball aside, the Germinos spend time together outside the office cheering for a team they both can agree on - Chicago Fire soccer. As for a favorite place to eat in the village, the two were quick to name Hienie’s McCarthy’s Chicken, another long-standing Orland Park business just a few block up the road. “Orland Park has done a good job maintaining that small town feeling,” Dr. Tom said. “Orland is very family-centric.”

patients, schedules, and, when necessary, filling each other’s cavities. “We both have different things we enjoy doing in the office. Our scope is so broad, so we complement each other within the practice,” Dr. Greg Germino said, noting that he enjoys placing implants and extracting teeth, while his dad will handle more Invisalign patients and endodontic work. “Most people aren’t that fortunate to be able to come to work and be so compatible with those they work with,” Dr. Tom Germino said. “When you love and respect each other, it’s a lot easier to work together.” Tom added how nice it is to see his son every day. Germino Dental has patients who have been coming since the doors opened – which now includes second and third generation patients. “The bulk of our patients are in Orland Park,” Dr. Tom said. “Some have been coming for 38 years, and we now see their kids and grandkids. It’s neat to see multi-generations.” The father and son duo call St. Michael School and Marist High School their alma maters, and both dentists live in Orland Park.

In 1987, Dr. Germino relocated to his current office just 100 feet away, located at 9763 W. 143rd Street. The office building was built in the 1980s, but as Germino explained, the land was once the site of a business he believed was called Kramer Dairy. From there, his practice grew. Today, Germino Dental has grown to accommodate a full staff, including HOME sweet HOME SECOND GENERATION FAMILIES, CONTINUING THE TRADITION OF LIVING AND WORKING IN ORLAND PARK.

“Orland Park has done a good job maintaining that small town feeling.

Orland is very family-centric.” Dr. Tom Germino

“There was very little housing and businesses back then. I used to walk to the drug store at the corner of 143rd Street and West Avenue; today it’s an optometrist office,” Germino recalls. “I remember cutting through fields to get to the Dairy Queen located on a two-lane LaGrange Road.” Newer residents may not know that Dr. Germino first opened his Orland Park office - Germino Dental - in 1981, located at what is now Clyde Coyle’s Draperies. “I opened the practice with one chair and zero employees,” the father of four said.

GERMINO DENTAL 9763 W. 143RD STREET, SUITE A ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 (708)349-3443

Long-time Orland Park resident and dentist Dr. Tom Germino has a love of Orland Park that goes back to the days when a pig farm occupied the property known as Orland Square Mall. Dr. Germino first called Orland Park home in 1964, when his parents relocated to the Midwest from New York.

adding another Dr. Germino. In 2010, Dr. Germino senior

welcomed his second oldest - Greg Germino - to the practice. The two Germinos have been practicing side- by-side for nearly a decade sharing

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