Dr. Clougherty is a wonderfully effective dentist who handled a dental emergency of mine after 8 p.m. on a weeknight. Just as important as her medical competance was her reassuring manner and superb interpersonal skills at the time, which is a welcome benefit to a nervous patient in pain, and a trait that some medical professionals are not overwhelmingly strong in. I strongly recommend Dr. Clougherty as a dentist to all potential patients, but especially "Dental cowards' like me.