One of the last photos of Derek Swanson was taken in the dental chair with a big smile on his face. He captioned the photo: “Yesterday, new car. Today, implant! Fun never stops.” “He was so excited,” said his mother, Brenda Swanson. “He had fixed a lot of teeth, and they were looking really nice.” Brenda said she went with him to an oral surgeon for a dental implant the morning of March 3, 2023. Derek was one of the first appointments of the day, she said, so there weren’t a lot of people in the waiting room.