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Jennifer Pratt [ Business Manager ] |
| The Business Manager is a professional, organized, reliable, team player who plays a vital role in the practice. The Business Manager educates the patient about their treatment plan, after the dentist has diagnosed and reviewed the treatment with a patient; determines insurance benefits that apply to treatment plans and estimates patient co-pay amounts; assists patients with dental insurance, presents fees and gives estimates of treatment; works with accounts recievable; generates end of day reports; monitors treatment plans and case acceptance; and implements financial policies. |
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Mary Cameron [ Marketing Manager ] |
| The Marketing Manager is responsible for all internal and external marketing and communications. To manage the practices public relations efforts, they will advertise, coordinate new media initiatives, and manage and expand contacts. The Marketing Manager also participates in communtiy programs to help build and maintain relationships. |
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Esperanza Zepeda [ Dental Assistant ] |
| Dental assistants are responsible for working directly with the dentist while patients receive treatment. They review and maintain patients' charts, pass instruments to the dentist during procedures, sterilize instruments, make crowns, temporary crowns, and impressions of teeth for study models, and take digital x-rays. They also assist with tasks such as ordering supplies. |
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Marcia Dowden [ Hygienist ] |
| Dental Hygienists remove soft and hard deposits from teeth, teach patients how to practice good oral hygiene, and provide other preventative dental care. Hygienists examine patients' teeth and gums, recording the presence of diseases or abnormalities. They remove calculus, stains, and plaque from teeth; perform root planning as a periodontal therapy: take digital x-rays; and apply cavity-preventive agents such as fluorides and pit and fissure sealants. |
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Lisa Stucker [ Hygienist ] |
Dental hygienists help patients develop and maintain good oral health. For example, they may explain the relationship between diet and oral health or inform patients how to select toothbrushes and show them how to brush and floss their teeth. Hygienists will use hand and rotary instruments and ultrasonics to clean and polish teeth, x-ray machines to take dental pictures, and models of teeth to explain oral hygiene.
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Terri Brown [ Hygiene Coordinator ] |
| The Hygiene Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and maintaing a productive hygiene schedule. As a Dental Hygiene Coordinator, you play an important role in making and confirming dental appointments. The Dental Hygiene Coordinator will interact with the practice team members and patients to maintain a productive hygiene schedule. |
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