Team Members

After high school, I attended Iowa State University. From there, I received on-the-job training as a Dental Assistant as well as Expanded Functions training.

I often go by my nickname KareBear, so feel free to call me that. At The Family Dental Center, I am a Hygiene Assistant where I assist the hygienists and help with other clinical activities.

I am a Dental Assistant who attended Kirkwood to receive my RDA and EFDA.

I graduated from the University of Iowa with a BS in Dental Hygiene and started my career with The Family Dental Center.

I am a Registered Dental Hygienist at The Family Dental Center providing preventive dental care and education to patients of all ages.

As a Patient Administrator at The Family Dental Center, you will find me at the front desk. I will be greeting/screening and scheduling appointments.

I started at The Family Dental Center in August of 2021. I graduated from Indian Hills Community College in August of 2020.

After attending Hawkeye Community College in the Dental Hygiene program, I went to the University of Saint Francis in Joliet, IL to receive my BS as a Dental Hygienist.

As a Dental Assistant at The Family Dental Center in the Ortho department, I enjoy getting to know our patients throughout their orthodontic treatment.

Working in a dental office is always changing and keeping up with providing services like our Same Day Dentistry (CEREC) are so important. I am CEREC Certified and a Dental Assistant with my RDA and EFDA for The Family Dental Center.

I am an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant at The Family Dental Center. Here I assist with operative appointments and patient management and I am CEREC Certified.

You will find me greeting patients, scheduling appointments and more as a Patient Administrator here at The Family Dental Center.

I am a Dental Assistant here at The Family Dental Center. Working closely with all the other staff to care for our patients is so rewarding.

Working as a Dental Hygienist at The Family Dental Center is so much fun as I work to bring the sparkle to our patient’s smiles.

For the last 27 years I have been a Dental Hygienist after graduating from the University of Iowa. I enjoy getting to know our patients and their families.

I am recently new to Iowa. I was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri where I started Dental Assisting. I love helping people feel happy and confident about their smiles.

I have worked in Patient Administration at The Family Dental Center since 2014. As the department manager, I have the honor of leading the lovely ladies at the front desk.

Greeting and saying hello to our patients is just one of my favorite things as a Patient Administrator that I do here at The Family Dental Center.