Chantal
Dental Hygienist/Myofunctional Therapist
Chantal grew up in the small town of Wilton, North Dakota. It’s so small if you blink, you will miss it. Chantal started her college adventure as a theater major, then decided to be a starving artist, but ultimately decided to get a Dental Hygiene degree. What Chantal loves most about her job is meeting new people every hour and making a difference in patients’ lives. Chantal is trained in Myofunctional Therapy, and loves offering this service to our patients to help correct improper oral and facial muscle function. Myofunctional therapy can help patients with TMJ pain, asthma, sleep apnea, and tongue and lip tieswhich can lead to improvements in breathing, swallowing, speech and improvement of TMJ disorders and more stable orthodontic outcomes. Her favorite part about her job is getting to know families and hearing about everyone’s life adventures.
When she is not changing lives through dentistry, Chantal spends time with her life partner Craig and her cat Pumpkin.
Cindy
Dental Assistant
Cindy was born in California, though raised in Rosemount, MN. She attended Dakota County Technical College and graduated in 2015 with an associate’s degree and a Licensed Dental Assistant diploma. Cindy’s favorite part about her job is building relationships with our patients and getting to know them. She loves to continue the conversation and learn more about them at every appointment.
When Cindy is not helping patients, she enjoys following her passion in photography and spending time with her husband, son, and dog, going on walks. Cindy loves to travel the world and explore. She is also a huge animal lover and hopes to spend her time someday fostering animals or helping them in some way.
Samantha
Dental Hygienist
Samantha grew up in Richmond, MN, just west of the Twin Cities. She spent her college years at St. Cloud Technical and Community College, graduating with her degree in Dental Hygiene in 2017. She loves the dental field and her favorite part of her job is connecting with her patients and educating them on how to have the best dental health. She is trained in laser therapy to help provide the best periodontal health to her patients.
When she isn’t in the office, Samantha loves to spend her summer days hanging on the lake; her other favorite activities include rollerblading, hot yoga, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
Lauren
Dental Assistant
Lauren is local to the Twin Cities and grew up in Norwood Young America, MN. She then attended South Central College in Mankato where she got her Associates and Dental Assisting degrees in 2020. She loves dentistry because of all the patients she gets to meet and relationships she can build with them; she loves to know about your family, life events, or just what’s going on in your day.
When Lauren is not helping put smiles on our patients faces, she loves to cook, read and spend time outside. She also loves spending time with her boyfriend Jack, and her cat Milo and dog Dodger.
Halle
Patient Coordinator
Halle grew up in Denver, Colorado and has been in the Twin Cities area since 2019. Her favorite part about her job is making patients feel welcome and answering their questions. Halle takes pride in being our patients’ first point of contact and nothing makes her feel more accomplished than being part of making their experience easy and relaxing!
In her free time, Halle loves going to the gym and walking around one of the many lakes in our area. She is engaged and her fiancé has an amazing 17 year old son.
Kelsey
Treatment Coordinator
Kelsey grew up in Bloomington, MN, where she has lived most of her life. She now resides in Shakopee, MN. What she loves most about her job is meeting new patients, learning about their stories, and being able to provide them with the best experience possible. During her free time, she enjoys being active and exercising outdoors with her children, and spending the weekend at her family cabin. One of the most interesting things you will learn about her is that she doesn’t have a sense of smell.
Hannah
Patient Coordinator
Hannah was born in Romania and adopted, although raised in Washington State. She began her dental career as an assistant, but has since shifted her skills into the front desk and specializes in insurance and billing. Her favorite part about her job is working with an awesome team, great dentist and improving patient’s health and giving them smiles they are happy with!
When Hannah isn’t in the office, she enjoys spending time with her 2 wonderful kids and husband. Her hobbies include riding her horse Granger, hiking with her puppy Rosie, and finding new places to explore with her family!