Our Team

We are proud of our team of caring dental professionals! Our individual journeys brought us together, but we share our passion for bringing the best that dentistry has to offer to each of our valued patients. Read our bios to learn a little more about us:

Maria Jose

Maria Jose earned her Master's degree in social research in 2002, then co-authored a book about evaluating social programs. Maria worked her way up the ladder in the Supreme Court of El Salvador, eventually becoming coordinator of the Court's social workers. She was a frequent lecturer and conference organizer on the topic of domestic violence, and occasionally appeared on national television.

All this changed when she immigrated to the United States with her two children in order to marry Dr. Henry. She still uses her background as a social worker by doing volunteer family counseling at First Baptist Church of Peachtree City.

You are most likely to encounter Maria Jose in our business office assisting Spanish-speaking patients. But occasionally she can be coaxed into the operatories to assist her husband with dental procedures.

In her spare time, Maria Jose likes to read fiction, especially books by Danielle Steele. She says that the best thing about working at our office is allaying patient fear, and communicating with Spanish-speaking patients.

joyce dental hygienist Joyce
Registered Dental Hygienist

Joyce grew up in the Lakewood area of Atlanta. While still a teen, a dentist in her neighborhood trained her in dental assisting. When he tried to get her interested in attending dental school, Joyce compromised and became a dental hygienist instead. She has been helping patients maintain good oral health ever since, even when she owned and managed a restaurant!

With her two children having completed college, Joyce has more time to tend the gardens in her 100+ year old Fairburn house. Another favorite activity is going SCUBA diving with friends.

After being a hygienist for more than 35 years, you would think Joyce might want to slow down, but she is working as much as ever. Joyce says the best thing about her job is caring for patients, and teaching them how to maintain a healthy and beautiful smile. Joyce brags that she has wonderful patients, many of which have become her close friends. She considers her patient population to be part of her extended family!

sheree Sheree
Front Office Assistant

Sheree was born and raised in San Francisco. It was there that she was introduced to the dental profession by being trained as an assistant.

In 1996 Sheree came to the Atlanta to see the Olympics. Something must have clicked, as she decided to pull up stakes in California and moved here in 2000!

After twenty years of dental assisting, Sheree had graduated to managing the front desk. While residing in Fairburn, she commuted downtown to work first in a large Buckhead practice, then another in Midtown. The pressures of working for big busy practices and the long, stressful commutes to Atlanta's center got to her after a while, and she decided to make a change.

Sheree interviewed with us, and right away it was apparent she would be a good fit. You will not find many people as knowledgeable about the business side of dentistry, especially about insurance. Sheree is an excellent communicator, and always manages to explain difficult things to patients in an understandable way.

Sheree lives in a townhome in Fairburn. She has a grown son and daughter, but has also played a big part in the life of her younger nieces and nephews. A major pastime in her youth was playing softball, and today she spends a good part of her days off refereeing girls' softball games.

Cristhian
Dental Assistant

When we need staff and are willing to train, the first place we look is our patient population. Cristhian and her father were both patients in our practice, and Cristhian had a bit of a boring job. We gave her a chance to train as a dental assistant, and found she was quite a fast learner. Her calm demeanor is also a big plus, as patient treatment here can get quite hectic sometimes!

Cristhian is bilingual, and can help explain difficult concepts in the operatory, as well as answer calls in Spanish when Maria is out of the office.

In her spare time, Cristhian enjoys going fishing with her father. She is very adventurous, and often travels to new places. An aunt for both a niece and a nephew, Cristhian also looks after a pet chihuahua named Lucy and a pit bull named Tazz.

Cristhian says the best thing about working in our practice is being able to help patients achieve their goals by completing their treatment plans.