We are proud to have the finest pediatric dental and orthodontic staff in America's Finest City. Get to know our staff by reading the profiles below.
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 Dr. Adams graduated from San Diego State University (SDSU) with honors before attending the UCLA School of Dentistry. He graduated with a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree and was awarded the Orthodontic Section Award for Outstanding Achievement. He then went on to pursue specialty degrees in both orthodontics and pediatric dentistry at The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Additionally, he earned a Master’s Degree in Oral Biology at UCLA, with an emphasis on facial growth and development. After completing his speciality degrees, Dr. Adams received the Outstanding Clinician and Leadership award from UCLA. He is currently a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.
Dr. Adams is committed to living near Southern California’s beautiful coast, where he enjoys his favorite pastime—surfing.
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 Dr. Linh Tsai is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist. She attended the University of Southern California for both dental school and her pediatric dentistry residency. She was the recipient of the USC alumni research award. Dr. Tsai is a devoted wife to Jim Tsai, a research scientist. When she is not chasing after her twins, Connor and Sydney, she loves arts and crafts, trying new recipes, and photographing her twins.
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 Dr. Shay Brannan was born and raised in San Diego. She graduated with honors from the University of Southern California. After completing her undergraduate studies, she attended UCLA where she received her DDS. Dr. Brannan graduated from the UCLA dental program with honors and was among twelve graduating dental students invited to join Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the nation’s prestigious dental honor society. She completed an Advanced General Dentistry residency at the University of Connecticut Health Center and joined a large group dental practice before beginning her Pediatric Dentistry specialty training at UCLA. Dr. Brannan is currently a Diplomate Candidate for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
In her free time, Dr Brannan enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with her family and
friends.
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 Sandra is our Office Manager, she is a Registered Dental Assistant with expanded functions. She has over 21 years experience in dentistry and is also a certified nurse assistant and home health aid. She is a loving, caring person with great family values. She has been married to her wonderful husband Fred for 24 years, she has three great sons, Lobsang, Marco and Mario. She also has two adorable grandsons, Seth and Aidan.
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Irma, our Orthodontic Coordinator is a Registered Dental Assistant, with over 29 years of experience. She graduated from Northwest College. Irma
enjoys spending time with her husband Bob, her three children Joshua,
Michael and Brittany, as well as her adorable granddaughter Vanessa -- and
coming soon: Twin grandsons! She also enjoys spoiling her two daschunds Precious and Bridget.
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 Flor is a Registered Dental Assistant. She has over 10 years dental experience. She studied at San Marcos Palomar College. Flor is a loving caring person and enjoys working with children and spending time with her husband Juan, shopping, and beading.
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 Thuraya is a Dental Assistant with over 6 years experience in the dental field. She is a fun, loving, caring person and enjoys working with children. In her spare time Tutu loves spending time with her husband Waleed her adorable son Vincent and shopping.
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 Erica is a Dental Assistant. She loves to read and loves dogs. Erica has 3 Mastiffs. On her spare time she enjoys spending time with her son Jeshuah, her husband Alex and her 3 dogs Ana Mae, Smokey and Mary Jane.
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 Paola is an Office Assistant. She has over 2 years’ dental experience. She is a kind and patient person, who in her spare time loves to spend it with her husband Jose and two children Victoria and Jacob. She also loves to go shopping.
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 Miriam is a Dental Assistant. Miriam enjoys working with children and is currently attending the San Diego State University (SDSU), majoring in child and teenage Psychology. Miriam enjoys shopping and listening to music in her spare time.
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 Nancy graduated from the dental program at Concord Career College. She loves working with children. Having braces has motivated her to pursue a dental career. Nancy enjoys spending time with her family, playing softball, and watching the Chargers win.
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 Yossy graduated from the dental program at Concord Career College. She also studied Early Childhood Development at Southwestern College, and was a pre-school teacher for 4 years. She loves music, art and children. In her spare time she loves spending time with her daughter Karolina and volunteering at her school.
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