This fall, I will complete my 10 1/2 years of service in the US Air Force Dental Corps where I have grown to become a master clinician, an effective communicator and educator, and the leader that I never thought I could be. I can contribute to a problem-solving practice with my experience in patient-centered treatment planning in prosthodontics, dental laboratory, and teaching. I have been able to use my specialty training to teach other dentists in prosthodontics, as well as young laboratory technicians, which has only further enhanced my expertise.

I am a very approachable team player who has learned to embrace mistakes, because I have learned the most from them. If I am part of a team, and I have an effective learning experience, then that benefits the team. I am a planner and a perfectionist, but I have learned to be practical as well. I value learning from, and about, individuals from various backgrounds with various perspectives that may differ from mine. Embracing those interactions and experiences allows me to empathize with different people, particularly, my patients.

-Jun 2015 59th Dental Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX; certificate in prosthodontics -May 2015 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, San Antonio, TX; Master of Science -Aug 2011 81st Dental Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, MS; certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD-1) -May 2010 Nova Southeastern University, College of Dental Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Doctor of Dental Medicine, graduated with honors -May 2007 Nova Southeastern University, Farquhar College of Arts & Sciences, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Bachelor of Science, major in biology

-Feb 2016 Accomplished board certification and diplomate status in the American Board of Prosthodontics -Jun 2006- present American Heart Association Basic Life Support and AED certification