Denise holds an Associates and Applied Science degree from Kellogg Community College. She earned a Bachelor’s in Health Management from Spring Arbor University. For nearly 30 years, Denise has been helping people have healthy smiles. During that time, she’s come to meet and develop relationships with so many special people. Denise says it’s her patients and coworkers who keep her coming back to the office each day. She truly loves making her patients more systemically healthy. Denise chose a career in dentistry in part because of her own dental issues as a child and teenager. Correcting her issues had a dramatic effect on improving her self-esteem and that led her to a job in the dental health field. When you meet Denise, you’ll find that she’s funny, a team player, empathetic, and outgoing. She’s the director of the Seattle Study Club. When she’s not working, Denise enjoys spending time with her husband of nearly two decades and her teenage son. She also likes hiking with her two German Shepherds.