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Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer grew up in a small town called Bountiful, just north of Salt Lake City, Utah. As the third of five children, she has been the “peacemaker” throughout her life. Jennifer and Dr. Kendall met at the University of Utah in 2000 and eventually married. With her education and background in business and marketing, Jennifer supported Travis during his early years of dental study, but once they had their first child together, she became a full-time homemaker and child rearing specialist (the most difficult job of all!). Now that all six of their children are full-time students, Jennifer dedicates her time to marketing and running the practice.
Longview Office Manager
Amber is our Longview Office Manager and a Registered Dental Assistant. She was born and raised in the small East TX town of Marshall. She has 2 kiddos, Cade and Sloan who are always keeping it interesting. After being a stay at home mom for 11 years she had the aspiration of joining the dental field. Graduating with her RDA in 2014, she has enjoyed working in dentistry ever since. She loves inspiring others, cruising down the Caddo River, back roading, trail riding and hanging out with family and friends.
Tyler Office Manager
Cara is our Tyler Office Manager and Insurance Coordinator. She started her career in dentistry in 2010 and enjoys watching the smile transformations of our patients from start to finish. After living in the Dallas area for 15 years, she found her way back home to East Texas to be near family. Currently, she lives in Lindale and enjoys spoiling her nephew, traveling, spending time with family, river trips, taking cruises and kickboxing.
Back Office Manager / Registered Dental Assistant / Phlebotomist
Rayann is one of our Dental Assistants, a Phlebotomist and our Back Office Manager. She lives here in Longview with her fiance, 4 cats and their dog. They enjoy CrossFit, love to travel and make memories with their friends and family. Dentistry is a huge part of their lives. “We love to change peoples lives one smile at a time. It is a wonderful experience to be able to share our careers together and watch each other grow.”
Scheduling Coordinator / Registered Dental Assistant / Phlebotomist
Taylor is Registered Dental Assistant and our Scheduling Coordinator. She has been working in the dental field since 2007. She moved from the small town of Crandall and loved East Texas so much she decided to make it her forever home. Taylor enjoys spending time with her daughter, friends, family and fur baby, Dolly. She enjoys anything outdoors and watching her kiddo in whatever activities she is involved in. Oh, and don’t forget she also enjoys playing golf and fishing when she does go! She loves building relationships with present and future patients. She is very excited about being a part of a team that offers amazing quality of services in the East Texas Area.
Treatment Coordinator / Phlebotomist
Leyda is our Treatment Coordinator and Phlebotomist. Her favorite part about her position is seeing patients get their smiles back. Leyda takes pride in being able to help patients move forward with their treatment by providing solutions and assisting with the financing process. She is also our Spanish patient advocate and communicates the importance of dental care in the latino community. She is married to a United States Marine Veteran and has a toddler that is their pride and joy. During her free time she attends to her business as a licensed esthetician and enjoys making memories with her family.
Treatment Coordinator / Registered Dental Assistant
Alissa is a Registered Dental Assistant and a Treatment Coordinator. Alissa and her husband have two kiddos and they live in the small town of Hughes Springs. She loves the outdoors, riding Side by Sides, and spending time with family and friends. Alissa entered the dental field because she is passionate about helping people with their confidence and smile. She is excited to be a part of our team!
Treatment Coordinator / Registered Dental Assistant
Macy is a Registered Dental Assistant and a Treatment Coordinator. She has been in the dental field over 5 years and is very passionate about dentistry. “Helping others achieve their dream smile is what it is all about!” She lives in Hallsville with her husband Justin and their fur baby Gracie. In their free time they enjoy riding down the river, fishing and hunting.
Treatment Coordinator
Emma is a Treatment Coordinator. She is new to the dental field and is absolutely loving it! Her passion is helping our patients on their journey to a confident smile. She takes pride in providing quality care and building lasting relationships with our patients. Emma enjoys weekend trips with her husband and helping him with the youth ministry at their church.
Insurance Coordinator
Monica is an Insurance Coordinator and has enjoyed working in the dental field for many years. She was born and raised in Mt. Pleasant, TX where she graduated in 1996. In 2016, she moved to Winnsboro and met her husband, Jacob. She has 3 beautiful children, Dylan, Kayla and Kinsey and has 2 stepchildren, Jakoby and Kynsler. Monica has a love for animals and has 2 cats, Cami and Hershey and a rescue dog, Bandit. Outside of work she loves to travel, go camping and spend time with family and friends.
Consultation Specialist
Josette has been a dental assistant for 17 years. She started her career in Phoenix, AZ and came here to Texas in 2018 along with her 3 youngest children, Abraham, Hailey and Khloe who are now all teenagers. She has 2 older boys, Kaleb & Josiah, who still reside in Phoenix. Josiah made her a grandma to a beautiful baby girl Evelyn in November ‘22. She loves the dental field and all the fulfilment from seeing peoples lives change through their smiles. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends any time she gets the chance.
Bilingual Consultation Specialist
Aimet is a bilingual Consultation Specialist. She loves helping patients with all their dental needs and brings over 8 years of experience. Aimet takes pride in educating our patients about the procedures we offer using the latest state of the art technology. Her priority is spending time with her son, Julian, and she focuses on working out and utilizing her Esthetician license.
New Patient Liaison
Hannah is our new patient liaison. She enjoys spending time with her husband, family & two dogs Tank & Timber! “I like to laugh! I enjoy everything outdoors from riding around Caddo lake to duck hunting to sitting by a fire!” She graduated from Sabine High School & completed two years of healthcare pre requisites at TJC before graduating from Premier Dental Academy in Longview in 2021. “I strive to have great communication with our patients so they feel heard and welcomed at our office!”
Office Assistant
Ms. Betty is our office assistant. She grew up in East Texas, graduating from Hallsville High School and BMI School of Business in Longview. She has utilized a lifetime of office experience working in various fields of business to assist our front office. She enjoys spending time with husband, Jerry, additional family, friends and fur babies, Tuff and Leroy. She also spends a great deal of her free time making memory quilts, pillows and memory bears.
Patient Concierge
Jill is our Patient Concierge. She was born and raised in East Texas and moved to Longview from Winnsboro. She is a proud wife and mother to her beautiful blended family of eight amazing children, nine sweet grandbabies and her fur baby Mr. Weenie that they love to spoil. She is a people person and is passionate about making others happy, smile and laugh. She enjoys greeting and visiting all of our patients. Jill enjoys spending her free time with family & friends, traveling, listening to music, cooking and laughing as much as possible.
Registered Dental Hygienist
Ana is a Registered Dental Hygienist. She is bilingual and graduated from Tyler Junior College in 2015. She loves to serve, educate on the importance of dental checkups and form long lasting personal relationships with her patients. Ana loves spending her free time with her family.
Registered Dental Hygienist
Tammy is a Registered Dental Hygienist and has been working in dentistry for over 30 years. She loves helping people with their smile and overall oral health. She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and golfing with her husband.
Registered Dental Hygienist
Crystal is a registered dental hygienist who graduated from Tyler Junior College in 2007 and has been a hygienist for over 11 years. Her passion is to be part of a team that believes in whole-body health and to help patients better understand dentistry. She was born and raised in East Texas and is now raising her two daughters, Madi and Mollee, in Hallsville. Outside work, she enjoys watching Madi cheer on Friday nights, and Mollee play softball.
Registered Dental Assistant / Phlebotomist
Betty is a Registered Dental Assistant that has worked in dentistry for a little over 18 years now. She has 3 kids, Elypsis, Joe, and Masen and 2 fur babies. Her family keeps her busy, but their favorite thing to do as a family is to go bowling! They moved to East Texas in 2011 from Utah, and love it here in Longview, Texas. She has done pretty much everything that she can do in a dental office from dental assisting to hygiene coordinator to office manager. “I am very passionate about helping patients with all their dental needs. My favorite thing about working here is helping any patient overcome their fear of the dental chair and giving them their SMILE back!”
Registered Dental Assistant / Phlebotomist
Jakayla is a Registered Dental Assistant with over 3 years of experience. She was born and raised in East Texas. Jakayla is married to the love of her life, Morris. Working here has changed her life for the better and she enjoys coming to work and doing what she does best, helping people! Seeing our patients smile transformations is what helps get her up every morning to come to the best place to be.
Registered Dental Assistant
Crystal C is a Registered Dental Assistant. She graduated from Tyler Junior College in 2011 and has been in the dental field for over 6 years. She was born and raised in the small east TX town of Tatum. She is passionate about helping patients regain their confidence and loves being a part of a team that helps patients overcome their dental fears and anxiety. Outside of work she loves spending time with her husband, Christian, and their three girls, Yaretzi, Aliyah and Caroline. Her girls keep her very busy with sports but their favorite way to unwind together is by watching movies or cooking out.
Registered Dental Assistant
Erika is a Registered Dental Assistant and Phlebotomist. She has been working in the dental field for 10 years and loves every aspect of it. Erika is a full time mom to her daughter, Malary, who keeps her busy with softball and pageants. When she’s not in the office, she loves to spend time with her family and friends. On the weekends she enjoys being outdoors and cheering her little girl on at the ball field.
Registered Dental Assistant
Peyton is a Registered Dental Assistant and Phlebotomist who graduated from Advanced Dental Assistant School in 2021. Peyton enjoys helping people feel good about smiling again and getting over any dental fear they may have. She has a 4 year old daughter and a 10 year old bonus son with her significant other, Logan, who she loves. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her close friends and family as much as possible at the lake, having bonfire’s and cooking out.
Registered Dental Assistant / Phlebotomist
Kourtney is a Registered Dental Assistant and Phlebotomist. She loves being a part of dentistry that helps patients achieve their overall dental health. She is a born and raised East Texan. She enjoys spending her free time with her daughters, Katherine and Hattie. She enjoys dancing, traveling, anything outdoors, spending time with friends and family and her animals.
Registered Dental Assistant / Phlebotomist
Jennifer also known as J-Lo is a Registered Dental Assistant who graduated from Tyler Junior College and has been in the dental field since 2013. Her favorite part of her job is helping patients feel at ease and being a part of giving them back their smiles. Outside of work Jennifer has 2 daughters, Natalie and Helenie. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, hanging out at the lake, camping, dancing two-step and watching anime.
Registered Dental Assistant / Phlebotomist
Serenity is a Registered Dental Assistant and Phlebotomist with over 3 years of experience who graduated from Premier Dental Academy in Longview in 2020. Serenity was born in Kansas and raised in Longview, TX. She graduated from Longview HS in 2017. Outside of work, Serenity loves to travel, shop and spend time with family & friends. Serenity loves helping patients gain a smile that makes them feel confident.
Registered Dental Assistant
Britney is a Registered Dental Assistant born and raised in Longview, Texas. She has three beautiful girls and an amazing husband. Britney has been in the dental field for over 4 years. In her free time, she loves walks, fishing and spending time with her church family.
Registered Dental Assistant / Phlebotomist
Michelle aka Red is a Registered Dental Assistant and a Phlebotomist. She is an East Texas native and loves country living. She has been in dentistry since 2010 and cannot imagine doing anything else. It is her passion! She and her husband, Nick, have four children from ages 8-18 that keep them very busy. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, time at the lake, fishing and watching her kids play sports.
Registered Dental Assistant
Vanessa is a Registered Dental Assistant from South California. She graduated from Tyler Junior College RDA program in 2023. Vanessa has two children, Atticus and Viviana, and enjoys watching them excel in school and sports. Her favorite thing is a book and a nice day at the beach. With a military background, she is committed to serving East Texas one smile at a time.
Registered Dental Assistant / Phlebotomist
Michelle is a Registered Dental Assistant. She graduated from Premier Dental Academy in 2021 and is our Sterile Manager. She enjoys spending time with her daughter, vacationing, cook outs, and hanging out with friends.
Registered Dental Assistant
Melissa is a Registered Dental Assistant born and raised in Cartersville, Georgia. In 2012, she married her husband, Nathan, and together they have four children that they raise here in East Texas. She was a stay at home mom for the past nine years before following her dreams of working in the dental field and graduating in 2022. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family on their farm, loves all things outdoors, trail riding and camping.
Registered Dental Assistant / Phlebotomist
Sierra is a Registered Dental Assistant with a little over 5 years of experience and she loves what she does. She was born and raised here in Tyler, TX and plans on returning to school to pursue her Bachelor’s in Nursing. Through her years in dentistry she has found a passion for helping people achieve confidence in their smile. Sierra enjoys spending her free time with family, taking care of her dogs and powerlifting.
Registered Dental Assistant
Skylar is a Registered Dental Assistant and joined us after graduating from Premier Dental Academy in 2022. She plans on continuing her education to become a Dental Hygienist one day. Outside of work she enjoys going to the park with her daughter and spending time with family.
Registered Dental Assistant
Alex or also known as Ally is a Registered Dental Assistant and has been in the dental field for over 6 years. She is a mom of five and was a stay at home mom when she decided she needed a career. Looking for something to invest in that she might enjoy she said, “The dental program!” She has always been amazed at how a smile can change a person’s day. In 2016 she graduated from Vista College. Alex loves comforting the patients and seeing them transition to their dream smile!
Registered Dental Assistant
Lacie is a Registered Dental Assistant. She joined Texas Sedation Dental after graduating from Tyler Dental Assisting School and was raised nearby in the small town of Van, TX. Lacie enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband, daughter, and their two dogs.
Digital Lab Manager
Brian Bolsta is a highly experienced and skilled dental laboratory technician who has dedicated his career to providing high-quality dental prosthetics and restorations to patients in need. Throughout his career, Brian has worked with some of the most advanced dental technology available, including 3D printers and scanners, CAD/CAM software, and precision milling machines. His knowledge and expertise in these areas have allowed Texas Sedation Dental to stay at the forefront of the industry, providing our patients with the highest quality dental prosthetics and restorations. During his free time Brian enjoys playing golf and spending time at the farm with his family.
Lab Technician / Registered Dental Assistant / Phlebotomist
Kloe is a Registered Dental Assistant and a Lab Technician. She was born and raised in the small east TX town of Diana. Kloe graduated from Premier Dental Academy in 2021. She is passionate about learning new lab techniques and fabricating implant crowns, full arches, and titanium bars. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her family, girlfriend and their fur baby.
Lab Technician / Registered Dental Assistant
Blayah is a Registered Dental Assistant and a Lab Technician. She is from Marshall, Texas but recently moved to Longview. She graduated from Advanced Dental Assistant School in 2021. She enjoys the creative aspect of painting dental restorations. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her family.