Alvaro likes to say that dentistry found him. Originally from Ecuador, he found himself working as a lab technician serendipitously and has been in the field for more than seven years. Alvaro’s intense attention to detail, artistic appreciation and genuine joy for creating fuels every smile that he designs in house as a lab technician. You can often find him at Dentalvana on the weekends perfecting a crown or implant design in the digital lab.
Micheline got her start in the dental field first as a dental assistant. After spending time in that role she realized that she was more effective and truly more excited while working in a front office team where she found herself working in reception, scheduling coordination and later, finances. Micheline has been in the field for more than ten years and loves the process of witnessing the transformation of patients as they first come in, to when they walk out, leaving with smiling and joyful faces.
Cynthia has been working with Dentalvana for just over a year as part of the insurance and billing team at Dentalvana. She’s been working in the field of insurance and billing for more than 10 years and still gets excited about efficiently processing claims to make sure our patients and team are well cared for.
Samantha has been the office manager with Dentalvana for more than a year and has been working in the dental field for more than 10 years. She was born & raised in Guyana and made her way into dentistry in her early career through a relative while living in New York. Samantha is incredibly passionate about being the best leader she can be and prides herself on being direct, reliable and trustworthy. She enjoys working hard alongside her team juggling many different tasks and roles to ensure the seamless flow of the Dentalvana office.
Mabel is a caring and compassionate treatment planning coordinator at Dentalvana. She embodies the energies of patience and kindness, working with every patient who comes into Dentalvana to find ways to fund the smile of their dreams. Mabel works with the intention of improving smiles and lives and is happy to step into any and every role needed to support the Dentalvana family of patients along their unique journeys.
Robin has been with Dentalvana for more than 5 years and working within the fields of insurance, claims and billing for more than a decade. In the time that she’s been with Dentalvana, Robin has worn many different hats and dedicated herself to always doing what is best for the patient and the team. Robin is often described as happy, knowledgeable and reliable and loves that being part of the Front Office team lies at the heart of the practice.
Giada is the first face of the Dentalvana team that greets you with a warm and welcoming smile; inviting you into what will likely become your best dental experience ever! She began working in the field of dentistry because of her smile and was asked to join the Dentalvana team more than five years ago!
“I’m always trying to help everybody, my coworkers come to me for help because they know they can count on me and patients feel the same way. If I promise you something it will get done.”
Giada loves talking to patients, getting to know them and earning their trust. She prides herself on going above and beyond to ensure that in whatever way she can, she is being joyfully supportive.
