Judy was born and raised in Las Vegas. She has been a dental hygienist for 27 years, 22 of those years have been spent with Dr. Brooks. Arizona trained, she has a bachelors degree and is a former member of the Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners and past-president of the Nevada Dental Hygiene Association. She is married to Keith and has one son and is reaping the benefits of grandchildren. She and her husband enjoy tennis and travel when she isn’t here with our patients.
Michelle has been a dental assistant for 26 years after being trained in California. She claims to be single and has been living in Las Vegas for 27 years with 3 children and 1 grandchild to her credit. Michelle’s hobbies include scuba diving, crafts and painting. She finds the particular insanity of our office and team very much to her liking and is soon to complete her second year with our team.
Pat attended Dental Assisting School in Southern California in 1982. Her experience has been shared between the business and clinical area and when she joined our office 6 years ago she was a natural as our Patient Care Coordinator. She joins Sheila as part of the glue that holds the team together. Pat has been happily married for 14 years with husband Chris and they have two wonderful children that keep them involved with school and church activities.
Sheila is our Office Administrator and the driving force behind our practice. She has been with Dr. Brooks since he started his practice in Nevada and is truly his right hand and the only person who can keep our doctors in line. Sheila is originally from upstate New York and moved to Nevada 37 years ago. She has been married to husband Floyd for 40 years and enjoy their 2 daughters, 3 grandchildren, and 2 nieces.
Leslie is a native Nevadan. She has rejoined our office after many years and is a welcome addition. She and son, Chad, recently moved into a new house and are enjoying the experience of home ownership. In her spare time she helps her son with his competitive dirt bike racing and spends time with family.
Shole graduated from Chabot College in Hayward, California, in 1996 with an AA degree in dental hygiene. After 3 years of college in computers and 5 years of dental assisting, she had decided that dentistry was her calling. She always told her classmates that if you still like what you are doing after a year, you’re in the right place. 12 years as a dental hygienist convinces her that she is where she belongs. She moved to Las Vegas in 1997 and became part of our team. She and husband David live in Henderson and she does her commute to our office in remembrance of California.
Sherilyn is a native Nevadan. She graduated from the Dental Hygiene Program at CCSN in May 2000. She has been practicing in dentistry for 16 years. Sherilyn spent 8 years as a dental assistant and the remaining years as a dental hygienist here in Las Vegas. She has a 17 years old son who will be graduating in 2009, and will be joining the apprenticeship program for electricians upon completion. During her time away from work she enjoys engaging in spiritual activities and spending time with family and friends.
Brandi graduated on the Honor roll at Lawndale High School with a 3.4 grade point average. She then attended S.C.R.O.C.Occupational Center and received her diploma in dental assisting. She has been practicing in children’s and general dentistry for 5 years. We are happy to have her with us.