Meet Our Dental Hygienists

Basia, RDH

Basia has been in the dental field for eights years. She graduated with high honor’s from College of Dupage with a degree in Dental Hygiene. She received the Golden Scaler Award in recognition of being the top student in her class. She has a Bachelor’s degree in teaching but decided to pursue career in dental due to her love for healthcare. her favorite thing about her job is being able to not only give patient’s the proper care they need, but also the relationships she gets to build with them along the way. She believes that every patient has a story and she loves to be a part of it.

Basia is a very busy mom of two boys, Teo and Alek. When she doesn’t have her hands full with scalers and Piezo tips, she enjoys being outdoors and cooking.

Katie, RDH

Katie has been working in dentistry for 4 years. She studied at College of DuPage and is the recipient of the Hu-Friedy Golden Scaler Award as well as the Colgate STAR award for her graduating class. She chose dentistry because of the environment, noting that she loves that no two days are ever the same, and that the field is constantly evolving to better peoples’ health. She also enjoys the personal interactions with the people she serves.

She is the mother of two little fur babies (meow) and is married to her gorgeous husband Randy! She enjoys spending her free time with family and friends along with anything that brings her outdoors enjoying nature. When Katie is not busy saving lives and patients’ bone levels, she is part of a food blogging group named the Traveling Forks.

Anessa, RDH

Anessa graduated with honors and Golden Scaler Award from Harper Dental Hygiene Program in 2005. She chose the dental healthcare profession due to her compassionate heart and service to others…. “we are here to serve others, through serving others you help yourself”. Her role as a healthcare professional is to educate and prevent dental disease through comprehensive care. Anessa thinks that prevention and holistic approach to life is the key to health. She practices self-awareness. She is a vegetarian, works out and meditates daily. In her spare time, she teaches meditation to others and spends time with her beautiful family. Since prevention is the key let’s start with our mouth.