MEET THE TEAM - MANATEE COUNTY, FL
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HYGIENISTS
Kristin N.
Dental Hygienist
Kristin is a Florida native who enjoys spending time with her husband and four kids playing outdoors, traveling, and camping. She received her dental hygiene training at the State College of Florida and has been a part of the North River Dental Family for 14 years. Kristin also has a photography business and enjoys hopping, good food, and the beach.
Kristin S.
Dental Hygienist
Kristin has been visiting the Bradenton/Sarasota area for the past 20 years. Now that she has made this her permanent residence, he enjoys many outdoor activities and recently has become a ballroom dancer. Kristin’s practice entails 36 years of dental hygiene and has been with North River Dental as of November 2022.
Sybil
Dental Hygienist
Sybil has been with North River Dental for 8 years and has been a hygienist for over 20 years. She is originally from New Hampshire and has 2 teenage children. Sybil truly cares about her patient’s health and especially enjoys getting to know them.
Angela
Dental Hygienist
Angela has been with North River Dental 9 out of the 10 years she has been in dentistry. She has a 3 year old son and a 1 year old daughter. Angela loves interacting with and getting to know her patients and looks forward to taking care of you!
ASSISTANTS
Sara
Dental Assistant
Sara has been with North River Dental since 2008. When she’s not going above and beyond for our patients she enjoys being outdoors with her family and exploring new restaurants.
Kelli
Expanded Functions Dental Assistant
Kelli is a Florida native, growing up just north of Ellenton in Apollo Beach. She started her career in dentistry in 1993, and joined the North River Dental team in 1997. Kelli lived in North Carolina briefly in 2005, but returned to her NRD home in 2010. Kelli has been married to her husband, Michael, since 1998 and has one son, Zach. When Kelli is not taking care of patients, she loves spending time at Disney World. She is an autism advocate and loves the fact that changing a SMILE can change a LIFE.
Bobbie Jo
Clinical Manager/Dental Assistant
Bobbie Jo was born and raised in Florida and has worked in the dental field for 30 years. She has been with North River Dental for 21 years and her passion for her team and her patients are what drive her. She loves that she gets to be a part of transforming her patients smiles. In Bobbie Jo’s spare time she loves to take road trips with her husband and her daughter.
Dena
Dental Assistant
Dena is a Florida native; she was born in Bartow, Florida and moved to Bradenton when she was 13 years old. Dena joined North River Dental through an internship in 2012, and has been with us for 10 years. In her free time she enjoys vacationing wherever she can go and spending time with her husband, Mike, and her 9 year old son, Mason.
Rea
Dental Assistant
Rea has been in the dental field for 4 years. She has been with North River dental since 2022 and loves working on extractions and crowns. Rea is always open to new things and loves trying new procedures.
Vanessa
Dental Assistant
Vanessa is originally from the Chicago area. She relocated to Florida 5 years ago and has been in dentistry the majority of her life. She is very excited to join the North River Dental team and to be taking a part in making smiles outstanding!
Gissell
Dr. Krauss’s Lead Assistant
ADMINISTRATION
Bonnie
New Patient Coordinator
Bonnie has been in dentistry for 21 years and has been happily married for 16 years. She has two kids Sophie and Mikey, and is a member of Parrish United Methodist Church. Bonnie was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and in her spare time she loves spending time with her family and loves anything involving fishing, plants, chocolate, animals, and Montana. Bonnie loves meeting new people, connecting and building relationships.
Shannon
Treatment Coordinator/Administrative Supervisor
Shannon has been in dentistry for 22 years and has been helping North River Dental patients achieve their dental goals for 10 years. Shannon and her husband, Ryan, have raised their 2 boys, Austin and Landon, in Manatee County. She loves watching her boys play all sports and having Sunday Football Family Days!
Meggan
Meggan grew up in Michigan and went to Michigan State University where she obtained a Bachelors of Science degree in 2017. After college, she moved down to Florida to get out of the cold weather and to make her favorite vacation spot a home. Meggan is the content creator behind the scenes. If she’s not posting on Facebook or Instagram for NRD, she is enjoying time with family and friends. She enjoys spending time outside, watching sports, traveling, shopping, and trying new restaurants.
Bre
Insurance Coordinator
Bre comes to us from the west coast and has been with North River Dental for 2 years. She handles all of our patient billing and when she’s not helping our patients she enjoys traveling and hiking in the mountains with her husband and her son.
Katie
Practice Manager of Operations
Katie was born and raised in Ohio, and relocated to Florida 2014. She has been in the dental field for over 10 years, and loves anything Disney and Harry Potter. In Katie’ s free time she is always found spending time with her husband Marvin, and their two boys, Vinny and Leo.
Heather
Check Out/Business Assistant
Heather is from Moultrie, Georgia and has lived in Florida for 10 years. She has two boys that are 15 and 17 years old, and has been married for 25 years. Heather has been in dentistry for 15 years and in her free time she loves hanging out with friends and enjoys making people smile.
Delia
Check In/Business Assistant
Delia is originally from Reading, Pennsylvania and moved to Florida when she was 10 years old. She has been a patient at North River Dental for 10 years and has recently graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a bachelor’s in psychology. Delia is also a black belt in karate!
TECHNICIANS
Jourdan
Oral Diagnosis Technician
Jourdan is a 6 generation Manatee County native. She graduated from Palmetto High school and furthered her education at SCF. Jourdan has been a part of the North River Dental team for nearly a decade and has been a patient at North River for over 25 years. She loves seeing how a smile transformation changes lives. When Jourdan isn’t working, she loves spending time in Tennessee, camping, riding, and side by sides with her family and her puppy.
Mike
In-house Dental Laboratory Technician
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