Without further ado, congratulations to all of our new office openings! It takes a lot of planning and teamwork to launch an office and we thank everyone who put in their time and effort. A special shout out to the owner doctors who invest so much of themselves into their new offices. We will now be doing a monthly update of our new office openings to keep from spamming Twitter, Facebook and the Blog; it’s going to be a busy year.

Aurora Modern Dentistry – Aurora, CO
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Clinical Leadership provided by
Dr. Charles Rodgers

Stonecrest Dental Group & Orthodontics – San Diego, CA
Friday, March 12th, 2010
Clinical Leadership provided by
Doctor Katayoun Afshar

Cherry Creek Modern Dentistry – Glendale, CO
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Clinical Leadership provided by
Drs. Charles Rodgers &
Ashleigh Harrison

Escondido Smiles, Escondido, CA
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Clinical Leadership provided by
Doctor John Nosti

Way to go team!

Our December Winner Cassi!

Here is our Colorado – I’m a BIG DEAL winner for December!! Cassi Foster our BC from Marketplace Dental Group . She has been nominated every month since we began the award.  We had 14 different nominations for December for various team members and the momentum is growing each month. Staff is really getting involved recognizing our top performers and it is great fun to watch, and get the stories about why they want the person they are nominating to win!

She is a joy to work with and truly is a BIG DEAL!!  Congratulations to Cassi!!!

Dr. Tuchklaper is Kind of a Big Deal

Dr. Scott Tuchklaper – Associate Dentist from Orchard Dental Group and Orthodontics in Westminster, CO.

Dr T won a $250 Gift Certificate to Knezel Photography for a Family Photo with his brand new sweet baby daughter, and a commemorative plaque.

The Colorado Region “I’m a Big Deal Award”  Award Criteria is:

Must be Excellent in the following areas

• Can do attitude, passion and purpose
• Perfect Patient Experience
• Attendance
• Appearence
• Teamwork

Great job Dr. T!

Left to Right: Linda Ryan, Debbi Rogers, Samantha Mastreno, Joe Saporito

Samantha Mastreno – Operations Manager Trainee from Prominent Point Dental Group in Colorado Springs.

Samantha received a $100 Visa Gift card, Free Boost, and a beautiful trophy.

The Colorado Region PDS Rockstar Award Criteria is:

Must be Excellent in the following areas

• Can do attitude, passion and purpose
• Perfect Patient Experience
• Attendance
• Appearence
• Teamwork

Great job Samantha!

Joanna Rodgers, Vice President of Operations

Joanna Rodgers, Vice President of Operations for Pacific Dental Services, was honored as a nominee at the 2008 Women in Business Awards luncheon hosted by the Orange County Business Journal© (OCBJ©).

The annual OCBJ Women in Business Awards are given to individuals who play a unique role at their company and challenges they’ve overcome. There were over 160 nominees for the Women in Business Awards program this year. The 5 honored nominees were chosen for their accomplishments within their industry, their company, in the community and on a personal level.

Joanna Rodgers started her 14-year career with Pacific Dental Services in 1994, managing the companies’ first dental office. Her tenacity and business acumen helped to spur incredible personal and professional growth as she moved through the ranks from multi-office manager on up to Vice President of Operations for over 60 PDS affiliated dental practices within Southern California and Nevada.

Employees describe Joanna as someone who personally invests in the success of her team members. Not only is she motivated when it comes to her business team, she is equally as dedicated to her family, her husband and 4 sons. She is heavily involved in giving back to the community, as she is involved in not only individual outreach cases within her office regions, but also through corporately sponsored outreach such as annual holiday programs to adopt needy families and annual dental outreach in Mexico and urban areas.