Susan Douglas, Hygienist, RDH

As a Registered Dental Hygienist, Susan feels fortunate to have worked almost half of her career alongside Dr Poyak.  She enjoys working in a practice with a team that focuses on the patient first.  Customizing treatment and oral health recommendations for each individual patient  is a major focus for Susan.  She treasures the relationships she has built with many of our patients.

Susan and her husband of 36 years, John, have two sons. Jason owns an engineering company in Tucson; he and his wife, Jonna, a realtor, are expecting their first child in June!  Matthew is a third year medical student at the University of Arizona.  His wife, Randi, will graduate in 2012 from the University Of Arizona College Of Pharmacy.  Along with her work, Susan enjoys her friends, hiking, reading, gardening and sewing. Her very favorite times are those she spends with her family!

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Patty Clifton, Clinical Assistant

Patty has worked in dentistry for 30 years and is a certified dental assistant . She particularly likes the one-on-one time she spends with our patients discussing oral health and helping them achieve strong smiles.

Patty likes to read, garden, hike, and camp.Spending time with family and friends is very important to Patty.

She is happily married and has two children. Her oldest, Aleesa, and her husband, blessed them with their first grandchild, Brooklyne Sophia, in July of 2010. Her son, Gregory, is serving our country in the U. S. Army. Patty and her husband are very proud of both of their children.

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Kerri McGhee, Business Coordinator

Kerri moved here to Scottsdale from Salem, Oregon in2004 with her son, Conner. Reason for the move? It’s simple . . . . . “I’d had enough of the cold weather.”  The sun here in Arizona keeps her happy and healthy.

Kerri has 23 years of experience in the dental field and feels led to take the fear out of coming to the dentist. “I was so scared to go the dentist as a child and a young adult. I will only work for a doctor who I can trust and rely on 100% and who I know is gentle and sensitive in caring for me and our patients.”