Meet the Team Offering High-Quality Dentistry Services in Anchorage, AK

At Healthy Smiles Dental, we are dedicated to providing exceptional care for you and members of your family. That’s why we have gathered a team of caring and friendly individuals who are highly qualified and love what they do.

Together with Dr. Terry Preece,a trusted dentist Anchorage, we are confident that our team offers the best services for dentistry, Anchorage AK has to offer.

Our dental team members receive extensive training in their respective areas and appreciate their individual and collective roles in ensuring that our guests receive high quality dental services in a comfortable, pleasant setting. Each one of our dental staff takes pride in working with the latest dental technologies with the best and proven dentist,Anchorage AK.

Without exception, each team member at Healthy Smiles Dental, will tell you the best part of their job is interacting and visiting with our guests and getting to know them on a personal basis.

Admin Team

Debbie (Business Administrator)
I am Debbie, the business administrator for the practice. I obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in computer programming and worked for many years in the banking/computer systems industry. I have been married for 40 years; have three incredibly talented children, and soon will have three grandchildren. I attend church each week. I enjoy crocheting, sewing, reading and playing board and iPad games.

I have been involved in dentistry since I took a 3 month course in dental assisting in 1978. A few years later, I discovered that while I enjoy my interaction with patients in the office, my real passion was in the business aspects of the practice. I oversee all the non-clinical aspects of the office including patient and insurance billing, payments and personnel matters. I love my job because I am a numbers person who enjoys making sure everything is correct.

I believe in volunteering my time and talents and participated in the 2014 Alaska Mission of Mercy in Anchorage. In 2002 I volunteered to work as a dental assistant at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. It was a fabulous experience interacting with athletes and coaches from all over the world.

I am also a Jamberry Nails consultant using my business as a fundraiser to help organizations and individuals raise money for charitable purposes. If you have a cause you are passionate about, give me a call! Let’s raise some money!

Clinical Team

Emily (Registered Dental Hygienist)
Emily is our Registered Dental Hygienist and loves what she does.  She was born and raised in Indiana and moved to Alaska in 2005.  With ten years of patient care experience, she knew she loved working closely with her patients, but desired a more challenging career.  She attended the University of Alaska Anchorage and graduated with honors with a Dental Hygiene degree.  Emily provides thorough, comfortable care and is passionate about helping people understand the importance of their oral health.

Outside of work, Emily enjoys hiking, biking and fishing.  Most importantly, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Zack, their Samoyed dog Sebastian and two Siamese twin cats, Stella and Apollo, who enrich her daily life.  She looks forward to seeing you soon.

Danielle (Chairside Dental assistant)

I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I grew up on a ranch and had a horse. I had the opportunity to travel all over California with my horse while competing in English show jumping competitions. After high school I moved to the Seattle area. I worked as an aerospace machinist and a metal finisher for ten years. Later I worked as an electromechanical assembler at Aseptico, a dental instrument company. While at this job, I decided I wanted to become more involved in the dental industry. In 2009 I attended Everest College for 1 year and obtained a Certificate in dental assisting.

When I became an “empty nester” I wanted a new adventure and moved to Alaska in 2013 and have enjoyed it here ever since. I have two grown children, a daughter in Seattle and a son serving in the Army in Korea.

In my spare time I enjoy hotrods, car shows, fishing, camping and off roading.

Jane (Treatment Coordinator)

Jane grew up in the hospitality industry. She learned about customer service from her grandmother when they worked at the front desk together at her father’s motel in Kentucky. Jane realized early on that she has a passion for taking care of others.
After attending the Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and spending a summer abroad as an exchange student, she returnedto Kentucky to care for her mother, who was ill and attend the University of Kentucky. While there, she met and married her husband of nearly 36 years.
The next 20 years were spent as a military spouse. Nine of those years were spent in Japan where Jane taught English. She also volunteered on-base helping other spouses learn more about the Japanese culture and customs as well as at her children’s school and with the Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts. She continued volunteering with the Girl Scouts after moving to Alaska in 1997. It was the parent of one of her Girl Scouts who helped her discover her passion for dentistry.
In 2002, her scout’s mother asked Jane to come work at doctor Glaeser’s orthodontic office. That was when it really clicked for her that the dental field was a great arena in which to help people and have a positive impact on their lives.
She worked in orthodontics for a decade and a half, where she filled a variety of roles, including those of treatment coordinator and office manager. She recently spent a year and half adding orthodontics to a pediatric dental practice. She is discovering the joys of general dentistry at Healthy Smiles Dental. Her goal is to take care of every patient the way she would want to be taken care of and to provide the best possible customer service experience to everyone. She is excited to be part of the Healthy Smiles team and looks forward to meeting everyone.
Jane and her husband have raised four children, one of whom is a dentist. They have two grandchildren who are a great source of joy. Jane enjoys spending time with them whenever possible. She also enjoys swimming, yoga, and taking long walks with her husband.