Alicia – Registered Dental Hygienist
Alicia received an associate degree in Dental Hygiene from Lonestar College in Kingwood, and a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University in biology. She started working at Comfort Dental Excellence in 2014 and enjoys being a part of a comprehensive care team. As a hygienist, she works to prevent and treat oral disease in her patients. She loves to engage them at a personal level, understand their concerns and provide the best preventative advice for their personal needs. Alicia has a 19-year-old son and a houseful of pets. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, quilting and going to the movies.
Reem – Dental Hygienist
Bio coming soon!
Yvette Lloyd – Insurance Coordinator
Yvette is from Carlsbad, New Mexico, and has a high school diploma from Carlsbad High School. She has worked with us for seven years in May of 2024. She loves her work family and how Dr. Calder has always taken care of her and her family. She enjoys doing her job well and learning something new every day. Yvette also enjoys the hunt of investigating and winning on behalf of our patients to help maximize their benefits. She loves children and has been married for 22 years with three adult children of her own and two beautiful granddaughters. Yvette enjoys music, her family and staying home and drinking wine.
Fernando – Treatment Coordinator
Fernando joined our practice in March of 2023. He has been in the dental field for over 20 years and not only loves our patients and team but also helping patients reach good oral health. He educates them about their treatment and breaks it down with insurance estimates to come up with affordable financing. Fernando enjoys spending time with his nephews, nieces and family as well as going to the gym.
Gabriela – Treatment Coordinator
Gabbie has been in the dental field for almost eight years. She started as a dental assistant and worked her way up to the front desk as a tax coordinator. She joined our team in April of 2022. She loves how the team is like family and how there is never a dull moment. She enjoys offering good quality dental services to patients and helping them smile. Gabbie strives to always give the best care with a positive vibe and attitude as well as a helping hand. Team work makes the dream work. Gabbie has no children but has a farm (as her coworkers like to say) consisting of 10 pugs, four mixed dogs, a cat, a pig and a goat. She and her husband own two tattoo shops; if she is not helping out there during her free time, she is on her property hanging out with her herd of animals. Gabbie is bilingual in Spanish.
Triston – Sterile Technician
Triston graduated from Klein High School and is currently working on their dental degree. They were even a part of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC). Triston started working here in August 2021. The best part of this practice is learning more about the dental field, thereby getting more experience in school. They make sure to keep all daily operations available and that the office is clean and sterilized. They also make sure that the dental instruments are available for the doctors. Triston is a great listener and is very easy to talk to. Their mom happens to work at Comfort Dental Excellence in the back for insurance. Their hobbies mostly include going to the gym, playing guitar and watching movies.
Juan – Office Manager
Juan was born in Mexico and is bilingual in Spanish. He is a certified dental assistant who attended the University of Houston before joining our practice in 2013. The people at this practice feel like family and he loves the feeling of joy that comes from changing patients’ smiles. His job is to make sure we can maximize insurance coverage for our patients to help them take care of their teeth and to find new ways to make dental care affordable for them. Juan has a brother that is also a dental assistant. He enjoys listening to music, dancing and hanging out with friends and family.
Ana Gasataya – Registered Dental Assistant
Ana went to Comfort Dental School where she worked under Dr. Sirby. She attended Norda Harris College for the first half of her education before completing a Bachelor of Science in commerce at Philippines School, where she majored in accounting. She joined Comfort Dental Excellence in July 2013 and loves the friendly and family-oriented people who work here. Ana is a good team player who is open-minded, ready to learn and always mindful of patients’ needs. She has four beautiful children and loves to cook, sing and go for walks in the park when she has time. She is bilingual in Tagalog.
Shaun – Lead Registered Dental Assistant
Before Shaun practiced dentistry, he was planning to go into the military. He enlisted into a program called Grizzly Youth Academy where he was influenced to work at a dental practice instead. He received his dental certificate at Concorde Community College. He joined Comfort Dental Excellence in December 2019. He loves how there is a great family waiting here to help everyone grow. His contribution is showing every patient how excited he is to see them. Shaun enjoys basketball and cars.
Sylvia – Registered Dental Assistant
Sylvia started working for Comfort Dental Excellence in August 2008 at its first original location. She loves the diverse group of people here and the commitment of bringing better healthy smiles to patients. She contributes by being able to comfort patients who may be scared of the dental office and helps them gain confidence in a dental environment then. Sylvia has a wonderful husband and is very blessed with a son, daughter and a cute little dog. Her hobbies include shopping, going to baseball games with her family, music and concerts, movies and binge-watching shows while cuddled up her little dog and hubby.
Deanna – Receptionist
Deanna achieved a bachelor’s degree in professional sales from Weber State University. She began working here in August of 2020 and loves the opportunity for growth and learning at Comfort Dental Excellence. Her job is to create training manuals and promotional media and stepping in to help anywhere she is needed. She is always looking for ways to improve the processes that are practiced here. She truly cares for our patients and tries to do everything she can to make their experience the best it can be. Deanna has three children that have also worked at Comfort Dental Excellence, giving comfort dental excellence at what has become a family practice to them. Deanna likes to cook, craft and read in her spare time.
Lindsay – Receptionist
Lindsay graduated in 2020 from Northbrook High School, eventually coming to work for us in March of 2023. She enjoys getting to meet new people and building work friendships and ethics. Lindsay makes sure patients have their future appointment set and that they have a great time at their office. She has one kid and two dogs and loves to travel and watch movies with her family in her free time. Lindsay is bilingual in Spanish.
Jorge Jr. – Receptionist | Sterile Tech | REgistered Dental Assistant
Jorge started working here in January of 2024. He is a future dentist in the making and is planning on receiving his dental education soon. He loves how everyone is kind and helpful in a friendly environment and how he learns a lot from everyone. He learns and soaks up as much knowledge as possible so that he can grow to be a leader one day and help grow the practice. Jorge’s hobbies include playing soccer and listening to music.
Abby M. – Registered Dental Assistant
Abby received her education from Houston Dental Assistant School before coming to work at our practice in 2023. She loves putting new smiles on people’s faces and how her coworkers feel like family. She loves coming to work and being around her work family as well as being able to what she loves: helping patients gain confidence with their smiles! Abby contributes by being present, bringing new ideas and being bilingual in Spanish. She is a hard-working mom of four kids named AJ, Serenity, Olivia and Ariet. Her hobbies include being around family and friends, trying new restaurants and chilling while watching Netflix.
Ellen – Registered Dental Assistant
Ellen went to Boston Technical High School and then Massasoit Community College before coming to work here in 2020. She loves helping people get a healthy smile while making them feel comfortable and at home in our office. Ellen loves eating out at restaurants and is bilingual in Cantonese.
Jennifer M. – Registered Dental Assistant
Jennifer went to Benjamin O. Davis High School before attending Houston Dental Assisting School and completing an associate of applied science in college. She started working with us in July 2023. Jennifer loves the team and doctors who have been very helpful and encouraging ever since she arrived. She enjoys learning new techniques and knowledgeable information. She contributes to the success of Comfort Dental Excellence by comforting our patients and informing them as much as possible. Also, her charisma is immaculate (chef’s kiss)! Jennifer is excited to start her little family with a baby on the way who is due in October! She adores painting fields, portraits and side profiles as well as planting and caring for her house plants.
