Meet Our Team
Lakewood, CO
 Andrea – Insurance Advisor
Andrea found her way to Northstar Dental via her sister who was leaving to go to school to be a hygienist in 2002. Andrea started out as a sterilization technician which enabled her to gain knowledge in many different aspects of the dental field. Now as the Insurance Advisor, she uses her love of gaining knowledge and attention to detail to help patients understand and maximize their insurance. Outside the practice, she enjoys spending time with her kids. She also has found passion in fitness with weight training, running and testing her limits with challenges like the Rugged Maniac.
 Breanna – Director of Operations
Breanna joined the Northstar Dental team in 2018, and has been in the customer service field for over ten years. Her amazing work-ethic and dedication to the team, along with delivering the very best care to our patients, led her to the Director of Operations position. She thrives on being able to build rapport/relationships with patients and their families. Bre loves educating our patients of all the amazing technology that Northstar has to offer. Outside of work, she is a full-time student at Fort Hays State University, obtaining her bachelors in psychology. In her free time, she loves to spend time with family, friends, and her dog Opie. And, when she gets a moment picking up a great book...preferably laying on a beach somewhere.
 Desteny - Patient Relations & Hygiene Coordinator
Bio Coming Soon!
 Jaida - Dental Assistant
Jaida grew up in Durango, Colorado and moved to the Front Range in 2014. She worked to obtain her degree in Cosmetology, and then found her passion in dentistry in 2021. We are so fortunate that Jaida joined our Northstar family, Her positive energy spreads joy among the staff, and our patients each and every day. She enjoys working with all the technology we offer our patients, and learning more about the innovative ways we care for our patient's overall health. In her spare time, she enjoys playing soccer, loves to travel to Disney to visit Mickey & friends, and she and her fiancé are busy planning their wedding for September of next year.
 Julia - Dental Hygienist
Julia Martin RDH, BAS, MSA has been a registered dental hygienist (RDH) since graduating with an AAS in dental hygiene from the Community College of Denver in 2005. She returned to school and received a bachelor’s in applied science in dental hygiene at the Community College of Denver in 2017. The momentum from this achievement led her to get a Master of Healthcare Administration from Colorado State University in 2021.
Dental hygiene ethics and exceptional practice philosophies have been the driving force of her career. She has had the opportunity to be an assistant professor for the Community College of Denver Dental Hygiene Program. In the community, she has an LLC where she consults and does training at dental offices. Her dedication to the dental community is also shown through her work for the American Dental Hygienists’ Association.
Julia grew up in Gilpin County, Colorado and loved to return to the mountains whenever possible. She lives in Lakewood with her spouse and their two dogs. In her downtime, she enjoys watching movies, playing video games, and going to the dog park.
 Megan - Patient Care & Treatment Advisor
Megan is a natural as a Treatment Advisor. She has experience working as a dental assistant, and has great knowledge of the clinical area of the practice. She believes strongly in growing the relationships with each and everyone of our patients to ensure she fully understands what is most important to you in your dental health care. Understanding this, enables her to best help advise in the comprehensive care you deserve. When not caring for patients, you can find her hanging out, or hiking with her boyfriend and their 4 dogs. Also, she is an incredible soccer player. She is humble, but has played soccer since she was four years old, and played throughout college. She is darn pretty good!
 MJ - Dental Hygienist
Bio Coming Soon!
 Morgan - Hygiene Assistant
Morgan joined us as our Dental Hygiene Assistant in our efforts to provide our patients a higher level of patient treatment and experience. She has excelled in this position in helping NorthStar Dental achieve, and even surpass that goal. She received her certification for Dental Assisting in 2022, and has continued her education in dental hygiene. Morgan loves to help patients realize their beautiful smile through our intraoral x-ray technologies. She takes extreme pride in our patients leaving the office with an extra clean, shiny and healthy mouth.
Morgan is from Pennsylvania, and moved west for her love of the mountains. She has a passion for horseback riding, and a true love for all animals. Her happy home is filled with two birds, two cats and one dog. She often refers to it as her little “zoo”, and she and Valley, the Northstar Dental therapy dog…obviously…have a special bond.
 Samantha - Dental Assistant
Samantha is a certified Expanded Duty Dental Assistant. She received her certification for Dental Assisting in 2021, and earned her EEDA certification in 2022. She works diligently with every patient to ensure they have the best experience possible. She possesses great empathy in that she fully sympathizes that not everyone has experienced positive experience at the dental office. She thrives in working with all the technologies that Northstar Dental has to offer, and loves the opportunity to do something different every day.
Samantha grew up in Nashville, TN and found herself moving west where she has embraced the great outdoors, and the wonderful music scene that Colorado has to offer.
 Sarah - Dental Hygienist
Bio Coming Soon!
 Valley - Registered Therapy Dog /Denver Pet Partners
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DOB: April 2016
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Nickname: Valley Girl
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Breed: Rescue Dog/Golden/Border Collie
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Favorite Activities: Cuddling, catching balls, getting and giving love to people. |
Fun Staff Photos
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