Meet the Team
Tomasa – Hygienist
Tomasa is from Tucson and is one of OVDG’s resident Dental Hygienists, bringing with her over 30 years of experience in the field. Her favorite part of being a hygienist is forming connections with her patients. She has been married for 35 years and is a mom to 3 beautiful children. In her free time, Tomasa enjoys spending time with family, knitting and cozying up to read a book while sipping on some coffee or tea.
Cindy – Hygienist
Cindy is an Arizona native and has roughly 25 years experience in the Dental field, 4 years as a dental assistant and 20 years as a hygienist. She’s been married for 19 years and has 2 lovely daughters, ages 16 and 17. In her free time you can catch her watching softball and volleyball games, camping, and hunting, but most of all she loves spending time with her friends and family! Cindy strives to provide the most positive experience to all of our patients!
Jodene – Hygienist
Jodene has lived in Tucson for over 45 years and has been a dental hygienist since 1999. She loves educating and building relationships with her patients, who become like family to her. Jodene is a mom of one daughter, who is currently attending the U of A, and always has 3-4 rescue dogs at a time!
She loves any opportunity for a road trip, camping or over-seas travel. Jodene also enjoys baking sourdough bread and considers herself to be a stained glass hobbyist.
Billie – Hygienist
Billie is a Tucson native and could never see herself leaving the Arizona sunshine. Before becoming a hygienist, Billie was a lead veterinary technician for 8 years. Because of this, animals will always be a big part of her life. She has been married for 6 years and has a beautiful 4-year old daughter. You will either catch her reading, fishing with her family, singing Elton John with her daughter, drinking coffee, or scaling teeth– All of her favorite things!
Skylar – Hygienist
Skylar was born and raised in Tucson and definitely feels the desert is home for her. She has been a Dental Hygienist since 2019 and couldn’t imagine not working with teeth, she has such a passion for what she does! Skylar has 4 fur babies that she loves to spend time at home with. When she is not cleaning teeth, she’s usually at home working on some kind of home improvement, doing a craft or fun project or out on a drive somewhere, enjoying our beautiful Arizona!
Kirsten – Office Manager
Kirsten is also on the long list of team members who grew up in the Oro Valley community. Kirsten and Dr. Ham are high school sweethearts who married in 2013. They have a daughter named London, and a baby girl on the way. Kirsten enjoys hiking and spending time with her friends, family and two kitties, Blue & Bear! She also loves decorating and uses that passion to make Oro Valley Dental Group a welcoming and appealing destination for all our patients in the area.
Betty – Treatment Coordinator
Betty is one of the first friendly faces you’ll see when visiting us. She is originally from Florida where she grew up immersed in the dental field via her grandmother who has been a dentist since the 1960s! She eventually moved to Tucson in her youth and later attended the University of Arizona. She enjoys reading, traveling, and exploring, as well as spending time with her husband, Cordell, 4 year-old twins–Sebastian and Vera, and baby Santiago.
Christian – Insurance Coordinator
Christian brings over 15 years of customer service expereience to the OVDG family. She originally hails from Boulder, Colorado but grew up in Northwest Tucson. She is married to her husband Steve and together they are busy raising their big, vivacious family which includes 4 kids (Gabe, Gavin, Aria, and Sam) and 2 fur babies! For fun, you can find Christian crafting, road-tripping, hiking, glamping, and traveling to the beach.
Miriam- Assistant
Miriam is a Tucson native who grew up on the east side. She attended Sahuaro high school before learning to become a dental assistant at Careington College. She brings over 6 years of dental assisting experience to OVDG. In Miriam’s free time she enjoys attending concerts in the greater Tucson and Phoenix area. Miriam loves to escape the heat and head up to Sedona where she enjoys hiking and spending time with family. She was recently engaged to her fiance Mike in the summer of 2021 while on a trip in Sedona. When Miriam is looking to relax after a busy day she enjoys winding down by watching crime documentaries on Netflix.
Lorelei- Assistant
Lorelei was born and raised in Oregon, and moved to Tucson ten years ago. She received her dental assisting license from Pima Medical Institute in 2015 and now has over 7 years of experience in the dental field. Lorelei has a 12 year old son who loves playing football. In her spare time, you can catch Lorelei playing sports. Her favorites include flag football and basketball, in which she has won back-to-back championships in both. When she’s not at work or playing sports, you can find her catching up on some of her favorite tv series on Netflix and heading up OVDG’s Movie and TV club where they discuss the latest in cinematic culture.
Jennifer – Assistant
Jennifer was born and raised in Tucson, married here and raised her daughter here. She has over twenty-five years of dental office experience after graduating from the Pima College Dental Assistant program. She enjoys love music and attends concerts regularly. Jen also like hiking and walking her Husky. At home, she does gardening and enjoys trivia and unscrambling jumble puzzles.
Finding a reliable, family-friendly dentist in Oro Valley, AZ, can be tricky. Oro Valley Dental Group is committed to providing excellent care to the entire community
Contact Us
750 E Pusch View Lane, Suite 100
Oro Valley, Arizona, 85737
Mon-Thurs : 8.00 AM - 5.00 PM
Fri: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sat - Sun : Closed