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William F. Waggoner, D.D.S.,
M.S.
 Dr.
William Waggoner has been in
practice in Las Vegas since
1996. He graduated from the West
Virginia University College of
Dentistry in 1980 and completed
his Master of Science degree in
Pediatric Dentistry at the
University of Iowa in 1982. From
1982-1986, Dr. Waggoner held a
full-time academic appointment
at the University of Oklahoma
College of Dentistry. From
1986-1995, he was Associate
Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
and Director of the Children's
Dental Clinic at the Ohio State
University College of Dentistry.
Dr. Waggoner has numerous
research publications in
peer-reviewed dental journals
and is the author of a chapter
in a popular pediatric dental
textbook. He is a Diplomate of
the American Board of Pediatric
Dentistry and a Fellow of the
American Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry. Dr. Waggoner is
a frequent seminar speaker on
the subject of dentistry for
children, and he has given
dental presentations both
internationally and in over 30
states. He is a member of the
American Dental Association,
American Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry, the American Society
of Dentistry for Children, the
Nevada Dental Association, and
the Nevada Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry.
Dr. Waggoner has been married
for 32 years to his wife,
Linda Ann. They have four
children, Tesha, Luke, Grant,
and Clark. His spare time
is devoted to family,
activities, reading and family.
Jon P.
Galea, D.D.S.
 Dr. Jon Galea
graduated summa cum laude from
Georgetown University School of
Dentistry in 1989. He then
joined the United States Public
Health Service division of
Indian Health Service (IHS). He
provided dental services to the
Navajo, Hopi and Mohawk Indian
tribes in Arizona and New York
until May of 2000. Dr. Galea
received several citations and
awards for his service while in
IHS. He then entered into
pediatric dental residency at
Children’s National Medical
Center in Washington, DC. in
July 2000 and obtained his
certificate in the specialty of
Pediatric Dentistry in July
2002. He served as chief
resident during his second year
of training. He is a Diplomate
of the American Board of
Pediatric Dentistry. He is a
member of the American Academy
of Pediatric Dentistry and the
Nevada Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry. He has been with PDCA
since September 2002 and has
also worked with the Supai
Indian tribe within the Grand
Canyon over the last several
years when needed.
Dr. Galea
enjoys spending time with his
family and friends. His
interests include running,
triathlons, cross country skiing
and travel.
Elizabeth J. McGee, D.D.S.
 Elizabeth J. McGee is native to
the city of Las Vegas, where she
attended both Western High
School and the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas. She graduated
from Creighton University School
of Dentistry in 2005. Upon
graduation from dental school,
Dr. McGee returned to Las Vegas
to complete a General Practice
Residency at the University of
Nevada School of Medicine. She
then practiced as a general
dentist for one year before
entering into a pediatric dental
residency at the Medical
University of South Carolina.
Dr. McGee served as chief
resident during her second year
of training. She completed her
residency and earned a
certificate in the specialty of
pediatric dentistry in 2009.
She is a member of the American
Dental Association, the American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
and the Nevada Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry. Dr.
McGee enjoys spending time with
her family and friends, hiking
and jogging.
Sharon Mia Kim, D.D.S.
 I feel that I am a lifelong learner, and I will never stop learning new ideas and improving upon old ones. I began my education at the University of California, Berkeley, where I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology, with a special focus on Neurobiology. I continued on to the University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, earning my Doctorate of Dental Surgery. I graduated at the top of my class and had the honor of being invited to be a member of the Dental Honor Fraternity, Omicron Kappa Upsilon. Next, I completed my education at the USC School of Dentistry Orthodontics Program, where I received my orthodontics training and a Master's Degree in Craniofacial Biology.
Continuing education courses are an important part in keeping up-to-date with the newest techniques and research. The field is constantly changing and being improved, and as a practitioner I have to keep up with that to provide the best possible care for my patients. I will continue to attend CE courses and lectures and learn from my colleagues as long as I am practicing.
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Our Staff
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Norma Estrada
Norma has been a
dental assistant for
over twelve years.
She has been working
at Pediatric Dental
Care Associates
since 2002. She
enjoys taking long
walks, dancing and
camping. Norma has
been married over 28
years and has two
sons.
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Blanchie Philips
Blanchie has worked
in the dental field
for over 24 years
and has been a
pediatric dental
assistant for 19
years. Blanchie has
worked for Pediatric
Dental Care
Associates since
1996. Blanchie is
the OSHA coordinator
for the office.
Blanchie is married
with 4 children and
2 grandchildren.
Blanchie enjoys
shopping with her
sisters and nieces;
she also loves going
to the movies and
spending quality
time with her
husband, Kenny.
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Natalie Valentino
Natalie has enjoyed
greeting patients at
the front desk for
PDCA for over 12
years. She also
enjoys painting
murals for business
and private homes
all over Las Vegas
for over 10 years.
This includes murals
at our Sahara and
Aliante offices and
hopefully any
additional offices
that PDCA may open
in the future.
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Lisa Antuna
Lisa was born in
Covington Kentucky
and relocated to Las
Vegas with her
family when she was
very young. Lisa has
worked in the
medical field for
over 22 years, she
has had extensive
training in practice
management. She was
given the
opportunity to
change her field in
2005 with Pediatric
Dental Care. Lisa
has been married to
Dino for over 27
years and more to
come! They have 3
beautiful children,
Angelo, Autym and
Nico. She enjoys
staying involved
with her children
and their activities
and riding sport
bikes with her
husband.
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Diana Shay
Diana has over 23
years of experience
in all areas of
Dentistry. She
started her career
in the pediatric
field and now hopes
to end her career
here with us at
PDCA. She is married
to a wonderful man
and between the two
of them they have 5
children that keep
them busy. In her
free time she works
on her crafts, hikes
and is very active
in her church
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Vickie Barnett
Vickie has been a
dental assistant for
over 9 years. She is
experienced in pedo
and adult dentistry
and she is expanded.
Vickie moved to Las
Vegas in 2006 from
Indianapolis
Indiana.. She has a
7 year old son.
In her free time she
likes to cook all
things, be outdoors
and spend time with
her family.
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Nikki Miner
Nikki has been in
the dental field for
over 8 years. She
joined the PDCA team
in 2010 since she
enjoys working with
children she knew it
would be a perfect
fit. Nikki graduated
from Pima with a
dental assistant
degree. Her one true
love is her one year
old puppy, Cali.
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Erin Wilson
Erin is a graduate
of College of
Southern Nevada in
the Dental Hygiene
Program in 2010. She
is currently in the
process of
furthering her
career and will
graduate with her
Bachelor of Science
in Dental Hygiene in
2011. Erin has been
a part of the PDCA
team at our Sahara
and Aliante team
since July 2010.
Erin is originally
from Ohio but has
also lived in West
Virginia and
Chicago. When not
working, Erin likes
traveling, shopping,
music and of course
her little doggie “Phatty”.
But most of all she
loves being a dental
hygienist.
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Liza Alivio
Liza was born and
raised on Honolulu,
Hawaii the island of
Oahu, the gathering
and melting pot of
the islands. She
moved to Las Vegas
and studied to
become a CSI
investigator or a
Police investigator
while working as a
dental assistant.
She enjoys the
outdoors such as
hiking, camping,
surfing, skiing and
skydiving. Liza also
loves cooking,
dancing and singing
Karaoke.
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Seriza Brinkerhoff
Seriza is on of the
few born and raised
in Las Vegas. In
2008 she graduated
from the college of
Southern Nevada with
her Associates
Degree in Dental
Hygiene and in 2010
she completed her
Bachelors Degree.
Seriza has been with
PDCA since 2008 and
while working full
time she works part
time as a hygiene
instructor at CSN.
Outside of work she
is very active in
her church,
community and
professional
association in her
spare time. She
likes to snowboard,
read and watch Greys
Anatomy or The
Office.
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Brandy Nutter
Brandy had been with
Pediatric Dental
Care since April
2000. Brandy works
as an assistant, but
has the ability to
work all positions
at PDCA. Brandy is
such a high valued
employee because of
her multi-tasking
ability. She is
currently focused on
getting her degree
in biology. Outside
of work and school
she spends her time
with her children
and their extra
curricular
activities.
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Wendy Bravo
Wendy is originally
from New York and at
the age of 12 moved
to Springfield, MA.
In 2008 she
relocated to Las
Vegas with her
fiancé. Wendy
graduated from
Anthem Institute,
dental assistant
program. She became
a PDCA team member
in September 2010.
She enjoys working
with kids. When she
needs some alone
time she likes
walking in the park.
In her spare time
she likes to spend
time with her family
and friends. One of
her best qualities
is she likes to
smile!!
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Linda Bay
Linda has many years
of dental experience
and loves what she
does. She has worked
for PDCA since 1984.
She now works at
both PDCA locations
as a Dental
Assistant. Linda
brings to PDCA
excellent skills in
her field. She loves
raising her two
children with her
husband of 14 years.
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Marie Novelo
Marie has been
assisting at PDCA
for over a decade,
specializing in the
care of children.
Marie completed her
Dental Assisting
program in
California and
received her RDA
license in 1998.
Soon after
relocating to Las
Vegas she started
with our team. Marie
loves working with
children; having two
boys of her own and
is always happy to
assist with our
Spanish speaking
patients and
parents. In her free
time she enjoys
camping, fishing and
spending time with
her boys.
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Kristen Yeager
Kristen graduated
from dental hygiene
school with honors,
and became a
registered dental
hygienist in 2004.
She has practiced in
both general
practices and
pediatric.
Kristen was married
to the love of her
life in 2006 and
they had twin boys
in 2007.
Kristen loves being
a wife and mommy.
On the weekends they
enjoy walking to
Dunkin Donuts and
the park. She
is a Christian, and
is involved at
church. She
also likes to read,
exercise, play
tennis and try
playing the guitar.
Kristen says “Life
is good and I am so
blessed”!
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Trisha Early –
more information
coming soon!
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Lori
Williams
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information coming
soon! |
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Daevina
- more
information coming
soon! |
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Geraldine
Aliante
Geraldine assisted
in a pediatric
office in
Albuquerque, NM for
3 years prior to
relocating to Las
Vegas in November
with her husband who
serves in he USAF.
She loves working
with kids and enjoys
meeting new people. |
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Jackie
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information coming
soon! |
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Noemi
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information coming
soon! |
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