Dental Team – Billerica, MA
Meet Our Friendly
Dental Team
Our dental team is truly what makes our dental office so wonderful. They’ve put so much effort into creating an environment that’s warm, welcoming, and a place that patients want to call their dental home. Below, you can read more about some of the friendly faces that you’ll see around our dental office, like what they like to do outside of the dental office and their educational backgrounds.
Colleen, Office Manager
Colleen has nearly four decades of experience in dentistry, almost all of which has been spent as part of Grateful Dentists! She deeply enjoys working with generations of local families and building long-lasting relationships with both our new and existing patients. And, as a bonus, she gets to work with her daughter, Rebecca, every day as well.
She and her husband, Brian, have been married for almost 40 years, and they have three children. She loves cooking and entertaining friends and family with all of her Greek family recipes. During the summer, you’ll almost always find her on the beach.
Hazel, Office Manager
A Billerica native, Hazel has three decades of experience in the dental field, and she loves what she does. She started as a dental assistant before moving to office manager, and she attended various off-site weekend training dental classes for office administration. Today, meeting patients and building relationships while working alongside a fantastic team is her favorite thing about her job.
Away from the office, Hazel loves being with her children, her grandchildren, and her three labradors. She also spends time at her summer place in Old Orchard Beach Maine with family and friends. One interesting fact: her real name is Linda—her nickname is “Hazel.”
Rita, Front Desk Administrator
Originally from Lowell, Rita received on-the-job training to learn everything she knows within the dental field. The best part about her job is greeting each patient with a smile and watching them leave with one, too.
At home, Rita spends much of her time with family and loved ones. She enjoys a life of balance, whether in regard to food or making sure she stays active. One fun fact about her is that she’ll never turn down a karaoke session!
Melissa, Dental Hygienist
Melissa’s dental career impressively spans 40+ years, with around half that time spent here at Grateful Dentists. One of her favorite parts of being a dental hygienist is that she can care for patients of all ages!
Originally from Billerica, Melissa and her husband, Leo, have two sons, a daughter, and seven grandchildren. Outside of the dental office, you can typically find her shopping, riding on Leo’s motorcycle, or spending quality time with her loved ones.
Diana, Dental Hygienist
With well over four decades of experience in the dental field, Diana loves being able to work with amazing coworkers and helping patients—all of which have become like family to her. Originally from Arlington, she studied at Middlesex Community College and worked as a dental assistant and at the front desk for seven years before deciding to attend dental hygiene school.
If you don’t see her at the office, Diana is typically spending time with her family, her three grown daughters, and her grandson. She also enjoys walking her dog, Luna.