Meet Our Doctors
Dr. Bill Williams
Has served his patients with compassion and understanding since 1975. We believe your experience does make a difference. He is a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry and a Master of the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics as well as the team dentist for the Gwinnett Gladiators. Dr. Williams is the dental director for Kenya Medical Outreach, Inc. Check on the progress of our Restored Images: Atlanta Extreme Makeover Team patients andt his 2005 Honduras Dental Mission and 2008 Tanzania Mission pages
Practiced for 26 years in Norcross and joined Dr. Williams at Suwanee Dental Care in 2004. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, enjoys being able to provide dental implants to his patients and lives in Suwanee with his wife Barbara. They are very active in their church, 12 Stone, and in dental missions, traveling to Romania, West Africa, Senegal, Nicaragua, Moldava, Guinea and El Salvador in the last thee years.
Joined us in 2005 after 6 years in private practice in Vero Beach, FL. Graduating from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry, he is a graduate of the renowned Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education and one of the CEREC experts in the practice. Dr. Smith is accomplished in cosmetic dentistry, endodontics and restorative dentistry as well as being a forward on a local Club Soccer Team here in Atlanta.
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Lena, is our lead hygienist, Lena, has been with us since we opened the doors in our present location. She and her husband Chris are the parents to two wonderful daughters, Jordan and Camryn. Lena and her husband are originally from Connecticut, where she graduated Cum Laude from the University of Bridgeport. She is a quality conscious Registered Dental Hygienist with over twenty years of dental hygiene experience. She is a preventative minded health care practitioner. She firmly believes the healthier your mouth is, the better your overall health is. She and her husband have resided in Suwanee for over 12 years and agree with "Money" magazine, that Suwanee is a "Top Ten Place to Live" in America! When she is not at work you may run into her doing "Mom stuff", volunteering at her daughters schools, leading a Brownie Troop and serving as a Co-Catechist at the Catholic Church of Saint Monica. In her free time she likes to travel, work out and read.
Linda, is our Concierge, is a native of Atlanta and lives in Sugar Hill. She loves working with and getting to know each of our patients. She greets them as they enter our office with a warm friendly smiles. She enjoys making them feel at home in our comfortable waiting area or she may escort them into our resting room to enjoy a phenomenal chair massage, sit by the fireplace or use our free wifi before or after their appointment. She attended GA State University where she obtained her Certified Medical Assistant degree in 1981. She has worked for 16 years in both the medical and dental field. She has two boys, 20 and 22 years old and she enjoys cooking, making jewelry, traveling, shopping and spending time with her family and friends.
Mary, is our Insurance Assistant and New Patient Information Coordinator, has been in the dental field for four and a half years. Her field of service is as New Patient Coordinator and dental insurance primarily. She says, "I love this area because it is challenging. I also enjoy this as it is another area that we can meet patient needs. She was married for 36 years to a wonderful man. She has two sons, two daughters-in-law, 6 grandchildren (three boys and three girls) and is proud of her family. She really enjoys working at the best dental practice she knows of, she says. She hopes to continue to grow along with the practice and be a vital part of the team. Mary says, "Since coming to Suwanee Dental I have been blessed to meeting a wonderful man and marrying him in August of 2007 after being widowed for 6 years. He has 2 daughters and 4 granddaughters. I now have another wonderful family to love." They now live in Dacula with their dog Jed. She loves working in the insurance end of Suwanee Dental Care and also loves talking to new patients when getting all their information.
Mistie, has been a dental assistant at Suwanee Dental Care for five years. She has a total of approximately eight years of working with Dr. Williams. In the practice, she specializes in Orthodontic and TMJ treatment and is trained on the K7 Diagnostic Equipment. She says, "I love my career and my patients, new and established." She has three children, two daughters and a son. She also has a two-year old granddaughter. Currently, she lives in the Suwanee area and really enjoys it. She says that she is thankful and feels truly blessed to work in such an exceptional dental practice.
Rita, is one of Dr. Hayward's Dental Assistants who is originally from Russia. She has ten years of dental assisting experience in the USA, Kenya and other international venues and is a talented member of our dental team. She lives in Cumming with her husband has been very active Christian Missions. They are expecting their first baby this year!
Sheila R, is our Insurance Coordinator is highly experienced in the Insurance Business for 30 years, and managing approximately 20 employees for medical claims and approximately 20 employees for Dental claims. Sheila also performed training classes for the processing of dental claims. She then left the insurance company and became a masnager of a dental office before coming to Suwanee Dental Care. Sheila has now been the Insurance/Financial Coordinator for 6 years. Sheila says she loves doing this and feels that her experience and knowledge can really help the patients. Sheila has one daughter that will be graduated from Valdosta State University with a degree in Biology/Geography Environmental Science, and is especially proud that she was on the deans list. Sheila loves to spend time with her daughter, travel, going to movies and concerts.
Susan, is one of Dr. Williams dental assistants and started training with Sheila Williams in December of 1982 to begin a 25 year career in dentistry as dental assistant and she is cross trained in front desk duties. ”If money were not an issue," states Susan, "I would work for free!" Obviously she loves her work. She has two children, Callie 25 years old and Cody 20 years old, her main hobbies are reading, gardening and scuba diving. She also loves Nascar Racing, go Jeff Gordon #24 and Jimmy Johnson #48.
Amy, is one of our Registered Dental Hygienists, has over 26 years of dental experience. "My goal is for each patient to want to achieve health. I try to educate and inform each of them about the latest dental treatments and updates in dentistry. She is originally from Ohio, where she attended The Ohio State University and graduated from Youngstown State University. She and her husband, Jeff, have been married for 28 years and have four daughters, Jaclyn, Sara, and twin daughters, Kayla and Kimberly and a 3 year old granddaughter, McKenzie. They reside in Duluth.
Angie, is our Treatment Coordinator and consultation specialist with with over 20 years of experience in dentistry. She has attended continuing education seminars worldwide with Dr. Williams over the las 20 years which makes her one of our top staff leaders. She is Dr. Williams right hand and she loves working with patients to help them reach their dental care goals whether it be to become totally and completely healthy or to do a complete image makeover. She is known for being a great listened and helping people make decisions about their dental health. She is married and has a son that works for Home Depot and goes to college at Gainesville State. She also has a teen age daughter that goes to Grayson High School. Her and her husband have been very active members of the Grayson Touch Down Club and Grayson Athletic Association. She attends church at Grayson United Methodist. She loves to travel, read books and entertain!
Beth, is one of our highly experienced Registered Dental Hygienist. She graduated from Clayton Junior College in Morrow, Georgia and she has been practicing for over 23 years. She thoroughly enjoys her career and loves getting to know her patients and providing them with top quality care. She is a native of Georgia and currently resides in Dacula, Georgia with her husband of 23 years and her two teenage children Emily, 18, and Kevin, 15. She enjoys going to the beach with family and friends, cooking, reading, walking, and singing in her church choir. She also volunteers regularly at Hebron Dental Clinic in Lawrenceville to help provide dental services to those in need. She looks forward to meeting and caring for all the great patients of Suwanee Dental Care!
Brooke, is our Hygiene Coordinator. She lives in Grayson with her husband Chris and their daughter Cooper who recently turned 1. She has been at Suwanee Dental Care for two years now and started as a dental assistant working with Dr. Hayward and now does all of the scheduling for our hygienists. Dentistry is a family affair and she loves working in the field. She is a people person and loves to help those in need. The most rewarding part to Brooke is the ability to give patients back their smile.
Candace, is one of Dr. Hayward's Dental Assistants who graduated from North Gwinnett High School in 2003 and came to Suwanee Dental Care in 2004. She started off as our Sterilization Tech three years ago and has now moved up to a Dental Assistant position. She has been a part of our team for four years now and is attending Georgia Perimeter College and plans on advancing towards her degree in dental hygiene.
Cheney, is our most recent addition to our staff in 2009. She is a Registered Nurse Practitioner and is the founder and owner of The Cauble Center which has joined with Suwanee Dental Care to offer state-of-the-art in skin treatment, facial beauty and lip enhancement. She is one of the first Board Certified Medical Esthetic Practitioners in the USA and Co-Chair, Georgia Association of Medical Esthetic Nurses Board. Cheney is certified in Family Practices Member and a United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses with Advanced Training at the WellPath Institute in New York and the Esthetic Skin Institute in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. She is a volunteer, with Kenya Medical Outreach and at the Hebron Community Health Center (a Georgia Free Clinic).
Derrelle, is our Patient Coordinator. She has worked at Suwanee Dental Care for over 7 years now and done a little bit of everything in our office! She is cross trained in every area from dental assisting to our front office. She is an expanded duties assistant and was Dr. Hayward's "Lead Dental Assistant" until making the switch to work as our Patient Coordinator doing all of the scheduling for our doctors. Outside of of the office, she was married to her husband Lee last year and they are expecting their first baby in June of 2009, It's a GIRL! She also enjoys spending time with her family and friends and enjoys reading a good book.
Jacqueline, is one of Dr. Williams Dental Assistants and has been in dentistry since 1999. She joined Suwanee Dental Care in September of 2008. She loves being a dental assistant and thinks of continuing her education as a priority. She and her husband Johnny have two lovely children, Blake and Jenna-Rose and in her free time, Jaci can be found spending quality time with them.
Jennifer, is one of our Registered Dental Hygienist who was raised in South Florida, Jennifer graduated from Florida State University in 1984 with an Associates of Arts Degree. Jennifer then attended and graduated from Tallahassee Community College with an Associates of Science degree in Dental Hygiene in 1986. Jennifer then practiced for 8 years in Boca Raton, Florida before relocating with her husband and their three children to Lawrenceville, GA in 1994. While attending Florida State University, Jennifer participated as a member of the Florida State University Orchestra as a flutist. Today Jennifer enjoys living in Gwinnett County with her family. Jennifer brings 20 years of experience in Dental Hygiene to Suwannee Dental care and strives to make your Dental Hygiene experience both, pleasurable and informative.
Joan, has worked part time at Suwanee Dental Care for over two years. She has helped to check patients in and out in the afternoon and helped with scanning patient documents into the computer. She has recently become Angie Cain’s assistant and now gets to be at Suwanee Dental Care more hours and have more responsibilities. She is enjoying getting to learn new things everyday and being a part of all that goes on at Suwanee Dental Care.
Krisa, one of our Hygienist, graduated from Armstrong Atlantic State University in May 2002. She has six years experience as a hygienist and four years experience at Suwanee Dental. She has very great clinical skills and a warm, friendly personality. Krisa loves her job and patients love her thoroughness! She has a five year old named Donavin who is an upcoming kindergartner at Parsons Elementary. She enjoys living in Suwanee and plans on being at Suwanee Dental for a long time!
Sheila, is our superbly talented super-sub, is our former full-time dental assistant, orthodontic assistant, TMJ assistant who comes in when we need a bit of help. She is Certified Dental Assistant, Certified Orthodontic Assistant and Certified Business Assistant. No she is our Administrative Coordinator and company CEO. She has been a discussion leader for Bible Study Fellowship at Sugar Hill United Methodist Church and enjoys being a part of the Sugar Hill prayer ministry. Currently, she is the Co-Director of The Healing Rooms at Sugar Hill, a prayer ministry team and she is a Director of Kenya Medical Outreach, Inc..