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Meet the Management

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Janet

Janet
Chief Executive Officer

Janet serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Koren Dental Management and its five subsidiary dental practices. She is the developer and executer of new business acquisition, growth, and operations. She is the leader and primary decision maker for all five successful dental practices.

Janet has been managing the business since its inception in 2005. Since 2005, she has been primarily responsible for the acquisition of new practices and the sale of established practices, successfully multiplying the business from one dental office to five successful dental practices. As the company rapidly expanded, Janet created Koren Dental Management and its management team in 2007. Janet directs and oversees the management team in managing the overall organization.

In addition Janet interviews, hires new staff, and sets salaries for all company personnel. She is directly in charge of dentist recruitment and all contract negotiations for the associate dentists. She is in charge of reviewing and making the final decisions on all advertisements, budgets, office policies, and production goals. She meets on a regular basis with the CPA and Corporate Controller. She has an excellent understanding of the unique business and legal issues that affect dental practices.

Janet has participated in advanced studies at Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dentistry. Janet was nominated in 2008 for the manager of the year award by the AADOM. Janet has 10 plus years of practical hands on medical/dental experience along with vast business knowledge for developing new systems to maximize efficiency and accuracy. Janet currently lives in Raleigh with her husband and two children.
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Laurie

Laurie
Clinical Education Manager

Laurie was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia and now resides in Oxford, NC with her husband and two English Bulldogs, Diesel and Daisy. She graduated from Meredith College in 1994 with a Bachelors of Science in Biology and Chemistry. She earned her Intraoral Radiography Certification and Coronal Polishing License from University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill in 1996. She became a Certified Orthodontic Assistant in 1999. She brings 15 years of dental and orthodontic experience to our company. Her background includes dental and orthodontic clinical chair side assisting, new patient coordinator, hygiene assistant, financial coordinator, appointment coordinator, office management and more. Serving in these varieties of roles has given her a multi-faceted understanding of the work ethics and determination required for a dental practice to function proficiently and profitably. Laurie currently serves as Koren Dental Management, Inc’s Clinical Education Coordinator and Insurance Contract Manager. She coordinates the schedules for all five clinic locations for our 30 plus staff, dentist and specialists ensuring we have sufficient coverage each day. She helps coordinate the required continuing education courses for all of our licensed staff members including CPR and OSHA training. She also ensures that our staff and offices receive the most current OSHA, Radiation Safety, Occupational Hazard Safety Protocols and MSDS information. She routinely reviews the standards for all these processes on country, state, city and county levels. She facilitates the company’s publicity, advertising and marketing strategies. She helps coordinates all company events including staff meetings, health fairs, company picnics and holiday celebrations. Laurie also implements all network relationships between the offices and dental insurance companies. This requires fee schedule reviews, dentist credentialing and contracting. We currently are networked with nearly 20 different dental insurance companies to provide services. She keeps current on all CDT-ADA coding and allowances. She plays a key role in interviewing, hiring, training and orienting new employees. She has also helped develop training manuals and orientation guidelines for newcomers. Her role within the company reaches well beyond these daily functional details and serves as a prime support figure to our CEO and owner always reaching for new heights and goals for the company. She is a driven professional who has a true passion for dentistry.
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Sarah


Sarah
Human Resource / Finance Manager

Sarah was raised in Henderson, NC. She graduated from UNC-Wilmington in 2007 with a double major Bachelors in Management and Marketing. She has 6+ years of Human Resource and Payroll experience that she brings to the Koren Dental Management team. She is responsible for managing the cash flow of the business and for managing employee benefits, health insurance, 401K, and payroll for all the offices. As support to staff members and vendors Sarah's communication skills are very important to building continued and strong working relationships. Sarah hopes to continue her education and learning to help support our CEO and Owner in maintaining successful practices and growth that brings continued quality service to our patients.

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Jillian


Jillian
Executive Assistant

Jillian was born and raised in Durham NC.  She graduated in May 2000 from NCCU with a degree in Criminal Justice.  She worked in the Criminal Justice field with juveniles for a short period, but found her true passion to be working in the dental field.  She was an Office Manager for an Endodontic practice for more than eight years before joining Koren Dental Management.  She likes to spend time with family and travel when she is not working.  Jillian married in September 2011 and is expecting her first child in May. She is excited to bring her dental experience and administrative skills to the KDM team.

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Heather


Heather
Administrative Assistant

Heather was born and raised in Durham, NC. She worked in a General Dentist office for 3 ½ yrs as a Financial Coordinator before joining the Koren Dental Management team. She brings her dental knowledge and administrative experience with her to the KDM Team. She looks forward to learning new things as an Administrative Assistant for the management team. Heather enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling and shopping when she is not working.

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Smithfield Family Dentistry, 910 S. Bright Leaf Blvd, Smithfield, NC
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