The dentist and owner. She does the exams, fillings, crowns and tooth removals herself.
About Fernwood Dental
A small office built around questions
Fernwood Dental is a four-person office on Sonoma Avenue in Santa Rosa. It is for adults who want to know what is being done to their teeth and what it is made of.
Dr. Alba DeJesus opened the office so that a visit could be a conversation first. She names the material before she places it, says what else would work, and says what she would leave alone. She doesn't treat medical conditions, and she says that too. The page on what we don't do lays out where dentistry stops.
How the office works
Care is provided by a general dentist
Materials named before they are used
A written estimate before treatment
Referrals when a tooth needs a dentist who focuses on one field
How Dr. DeJesus works
She talks first
Every visit starts with a conversation: what you've noticed, what you'd like to know and any allergies or sensitivities.
She names the material
What it is made of, why she would use it, what else could do the job, and how each one tends to wear.
She writes the estimate down
A written estimate for treatment, before it begins, so you can take it home and think.
The people
Four people, one front door
You see the same faces each visit.
Cleans your teeth and shows you how your gums are doing.
Kristine Aquino
Registered dental assistant, RDA
- Registered dental assistant license (RDA) · CA License no. 000000
Sets up each visit and works beside Dr. DeJesus at the chair.
Wes Hayward
Office manager
Books visits, writes your estimate and answers questions about paying.
Licenses and scope
Each clinician's license is listed here. The owner replaces the sample number with the real one.
Licenses
Dr. Alba DeJesus, Dentist license (DDS)
CA License no. 000000 · Dental Board of California
This license allows Dr. DeJesus to practice general dentistry in California. The owner enters the real number.
Yasmeen Alavi, Registered dental hygienist license (RDH)
CA License no. 000000 · Dental Hygiene Board of California
This license allows Yasmeen Alavi to work as a dental hygienist in California. The owner enters the real number.
Kristine Aquino, Registered dental assistant license (RDA)
CA License no. 000000 · Dental Board of California
This license allows Kristine Aquino to work as a registered dental assistant in California. The owner enters the real number.
Scope of care
General dentist
Care here is provided by a general dentist.
Referrals
Care that needs a dentist who focuses on one field, or a physician, is referred out.
Come and ask
Send a request and Wes will call or text you back with a time.