Meet the Team

Christine, Biological Hygienist &
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist

Christine attended Virginia Commonwealth University for her undergraduate studies, majoring in forensic science and Arabic. She graduated from the Dental Hygiene Program at the VCU School of Dentistry in 2010, the same year and same school as Dr Hart! She received the Colgate STAR Award, top 50 VCU Alumni Award, and has written several oral health articles, published in Your Health magazine. She also won the award for Richmond’s Top Hygienist in the Richmond Magazine for 2021 & most recently, 2022!

She has 13 years of practice experience as a hygienist and absolutely loves her profession. Her favorite aspects of helping her patients are nutrition counseling and thinking outside of the box to work to improve not only their oral health, but also their overall health. In addition to her career, she has a passion for fitness and nature.

In her free time, Christine travels the world on standby, thanks to her flight attendant sister. If you have Christine as your hygienist, be sure to ask why she chose dental hygiene as her profession, which happened by chance, when she was in the 8th grade!

Jerry, Dental Assistant

Jerry began her love of dentistry when she started attending J. Sargent Reynolds Community College and started her dental assisting program. She furthered her knowledge in dentistry with an internship at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry in the Oral Surgery Department.

Jerry has worked in many modalities of dentistry including family dentistry, periodontics, oral surgery and pediatric dentistry. She has spent six years of her assisting career in pediatric dentistry, where she enjoyed working with the children and their families.

Her love for the family atmosphere led her to Richmond Family Dentistry where she has found her dental home. She adores all the wonderful patients and the close interactions with the team.

She is married to the love of her life and they have two amazing boys together. When she is not treating her marvelous patients with Dr. Hart, she spends her time outside running; which is a huge passion of hers. She is always soaking up every moment outside with her husband and boys exploring Richmond.

Milena, Dental Assistant

Milena is a graduate of Medical High School in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She worked for seven years as a registered trauma nurse, two years as an anesthetist and she also has an experience of ten years working in rehabilitation center. Milena is very fond of reading and sharing moments together with family and friends, and in spare time, she makes the most delicious custom cakes!