New Dental Hygienist!

We wanted to announce that we now have a full-time hygienist and we are SO excited to have her as part of our team!  We've had a part-time hygienist for the last few months, Amanda, she was great but she had gone back to school and wasn't available full-time. 

So we looked and interviewed several different hygienists and finally met Yoli and knew she was a great fit for our office.  She is an El Paso native and has worked in the dental field for over 20 years.  She has worked at a couple different offices here in El Paso, she showed up at our office one day to see if we were hiring because the office she was working at before was clear on the west side and it was a long drive for her.  We tried her out a few times, decided we liked her and hired her a couple days a week.  She impressed us so much we decided to hire her full time, and it has been awesome!

If you haven't had a cleaning in a while, you should come in, meet Yoli and let her educate you on how to take the best care of your teeth, and what treatment you can have done that can help you preserve your teeth for a lifetime. 

As always, give us a call if you have any questions!  778-4681.

Upcoming Event: Eastwood Middle School Health Fair

Just wanted to let you guys know that our whole crew, including Dr. Greenhalgh, will be at the Eastwood Middle School Health Fair on Thursday, November 3rd, from 4-7pm.

We will have a booth with our laptop and an intra-oral camera to do free dental screenings and show you pictures of any problems you might be having with your teeth.  This would also be a great time to meet the doctor and staff and see how great everyone is!

We will also be having a raffle, with three prizes:

1.  An In-Office Teeth Whitening Procedure (value $400)
2.  Custom take-home teeth whitening trays (value $99)
3.  A free cleaning with exam and xrays (value $200)

New Schedule and Hours

We have adjusted our hours.  The new regular office hours are:

Tuesday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:30pm
Except Thursdays, we will be open until 6:30 on Thursdays.

Most other dentists aren't open on Fridays, so are trying to have more convenient hours.  Who wants to go to the dentist on a Monday anyway??  ;)

There will be an occasional change in the schedule, Dr. Greenhalgh is attending a lot of continuing education classes right now, which require him to be out of town on Friday.  So for the weekends that he has a class, we will be open on Monday instead of Friday.  The next few months will be a little unpredictable, but after the end of the year things should become more regular.

Meet The Team :)

Behind every great doctor is a great team....and we believe we really have the best team!  They all work super hard and are great with our patients.  All three of them were part of the practice when Dr. Nicholson was the doctor here, and they all stayed on and were a huge help when Dr. Greenhalgh took over.

Abel - Abel is one of our dental assistants, he has been with this practice going on 9 years!  He knows all the patients, takes care of all our supply ordering, and is especially great when it comes to cosmetics.  He is really artistic and has a great eye for how things look.

Freddie - Freddie is our second dental assistant.  He has been with this practice for over 2 years.  He is the doctor's go-to guy when it comes to endodontics and root canals.  He's also been really liking the braces we've been doing in the office, he's in charge of keeping all our orthodontic cases organized and assists the doctor most of the time when our patients in braces comes in. 

Marisa - Marisa is our front desk, receptionist, insurance expert!  She is actually a dental assistant, she was working on the clinical side when she first going the practice, but got moved up to the front desk and has been there for about three years.  She is likely the person you will reach when you call the office.  She can help you figure out what portion of your treatment your insurance will cover, help you find appointment times that work best for you, and answer any of your questions about what services we offer here at Green Family Dental.

We love our staff!  One of the assistants was gone this week on vacation and we were a little worried about being short one person, but everyone else stepped up and it has been a great week. 

Meet Dr. Greenhalgh

Here's a little history on Dr. Greenhalgh,if you are new to our office or our website!

Dr. Del Greenhalgh (pronounced Green-hall, but you can just call him Dr. Green) was born and raised in the desert of southern Idaho.  After graduating high school, he began his education and Idaho State University.

After completing the first year of his undergraduate degree, he took two years off from college to serve a mission for his church in Spain.  After completing the mission, he returned to Idaho State University and finished his bachelor's of science degree in Microbiology, and he graduated with honors.

Dr. Greenhalgh went on to attend University of Florida College of Dentistry.  During dental school he was involved in research of periodontal disease, took as many orthodontic and oral surgery electives as possible, and spent many extra hours in the oral surgery clinic.  Dr. Greenhalgh also went on a dental mission trip to the Dominican Republic, where he was a Spanish translator and provided dental work for the many people that do not have access to dental care.

After graduating from the University of Florida College of Dentistry, Dr. Greenhalgh did some surgical rotations at a hospital in New York City.  He practiced in Dallas before eventually moving to El Paso, where he took over for a doctor that was retiring, Dr. Connie Nicholson.

Dr. Greenhalgh is a member of the American Dental Association, the Texas Dental Association, and local El Paso Dental Society.  He is also a certified Invisalign provider, a graduate of the Garg Dental Implant Continuum, and has received extensive training in different orthodontic techniques.  He also speaks Spanish!

Welcome!

Welcome to Green Family Dental!  We are a general dentistry office that strives to provide the most comprehensive, quality care possible for our patients.  That's why we offer try to offer as many services to our patients as possible, so you don't have to go to several different offices to get your dental care.  Like most offices, we offer cleanings, fillings, crowns and bridges.  But we also do braces, wisdom teeth extractions, dental implants and dentures in our office.

We want our office to be a place where you can bring the whole family, kids, parents, grandma and grandpa.  You don't have to take the kids to one office for their cleanings and fillings, and then go to a different office for their braces.  You don't have to go to  the oral surgeon to have a dental implant placed, and then back to a general dentist to have the crown placed over the implant.  We can do it all here at Green Family Dental. 

If you want to learn more about our office and see how we can help you have a healthy, great looking, smile, visit our website, www.greenfamilydental.com, or call us at 915-778-4681.  We'd love to meet you!