Our Clinical Staff

rowena smiling outsideRowena is our Chief Dental Assistant. She’s been with our practice since 2011. She grew up as a military child and moved to Ft. Hood, TX in 1999. She graduated a few months earlier than her class in 2007. She has continued to grow and learn within the dental field and has been able to experience all the growth at our practice.

Outside of work, she is a mother of four amazing children. If she isn’t keeping busy with the family. She enjoys music, dancing, and plenty of adult beverages! Or simply binge-watching a good drama series at home.

Steph has been a dental assistant since 2001. She is originally from Nebraska, attended dental assisting school there and graduated from college in 2001.  She worked as a pediatric assistant for 10 years before moving to Texas. Steph has been a valued member of our practice since 2011 working as a Registered Dental Assistant. With all her knowledge she enjoys making our patients feel as comfortable as possible.

Steph moved to Texas in 2010, with her family, while her husband was active duty with the U.S. Army. She has been married to her husband, Chad, since 2003 and has 3 amazing children that keep her busy. She really enjoys spending time with family and friends and going to watch her kids play all their sporting events.

Ruth started as a dental assistant in 2015 at a practice in Temple. After returning to the Central Texas area in 2019 she began at Endontic Associates and became a Registered Dental Assistant in 2020. She enjoys delivering a fast, easy and laid-back experience to all patients (“30 minutes or less or your money back” -Dominoes ™).

Ruth enjoys sleeping on the weekends and fixing up her house with her husband. She spends a lot of time with their three cats Hubert, Charles, and Augustus and is working on making a catio area for them. She also enjoys taking her dog, Bardin, on daily walks and fails to brush him as much as he needs.

Melissa began her journey as a Registered Dental Assistant with Endodontic Associates in 1998. She enjoys ensuring that her patients are relaxed, comfortable, and feel heard at our office. She is a Texas native and has been in Killeen with her family for quite some time.

Melissa’s favorite past time is spending time with her children and grandbabies. She also has her two dogs, Cooper and Nugget, and two cats, Pepper Jean and Sammy Jo, that she enjoys.

Mayra started at our practice in 2023. She recently moved from West Texas to Central Texas to be closer to her family. She has begun her journey into the dental field and is currently training to become a Registered Dental Assistant. She hopes to provide an easy and enjoyable root canal experience for all patients.

Mayra lives in Harker Heights with her fiancé and her dog and lets him live his life as he chooses – fabulously. She enjoys spending time with her nephews and they spend many weekends building forts together.