Dr. Laura (Twaddle) Albrecht is an Alliance native and a 2003 graduate of Alliance High School. Dr. Albrecht graduated from the University of Mount Union with a Bachelors in Biology, with minors in Spanish and Chemistry. She received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree with Research Honors in 2016. Following graduation from dental school Dr. Albrecht completed a two year post-doctoral General Practice Residency at Mercy Medical Center in Canton Ohio, serving as Chief Resident her second year. During her time in residency Dr. Albrecht received advanced training in emergency dental medicine, full mouth rehabilitation in the hospital operating room, and treating medically compromised patients. She brings with her a strong medical background and values the role dentistry plays in her patients overall health.
Dr. Albrecht is an active member of the Stark County Dental Society, Ohio Dental Association, American Dental Association, Comprehensive Dental Excellence Forum, Spear Study Club, and the Academy of General Dentistry. She enjoys participating in local dental study clubs and continuing education courses to ensure she is providing the highest quality and most up to date care for her patients. Dr. Albrecht has a passion for teaching and serves as part time Clinical Faculty at the Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Dental Residency.
During her time outside of the office Dr. Albrecht enjoys spending time with her husband David, their families, volunteering, and hiking State and National Parks. David is also a Stark County native and they are members of the Alliance Friends Church.
Her desire to give back to her local community and abroad has facilitated Dr. Albrechts involvement with numerous volunteer programs including participation in dental mission trips to Kenya, Haiti, Guatemala, Ecuador and Costa Rica. She plans to continue serving in this capacity for many years to come.
I was born in Alliance and graduated from Alliance High School. My parents were both hard working people; my dad a welder for 47 years at Transue & Williams and my mom a motor assembler for 42 years at the Alliance Manufacturing. When I graduated from Ohio State University College of Dentistry I chose to return to my hometown to establish my dental practice and raise my family.
Starting from day one with just a single patient, I grew that practice over the next 24 years. My parents work ethic and working class background was the number one factor that influenced how I have dealt with patients and employees over the course of my dental career. I think everyone should be treated with kindness, respect, as an equal and given consideration to their desires and needs. I am a huge proponent of explaining treatment options to my patients and offering affordable alternatives. I thoroughly enjoy dentistry and the challenges that treatment can present.
Patients often joke about not wanting to be at the dentist and my response is always, Well you didnt see a big line going around the building when you came in, did you? Agreed, it is not the favorite destination for most people. I get that dental treatment can be frightening, invasive of our personal space and oftentimes, expensive. It is my job as a health care provider to be efficient in what I do, respectful of a patients time and desires and to offer treatment in a caring and affordable manner. This is my goal. My amazing support staff enables me to make this a reality.
I am honored to be in practice with Dr. Crawford. He is a kind and caring dental professional whose roots go back a century in this community. We have been friends for years and our practice philosophies could not be more in sync. Exciting things are happening in this office and I feel fortunate to be a part of it.
Outside of the office a large portion of my time is spent, as my wife Vera would affirm, being the head boys soccer coach at Alliance High School. I have coached AHS for 20 years and thoroughly enjoy it. Vera is a teacher of children with multiple disabilities at Jackson Middle School. She is a saint on earth, her job requiring skills and patience that we mere mortals do not possess. She is, by 10,000 miles, the best thing that ever happened to me.