Dr. Aghi is a board certified pediatric dentist. She has been working in the Marin community since 2011 and is the owner of the practice. Dr. Aghi has a special connection with children and believes in the quote 'they may not remember what you said but they will always remember how you made them feel.' - Carl W. Buehner.

Dr. Aghi grew up in the San Fernando Valley, where she graduated with honors from the California State University, Northridge. She received her D.M.D. from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 2000 and then worked in a pediatric dental practice in Exeter, New Hampshire for five years. It was here that she realized her passion was treating children. Dr. Aghi completed her residency program in pediatric dentistry at the University of California, San Francisco where she served as chief resident and received a clinical certificate in Pediatric dentistry in addition to a Masters Degree in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences.

Dr. Aghis connections to the Academic environment enables her to combine clinical practice with the latest research regarding prevention of dental disease. Dr. Aghi is an Assistant Professor and the previous Clinic Director at the UCSF School of Dentistry, Pediatric Dental Division where she devotes her time teaching residents and students the art of pediatric dentistry. Dr. Aghi also served for three years on the board of the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry whose mission is to advocate for children.

We are excited to announce that after 30+ years Dr. Rayman just retired in June 2018. We wish him the best and Drs. Aghi and Rodriguez will continue to provide the best preventive pediatric dental care for our Marin and surrounding communities.

Dr. Michelle Ta grew up in San Jose, California and received her dual Bachelors degree from University of California, Berkeley in Integrative Biology and Nutritional Science Physiology. During undergrad, she combined her studies with her passion of working with children by focusing her research on global malnutrition and early childhood caries. She travelled to Vietnam during her junior year summer for her research and was inspired to pursue pediatric dentistry!

Ready for a new and snowy adventure, she moved across the country to Boston, MA where she received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. While at TUSDM, Dr. Michelle spent time giving back to the local community. She enjoyed organizing free dental clinics for special needs children, at-risk youth, and immigrant populations and was awarded the ADEA Preventive Dentistry Scholarship. She volunteered weekly to mentor local middle school students. She also volunteered at the annual Give Kids a Smile Day and Special Smiles Special Olympics to provide dental care to underserved populations.

Dr. Michelle returned to the Bay Area to attend the University of California, San Francisco for her Pediatric Dental Residency training program and for her Masters in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences. While in residency, she served as the Seminar/Didactics Chief and organized literature reviews, resident presentations, and speakers for the residency. She was selected as a Santos Cortez Graduate Student Legislative Intern for the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry. As a legislative intern, Dr. Ta traveled to Sacramento and Washington DC to lobby to state and federal legislators about the needs in pediatric dentistry.

Dr. Michelle, her fianc, and their pup Cody are proud to call the Bay Area their home! In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis, biking, hiking, skiing/snowboarding, travelling, and trying new restaurants!

Velincia is a Registered Dental Assistant who completed her Dental Assisting Program at C.O.M in June 2004. She joined our team then, 13 years ago. Velincia lives in San Rafael with her husband and family. She has 2 grown daughters and 2 grand-children. She loves church, children and singing in the choir. Velinica often works with our highly anxious or special needs patients. She has the patience of a saint and many of our patients request her for every office visit.

Jennifer is our Scheduling Coordinator. She was born and raised in South Africa. Jennifer moved to San Diego, CA, in 1979, where she became a Registered Dental Assistant. She lives in Mill Valley with her husband and much loved pups Zulu and Thandi. Her children are now grown up. Jennifer loves to hike, do yoga, as well as spend time with family and friends.

Colleen is a lifelong Marin County resident and completed the College of Marin Dental Assisting Program in 1992. Since then, she has been working as a Registered Dental Assistant in Dr. Raymans office. Colleen lives in San Anselmo with her sons Nick and Brandon. She enjoys traveling, hiking and spending time with family and friends.

Sylvia is our Business Assistant who is here 5 days a week to answer your questions regarding insurance, billing or to help schedule your children. She has been a Registered Dental Assistant since 1987 and has managed dental practices in the past. Sylvia is married and enjoys gardening and pet sitting her many furry friends.

Lia is a Registered Dental Assistant. She began working with us in 2015. Her sweet demeanor is loved by the little ones! She's a foodie who enjoys traveling and trying new things. Lia plans on staying with us for the long term so that her bio will one day say she has been with us for over 20 years!

Brooke is our sterilization tech. Her sole responsibility is to continuously ensure that our office maintains the highest quality standards regarding sterilization and infection control. Your Childs health is our top priority!

When Brooke is not working at our office she attends Sonoma State University. She aspires to be a dental hygienist. She lives in Sonoma County and enjoys anything crafty, outdoors and likes to travel.