Dr. Bhat was born and raised in Ogdensburg, New York on the border of Canada next to the magnificent St. Lawrence River. She knew when she was in elementary school that she wanted to join her family tradition and become a dentist. During her senior year of high school she applied to several combined dental degree programs and was accepted into the seven year B.A./D.D.S program at New York University College of Arts and Science and New York University College of Dentistry. She double majored and received a B.A. in Biology in 1997 and a B.A. in Gender Studies in 1996 with a minor in Sociology. In 2000 she graduated with a D.D.S and became the eighth dentist in her family.

Upon graduation from New York University College of Dentistry in 2000 she entered a General Practice Residency Program at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. During her residency she had the opportunity to enhance and refine her skills in all areas of adult dentistry for the medically compromised individual. She was awarded a certificate of completion in 2001.

Immediately following the completion of her first residency, she was chosen to be the Chief Dental Resident in the second year General Practice Residency Program at York Hospital in York Pennsylvania. During her year at York Hospital Dr. Bhat had the opportunity to work with adults as well as children in all phases of dentistry. She became particularly interested in the treatment of children and had the privilege as Chief Resident to expand her clinical skills beyond the office setting into the operating room by treating children under general anesthesia. Upon completion, Dr. Bhat considered a faculty position at York Hospital, but decided to move to sunny North Carolina

Geeta lives in the Cary/Apex area with her 3 children. She is a huge animal lovers and host a bunch of furry and non furry pets including, a papioo named Sir. Renly, and a cat named Mosely and another cat named Fozzie Bear. The most recent addition to their family, a cat named Mr. Tumnus, is a rescue cat from the Wake County SPCA on which Geeta served on the board of directors. He is deaf in both ears and fits in perfectly to her life with noisy kids and lots of pets.

In her spare time Geeta trains in competitive Brazilian JiuJitsu and is a 3 time world champion in her age group. She also is a dancer and is passionate about west coast swing and country two step. She loves to travel and goes on bike adventures each year all over the world. She also loves food, movies and to play chess

Dr. Perkins is a 1980 graduate of the UNC School of Dentistry. He practiced dentistry in Greenville, NC for 24 years and then spent 6 years in private practice in Little Rock, AR. Dr. Perkins has received advanced training at the Pankey Institute for Continuing Dental Education in Key Biscayne, Florida, having completed Continuum levels I-IV.

Kristin spends most of her time playing with her Golden Retriever, Mason.She enjoys traveling and spending time with her fiance, her family, andher Golden. Her hobbies include traveling and photography.

Casey attended Montgomery Community College and graduated with a dental assisting degree. She is a DAII and has worked front desk at Bhat and Associates since May of 2015. Casey currently lives in Biscoe, North Carolina. She spends all of her free time with her two sons, Benjamin (4) and Jackson (3 months). Her hobbies include: shopping, going out to eat, and spending time with family and friends. Caseys favorite part about working at Bhat and Associates is being able to build relationships with each patient.

Rosa was born in El Salvador. At the age of thirteen, she and her family moved to Sanford, NC where she grew up and graduated from Lee County High School. She graduated from Central Carolina Community College with an Associates in Applied Science Degree in Dental Hygiene in 2014. Rosa enjoys going to church and spending time with her family and friends.

Maria Lee is a resident of Southern Pines, NC. She has been a dental assistant for twenty four and a half years, and has met many wonderful people during those years. Its so rewarding to know that you can change someones outlook on life with a smile!

She and her husband, Ren, have four children and fourteen grandchildren! She enjoys being MA-ria to my grandchildren and other children! When Im not spending time with family, she is assisting her husband at church. He is the pastor of a church in Aberdeen, NC. The wife of a pastor has many responsibilities, but she still manage to be involved in my community. She is a member of The Community Helpers of West Southern Pines, The WSP Civic Club, a precinct worker for The Board of Elections, and a volunteer with other organizations.

Shelby was born and raised in Carthage, North Carolina. She attended Central Carolina Community College where she received an Associate in Applied Science in Dental Hygiene. She intends to pursue a Bachelors degree through UNC Chapel Hill.

15 years of office management experience and loves her position with Bhat and Associates. Her hobbies are reading and cooking but the thing she loves most is spending time with her family. She has 2 sons who live in Southport NC with their wives and children. When Ovi and Bert visit Southport, they love taking the grandchildren, Nate 7 and Scarlet 4 to walk on the beach to look for shells and to Bullfrogs (a great little toy shop). Suellen who is 5 months isnt old enough to enjoy this yet but will soon!

Gail was born in Virginia but grew up in Fayetteville NC. She graduated from Fayetteville Technical Community College with a dental assisting degree. Gail is a DA II and brings 25 years experience to Bhat and Associates. Gail resides in Sanford NC with her daughter Laura and 4 dogs, Bo, Buffy, Mia and Tyson. Gails hobbies are walking her dogs and work.

Tina was born in Tennessee, but grew up in Georgia. She and her husband Mike moved to Southern Pines, NC last year. She has been a hygienist for over 15 years and graduated from Columbus Technical College in Columbus, GA. She enjoys traveling and spending time with her friends and family, reading, antiquing and crossfit. She is a animal lover and has two dogs, Bodhi and Gemma.