Dr. Gena Pineda graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2000. After graduating from dental school, Dr. Pineda completed a four-year tour in the United States Navy, where she completed a General Practice Residency at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego. Dr. Pineda continues to take hundreds of hours of continuing education, specializing in general, cosmetic, and implant dentistry. She values the importance of staying current with the newest dental techniques and materials. She is an active member of the LD Pankey Institute for Continuing Education. Dr. Pineda is also a clinical instructor for the Aesthetic Excellence Cosmetic Continuem with Dr. Rhys Spoor in Richfield, Ohio.

Dr. Katelyn Genenbacher has been seeing patients for two years and this is her first year with Creating Smiles. She grew up in Quincy, IL, the youngest of 6 children, before attending college at Illinois State University in Normal, IL. After graduating from ISU, Dr. Genenbacher went on to get her DMD at Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine in Alton, IL. Dr. Genenbacher recently moved to St. Louis, MO with her yellow lab, Jayda, and her cat, Tabby. She loves exploring her new city, hanging out with and traveling to see her friends. One of her favorite things is going home to spend time with her family, particularly, all of her nieces and nephews. Dr. Genenbacher enjoys dentistry because it is a bit of art, engineering, and medicine all rolled into one. She loves connecting with her patients and helping them to understand the importance of their oral health.

Dr. Dallas Pineda has been working at Creating Smiles Family and Cosmetic Dentistry for over 6 years. She is a graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Dallas graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in Biochemistry. While at the University she completed 4 years of undergraduate research, then headed to Washington, DC, where she was awarded a post-graduate fellowship at the National Institute of Health. Dr. Pineda is an avid artist in her free time, and she enjoys utilizing her artistic skills along with her technical knowledge to improve her patients smile. Dr. Dallas has 2 fur babies, Gomez and Lucas, she enjoys snuggling with them on the weekend.

How would you like to have a program that helps you maintain that beautiful, white smile that you worked so hard to achieve? Creating Smiles has developed aWhitening for Lifeprogram that helps you do just that!

Youll be able to touch-up those pearly whites with your at-home kit and its easy to use syringes of whitening solution. Our staff will go over how to use the product in your custom trays (remember you cannot whiten existing crowns, bridges, or fillings) to get the best results possible in between your regular dental visits.