Dr. Tyler Geise is a native of Florence, Alabama and graduated from the University of Alabama where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in biology and also completed graduate coursework in bacteriology and immunology. In 2011, he graduated from the UAB School of Dentistry during which time he worked in the Oral Diagnosis Clinic and also interned for the CaRES cancer research program - in the department of Head and Neck Oncology.

After earning his dental degree, he chose to practice in North Alabama due to his love for the area and proximity to family. While practicing, he has continued to expand his knowledge in the dental field by being actively involved in the dental community and participation in both local and national dental societies. Additionally, he has participated in dental mission trips to the Dominican Republic, Peru, and Costa Rica as a member of the Christian Medical Ministry of Alabama and also volunteers locally in dental care outreach.

Dr. Geise and his wife, Diane, met in dental school after they were introduced by Dr. Geises classmate, who also happened to be Dianes sister. They have been married for two blissful years and live in Madison. They are active members of Hazel Green Methodist Church, where his father is the senior pastor. Dr. Geise spends his leisure time reading, running, travelling and spending time with family. He also enjoys participating as a member of the Outcasts mens soccer team in the HASL soccer league of Huntsville.

Michael E. Mann, DMD has been practicing as a family dentist for almost 40 years, and is proud to share that experience with the people of the Tennessee Valley. His practice has given him the opportunity to help people improve their health and appearance. Dr. Mann loves seeing people who are frightened of dental treatment become more relaxed each time they come to the office. He also gets to meet people from all walks of life, age groups, occupations, and experiences. Dr. Mann feels that everyone knows something that he doesn't, so he loves getting to know people and learning from them.

He then continued his education on an Army scholarship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, where he earned a Doctor of Dental Medicine Degree. The doctor then proudly served 7 years on active duty in Louisiana, Germany, and Redstone Arsenal, and then an additional 10 years as an Army reservist.

He also participates in many hours of continuing education each year, including courses in sleep apnea, digital imaging, and restorative materials, as well as procedures in infection control. He has particular interest in treating Sleep Disordered Breathing and sees patients in two local sleep clinics.

He participates in ground-breaking clinical research with the National Dental Practice Based Research Network, under the direction of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Mann believes that it is only by being a lifetime student that he can offer his patients both proven treatment options and advice on what will best to suit their individual goals and needs.

Dr. Mann is originally from Birmingham and has lived in Huntsville for the past 34 years. He has been married to his wonderful wife for 41 years. They have one married daughter who is a nurse in the interventional radiology and heart catherization clinic. Their other daughter is a black, white, and tan Springer Spaniel. When not in the office, he enjoys doing home improvement projects, traveling, and supporting Alabama athletics. Dr. Mann stays in touch with the University by serving as Vice President of his fraternity Alumni Association. He is a member of the First Baptist Church Huntsville and has served as a deacon, Sunday School teacher, and is currently a Trustee. He is also a director of the live television broadcast and streams on Sunday mornings. He has enjoyed numerous dental missions, providing much-needed dental care to people in Brazil, Guatemala, Gambia, Senegal, and Guinea.

Katy has been in the medical/dental field for 12 years. She started out in the medical specialty field and then joined our dental practice and Dr. Mann in 2013. Katy relates that the knowledge she has obtained from her time in our office is invaluable.

Katy enjoys interacting with patients, whether it is greeting patients at the front desk, assisting patients over the phone, or inputting patient insurance information. Katy is a people-person, and her top priority is making sure our patients leave with a smile.

In her spare time, Katy enjoys spending time with her husband and family, reading, watching Netflix or Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, and shopping. She is a coffee nut - especially Dunkin - and can usually be found with a mug in her hands.

Lori is our hygienist from the West Coast, more specifically from Carmel, California. She met her husband who was in the Army and stationed in Monterey, California. After marrying, they moved to theHuntsville area and have a son Marshall.

Lori has been in the dental field since 1987. She started her dental career as an assistant in orthodontics, and then continued her training in the Alabama Dental Hygiene Program and became a hygienist in 1990. Meeting wonderful people everyday and helping patients with their dental needs is what Lori enjoys most about being a hygienist. Even when Lori has time off from treating patients at our office, she volunteers at the Huntsville free dental clinic and provides people in her neighborhood with transportation to have their dental needs addressed.

Lori is an animal enthusiast. She regularly fosters animals of all kinds and volunteers at the animal rescue centers. Fishing, hiking, and being on the water are all activities she enjoys in her leisure time.

Lisa is a dental hygienist with over 35 years of experience, in both general dentistry and periodontics. Lisa has been treating our patients with great care since 2014. She was trained by her father Dr. Phillip A Christia, who was a dentist in the Huntsville area for many years.

Lisa enjoys people; she has formed many lasting relationships with her patients. Lisa gets great satisfaction out of working with patients, who are generally anxious about dental visits, and making their experiences positive. Working with her special needs patients is very fulfilling to her, and she especially cherishes them. Making all of her patients comfortable and relaxed is a top priority for her.

Mindy has been a great asset to our office for 23 years and has been in the dental field for the last 25 years. Mindy is a US Military veteran; it was in the military where she started her journey in the dental field. She began her career as an assistant and later went on to become a dental hygienist. Mindy also stands out in the office as our only staff member fluent in German.

Mindys passion is to earn her patients trust and guide them to excellent oral hygiene, which will in turn contribute to their overall health. With this treatment philosophy and state-of-the-art equipment, she has gained an ardent following of patients and has made many friends and watched families as they have grown.

Mindy enjoys traveling to all corners of the world, going to movies, and spending time in her garden. Mindy uses the analogy of her garden to her patients when she says, Its satisfying to watch my garden grow and flourish, just as I have watched my patients grow and flourish over the years.

Christy started in dentistry in 1994 as a dental assistant. After eight years of assisting, she decided to take her skills and career to the next level at the encouragement of her bosses. Having worked withChristy for an extended period of time, they witnessed firsthand her care for and confidence with the patient, her understanding of dentistry, and her ability to effectively communicate to both patient and dentist--all skills that are critical to being a top-notch dental hygienist and a big reason that her daily schedule is constantly packed with Christy-only patients.

Outside of the dental office, Christys primary focus is her family. Married in 2010, she has two children of her own and a bonus daughter that she picked up in the deal. As such, she is now fully qualified for her next career as an Uber driver. Her personal taxi service for Remington and Lakelee includes daily trips to the dance studio and the ice rink.

Over the last six years, Christy has become a card-carrying hockey mom. She has endured six a.m. games, stale popcorn, and the smelliest of hockey gear since 2010. But lets be clear: she has enjoyed every minute of it. So, if you have any questions about the game -- icing, offsides, or how to finish a check -- shes got you covered.

When not working or supporting her family, youll typically find Christy working out in the gym or pounding out miles on the road training for her next half marathon. Shes very competitive and loves the challenge of a physically demanding boot camp fitness class or working the heavy bag like an MMA professional. If you happen to see her running on the streets of downtown Huntsville, shes likely training for the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend. As a St. Jude family, she spearheads the family fundraising each year before the December race, as the entire family gives back to the hospital that has done so much for them.

Becky is the clinical assistant at Geise Dental. Even though she has been with the practice for 16 years, to her it feels like a much shorter time. As the saying goes, Time flies when you are having fun. It makes her happy to be able to help our patients maintain and improve their dental health.

Becky is currently pursuing her degree in dental hygiene at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. As a student in the Alabama Dental Hygiene Program, she was awarded with the Most Outstanding Academic Achievement Award. She is looking forward to earning her degree and is excited that she will be able to offer our patients more comprehensive care in addition to her stellar attention to patient comfort and her vast dental knowledge.

Dr. Diane Lam Geise was born in New York City and grew up in Montgomery, Alabama. She earned her high school degree from LAMP High School in Montgomery. Dr. Geise continued her academic career at UAB, where she earned her degree, Magna Cum Laude, in Biological Sciences. Following her undergraduate studies, Dr. Geise went on to complete her doctoral dental degree from UAB. While pursuing her Doctorate of Dental Medicine, she was very active in several organizations - American Student Dental Association (ASDA), American Association of Women Dentist (AAWD), Christian Medical Ministries of Alabama (CMMA), and International College of Dentists. Dr. Geise served as a dental missionary to the communities of Nicaragua. She was also chosen by the International College of Dentists to be an ambassador to France as a part of the exchange program with UABs sister school, Chirurgie Dentaire University. While in France she learned much on the practices of European dentistry and their culture.

Dr. Geise is currently a member of the Huntsville-Madison Dental Society Alabama Dental Association, the American Dental Association, and the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Geise is continually improving her knowledge in dentistry. Much of her continuing education has been focused in advanced courses in endodontics and exodontia.

Dr. Geise is happily married to Dr. Tyler Geise, who is the dentist at Geise Dental-Huntsville. They are active members of Hazel Green United Methodist Church, where her father-in-law is the senior pastor. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends and family. She and her husband love traveling and their favorite location they have visited is Nice, France.Dr. Geise also speaks Fuzhounese, a dialect from the southeast portion of China.

James M. Lewis, DMD, DABFO began his general dental practice in Madison over 30 years ago after graduating from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham, in 1985. Dr. Lewis has supported the community, organized dentistry, and the School of Dentistry by serving on the Schools Executive Council, Leadership Council, President of the Alumni Association and is on the Advisory Board for the Calhoun Community College Dental Assisting Program. Dr. Lewis completed a Fellowship in Forensic Odontology from The University of Texas Health Science Center at the San Antonio Center for Education and Research in Forensics in 2001 and has served as a consultant to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences since 2003. He became Board Certified by the American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO) in 2008. Since that time, Dr. Lewis has served on various committees within the ABFO including Dental Age Assessment, Bitemark Evidence and Patterned Injury, Strategic Planning and its Board of Directors. He served on the Board of Governors (2010 2013) and in 2012 as the President of the American Society of Forensic Odontology. Dr. Lewis currently is serving on the Executive Committee of the ABFO, has been appointed to the Subcommittee on Forensic Odontology of the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science, is an adjunct professor at University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Forensic Dentistry Program, and is a guest faculty member for the Center for Education in Forensic Dentistry as well as the Southwest Symposium on Forensic Dentistry.

Nisa has been a hygienist at the practice for nine years. She is a graduate from Tanner High School where she earned a scholarship to play softball at Wallace State. At Wallace, she completed the dental assisting program and continued her dental training by obtaining a degree in Dental Hygiene in 2006.Nisa enjoys educating her patients on their oral health and helping them achieve a healthy smile.

Nisa resides in Madison with her husband and children. In her spare time, she enjoys watching basketball, football, softball, and spending time with her friends and family. Currently, she is working on becoming a certified personal trainer.

Kristin is a Florida native but has spent most of her life her in Madison. She graduated from Bob Jones High School in 2006. She developed a passion for the dental field after a car accident landed her in a dental office for six months to correct her smile. That same office offered her a position as a dental assistant.

After some time as an assistant, she realized she wanted to pursue a career in dental hygiene. She graduated from Calhoun Community College with an Associate of Science degree in 2011. She thencompleted her Associate in Dental Hygiene from Wallace State in 2014. Kristin has no doubt that selecting a career in dental hygiene is the best decision she has ever made. She is committed toproviding quality care for her patients.

She is currently pursuing a Bachelors in Health Sciences from Athen State University. She plans on sharing her passion for dental hygiene by teaching continuing education in the future. She is happily married and has a beautiful daughter. In her spare time, she enjoys scary movie nights with her husband and being involved with Girl Scouts with her daughter.

Shauna has been a dental assistant for over fifteen years. She earned her Registered Dental Assistant Certificate in Springfield, Missouri, in 2001. She and her two children moved to the beautifulMadison/Huntsville area 13 years ago.

Shauna has been in the practice for over ten years where she has treated our patients with great compassion and care. Ensuring that every patient has a comfortable, positive, and informative experience in our office is what Shauna strives for every day.

She believes that one of the most rewarding aspects of her career is to see the transformation of all our dental family, either from the treatment that they have completed or simply helping them with dental anxiety. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her dogs.

Chris is the office manager, or the 'OM,' according to the staff. She has been serving our office and our patients, who are like family to her, as the office manager for the past nine years. Chris is also a Certified Pharmacy Technician and has worked for Kroger since she was 17 years old. After 21 years with Kroger, she decided to expand her horizons and enter the dental field.

There are several similarities between the pharmacy and dental fields that made her transition between the two seamless. One of the most important, and most notable similarities, is helping patients understand their future dental needs and understanding their insurance benefits.

Rose has been a dedicated member of our practice for 24 years. She began her career as a dental assistant, and she served in that role for our practice for eight years. She furthered her dental education in dental hygiene at UAB and received her certificate in 2001.

Rose enjoys helping and educating her patients on the importance of maintaining a healthy smile. She is also passionate about talking to her patients and ensuring they feel comfortable during their visits. Rose lives in Huntsville with her husband and children. She enjoys spending time at the ball field where she cheers on her daughter who plays softball.

Vanessa is the treatment coordinator for Geise Dental. She has been a part of the practice for over nine years. Patients can expect to be greeted by Vanessa with a big smile and occasionally, even a song. She earned her degree in criminal justice from Columbia College on Redstone Arsenal.

Vanessa and her husband were high school sweethearts and have two beautiful daughters. Vanessa enjoys working in the office with her sister Shauna. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family and friends and being a soccer mom.