Dr. Nazish Haq is a native of New Jersey where she completed her BA in Chemistry and minor in Math from Rutgers University. She graduated Cum Laude with high honors and also received the prestigious Ronald Rahman Award for excellence in Analytical Chemistry. Dr. Haq then pursued her DMD from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine where she spent a year doing in depth research on human pathogens involved in periodontal disease.
After receiving her DMD, she enrolled in a postgraduate program at Rutgers. This challenging program focused on Pediatric dentistry, Oral surgery, Periodontics and dentistry in the operating room. She especially enjoyed working in the Oral Medicine department because of the compassion and kindness that was necessary to treat medically compromised patients.
Dr. Haq strives to provide the kind of care for her patients as if they are a part of her own family. Developing a personal relationship with them and making them feel comfortable during treatment is her number one goal. Offering amenities such as pillows, blankets and even headphones are always available to patients who experience anxiety in the dental chair.
When Dr. Haq is not doing dentistry, she enjoys traveling across the globe, volunteering and cooking. Being a fitness enthusiast at heart, Dr. Haq also enjoys activities like rollerblading, biking, hiking, bouldering and anything outdoors with her wonderful husband, Hasan.
Dr. Rachel Chen is a transplant to Washington after having grown up in both Asia and Canada. She had attended undergrad at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. and received her Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) from China Medical University in Taiwan in 2010. After working in a hospital and private practice in Taiwan for a few years, she moved to the United States to pursue further education and training.
Dr. Chen spent a year receiving advanced postgraduate training through the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (A.E.G.D.) program at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she provided service to various populations including special needs, medically compromised, geriatric, and pediatric patients. Subsequently, she went on to receive additional training and provide dental care to underserved communities in Central Washington through the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinics and Columbia Valley Community Health Clinics prior to joining Light Dental Studios.
Dr. Chen is committed to providing the highest quality dental treatment to patients with compassion and care. She continues to further and refine her knowledge and skills through various continued education courses. Community involvement is important to her as well and she has been active in volunteering throughout her life including the provision of free dental care to rural villages in Cambodia in 2011.
Payton grew up being a Light Dental Studios patient and has lived in Bonney Lake, WA for over 10 years. She really wanted to work with Light Dental Studios due to the amazing patient care she had received as well as the amazing reputation and hard work they have put into the community. Being apart of such a hard working team has changed her view on the dental field and has only grown her passion for incredible customer service and patient care.
In her free time, Payton listens to music and explores all that Washington has to offer. She also coaches a recreational cheer team in Bonney Lake and is on her local church's youth group staff. She loves staying busy!
Meet Hannah! Hannah was born and raised in University Place Washington and has always loved the Pacific Northwest. She graduated from Life Christian Academy with honors in 2014 and currently has her Associates Degree from Pierce Community College. Hannah has a love for helping people and when she joined Light Dental Studios in August of 2020, she knew she found the perfect place to do so. Hannah loves to laugh and loves making the people around her feel comfortable and at home. She has worked in customer service for many years and has learned how to communicate with patients to make them feel at ease when they are at the dental office.
When Hannah isnt working you can find her at home practicing on her piano or spending the evening sipping a chai latte with her cat, Flopsy. She loves spending time with family and friends and will find any excuse to host a dinner or game night at her house.
Hi, my name is Pam and I have been a hygienist since 1997. I graduated from Pierce College, Steilacoom. I love my job! I totally enjoy connecting and working with the patients to help them achieve their optimum dental health. I am excited to be a part of Light Dental Studios, as they go the extra mile to give the patients more options and a great dental experience. I work with a great team! Our Dr and staff are always there striving to ensure the patients experience exceeds their expectations. In my free time I enjoy reading, walking my sweet dog Chloe, hiking - and most of all, spending time with my 3 grown daughters and their significant others and my 4 adorable and fun grandchildren.
Having been born into a military family then finding true love to a military man, Paige has lived in 9 different states and 3 different countries. Getting her start in the dental field at Luke AFB as an assistant, she soon found that Dental Hygiene was her true calling. 'I love the relationships and the influence for better oral care that I can affect.' Seeing the quality of work that Light Dental Studies exhibits and the care for the community such as 'South Sound Free Dental Day' makes me proud to be a member.
Jeanine began her career in dentistry in 2002 as a dental assistant where she quickly realized that she found her calling. She fully enjoyed the teamwork that it took for the office to run well and her new found passion for her patients to be comforted and given the best possible care. This fit that she found in dentistry gave her the drive to go back to school, even as a single mother of two boys. She completed her education to become a Registered Dental Hygienist in 2010 and is beyond grateful that her passion for her career and patients grows stronger every day! Her approach is rooted in compassion, a desire to educate her patients and form a bond where they can work together as a team to improve their oral health.
Jeanine moved from Colorado to Washington in 2018 when she fell in love with an old childhood friend who lives here in Tacoma. She is very excited that all of her team at Light Dental Studios at the Pacific Ave office shares her passion for working together to serve our patients with the highest respect, kindness and compassion they deserve.
Li became a member of the Light Dental Studios family in April of 2021. She started her dental career and completed her dental assistant program at American Red Cross in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
She has a lovely 7-year-old daughter and a cutie mini toy poodle. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and church. She likes traveling, hiking, puzzles, and photography. Li is bilingual with full fluency in Mandarin and English.
Our amazing dentists at Light Dental Studios are committed to offering the best personalized dental care to our patients in Puyallup, Renton, Olympia, Lacey, University Place, Bonney Lake, Parkland, Lakewood, Tacoma, Fircrest, Auburn, and Kent, Washington.
