She is an artist inside and outside the mouth and has won acclaim for her lithographs, watercolors and jewelry. She and her husband have 3 children, 40 mountain acres, 4 horses (3 Arabs and 1 Thoroughbred), a dog, a cat, chickens and a large garden (by the most recent census). Her son, Devin Bernhardt joined the practice after graduating from the UCSF School of Dentistry.
Dr. Benedict cans chutney and preserves every fall. She is an inveterate jogger, swimmer and volunteers on the Horse Patrol for Wilder State Park. She can be found there once a week, look for her riding in her uniform!
Dr. Devin Bernhardt grew up in Santa Cruz and attended Harbor High School before finishing his undergraduate studies at UC San Diego. He then graduated from the UCSF School of Dentistry just like his mom, Dr. Benedict.
Dr. Bernhardt has participated in many dental humanitarian missions around the world including traveling with his mom and family to Guatemala, Ecuador, Haiti and most recently Uganda. He has worked with the US Navy, Rotary Club, Los Medicos Voladoras (The Flying Doctors) and For World Wide Smiles to help deliver dental and medical care to the under-served in other countries.
