Dr. Patricia first learned the prosthetic side of dentistry. She graduated from programs in Aarschot, Belgium and Riverside, California respectively, as a Certified Dental Technologist. She then focused on preventative dentistry and received her Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene from the University of California San Francisco. She continued her dental education and received her Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of the Pacific, San Francisco. Dr. Patricias first job as a dentist was as clinic director of the Pit River Indians for the Indian Health Service in beautiful Burney California. She served as a staff dentist for Seton Hospital for 15 years where she provided dental care for patients on a sub-acute ward who were ventilator dependent. She taught dentistry at Columbia University and dental assisting at Mandl College in New York City. When she's not in her trademark purple gloves, she's probably out hiking in her Keen boots or putting together a 10,000 piece puzzle.