Dr. Hong (Grace) Yangreceived her Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree from Case Western Reserve University and earned the Stanley M. Koobation Award in recognition of her outstanding clinical skills. She also has a MBA from Texas A&M University and a BS in Health Science from the Campbell University of North Carolina. Dr. Yang served in the US Army Special Forces Airborne Division as a medic & QA Specialist for four years. She has moved to Presque Isle from North Potomac, Maryland, and her hobbies include running, playing basketball, aerobic dancing, reading, and listening to music.

Christine was born and raised just across the border in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada. She joined the St Apollonia Dental Team in 2018 and has been practicing dental hygiene since graduating from Dalhousie University in 2010. Christine is dedicated to making each dental visit pleasant and comfortable, while helping children maintain a healthy smile! She currently resides in Presque Isle with her exceptionally tall and caring husband, Michael!

Lyndsey is a 2013 graduate of the NMCC Dental Assisting Program. She has worked in the dental field since then and rejoined the St. Apollonia team in 2019 because she has a passion for working with children. In addition to being a skilled dental assistant she is uniquely gifted in easing a childs fears with laughter, compassion and understanding. Lyndsey hails from Scopan where she currently lives with her fianc Ryan and her three charismatic and adventurous children Ava, Adelle and Clyde as well as the family dog, Otto.

Ashley joined our team in May of 2021 as the Infection Control Specialist. She is also going to school to complete her medical assisting degree. Ashley loves working with children and everything Disney! She was born in New Hampshire but was raised right here in The County. Ashley lives with her fiance' Michael and their 3 cats; Sephora, Marlie and Ember. She is busy planning her September wedding.

Julie joined the St. Apollonia Dental team in 2013. She believes the most important qualities for any team of health care professionals should be providing the best dental experience and care for each patient, excellent customer service as well as connecting with the parents who make St. Apollonia their dental home for their children. She has extensive training in practice management, and is always pursuing new and effective leadership experience. In her free time she enjoys camping and 4 wheeling with her husband Dennis, making quilts for those she loves and traveling often to Cape Elizabeth where she loves making memories with her grandchildren, Behr and Dakota.

Rebecca joined the St Apollonia Dental Team in October of 2019, serving part-time as their bookkeeper. In addition to completing office work, she looks forward to the Festival of Trees each year and has volunteered for this event since 2017. Rebecca is also a Registered Nurse in the community. She received her BSN from Saint Anselm College in 2015. In her free time, she appreciates spending time with family, baking, playing cards, and enjoying Maines beautiful outdoors. Rebecca resides in Presque Isle with her significant other David.

Dr. Desjardins grew up on a potato farm in the County. She graduated from the University of Maine and from Tufts Dental School, and has practiced general dentistry in the County since 1992. She is the cofounder of Academy Dental and founded St. Apollonia Dental Clinic where she serves as Executive Director. Dr Desjardins resides in Van Buren with her husband Paul. They have two adult children and a growing number of fabulous, fun, fantastic grandchildren.

The St Apollonia dental team seeks to keep up with the best techniques, procedures and practices available to us in todays quickly changing world. We attend continuing education courses specifically geared to treating children, youth and young adults. We bring this knowledge to our everyday work so we can offer parents choices for their childs dental treatment. Well always keep your childs best interests in mind.

As stated, we believe good oral health and good overall health are intertwined. In order for your child to have the best possible health, we will spend time showing her/him how their daily efforts of tooth brushing and flossing can be improved. Dental disease is preventable, and together we will help your child have a dental disease-free mouth. When decay is present, well talk with you about how to treat it so your child can get back to happily playing, growing and eating without tooth or mouth pain.

St Apollonia is a dental practice devoted to restoring and enhancing the natural beauty of your childs teeth that will result in a long lasting, healthy smile! Optimal oral health is a major factor in good overall health.

This nonprofit clinic seeks to aid those most in need of dental services; particularly the children and adolescents of Aroostook County. All types of insurances are accepted as well as self paying patients, and a sliding fee schedule application is available.

St. Apollonia Dental Clinic accepts referrals from area physicians, school nurses, hospitals, and others. When necessary, a child may be referred from our general dentistry office to specialists such as a pediatric dentist or an oral surgeon.

Our primary goal is to provide high quality comprehensive dental services and to educate patients and their parents, guardians, or caregivers about dental disease prevention. Dental services provided include dental exams, cleanings, radiographs, sealants, fluoride treatments, restorative services (fillings, stainless steel crowns, and root canal treatment), space maintainers and oral surgery procedures. Anesthesia for comfort includes local anesthesia and /or local anesthesia with nitrous oxide (laughing gas).

Should a dental emergency occur, we make every effort to see and care for your child as soon as possible. We thank you for allowing us to take care of your childs dental needs and look forward to serving you.