Known as Dr. Mike, by his patients, Michael B. Austin is a Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist. Dr. Mike was born in California and grew up in Utah. While attending the University of Utah, he played football for the Utes and spent two years on a mission trip inChile, which made him fluent in Spanish.
Dr. Mike went on to attend dental school in Pittsburghand a two-year anesthesiology residency in Stony Brook, on Long Island.During this residency, he met his future wife and discovered the joy of working with children. This led him to complete a residency in pediatric dentistry in Brooklyn, NY. Having a heart for service, Dr. Mike has participated in mission work both here and abroad.
Thebeautifulsceneryand culture of the PNW led Dr. Mike to Washington, where he and his wife and dog, now call home.Outside of dentistry, Dr. Mike enjoys watching college football, cheering for the Seahawks, snowboarding (favorite spot: Snowbird), playing golf (favorite spot: Guam), reading,traveling (favorite spot: Maui),and spending time at the many wonderfuldog parks of Western WAwith hiswife and dog.
Dr. JaneAustin was born in Korea and grew up on the island of Guam (Hafa Adai!). Following college in Boston, Dr. Jane worked in the fashion trade show industry for a couple of years before changing career paths to dentistry,upon moving to California.She started working as an instrumentsterilizer andimmediately grew attracted to all fields of dentistry. From there, she went to hygiene school and dental school. Following dental school, Dr. Jane completed a general practice residency in Manhattan and went on to a dental anesthesiology residency on Long Island, where she met herfuture husband.
Chloe graduated from the Dental Assisting program at Lake Washington Technical College in 2015. She grew up in Arlington, and now lives in Oso with her boyfriend, dog (Lucy), cat (Georgie) and goat (Elvis).
When asked what she loves best about dentistry, she said 'I love working with kids, seeing their personalities, and helping them keep their teeth healthy and clean. Kids are the best! They make my job so much fun!'
When asked what she loves most about dentistry, she said 'I love seeing so many different smiles and meeting new friends. It makes me so happy to help people learn how to keep their teeth healthy and clean. I love how friendly and patient my co-workers here at Tree House, they make me feel like part of a family.'
Outside of the office, Maxine enjoys collecting sticks, barking at skateboarders, and romping in the many wonderfuldog parks around Western WA. Her favorite place to travel is Cannon Beach.Maxineis a proud Seahawks fan, and will wear her jersey every blue Friday!