At Washington Dental Associates, our patients are truly at the heart of everything we do. Thats why Dr. LaCap, Dr. Tong, and our extensive team of dental specialists go above and beyond each day to inspire new reasons to smile for you and your family! We hope youll look forward to visiting us and that we can form strong, trusting relationships that lasts for many years to come.
Dr. LaCap is the founder of our dental offices, and she and her husband, Dr. Tong, are the proud parents of five children. They feel blessed to have such an abundance of gifts in their lives, and they are dedicated to sharing with others. We truly believe in paying it forward.
As a child, Dr. LaCaps parents struggled to afford the dental care needed for her and her siblings. She has experienced the difficulty of sitting in class with tooth pain and never wants to see this happen to other children. While Dr. LaCaps childhood was happy and she knows her parents worked hard and did their best, she also knows from personal experience that sometimes people need a helping hand. She knows because a dentist gave her family the help they needed. The dentist offered Dr. LaCap and her brothers the dental care they needed to remove dental infections and relieve toothache pain.
This kind and gentle dentist gave Dr. LaCap her first experience with how a dentists generosity can impact lives. As an adult, Dr. LaCap is passionate about giving this same gift to other children and families in need of a helping hand. Whether shes volunteering as a troop leader, class mom, and confirmation teacher or providing free dentistry in our practice and on mission trips around the world, she loves having the opportunity to help kids smile. If you want to help our dentists and team members offer Dentistry From the Heart, we welcome your involvement as a volunteer or through donations. Your time, talent, and dollars will all be put to good use helping those in need right here in Bergenfield and around the world.
Sometimes, corporate-owned dental offices can lose touch with the personal, down-to-earth approach patients really appreciate. Our practice is owned by Dr. LaCap and Dr. Tong, a husband-and-wife team who are extremely involved in all of the practices day-to-day operations, especially improving patients smiles. They love being able to directly serve the needs of their neighbors here in the Bergenfield community!
Our team is committed to reaching as many patients as possible, which is why Dr. LaCap and Dr. Tong are proud to have a second office location in Tappan, NY! Smile More Dentistry features all of the same benefits as Washington Dental Associates, including a large team of general dentists and specialists, convenient office hours, and an extensive menu of services that can accommodate the needs of children and adults alike. Were never too far away when you need us most!
Brandon has been working in the dental field for several years now and really enjoys helping our dentists create amazing, life-changing smiles for patients! He earned his education at Seton Hall University and has also attended trainings in dental management and leadership at the Scheduling Institute in Georgia.
As Dr. LaCap and Dr. Tongs oldest son, Brandon enjoys working as a Jack of All Trades throughout the practice in fact, hes filled in for nearly every position over time! Whenever hes outside of the office, his personal hobbies include making art, snowboarding, and going on hikes.
Fjolla was born in Kosovo and studied dentistry in Albania. Today, what she enjoys most about her work is being able to touch a patients life in a positive way and ease their anxieties! She also likes that there is never an end to new knowledge, technologies, and techniques in the oral healthcare world. She is proud to be the very first doctor in her family.
In her home country, there was plenty of natural beauty to be found everywhere, which made Fjolla develop a lifelong love of hiking. Her other hobbies include traveling and enjoying delicious foods wherever she goes.
Ashenden is one of our very talented New Patient Coordinators at Washington Dental Associates. With an extensive career in management and customer service, he is the perfect fit to ensure our patients receive an impeccable five-star experience. He will always be there to greet you with a warm smile and will happily answer any questions you may have!
You wont forget your positive experience here with the help of one of our dental assistants, Steven! Hes had the pleasure of working for the patients that hes come to know over the past couple of years. Before becoming a dental assistant, Steve was an assistant manager across several Dominos Pizza restaurants, with a short gig at Starbucks! With vast customer experience, Steve enjoys that he is able to ease the concerns of patients who face dental anxiety-- whether that be by answering their questions or engaging in conversation. When out of scrubs, you can find Steven hiking on the palisades or playing video games like Magic the Gathering while quarantining. He has an awesome turtle named Kaiju! He is a handful, literally and metaphorically.
Born, and raised in NYC, Eric is a natural when it comes to interacting with people. As a new patient coordinator, Eric is a prime time example of what it means to leave a good first impression. His values in this office are to help people and have new patients leave with a healthier smile. Eric's wacky, and crazy personality, will make you forget that you're even in a dental office as soon as you come in for the first time. His goal at the end of the day is to turn patients into friends, and have them anticipate their next visit to Washington Dental Associates!
Caroline is one of our talented dental assistants. We appreciate that she goes over and beyond being an assistant for not one, but both office locations of ours! Caroline knows how to make a patient feel safe and at ease in the chair. Whenever our team members or patients are in need of assistance, Caroline is always right there to lend a helping hand. In her free time, she likes to spend it with her friends and family.
With having a rewarding career in the hair industry for over 20 years, its always been her passion to make people feel good about themselves. A few years ago after watching her dad become ill with cancer, it shifted her focus in life and wanted to begin helping people in the medical field. She was given the opportunity at Washington dental and thoroughly enjoys coming to work every day knowing she can make a difference in someones life. In her free time, she enjoys her husband and kids who are her life. Also outside of work, she enjoys helping her husband run their own travel baseball team, the New Jersey Bandits. She is also very involved with youth sports in town. Her and her family are big Yankees fans and love going to all professional sporting events.
Enisa became a hygienist because she has always enjoyed helping people and giving others a boost of confidence, and a smile is one of the first things you notice. Being a dental hygienist not only helps patients with their oral and general health, but also boosts their confidence with a beautiful, shiny, clean smile. At Smile More and Washington Dental Associate, both teams are extremely eager to not only welcome patients but new coworkers as well. Everyone was very welcoming, helpful, and supportive. When I'm not working, she enjoys hanging out with her wonderful family! She has a family full of foodies, always having big family lunch and dinners together!