Dr. Wonder is passionate about delivering excellent, efficient, and comfortable care to her patients. She will treat you like a family member and will offer her honest opinion regarding your care. Her smiles and laughs will definitely brighten up the room. She will do her best to make sure all her patients receive the best care possible by providing patient-centered, comprehensive care that is tailored to fit the lives of each patient.
She was born in Udonthani, Thailand. At the age of 13, her family moved to Honolulu, HI. That's when she started learning English. In 2005, she graduated from Radford High School Summa Cum Laude. After receiving full-ride scholarship and grants, she attended SouthernConnecticut State University (SCSU), while her husband served in the U.S. Coast Guard as an active duty personnelin New Haven, CT. After receiving her undergraduate degree in Biological Anthropology, she was interested in dentistry.
Her passion in dentistry grew further after she shadowed a local dentist, whom she is grateful for in finding her future career. After the first day of shadowing, she knew instantly that dentistry is her passion. She decided to attend a 3-month dental assistant program in Washington State, where her parents currently live and started working both with compensation and voluntarily. She went on and pursued her career as a dentist by attending the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine (UNLV SDM) and receiving Doctor of Dental Medicine degree.
During dental school, Dr. Wonder served as her Class Activity Coordinator throughout the entire four years. Moreover, she held a Vice President of Activities for the entire student body. She was involved with the Sgt. Clint Ferrin Memorial Dental Clinic as a Clinic Coordinator. She acted as an Editor-in-Chief for the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) District 10 The Explorer newsletter. She co-founded that Asian American Dental Student Association (AADSA) and served as a president. She was a marketing director and social media director for ASDA as well. She also conducted two researches involving periodontal disease causing bacteria with her fellow classmates and worked under the guidance of her biological science mentor. She presented her researches at the American & International Association for Dental Research Conference.
Dr. Wonder graduated Summa Cum Laude from SCSU and Cum Laude from UNLV SDM (top 10% of her class). She was inducted into Zeta Delta Epsilon National Honor Society. She received the Internal College of Dentist Leadership and Student Humanitarian Award that is given to dental student who exemplified and demonstrated passion for altruistic humanitarian service. She was voted by her classmates to be the most organized and most likely to save the world one tooth at a time.
Continuing education is very important to Dr. Wonder. During dental school, although not required, she has taken dental courses outside of her curriculum to further her dental education. She attended many local and national dental meetings and workshops and earned many CE credits beyond per peers.
Dr. Wonder is an active member of the American Dental Association, Washington State Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Northwest Dental Alliance, and Kitsap Dental Society.
Jennifer Marie Best-Navarro, LicensedDenturist, was born and raised in the beautiful Gem State of Idaho. Jennifer started her dental career over 25 years ago. In 1995, she began her journey by attendingthe American Institute of Health Technology and became National RegisteredDental Assistant. Jenniferworked as a dental assistant in the Boise area until moving to Couer d'Alene, Idaho in 2003. She thenattend North Idaho College where she studied English and Psychology. While living in Northen Idaho, shebegan working as an entry level lab technicianin a denture clinic and she found a true calling in life. Shelearned the art of denture making and was inspired to help others.
In 2007, Jennifer moved to Washingtion topursue her love for denture making and enrolled at Bates Technical College in Tacoma. While sheattended Bates Technical Collage, she was awarded the Rainier Pacific Scholarship and the AssociatedStudent Government awards. Jennifer receivedan Associate 'sDegree in Technical Arts for Denturism. Afterattending Bates and earning WA state license, she became the owner of a small local business, BestDentures, for four years until being recruited by a national denture corporation, where she began workingfor several years. While with the company she gained state of the art training and experience in the latestdenture fabrication techniques and implant supported prostheses.Jennifer was able to achieve her dream of helping others to smile with the love and support of herhusband and two daughters. While her daughters were younger, she was involved with the Girls Scouts ofAmerica. As a co-leader of her daughters ' troop, she lead the youngest troop members, the ' Daisies' for6 years.
Janette grew up in Coos Bay, a small town on the Southern Oregon Coast. She stumbled upon dentistry during college when she married and moved to Alaska with her husband who was in the military. Between terms in college and looking for work, she accepted a job in a dental office as a Dental Assistant and the interest in the dental field was ignited. She continued working as a dental assistant and attended college courses until she was accepted into the Dental Hygiene program at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. Here she graduated at the top of her class, Magna CumLaude, with a bachelor of science degree, and was inducted into the dental hygiene honor society, Sigma Phi Alpha. She was also awarded an Outstanding Clinician Award by her instructors.Working as a dental hygienist, Janette enjoys establishing relationships with her clients. Since moving to Kitsap County, she has had the opportunity to take care of many of the same patients for over 15 years.She shares her 30 years experience and ongoing continuing education with her patients
When Janette is not in the office, she enjoys staying active outdoors. This includes traveling with friends and family, hiking, kayaking, biking, swimming and has also completed many triathlons and running events. In the Spring of 2018 she completed the Camino de Santiago, a 600 mile hike across Spain. If the weather is bad enough, she can be found inside reading, sewing or crafting.