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Please help us welcome Dr. Christie Hagert to our practice.  We are excited to benefit from her talents and our sure that you will be too.

Christie L. Hagert, DDS is a second generation dentist who practiced for six years in one of Charlottesville, Virginia’s premier dental practices, Viglione & Haines.  In the fall of 2009, Dr. Hagert relocated to Loudoun County to be closer to family in the area.  She obtained her dental degree in 2002 from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry after earning her bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Delaware in 1996.  She holds an Advanced Education in General Dentistry certificate from the Medical College of Virginia, and is a member of the Virginia Dental Association.  Dr. Hagert has participated in numerous postgraduate education programs throughout her career, including Dr. Pete Dawson’s Occlusion Course, DOCS conscious sedation course, CEREC training, and multiple courses in implant and esthetic dentistry.  Dr. Hagert prides herself on dental excellence and patient care.  She lives in Purcellville with her husband Christopher, beautiful daughter Harris, and Belle, their English Setter bird dog.  In her spare time, Dr. Hagert enjoys fly-fishing, gardening, and the outdoors.

Loudoun Dental Smiles was proud to be able to participate in INOVA’s FamilyFest at the Dulles Town Center last weekend.  It was a joy to be a part of such a large event and be able to reach out to the community.  Thank you to those that stopped by.  We made 16 appointments!!  So exciting!

Here are some photos of our day at the Dulles Town Center

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Please join us in wishing Dr. Mollie Gioffre the best life has to offer as she and her family prepare to relocate to Virginia Beach. We will surely miss her bright smile and we are confident that her new practice will reap the rewards of such a polished and professional practioner. (sniff sniff)

Thank you Dr. Gioffre for your friendship and service to Loudoun Dental Smiles.  It has been a joy to working alongside of you.

Can you believe it?  We at Loudoun Dental Smile have hundreds of shoes to donate to the people in Haiti.

We owe you a BIG THANK YOU!!!

Thank you to all of our patients who reached into their hearts and closets to help this cause.  We are overwhelmed by your generosity.  Just look at all your shoes!!!

Dr. Varney has loaded the shoes in her trunk and they are headed out to cover feet in need.

Thank you to everyone. We love our patients!!

Lori St. Angelo turned 50!! Can you believe it?  We at Loudoun Dental Smiles decided that half a century surely merits a celebration. We have so much fun together.  What a blessing to not only be coworkers but friends as well.

And you can always count on Dr. Bob to be goofy and add a laugh to any occassion.

Wilson Boyd, Dr. Varney’s youngest patient and grandson, is now going to demonstrate proper brushing techniques.  She starts them out young with the importance of good oral hygiene.

(Actually, he just loves to chew on a toothbrush, but it makes for some really cute pictures.)

Spotlight on the Staff: Amy Grimes

Meet Amy Grimes. A life-long resident of Faquier County, Amy began her career as a dental assistant directly upon completing high school in 1997.  Amy travels from her home in Marshall where she lives with her 11-yr old son, Rodney, to work with us. She loves spending time at Rodney’s school band concerts and sporting events like baseball and football as well as with her family, brother Mitch and mom. Mitch is currently in the US Army and stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. Thank you, Amy, for your dedicated service to Loudoun Dental Smiles for the past year. Your exceptional clinical skills and professional manor has helped to make Loudoun Dental Smiles what it is today.

Rodney

SPOTLIGHT ON STAFF: Tracy Verna

Say HELLO to Tracy and her gorgeous family: husband Alex, daughters Morgan 15 and Amy 11, son Jason 4 and Benson.

Tracy has been a Certified Dental Assistant for 9 years, and some of that time was spent with Dr. Varney in her Reston office eons ago (haha).

The Verna Family

Morgan

Amy

She grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania and currently resides in Harpers Ferry, West Virigina. When not spending those precious moments traveling on wild adventures with her beloved family, Tracy enjoys the quiet time reading and gardening as well as volunteering at her children’s school.

Jason

Benson

We love and appreciate Tracy’s calm and kindness when working with patients. There’s no doubt that as a patient you’ve experienced Tracy’s gentle nature.  Thank you Tracy for sharing your tender spirit with us.

SPOTLIGHT ON STAFF: Lilly Agustin

Hola! We are excited to introduce you to the other half of our front desk team, Lilly Agustin.  We are so grateful that she is a part of us.

Born in Cuba and raised in Miami, Lilly currently resides in Leesburg with her husband, Gus and dog, Barney. This weekend, Lilly and Gus will celebrate their first anniversary on July 4th by taking a well deserved long weekend away.  Congratulations to Lilly and Gus.  And August is Lilly’s one year anniversary with Loudoun Dental Smiles. We are very glad that she is a part of our team.

Here are some fun tidbits about Lilly…

1. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE VACATION

“My favorite vacation was actually my honeymoon. Beautiful beaches on the west coast of Florida and perfect weather.”

2. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ACTIVITY

“I love to watch movies and play Trivial Pursuit”

3. WHAT WAS YOUR FUNNIEST OFFICE EVENT

“Not too long ago, I got locked out of the office and it was late and no one was around except for Dr. Neipraschk, the new orthodontist across the hall. Thank God he was still here to let me in!”

Lilly and Gus

Barney

My mom is a world traveler…it is one of her passions. So when she came back from this trip physically and emotionally spent,yet with a light in her eyes, I knew something was different about this trip.  I’ll let her tell you in her own words.

“I have done many dental missions trips over the 20 years, but none were as exhausting, exciting and life influencing as this one.  In April, I went with a Christian group out of Barcelona, Spain called  Emission to Burkina Faso which is in French speaking West Africa, and is the 6th poorest country in the world. This group had a three pronged approach of sending medical and dental teams to treat people in remote villages,  training native university students to do medical/dental procedures, and giving out humanitarian aid and gifts as a way of showing God’s love. You can see the scope of their work on their web site.

Most of the people were from Spain and spoke only limited English, three were from Greece who were fluent in both Greek and English, and then there was me from the US who was fluent in English and yes,  English. What was I thinking going with a Spanish speaking group to a French speaking country and only knowing English! But camaraderie of getting the job done in adverse circumstances, the natural human desire fir relationships and the love bond that just simply occurs when helping those in need, all prevailed and culminated in an amazing, unbelievable two weeks.

It was like being transplanted in time. You were surrounded by simple, hard working people whose only goal was to eek out provision for the next day; and who were grateful for whatever little you had to offer. Out of the heat (104-106 F each day), the dry dust, and poverty, a unique atmosphere developed that allowed you to love and feel loved in a very special way.

In the end,  these  people gave us far more than what we gave them and taught us lessons in life that could not be learned living in the suburbs of  Northern Virginia.

The lessons of life were many as we concluded our time. We left exhausted but fulfilled, having many questions but gaining much wisdom, and emotionally drained but totally committed to returning someday soon.

We even managed some crazy fun at an alligator farm before heading back to our same western world…..but we were not the same.”