04/01/2026
We are so excited to annouce our 2025 Dental emBRACE Award winners and nominees! 🦷💜
These incredible individuals represent the very best of our local dental community, showing up each day with compassion, excellence, and a genuine heart for serving others. From patient care to team leadership, their impact reaches far beyond the walls of their offices.
The emBRACE Awards were created to honor those who live out what this profession is truly about: caring for people, supporting one another, and strengthening our community together.
To every nominee and winner, thank you for the difference you make every single day. It does not go unnoticed, and it is an honor to celebrate you! 💫
Stay tuned for the 2026 award nominations, opening January 2027! 💜
Winners
Dentist of the Year: Dr. Richard J-P Bastien (Bastien Dental Care)
Dental Office Manager of the Year: Tina Berry (Red Hills Dental Associates)
Dental Hygienist of the Year: Hannah Fletcher (Bastien Dental Care)
Dental Assistant of the Year: Mike Duprat (Bastien Dental Care)
Dental Concierge Team Member of the Year: Amanda Ponder (Rose City Dentistry)
Nominees
Dentist of the Year
Dr. Chance Dalton (CWD Dental Group)
Dr. Jacob Zellner (Periodontal Associates of North Florida)
Dr. Matthew Rasmussen (Periodontics and Implant Dentistry of Tallahassee)
Dr. Ralph Montalvo (Advanced Dental Care)
Dr. Toby Thomson (850 Modern Dentistry)
Dr. Toni Collins (CWD Dental Group)
Dr. William Baldock, Jr. (Capital Periodontal Associates)
Office Manager of the Year
Jessica Bridges (Boyd & Walther Dental Associates)
Kimberly Swanson (Capital Periodontal Associates, Dr. Baldock Jr.)
Rebecca Burns (Bradfordville Dental Care)
Tina DeRosa (David W. Cardman, DMD)
Dental Hygienist of the Year
Heather Snyder (Capital Periodontal Associates, Dr. Baldock Jr.)
Karen Watson (North Florida Medical Dental Outreach, Gadsden)
Kristine Marie Nalupa (CWD Dental)
Teale Montague (TSC Dental Hygiene)
Dental Concierge Team Member of the Year
Jennifer Brooks (First Care Dental Associates)
Jessica Lanigan (First Care Dental Associates)