Meet Our Team

JESSICA

Office Manager

Jessica joined our team in 2016 as an office administrator and treatment coordinator. She graduated from Everest College in 2012 with honors in the dental assisting programs level 1 and 2. When not working, Jessica enjoys shopping, baking cakes, and scrapbooking.

NATALIE

Registered Dental Hygienist

Natalie has been a valued member of our Orleans Gardens Dental team since 1996.

She graduated from University of Moncton in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1995 she moved to Ottawa from New Brunswick to pursue her education. In 1996 she graduated from La Cité Collegiale with a certificate in Dental Assisting and in 1998 she received her diploma in Dental Hygiene. Natalie was recruited to the board of La Cité collegiale Dental Hygiene from (2001-2008). Over the years she has worked in various fields including general practice, orthodontics, oral surgery and taught oral health education at various schools.

When not educating our patients about the importance of oral health she can be found travelling, baking and cooking delicious meals and spending as much time outdoors as she can with her husband and her two beautiful Chows ShenLung and FuShīLu.

Natalie's infectious laughter can be heard throughout our clinic and her cheery personality puts our nervous patients at ease. She serves our community in english or french, with smiles for everyone.

JESSICA

Registered Dental Hygienist

Jessica has been a registered dental hygienist with Orleans Gardens Dental Centre since 2013. She grew up in Ottawa and found it important to stay close to home, so she pursued her studies at La Cité collegiate. She is passionate about educating and helping our clients achieve their optimal oral health. She is a hard worker and a team player. She is part of our health and safety team and helps oversee our infection prevention and control policies. When she’s not working you can find her spending time with her family, gardening, in the kitchen or out walking her dogs.

AMANDA

Registered Dental Hygienist

Amanda graduated from the Dental Hygiene program at Algonquin College in 2017. She was born and raised in Orleans, and is proud to serve the community she grew up in by encouraging the achievement of a healthy smile. In her spare time, Amanda can be found chasing around her toddler or curling up with a good book. Amanda is very excited to join the team at Orleans Gardens Dental Centre, and looks forward to building her career here.

ISABELLE

Registered Dental Hygienist

Isabelle graduated from the Dental Hygiene program at La Cite Collegiale. When she is not working, she enjoys watching tv shows, painting, taking road trips and hiking. She also loves spending time with her dog Daisy.

MELANIE

Dental Assistant for Dr. Nguyen

Melanie graduated from the Dental Assistant program Level II from La Cite Collegiale in 2011. She has been working at our office since October 2016, with both Dr. Nguyen and Dr. Marenco. Melanie is very versatile in the office, you can see her working at the front desk or helping in the back. She was raised in a small town outside of Ottawa. In her spare time, she enjoys playing hockey, walks with her dog and spending time with her family and friends.

KIM

Hygiene Coordinator

I am proud to be a member of the dental community for the past 20 years. I started my dental career as a sedation nurse assisting with administrative and hygiene coordinating duties. I am so happy to be one of Orleans Gardens Dental Centre full time hygiene coordinators. I am a proud mother of 2 boys ages 31 and 15 and 2 granddaughters ages 2 and 10 months. I am a baseball and hockey Mom and when l am not on the field or in an arena , l enjoy reading, riding my bike and travelling.