Dental Hygienists
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Sandra Blenner, RDH
Biography
Palm Beach Junior College, Palm Beach, FL, Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene, Graduated 1967.
Sandra, born in Orlando, is a Florida native. She moved to Port Charlotte in 1974. She has been with Panther Hollow Dental Lodge for over 20 years. Sandra has two children. Her daughter Jennifer has a PHD in accounting and she and her husband Brad are both professors at universities in Georgia. Their first child arrived in October 2009. Sandra's son Tyson is married with two children as is a demand manager for Coca-Cola in Georgia. Sandra's husband, John, is in auto financing. Sandra's main interests include keeping active at the gym and her family. She is an avid Florida Gator Fan.
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Bret LaGrange, RDH
Biography
Edison Community College, Fort Myers, FL, Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene, Graduated 1999, Valedictorian.
Bret moved to Florida with his family at the age of seven from Massachusetts. He grew up in Rotonda West, graduated
from Lemon Bay High School, and then moved to North Port after completing college. Since graduation, Bret has been working in the dental hygiene field and has been at Panther Hollow Dental Lodge since 2005. Bret and his wife Angela are avid Bible students and enjoy all types of physical recreation and outdoor activities including gardening, bicycling, tennis, racquet ball, and weight training.
K.A. Kim Krieger, RDH, AAS
Biography
Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, Associate of Applied Science, Certificate of Dental Hygiene.
Kim was born and raised in
Laurie Murno, RDH
Biography
Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL, Associate of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene, Graduated 1984.
Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL, Associate of Science, Graduated 1984.
Laurie moved to Port Charlotte in 1972 from
Barbara J. Nelson, RDH, BASDH
Biography
St. Petersburg College, Bachelor of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene, Graduated 2007.
Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL, Associate of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene, Graduated 1999.
Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL, Certificate of Emergency Services, Paramedic, Graduated 1994.
Barbara was born and raised in
Lonnie Wahlgren, RDH
Biography
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, RDH, Graduated 1969.
Lonnie grew up in northern Minnesota. She lived in a small community outside of Minneapolis before moving to Port Charlotte in 1987. She has been actively practicing dental hygiene since college graduation and has been a member of the Panther Hollow Dental Lodge staff since 1989. She enjoys reading fiction, doing landscaping, and other home improvement projects. Lonnie has two sons and a beautiful granddaughter. Both of her sons served their country in the United States Marine Corps.

Kendall Boyer, RDH, AAS
Biography
Edison State College, Fort Myers, Fl, Associate in Science in Dental Hygiene, Graduated 2010
Kendall was born and raised in Punta Gorda and graduated from Charlotte High School in 2006. After finishing hygiene school she got married and returned to Charlotte County. Kendall and her husband Ashton recently welcomed their son Rowan into the world. Kendall and her husband enjoy boating, fishing, being involved in their church, and spending time with family.



