Meet Us

Meet The Staff

Dana Burns - Office Manager & Implant Coordinator

Dana has been working in oral and maxillofacial surgery since 1989.  She started in a practice in Salem, Oregon, and later moved to Atlanta, where she worked as a lead assistant in a large practice in midtown.  After eight years at that practice, she left to help start Georgia Facial & Oral Surgery and has been here since its inception in 2002.  She lives in Dacula and has one grown daughter and 2 grandchildren.  Dana is a Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Assistant and a Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Anesthesia Assistant.


Heather Poe - Surgical Assistant

Heather joined our team in 2002.  She worked for an endodontist for 2 ½ years before coming to Georgia Facial & Oral Surgery.  She enjoys her job very much, especially being able to talk to and comfort patients.  She resides in Lawrenceville with her husband, Jonathan, and her three children, Devin, Layne, and Meradith.  Heather is a Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Anesthesia Assistant.


Jennifer Redman – Front Office Coordinator

Jennifer joined our team in May of 2007 after working at a gastroenterology office.  She is the smiling face that greets patients when they arrive at the office.  She has since become an expert at verifying and working with dental insurance.  More importantly, she can explain dental insurance to patients in “layperson” terms.  She lives in Duluth with her husband Scott.
 

Heather Holm–Surgical Assistant

Heather joined our team in April of 2010 after graduating from Gwinnett Dental Career Academy.  She loves her job as an oral surgery assistant, especially interacting with patients and seeing them do well after surgery.  Heather has lived in Georgia her whole life, and when not working, she enjoys anything that involves her four dogs, traveling, and spending time with loved ones.