Meet Amanda Fann!
Amanda is our Lead Dental Assistant! She graduated from Missouri College in 2014. She received her National Board Certification and Expanded Functions DA in 2015. Amanda enjoys spending time with her 5 year old nephew and 17 year old Chihuahua. Her hobbies include reading and spending time with family and friends.
Meet our Office Manager, Michele Reeves!
Michele loves working alongside her talented and caring coworkers. She sees her patients as part of the family and enjoys that they feel so comfortable when visiting the office. Her hobbies include hiking, road trips, sporting events, and spending time with her two sons, Matt and Ryan, and her daughter-in-law Cindy. Michele graduated in 1986 from Missouri College with a dental assisting certification. She has also earned her National Board certification, expanded functions dental assistant certification, she is a registered dental assistant and has her CPR certification. Michele was a chairside assistant for seventeen years and then she became a dental assistant Instructor at Missouri College for twelve years, where she received numerous achievement awards. In 2015 Michele made a career move to an office manager position. Michele is a member of the American Dental Assistants Association, and she also volunteers with Give Kids A Smile and the Missouri Mission of Mercy.
Meet Erika!
Erika is a dental hygienist at Ballwin Family Smiles. When she was a little girl, her dental hygienist, Pam, was so kind and patient with her. From that moment on, she knew she wanted to be just like Pam. Erika attended Missouri College and joined the Ballwin Family Smiles team in 2023. In total, she has been a hygienist for 8 years. Her favorite part of her job is educating patients. Helping her patients understand the importance of the mouth and body connection is very important to her. Outside of work, Erika enjoys spending time with her friends and family, traveling, and gardening.
Meet Adrien Kerksick!
Adrien is a Registered Dental Hygienist! She graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2010. She has been on the Ballwin Family Smiles team since 2022! Adrien and her husband have two daughters and a wiener dog!
Meet Amy Gammill!
Amy is a dedicated DA with over 20 years experience in the dental office providing compassionate care while offering empathy and respect to build trusting relationships with patients. Since elementary school, teeth and oral health has and remains an interest that she always want to learn more about. Born and raised in Missouri, she loves her family, cooking, music, fitness and always up for learning new things.
Meet Kathy Travers!
Kathy is our Patient Coordinator! She has been in the dental field since 2006. Kathy has 4 kids and 3 grandkids. We are so appreciative of all she does for us!
Meet Tracee White!
Tracee is our Insurance Coordinator! She has been working in the dental field for nearly 9 years. She had an extreme fear of dentistry that required her to be sedation for any procedures. That was until she faced her fears and began working for a dental office with Dr. King. Because of Dr. King’s work and personality, she was able to overcome her fear!
Tracee and her husband David will have been married 12 years in December and have two children, Hallie, and Mackenzie.
In her spare time, she enjoys pursuing photography and camping. Some of her favorite things include Starbucks brown sugar shaken espresso, traveling, spending time at their cabin, and fellowshipping with friends and family.