Meet Our Dental Team
Brianna Howlett, RDH (Registered Dental Hygienist)
Brianna has been with Canton Valley Dental for 11 years, with over 7 years of dental hygiene experience. She lives in Simsbury, CT with her husband, two sons, and their dog. As a family they enjoy beach trips, spending time outdoors, and getting together with their family and friends. In her free time, Brianna enjoys reading and trying out new recipes for her family to enjoy.
Amy Hogan, RDH (Registered Dental Hygienist)
Amy has started here the summer of 2020. She graduated from Briarwood College in 2009. She resides in Simsbury with her husband, son Hudson, her pug, cat and 11 chickens! She enjoys vacations by the water, watching her son play sports and relaxing by a nice bonfire in her backyard.
Maria Griffin, RDH (Registered Dental Hygienist)
Maria started working at CVD in August 2021, the same year she graduated from Tunxis! CVD has been her home ever since. In her free time, she likes to garden and spend time with her family at their lake house. She has a chocolate lab named Boo and a Flemish giant rabbit named Rambo. She loves educating and making patients comfortable when getting their teeth cleaned!
Monique Fitzgerald, RDH (Registered Dental Hygienist)
Monique has been with Canton Valley Dental since 2021. In addition her position here, she’s also a clinical instructor with the dental hygiene program at Tunxis. Her and her husband Brian are the proud parents of their two amazing kids ~ Hannah and Noah! She’s very family and food oriented, and love any opportunity to combine the two!!
As the office “mom”, she’s very proud to be part of a team that not only provides excellent care for our patients but also gives back to the community.
Samantha Wilcox, RDH (Registered Dental Hygienist)
Sam started working at Canton Valley Dental on October 2021. She graduated from the University of Bridgeport in 2020 with an Associates in Dental Hygiene. In her free time she loves to be home with my two dogs Brewer and Hallie. They are Golden Retriever/Cocker Spaniel Mixes and are actually Siblings! We love the dog park, hiking, and even just hanging out on the couch watching movies!
Jaclyn Kostak, RDH (Registered Dental Hygienist)
Jaclyn has been working as a hygienist since 2007. Prior to that she was a dental assistant. She has always loved the relationships that are built with this career and being able to help patients have the best teeth possible.
When not working, she enjoys spending time with her two children and husband. She also enjoy house projects, furniture restoration and exercising.
Amy Lowrey, CDA, RDH (Registered Dental Hygienist)
Amy joined Canton Valley Dental in December of 2022. After attending UCONN, Amy went onto pursue her career of 30 plus years in dentistry. First attending Tunxis Community Colleges’ Dental Assisting Program, graduating in 1992, then continuing onto their Dental Hygiene Program, graduating in 1994. Amy resides in Bristol. She enjoys staying active, spending time with her friends at the CT and RI shoreline, traveling to Florida, and spending time with her two grown children and their fiancés.
Michelle (Shelly) Reeves, RDH (Registered Dental Hygienist)
Shelly started Canton Valley Dental in April of 2023. Outside of work, Shelly is an avid walker and during the summer months she enjoy biking, swimming and gardening. She first started at Canton Valley Dental as a patient back in the 70's! She always felt at home in this office so much that she made dental hygiene was an easy career choice for her.
Danielle Fournier-
Dental Hygienist
Started with Canton Valley Dental in December 2023. More info coming soon…
Tracy Klepps, CDA
(Certified Dental Assistant)
Tracy, Certified Dental Assistant & Lead Dental Assistant, graduated from Tunxis Community College with a degree in dental assisting in 1991. She joined the Canton Valley Dental team in January of 1994, where she provides exceptional dental care to all of her patients. When she is not working, she loves to travel with her husband.
Taylor LeMere
(Certified Dental Assistant)
Stephanie, DA (Dental Assistant)
Stephanie has been with Canton Valley Dental since October 2022. Outside of work she enjoy spending time with her husband, two daughters, and dog Gunner! They love going to the beach, and being outdoors as much as possible.
Chris, DA
(Dental Assistant)
Melanie, DA (Dental Assistant)
Melanie started with Canton Valley Dental in May 2023. She enjoys spending time with her family and her cat Mona Lisa. She studied at Porter and Chester. Melanie enjoys baking and cooking in her free time as well as seeing live music.