Dr Benedict

Dr. Benedict is a family dentist and has been practicing for more than 35 years in the Silicon Valley area. She is past President of the Monterey Bay Dental Society and currently Trustee for the California Dental Association. Last year she was awarded dentist of the year of the Monterey Bay Dental Society. She graduated from the UCSF School of Dentistry.

Before she and her husband Jeff began their family, Dr. Benedict did volunteer dentistry in Mexico with Los Medicos Voladoras (The Flying Doctors). She has continued volunteering with her family and son, Dr. Bernhardt in Ecuador, Guatemala, St. Lucia, Haiti and most recently in Uganda with For World Wide Smiles.

She is an artist inside and outside the mouth and has won acclaim for her lithographs, watercolors and jewelry.  She and her husband have 3 children, 40 mountain acres, 4 horses (3 Arabs and 1 Thoroughbred), a dog, a cat, chickens and a large garden (by the most recent census). Her son, Devin Bernhardt joined the practice after graduating from the UCSF School of Dentistry.

She enjoys learning new aspects of dentistry and attends many study clubs and workshops in addition to classes.

Dr. Benedict cans chutney and preserves every fall. She is an inveterate jogger, swimmer and volunteers on the Horse Patrol for Wilder State Park. She can be found there once a week, look for her riding in her uniform!

Our Team and Specialists

Dr. Devin Bernhardt

Dr. Devin Bernhardt

General Dentist

    Dr. Rajvir Kaur

    Dr. Rajvir Kaur

    General Dentist

      Dr. Melanie Vandenberg

      Dr. Melanie Vandenberg

      General Dentist

        Dr. Tayebaty

        Dr. Tayebaty

        Endodontist

          Joan

          Joan

          Office Manager

            Dr. Le

            Dr. Le

            DDS, Hygienist

              Julianne

              Julianne

              RDA Lead Assistant

                Shanna

                Shanna

                Specialty Coordinator

                  Tia

                  Tia

                  RDA

                    Kaiti

                    Kaiti

                    Scheduling Coordinator

                      Lisa

                      Lisa

                      Scheduling Coordinator

                        Maranda

                        Maranda

                        Scheduling Coordinator

                          Melanie

                          Melanie

                          Scheduling Coordinator

                            Uma

                            Uma

                            Scheduling Coordinator

                              Jane

                              Jane

                              Bookkeeper

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