New Leadership and Name for Community Dental Centers Serving San Mateo

County, California

Introducing Sonrisas Dental Health, and new leadership, for a highly respected family dental
service and non-profit.

San Mateo, CA, November 14, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Two San Francisco Bay Area non-profit dental
centers, one in Half Moon Bay and one in San Mateo, are announcing prominent new leadership and a
new name: Sonrisas Dental Health, Inc. (Sonrisas means smiles in Spanish.)

Formerly known as Apple Tree Dental, Sonrisas Dental Health is a non-profit organization that operates
in two sites: the Coastside Center located in Half Moon Bay, which is the original location that opened in
2001; and the San Mateo Center, which opened in 2015. The two centers have served thousands of San
Mateo County residents since joining together in 2015. The partnership is dedicated to a common vision
and mission - providing quality compassionate dental care and oral health education that is accessible to
all.

Our Sonrisas Dental Health Centers offer affordable quality dental services for people of all ages,
including those with special needs and physical mobility limitations, said Nigel Taverner, Chair of the
board. This non-profit model allows Sonrisas to be a catalyst for local collaboration to improve the oral
health of the community, including the underserved.

In addition to Taverner, the board of directors consists of local leaders from around San Mateo County,
including:
Clyde Hinshelwood, Secretary
Lawrence Cappel, Director
Helen Galligan, Director
Judy Macias, Director
Rick Navarro, Director
Sheryl Young, Director

The new Sonrisas Dental Health leadership is a distinguished team:

Dr. Bonnie Jue is Chief Operating Officer and Dental Director and a second-generation dentist who
graduated from the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (UOP). She is a
member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association and the San Mateo
County Dental Society. Dr. Jue is an Assistant Professor at both UOP and University of California, San
Francisco (UCSF) Schools of Dentistry, where she teaches and conducts research projects.

Dr. Torrey Rothstein is Dental Director in Half Moon Bay and has worked at the Coastside Center since
2006. He is a graduate of the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and a
member of the American Dental Association, California Dental Association and the San Mateo County
Dental Society.

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 Patricia Kinniburgh is Center Director of both sites. She has over 30 years of experience in the dental
field. She is one of the original staff members at the San Mateo Center.

Dirk Alvarado is the newest member of the management team, joining as Director of Development and
Special Projects on November 6. As a community leader, Alvarado was Executive Director of the
Coastside site from 2012 to 2016, and most recently worked for the City of San Mateo as interim
Recreation Services Section Manager.

About Sonrisas Dental Health

Sonrisas Dental Health provides a combination of high quality dental care and customer service along
with a business model that serves a portion of underserved, uninsured patients who face barriers to
accessing dental care. The Centers have state-of-the-art equipment and an electronic health record system
to facilitate continuity of patient care. The San Mateo Center has full wheelchair access, a
ceiling-mounted lift system to help patients with limited mobility get into the dental chair, and hover
chairs that can glide aside to accommodate wheelchairs. Sonrisas provides a mobile program that brings
dental equipment and service off-site to large employers, senior living facilities and coastal farmworkers.

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency, Sonrisas relies on private patients and philanthropy to achieve its goals.
For every insured patient seen at one of the Centers, another uninsured or underinsured patient can be
served. We call this "Get a Smile; Give a Smile." For more information, visit sonrisasdental.org.

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Contact Information:
Sonrisas Dental Health, Inc.
Laurie Kretchmar
650.485.1280
Contact via Email
sonrisasdental.org

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