Dental Clinic Staff

 

Dental staff

Dr. Mike, Betsey, Zaira, Jeremy, Chantell, Inessa, Jean Paul, Kathy

 

 

Dr. Mike TadinMike Tadin, D.D.S., Dentist

Dr. Tadin did his undergraduate training at Loyola University in Chicago and graduated dental school at Northwestern University, also in Chicago. After a short stint in private practice in the Chicago area he changed course to provide dental care to underserved populations in the United States. He spent time with Indian Health Services in Arizona and acted as the Director of Community Health Programs at the University of Southern California. He then came back to the Chicago area where he worked the last 6 years as Associate Director of Chicago Health Outreach, Division of Homeless and HIV Clinics. He joined Milestone in June of 2009. He has also recently completed sedation training at Duquesne University in Pittsburg. Dr. Mike, as he has his patients call him, has a heartfelt passion for serving individuals with the greatest needs.

 

 

Dr. Roopa

Roopa Purushothaman, Board Certified Pediatric DDS

Dr. Roopa, as she prefers to be called, is a pediatric dentist who has a special interest in treating special needs children. She completed her DDS Degree in Sydney, Australia and her Pediatric Residency at the University of Washington. She is currently completing a PhD in Biology, also at the University of Washington. She will also see some adults while at Milestone. When not in Seattle, she joins her new husband in Rockford, who is an internal medicine doctor at Crusader Clinic.

 

 

Jeremy

Jeremy Peterson, Hygienist

Jeremy is a graduate of the Rock Valley Dental Hygiene Program. He has worked at the Milestone Dental Clinic for three years. In his spare time Jeremy enjoys running.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expanded Function Dental Assistants

Zaira Sanchez (bilingual)

Jean Paul DuFek

Brenda Ruiz (bilingual)

 

Office Manager

Chantell Wade

 

Jessie and Virgil, Sterilization Aides

Shante Tolliver, Contract Staff

 

 

Building Lives, Building Futures

 

DENTAL CLINIC HOURS

 

Monday through Thursday

8:00am - 6:00pm

 

 

Conveniently located three miles west of I-90 off East State Street at:

 

275 North Phelps

Rockford, Illinois 61108

815-484-8678

Fax: 815-484-8680

 

 

 

Milestone, Inc.

Corporate Office

4060 McFarland Road

Rockford, Illinois 61111

815-654-6100