About Us
Welcome to Summerwood Family Dental, we strive to maintain the most state-of –the-art dental practice, providing high-end, technologically advanced dental treatment while giving our patients particularly individualized attention.
Oral-Systemic Health and Education
Your mouth is the gateway to your entire body, and it has been proven that dental issues like gum disease and tooth decay can increase your risk of health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. In other words, staying on top of your oral health keeps not only your gums and teeth but also your whole body healthy. A dentist that recognizes the connection between oral health and overall health can help you live a healthier life. Dr. Spaniel has been a member of the American Association of Oral Systemic Health since its inception, and employs the organization’s principles on the relationship between oral health and whole-body health in her daily practice.
Dr. Julie Spaniel
Dr. Julie Spaniel graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1991. After her residency at the Portland VA Medical Center and group private practice in Portland, she moved with her family to Burlington, Vermont. A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Julie has returned to the Portland area. Dr. Spaniel owned and operated a large General Dental practice in the Burlington area in Vermont for almost 25 years. She has 4 adult children, and loves spending time with her horses. Dr. Julie Spaniel has opened Summerwood Family Dental of Bridgeport Village under the same philosophy as her former practice: Establishing trust, one patient at a time. People have options and their own priorities in healthcare. Each person has individual needs and expectations about their dental care. We genuinely emphasize and foster the dentist-patient relationship, getting to know and understand our patients, one at a time. This “personal touch” is fading from our healthcare system. As a team, we strongly believe our patients deserve the very best, and we take pride in offering it with an extraordinary level of expertise. We strive to maintain the most state-of –the-art dental practice, providing high-end, technologically advanced dental treatment while giving our patients particularly individualized attention. Our patients know and trust us, and we work diligently to make sure we deserve their trust.
Accomplishments:
• Dr. Spaniel is an active member of the American Dental Association, since 1994 and Oregon Dental Association, again.
• Member and Serving on the Board of the American Academy of Dental Practice.
• Member of the American Association of Oral Systemic Health.
• Member of the Washington County Dental Society.
• Member of the Clackamas County Dental Society.
• Healthcare Director for Global health initiative with Refugee Outreach Inc
• Summerwood Dental Brigades LLC, Executive Director and Founder.
• Serving Dentist for Global Brigades, Inc, Student led group serving Ghana & Nicaragua
• Paul Harris Fellow and Award recipient for Global Service and Aid work.
• Serving Dentist for Hands to Honduras, since 2006. Member of the Tualatin Rotary.
• Member of the Tualatin Chamber of Commerce.
• Chair of Health and Wellness Committee for the Oregon Dental Association (ODA)
• Chair of Health and Wellness committee for the Tualatin Chamber of Commerce.
• Member of the Lake Oswego Business Leader.
• Member of American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
• Member of American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
• Certified in minimal sedation and nitrous oxide
Dr. Spaniel’s Non-Profit
Dr. Spaniel founded a non-profit, One World Brigades, that is all about education and bringing dentistry across borders. She regularly travels to Ghana, Honduras and Nicaragua delivering much-needed dental care to small villages. Dr. Spaniel brings undergrad students with her and gives them an opportunity of a lifetime. When you hear her speaking about the people in these villages, it is clear how much she loves them, and enjoys the services she can provide. One of her fellow Rotarians said, “She is so kind, humble, hardworking, and has a heart of gold. Our community could stand to gain more citizens like her!”
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