Our Staff
Family… this is after all the most profound source of joy and pride in most people’s lives. At M Street Dental, we often describe our relationship to each other as one of a close linked “family”. You, our trusted patient, benefit from these strong bonds to each other by enjoying benefits in the office including being personally greeted by all staff members upon arrival, being seated on time for your appointment with Dr. Tromblay or his hygienist, and being treated as though you were, in fact, a family member of ours… a triad of personal touches rarely found in professional offices today.
Receptionists
Trish Boward and Denese Forkkio are both valued front desk staff and are considered the true heart beat of our practice. Their responsibilities are vital for the completion of every staff member’s job and for providing quality care for each patient. They are committed to the highest level of patient service and satisfaction.
Trish has been an integral part of the office staff for 17 years. Trish’s outgoing personality and contagious smile are assets to the practice. She is married, the mother of two grown children, and enjoys kayaking, swimming, and tennis. Trish is the treasurer for her neighborhood homeowner’s association and participates in training classes for the Fairfax County Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) program.
Denese joined our staff in May 2000. Raised in Tennessee, she spent 2 years in the Army Reserve. She is married and the mother of four sons (two in college and two in high school). Denese considers her relationship with God to be the highest priority in her life. She enjoys mission work and loves working with children. Denese is very caring, pleasant, helpful and consistently optimistic.
Dental Assistants
Gloria Walton-Smallwood has been a team member since July 1987 as a full time dental assistant. She became a Registered and Certified Dental Assistant following graduation from the Silver Spring Medix School in 1982. Gloria is proud to be a member of both the National Dental and American Dental Assistant Associations. With a multitude of responsibilities in the office, she is best known for her ability to trouble shoot problems and maintain all of our equipment. As the OSHA coordinator, supply manager, and overseer of many laboratory duties, Gloria is a true asset to our practice.
Gloria is a native Washingtonian, the mother of seven children and grandmother of two. She still makes time to be active in her church activities. Gloria states that, besides her family, dental assisting has become a sincere passion.
Judy Edwards joined the team in August 2003 as a certified dental assistant. Her primary responsibilities are daily clinical operations. In addition, she takes particular pride in making sure each and every patient is treated with individualized care.
Born in Guyana South America she and her family moved to St. Lucia West Indies where she obtained her high school education. In the early 80’s Judy came to the MD/DC area. After finishing her training at Howard Dental College, she received her state certification in both radiology and dental assisting.
Judy enjoys studying the bible, cooking, playing tennis, traveling and spending time with family and friends
Yoshiko Walton Johnson (Cookie) joined our practice in February 2001as an office facilitator. This duty incorporates keeping instruments flowing, cleaning and setting up rooms for the next patient, seating patients in a timely fashion and when needed provides administrative support to the front desk staff. Finding dentistry intriguing, she took it upon herself to get certified in dental radiology (taking x-rays on patients). In her 8 years of on the job training from the doctors and her sister Gloria, Cookie has become an integral part of the practice.
Cookie is a certified First Aid/CPR/AED instructor with the American Red Cross of the National Capital Area Chapter.
A true Washingtonian, Cookie was born and raised in the District of Columbia. Married for 34 years, she has two grown sons and a grandson whom she adores. Cookie loves to laugh, is active in the church, plans many different types of events and most of all enjoys dancing.
Hygienist
Amanda Kegler was born in Lansing, Michigan. She graduated in 2008, with highest honors, from Lansing Community College with a degree in Dental Hygiene and Applied Sciences. While at LCC, Amanda played on their nationally ranked softball team and was a two-time Academic All-American. She excelled in school scholastically and clinically receiving the 2007 and 2008 Hu-Friedy Golden Scaler Award for dental hygiene excellence. Shortly after graduation, she moved to the Washington D.C. area seeking greater opportunities. Amanda is very dedicated to the dental field and places a high value on individualized dental care for patients’ needs. She strives to build positive relationships with patients, co-workers and other dental professionals.
When she is not in the dental office Amanda loves spending time with friends and family. She also enjoys traveling, playing softball, running, being outdoors, and cooking
Dental Technician
Charles Caynor is our “in house” lab technician. After 26 years of experience, many continuing educational courses and working closely with Dr. Tromblay, Chuck has become a perfectionist. With immediate availability to Chuck, our customized work allows us to provide a higher standard of care to our patients. Chuck’s focus on detail and dedication to each patient’s case will often find him working into his lunch hour and many “after” hours.
Chuck is the proud father of one grown son. He spends most of his time with him or on the water boating and fishing.