Brandy has been helping patients in our office since 2013! She loves helping patients with their dental needs, and she also enjoys being able to work with such an amazing and fun team. She says that ADCLC is her second family!
Brandy has a wonderful husband and is blessed to have two wonderful, smart, and handsome boys who she says are her proudest accomplishment.
Brandy’s life motto is “Let your smile change the world,” and all our patients know it because Brandy shares her warm smiles and infectious laughter with everyone. Brandy’s biggest influence is her mother, who, despite raising Brandy and her sister alone, worked incredibly hard to give them an amazing life. Even though she passed away in 2004, Brandy will forever be blessed to be the daughter of such a loving, caring, strong woman.
If you hear laughter coming from the back of our office, you can bet Brandy is involved! Brandy is gifted at making work fun, and her enthusiastic personality and delightful sense of humor are now legendary at our office.
Adela has been Dr. Dunn’s assistant and right hand for over thirty years. She has so many talents that we all think she can do anything. Her many office responsibilities include assisting, temporary and lab creation and cosmetic mockups. Her favorite part of her job is assisting with cosmetic cases. She loves the anticipation and then seeing patients so happy when they see the final results.
Adela first learned dental assisting while stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, and has lived all over the world. She is famous for her amazing Mexican food, and her authentic pozole soup is a much-requested menu item in the office! Her hobbies include planting flowers, fabulous cooking and modern sports fencing.
Adela has three children and six grandchildren. It fills her heart with joy when her whole family is together in her home, talking and being silly. She absolutely adores her grandchildren and, of course, loves being “Nana” to them.
Adela says Dr. Dunn makes her laugh almost every day with his funny voices, impressions and many jokes. She laughingly recalls many years spent watching soaps during their lunch hour and shushing anyone who dared to talk during “The Bold and the Beautiful.” She especially enjoys hearing the laughter in the office as we tend to get silly near the end of the day. Adela loves being a part of the ADCLC family, and we know our patients are thankful that she is!
Melody has been a hygienist in our office since 2012! She is the Hygiene Department Team Leader. She’s been in the dental field for over 44 years. Including starting as a Chairside Assistant, an Oral Surgery Assistant and an Office Manager. If someone has a question she is our go to for the answer!
Melody always comes to work with a positive sunshiny attitude! Often humming or singing! She is always available to help whatever team member or patient needs her. She loves that our team works together in taking care of all of our patients. Helping patients is her passion in whatever capacity they need. Understanding dental treatment, gum disease and calming their fears! Patients comment that she is gentle and fast but thorough.
We all call her Mama Mel since she is a great mama to all of the staff! Dr. Dunn still remembers when she brought homemade chocolate covered strawberries during her hiring interview! She loves how our staff not only takes care of patients but of each other too!
She and Her husband are empty nesters. Melody enjoys hanging outside by her pool, traveling, reading, her two dogs and genealogy research on Ancestry.com. Her pride and joy is her daughter who is a Pediatric CICU Nurse.
Amy has been in the dental field for over 23 years and is a Registered Dental Assistant who is cross-trained to help out in all areas of our office. Her warm personality and hospitable spirit make her perfect for her job of welcoming you into the ADCLC family. Amy enjoys the energy we have as a team and the way we always encourage each other to make our office better each day.
Amy and her husband Claudio have been married for 21 years. They have two beautiful children, Caitlyn and Elijah. They love being together, whether going to concerts, vacationing as a family, or sitting around a campfire on a cool Texas night just enjoying each other’s company. Her family is her proudest accomplishment. Having them makes her want to love more, hug more and cherish all the little things in life.
Amy is a wonderful hostess and enjoys cooking and grilling for friends and family. She loves dancing and listening to Tejano music. Her favorite sports team is and always will be, The Dallas Cowboys!
Amy loves the time spent with her dental family. Just like the rest of us, she loves when we celebrate each birthday or work anniversary with a special office lunch. Her favorite is when Dr. Dunn brings everyone in the office tulips for Valentine’s Day. She always says, “Dr. Dunn really knows how to take care of us girls!”Amy is full of laughter and joy and truly lives by the saying, “God is good – All the time!”
Tram made the perfect addition to the ADCLC family in 2021 when she joined us as a dental assistant. She, Dr. Dunn and Adela have such fun talking and laughing. Dr. Dunn constantly amuses her with his silly jokes and quips. She loves having a job that combines so much light-heartedness and laughter in the office with an opportunity to use her amazing organizational and artistic skills.
Tram’s talents do not end at the office. She is a classically trained pianist and makes amazing floral arrangements. She loves making do-it-yourself projects for home and for gifting.
Tram married her sweet husband Joe in 2019. They are self-proclaimed homebodies, but they definitely enjoy occasional travel and camping. They have an 11-year-old Boston Terrier fur baby boy named Ozzy, who loves mugging for the camera in Tram’s many pictures and videos of him. Tram, Joe and Ozzy can be found playing at the park almost every weekend.
Before she was born, Tram’s parents emigrated from Vietnam to Japan, where she grew up. When she was only 18 years old, she came to the United States by herself. Adapting to a new environment and culture, as well as learning English from scratch, was very difficult. Tram is proud of the determination her parents instilled that enabled her to establish a new life for herself. We are just thrilled that she is here with us, as are many of our patients!
Bio coming soon.
Meet Christina Salazar, our receptionist who absolutely adores her job! Back in 2023, she joined forces with Dr. Dunn, and ever since, her passion for helping patients has only grown stronger. Her dedication to their dental health and the top-notch care they receive is unwavering, and she makes sure they know just how much she cares.
When she's not busy brightening smiles, Christina is a bundle of joy herself. She's a Christmas enthusiast who can't get enough of the holiday spirit. Off-duty, you'll often find her spending quality time with friends or sharing wisdom as a Sunday school teacher. At home, she is thankful for her loving husband, Noel, and their two adorable kids, Christopher and Samantha. Oh, and let's not forget their four-legged friend, Ninja the other baby!
Christina has a treasure trove of fond memories from work, like the day Dr. Dunn fired up the grill for a hotdog feast or that spontaneous ice cream run she and a coworker embarked on during lunch break.
Speaking of heroes, Christina's top pick is her husband, Noel. She's deeply in love with his steadfast affection, his endless curiosity, and his consistent ability to come to her rescue.
But perhaps the highlight of Christina's life journey is when she accepted Jesus as her Lord. Her guiding principle is simple: "Lead by example." Whether at work or at home, she's dedicated to living a life that reflects her deep faith.
