Meet Our Team
Christine - Certified Dental Assistant
Christine joined our dental family in 2019. Before joining our team, she had a career as an EMT and dispatcher. Christine says she enjoys working with us because she gets to be part of a team that takes pride in their work and educates their patients. She does her best to ensure our patients have an exceptional experience every day. Christine is the lead for our aesthetic and laser therapy treatments. She has loved seeing the amazing results and being there for patients’ reactions throughout their treatment journey. Christine is genuine, dependable, supportive, and excited to learn. She and her husband are the proud parents of two children, Breanna and Connor, and three grandchildren, Arabella, Ryleigh, Madalein, and Ryan. Her favorite hobby is off-roading in her jeep and camping with friends and family.
Amy M. - Dental Assistant
Amy started her career with Dr. Cohen in 2003, assisting with an unbelievable aesthetic eye that ensures our cosmetic cases look natural and unique. Amy is a dental assistant because it’s fulfilling to see when we improve someone’s smile. One of her favorite things about her job is seeing a patient’s reaction when we reveal their new smile and self-confidence. Amy loves that everyone on the team focuses on the individual patient so that no one ever feels like just a number. She’s kind, caring, gentle, and fun. When she's not busy assisting patients at the office, Amy’s with her three kids. The family spends a lot of time outside, going to the beach and attending sporting events.
Holly Z. - Registered Dental Hygienist
4Holly graduated from the Community College of Philadelphia and started working in dentistry in 1982. She joined the team at Andrew Cohen, DMD, in 2009. Holly loves her line of work because she likes helping people with fear, apprehension, or pain issues feel comfortable seeing the dentist. She goes out of her way to make visits pleasant and easy for everyone. What makes her job extra special is everything she’s learned from Dr. Cohen and his unique approach to patient care. She’s happy to work in a gorgeous building where continuing education is shared with everyone on the team. Holly is patient, tolerant, passionate, funny, cool, and invested in your wellbeing. Holly paints, reads, spends time with friends and family, does yoga, and sleeps in her free time.
Melissa V. - Dental Hygienist
Melissa graduated from Pennsylvania College of Technology and Harcum College and has worked in the dental field since 2007. As a dental hygienist, she’s passionate about educating patients to help them see the link between your oral and overall health. Melissa has seen firsthand how gum disease is an example of this. She says the office has an incredible flow of teamwork where the right mix of people is put together for an exceptional dental experience. She’s grateful for the time Dr. Cohen spends educating his team and patients. Melissa also enjoys sharing dental hygiene with others interested in the profession, teaching the skill at Montgomery County Community College for four years. She’s organized, punctual, energetic, caring, understanding, and gentle. Melissa likes reading, skincare, camping, hiking, and canoeing in her spare time.
Johanna P. - Office Manager
Johanna has been a member of the Andrew Cohen DMD team since 2016, but her career in dental operations and management began in 2001. As our office manager, she oversees all aspects of business operations, insurance, billing, and ensuring an exceptional patient experience for everyone. Johanna enjoys Dr. Cohen’s unique approach to dentistry and patient care, where it’s not about what the patient needs but why they need it. It helps patients be able to stop and see the bigger picture in terms of their oral health. It’s about comprehensive care and the longevity of treatment results. Johanna is confident, conscientious, assertive, proactive, loyal, dedicated, trusted, and a true leader. Dr. Cohen often says that Johanna is his rock. Her life outside of work revolves around her husband David, who retired from the Marine Corps in 2013 after serving for 20 years and their two sons, Dawson and Dylan. When she’s not working, Johanna is glamping with family, friends, and their two dogs or escaping to Disney or Universal Studios for a long weekend.
Karen L. - Patient Coordinator
9Karen has been with Andrew Cohen, DMD, since 2003. She loves interacting and assisting all patients to ensure everyone feels comfortable at every visit. Aside from her administrative duties, Karen takes the lead to ensure that all new patients to our practice have an excellent experience. She also coordinates all consultations and follow-up appointments for patients seeking alternative dental sleep solutions. She enjoys working with her fellow team members and seeing how patients' lives change when they succeed with their oral health goals. She says our office is not your regular dentist, with a uniquely comprehensive way we handle your treatment, so you see how amazing it will be. Karen is dedicated, passionate, caring, selfless, and personally invested in patient health. Karen’s free time revolves around her son James. She is a devoted volunteer for all of his in-school and extracurricular activities.
Dawn W. - Receptionist
Dawn is our trusted Front Desk Receptionist bringing her years of experience in customer service to our team. You’ll see her when you come to the office with a warm greeting and help with getting checked in quickly. Dawn can be found busy answering our phones, coordinating and filing patient forms and files, building our schedules, and streamlining specialist referrals. With an emphasis on teamwork, Dawn says the close-knit family we have shines through in the genuine care for every patient. She’s super sweet, determined, and committed. Outside the office, Dawn is a mother of six and a grandmother of three, which keeps her busy.