Meet Our Team

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The staff at Hightower Dental Concepts is here to guide you through your visit & treatment options making your experience as comfortable as possible.

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Dr. Leah Larson

Dr. Leah Larson has over 10  years of dental experience. She graduated from Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha, Nebraska in 2010 and completed a two-year residency and fellowship at the University of Mississippi. She is an American Dental Association member and a member of the Capital Dental Study Club. She has just completed a year long course in implant dentistry at LSU. She likes to play tennis and spend time with her family in her spare time.

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Dr. Kris Fernandez

Dr. Kris Fernandez has over 30 years of dental experience. He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Dentistry. He is a member of the American Dental Association. He loves spending his time with his two daughters, Charlie and Presley.

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Allison Toups

Allison Toups graduated from LSU School of Dentistry with a bachelors in Dental Hygiene in 2002. She has been a board member of the BR Dental Hygiene Association for 10 years and served as President for two years. She volunteered at the Mission of Mercy in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Her two sons Griffin and Corbin keep her busy. They like to spend a majority of their time outdoors with hobbies such as camping, swimming, jeeping and biking.

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Sherry Bonfanti

Sherry Bonfanti has over 34 years of dental experience. She graduated from LSU School of Dentistry in New Orleans as a Registered Dental Hygienist in 1995. Her favorite part of working in a dental practice is not only being able to improve oral health but it’s getting to know new people, because everyone has a unique story. She loves to travel, especially to Disney, and enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter and friends.

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Krista Brady

Krista Brady has over 15 years of dedicated dental assisting. She graduated from Ascension College of dental assisting in 2000. She loves making a difference in patients' life with helping create a healthy and beautiful smile. She likes spending time with her 14 year old daughter, family and friends doing activities such as camping, fishing, riding 4-wheelers and golf carts.

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Joann Cascio

Joann Cascio graduated with her bachelor’s degree in dental Hygiene from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 1997. She has been working as a registered Dental Hygienist for over 20 years and enjoyed getting to know her patients. In her spare time, she loves working out in sauna at 130 degrees at her HOTWORX Studio on Perkins at Essen, which she has owned for 6 years. “Healthy teeth and a healthy body makes for a healthy mind” is her motto. She has three children, 2 boys and the youngest is a girl, who will be graduating high school this year. Trave is high on her list of fun things to do, with snowboarding being number one and fun in the sun on any given beach is second.

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Michelle VanDuzee

Michelle VanDuzee joined the team as business manager in September 2023. She is a graduate of LSU and has been in the health care industry for over 25 years. As a business manager she strives to make our office patient friendly and cost efficient understanding the ever-changing climate of the dental industry is most important to her. Her focus is on the continuity of care for our patients she and her husband of over 30 years have raised four children in Baton Rouge she enjoys time with her family and friends as well as spending leisure time by the water or in her garden.

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