Dr. Valerie Foster

• Educated patients on proper oral hygiene practices, leading to improved overall oral health.
• Provided emergency dental care services minimizing pain and discomfort during off-hours appointments.
• Educated patients and families about dental issues and proper oral care to prevent dental decay and disease.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction with personalized treatment plans tailored to individual needs and preferences.
• Mentored junior dentists by sharing knowledge about best practices in dentistry and discussing complex cases together for better decision making.
• Maintained detailed patient records to ensure accurate documentation of treatment plans and progress.
• Improved patient oral health by performing comprehensive dental examinations, diagnoses, and treatments.
• Performed various dental procedures for a diverse clientele, including fillings, extractions, root canals, and crown placements.
• Created individualized treatment plans to maintain or restore oral health of patients.

I took a short hiatus from general dentistry in order to be the general contractor for the construction of our personal home in Stevenson, Wa.

• Various Locations & Assignments
• Advantage Dental - Newport, Or - 6/2022 - 09/2022
• Aspen Dental - Bend, Or - 1/2023
• Arrow/Moda Dental - Astoria, Or - 12/2023 - 2/2024

Temporary Position

Performed General Dentistry at 2 different Portland Clinic Locations for Dr. Kim Keller DDS MBA.

kbkekker65@gmail.com 208-794-5577

Performed General Dentistry alongside practice owner Dr. Leslie Mitchell. This was a direct temporary locum tenens position.

Performed General Dentistry for practice owner Dr. Sara Evans, who also practiced at this location but on different days. It was a direct temporary position.

• I started my dental practice in 1986, when I moved into an existing dental space
• I did not purchase a practice but set the practice up independently with only a small staff and a few patients of record
• The practice slowly grew and I added staff and operatories
• Then in 1990, I built a new dental office and the practice grew substantially
• I practiced all phases of general dentistry, including pediatric dentistry, restorative dentistry, oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics, cosmetic dentistry, restorative implant dentistry, crown and bridge, and fabrication of removable full and partial dentures
• I very much enjoyed patient interaction and the artistic side of dentistry, but also enjoyed performing endodontic treatment and oral surgery
• I produced over $800,000.00/year on a 3 - 4 day work week and approximately 145 doctor/patient days annually in my practice
• I sold my practice in Oct 2021 to Dr Waleed Almulla, I was experiencing staffing challenges. I was also ready for a change and during the next few years I pursued locum tenens positions to experience various different clinical positions.

• After graduation from OHSU Dental School in 1985, I worked as an associate with Dr
• Goodrich 2 -3 days per week
• I performed all phases of dentistry, but also learned from him and his staff skills which would enable me to run my future practice