Meet The Team

Dr. Haney, a native Texan, was born and raised in Dallas. He received his bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University and his doctor of dental surgery degree from Baylor College of Dentistry. He is a member of numerous local, state, and national dental organizations, including the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the Dallas County Dental Society, the American Dental Association, and the Texas Dental Association. He has served 3 terms as a representative on the Dallas County Peer Review Board and has recently been an Adjunct Professor at the Baylor College of Dentistry in Operative Dentistry. He has also achieved the status of Goodfellow with the Dallas County Dental Society.

Dr. Haney is proud to have completed the continuum at the prestigious L. D. Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education. The Pankey Institute is the leader in teaching postgraduate, advanced, restorative concepts to dentists worldwide. Dr. Haney takes numerous hours of continuing education in advanced concepts. He has studied with leaders in the fields of cosmetic dentistry and restorative dentistry, having taken courses at the Dawson Center for Advanced Dental Study and courses with Dr. Jon Kois. Dr. Haney and his staff have had training in TMJ therapies, wire-less braces (Invisalign), sleep apnea treatment, Six Month Smiles^®, and advanced Deep Bleaching. He has also made many presentations to local dental study clubs in the fields of implantology and cosmetics. Dr. Haney is the Assistant Clinical Director and a Clinical Instructor and Mentor for Six Month Smiles^®.

He and his wife, Susan, have 2 children, Anna and Chris. They are long-time members of the Spring Valley United Methodist Church in Richardson, where both Dr. Haney and his wife have served on several boards. Dr. Haney is a trustee with Dallas Boys Baseball Incorporated and has served many years with the organization. He has taught select baseball for several years in the Dallas area. He is extremely dedicated to his family and their activities. He enjoys coaching, all sports, fishing, golfing, and spending time with family and friends.

Dr. Gill qualified from Kings College Dental School, London in 1995, where he achieved his Bachelor of Dental Surgery. He is committed to further education and in 1997, completed a further Diploma in General Dental Practice.

Following his qualification, he spent 13 years gaining experience in a dental practice in West London before buying his own practice in Slough in 2006. Since then he also incorporated a seven-day a week pharmacy into the practice.

In 2008 Dr. Gill purchased a practice in Poole and in early 2009 he purchased Shinfield Dental Centre. Throughout all of his practices, Dr. Gill is committed to ensuring patients receive the highest possible standard of care, and in view of this all three practices have achieved BDA Good Practice status and have all registered and passed with the Care Quality Commission. 

He teaches intra oral scanning to dentists and is on the Orthodontic Committee for the International Digital Dental Academy (IDDA).

Dr. Gill teaches his own courses - OCQC - to dentists, specialists, dental therapists, dental hygienists and dental nurses to improve patient consent, hands-on photography and communication skills, to create win - win for both the patient and the dentist to deliver better and more comprehensive dentistry.

Dr Gill has also done a 15-month Advanced Comprehensive Course enabling him to do Comprehensive Orthodontics. Due to his experience he now also teaches the Level 2 6 Month Smiles Course in the UK.

He also teaches the basic & advanced Ashley Latter Ethical Sales & Communication course which he thoroughly enjoys, to enable the dentist to increase their conversions in the consultation process.

In addition to being a Six Month Smiles Clinical Instructor and Mentor, Dr. Gill is also fully accredited in providing Botox and Dermal Filler treatments.

Dr. Kent Smith works in a multilayered practice in the Dallas area with 20 operatories and 40 team members, but limits his practice to dental sleep medicine and adult orthodontics. A former Invisalign Premier Provider, Dr. Smith has multiple assistants trained in the Six Month Smiles^® protocol, having treated over 600 patients to date. He has been a part of Six Month Smiles longer than anyone with the company, so if he looks old, he is.

Other than providing adult patients with the smile they have always wanted and deserved, his other passion is treating patients with snoring and sleep apnea, speaking worldwide on the subject. He is currently President of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy.

Dr. Smith also uses orthodontics to open the airway, providing more room for the tongue. In 2008, 21st Century Dental and Sleep Center was the first dental office in the U.S. to win the Consumers Choice award for Business Excellence, repeating the honor every year to date. He was named a Top 10 VIP by the Speaking Consulting Network in 2009 and has been the host of a weekly radio show since 2013.

Dr. Chris Bowman has been studying and practicing dental care for awhile now, and he has discovered something interesting. The foundation of successful family dentistry isn’t protocol or procedure. At the very core of a healthy mouth is a relationship of trust and respect between patient and dentist.

We’d like to take a few moments to show you how he has built that relationship with his patients.

Knowledge. Charlotte dentist Dr. Chris Bowman is a 1990 graduate of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. His educational background in dentistry started with a degree from UNC’s School of Dentistry in 1994, but it certainly didn’t end there. His commitment to providing the best dental care to the Charlotte area led him to train under some of the best educational leaders, learning techniques like sedation, periodontal disease therapy, and snoring/sleep apnea treatment, not found in most general dentistry practices.

Charlotte dentist Dr. Chris Bowman maintains membership with a number of dental associations and takes many hours of continuing education each year to stay abreast of this fast-changing profession.

Dr. Michelle Hedgecock was born in Houston and grew up in the very small town of Danbury, Texas. She attended Texas A&M University, where she studied biomedical science and minored in business. During her junior year at A&M, Dr. Michelle was accepted early into dental school, where she graduated magna cum laude. She received the Award for Excellence in Clinical Dentistry and the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Student Award of Merit.

Dr. Michelle’s dedication to continuing education led her to the Kois Center^®, where she completed over 200 hours of coursework. The curriculum covered in nine comprehensive courses included aesthetic, occlusion, and restorative dentistry, and was taught through hands-on simulated clinical methods as well as over the shoulder learning. Graduating from the Kois Center^® was an accomplishment that Dr. Michelle feels will exponentially increase the quality dental care she provides.

Dr. Michelle has a passion for helping patients achieve the straight and confident smiles they’ve always wanted with Six Month Smiles^® adult cosmetic braces and Invisalign^®.

Having completed more cases than any other Six Month Smiles^® dentist in Central Texas, Dr. Michelle is Austin’s premier Six Month Smiles^® provider. She is a clinical instructor who travels across the country to train other dentists on the Six Month Smiles^® system. She even gave an interview about Six Month Smiles^® with The Wellness Hour, a health-focused TV and web series that has featured some of the nation’s leading healthcare specialists.

Dr. Mali Aghelnejad graduated from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden in 1993. She opened her Dental office right after graduation and decided to continue her career in England and relocated in 1999. After a few years she opened her own practice focusing on comprehensive and aesthetic dentistry. As a follower of bio emulation group she followed her interest in minimal invasive dentistry and her training in Orlando by one of the founders of Six Month Smiles^® developed her strength in this field.

Drive and passion for aesthetic dentistry lead her to re-ignite orthodontics, her favorite topic at dental school. As the Pioneer of Six Month Smiles^® in East Yorkshire, England Mali soon developed to be a mentor and Clinical Instructor to assist fellow Six Month Smiles providers. She believes the development of minimally invasive dentistry will be the key to the future of dentistry.

Dr. Rafaela Vaccaro Zakula graduated in her home town Rijeka where she became a dental technician. Five years later she was one of the first students in class to complete dental college and started her own practice for general dentistry. Her passion is orthodontics, so she continued improving her knowledge and skills on many international education courses. She is an active member and founder in many associations and international organizations with the goal to connect with other colleagues worldwide and bring innovative, modern technologies to our country.

"The most important thing for successful career is that you love what you do, and of course, having the knowledge and experience. That is why it is very important to be consistent in learning, accepting new ideas and innovative techniques, and work on yourself, connect with other people that share the same passion about their work, exchange your experiences - the good and the bad ones, so we can all be even better in our work that completes us and makes us happy and satisfied. ˝

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