Dental Assistants

Our highly motivated and dedicated team of assistants are here to make your dental visit as comfortable as possible.

Abby Detling
Registered Dental Assistant
Abby joined our dental assistant team 13 years ago after being in the cosmetology field. Abby keeps Dr Appeldoorn’ s schedule running smoothly and enjoys working and talking with his long time patients and meeting new patients.

Abby and her husband live in Northfield and have 3-½ year-old twins and a 16-month-old toddler to keep them on their toes. She doesn’t often have a lot of free time, however, when she does she enjoys going for walks, reading and an occasional movie.

Cicily Knott                         
Registered Dental Assistant, Certified Dental Assistant
Cicily has been a dental assistant since 2004 after graduating from Dakota County Technical College. Cicily enjoys the variety in her job and getting to know her patients.

Cicily lives in Northfield, and in her free time she likes playing volleyball, going for walks and bike rides, shopping with friends and family, reading, and traveling.

Terri Neumann
Registered Dental Assistant, Certified Dental Assistant
Terri started working for Professional Drive Dental in 1992 as a dental assistant. She does a variety of jobs in the office including working at the front desk when needed. She loves visiting with all the patients and getting to know them.

Terri and her husband Chad live in Nerstrand. They have one son, Bailey. Terri’s hobbies include playing piano, cooking, boating, fishing, and camping on their land in Wisconsin.

Chris Smith
Sterilization Coordinator, Registered Dental Assistant
Chris joined our team in 2007 as a sterilization coordinator. She keeps the sterilization process going and also helps the hygiene department stay on schedule. She likes seeing all the different patients that come to the office.

Chris and her husband own a construction business in Northfield and have five children. In Chris’s spare time, she enjoys camping, scrapbooking and boating.

Misty Westergren
Registered Dental Assistant, Certified Dental Assistant
Professional Drive Dental welcomed Misty as a dental assistant in 2005. Misty enjoys the variety of her job and meeting all the patients. She wants to make sure their dental experience is as comfortable as possible.

Misty lives in Faribault with her husband Marc and two sons, Wyatt and Tristan. In her spare time, Misty loves spending time with her children, scrapbooking, and ATVing.