The Hygienists

Amanda Watson, RDH

AmandaAmanda was born and raised in Milford, Delaware. She graduated from Milford High School in 2008. She spent many hours shadowing the hygienists of Diamond State Dentistry before attending Delaware Technical and Community College. Amanda graduated Cum Laude in 2013 with an Associates Degree in Applied Science of Dental Hygiene and received the Outstanding Clinican Award for her class. She joined Diamond State Dentistry in the fall of 2013. 

Andrea Forey, RDH

DreaDrea was born and raised in Felton, Delaware. She is a 2011 graduate of Ceasar Rodney High School. Her mother, who is a nurse practitioner, inspired her to become a healthcare provider. Drea graduated Cum Laude in 2016 from Delaware Technical and Community College and joined Diamond State Dentistry later that summer.

 

Lacey Moffett, RDH

LaceyLacey was born and raised in Milford, Delaware. She graduated from Milford High School in 2004. She always wanted to be an oral healthcare provider and realized her goal of becoming a hygienist when she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Delaware Technical and Community College in 2016. Lacey also received the Outstanding Clinician Award for her class. She joined Diamond State Dentistry in the beginning of 2018.







 

Melinda Troutman, RDH

MelindaMelinda was raised in Delaware City and studied dental assisting in high school. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Delaware Technical and Community College with a degree in Dental Hygiene and received the Hu-Friedy Golden Scaler Award in 1993. In 2002, she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in General Studies and a Certification in Training and Development from Wilmington University. Since 2013, she has filled in at Diamond State Dentistry but as of the summer of 2020, started treating patients on a regular basis.   



Hailey Naugle, RDH

HaileyHailey was born and raised in Delmar, Delaware and graduated from Delmar High School in 2017. Her childhood dentist and hygienist inspired her to pursue a career in the dental field. In 2021, Hailey graduated Summa Cum Laude from Delaware Technical and Community College with the Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Honor Society Award and the Student Total Achievement Recognition Star Award. She joined Diamond State Dentistry just before the end of that same year.

 

Zara Collison, RDH

ZaraZara graduated from Lake Forest High School in 2017 and subsequently pursued a degree in Biomedical Science from Lynchburg College. She spent many hours shadowing the hygienists of Diamond State Dentistry before attending Delaware Technical Community College. Zara graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2023 and received the Outstanding Dental Hygiene Student Award for her class. She joined Diamond State Dentistry in the spring of 2023.

Leslie Simpson, RDH

LeslieBorn in Milford, Delaware and raised in southern Kent County, Leslie is a graduate of Woodbridge High School. She graduated from Pensacola Junior College with her degree in Dental Hygiene and also holds degrees in Commercial Art and Dental Assisting. After many years of living in the deep south, Leslie returned to Delaware in 2003 and became Dr. Bunting's second hygienist in 2004. Leslie retired in the spring of 2021 but continues to fill in when needed!